BUSAN, South Korea -- A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for the first time in nearly five years, ahead of joint drills in a show of force aimed at the nuclear-armed North. The US Navy's nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier arrives at ROK Fleet Command in...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Already battling record-low approval ratings, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol has landed in trouble again after his disparaging remarks about key ally the United States were caught on a hot mic. South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP Yoon,...
“Squid Game” star and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae, and actors Namkoong Min and Kim Nam-gil have tested positive for Covid-19. Lee Jung-jae and Kim Nam-gil both tested positive for the virus after returning to South Korea from their overseas schedule. (From left) Korean actors Namkoong Min, Lee...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue a red notice for Do Kwon, the founder of failed cryptocurrency Terra, saying he was refusing to cooperate with their probe into its $40 billion collapse. An official from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors'...
Finding the itch to travel again FROM THE WEST INDIES WITH LOVE La Bodeguita del Medio, one of the most popular salsa bars in Cuba One thing that changed in the way I want to travel is how I want to take things gradually, especially in places I’ve been to before. “Where would you like to go...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – An initial group of 50 farmers is scheduled to fly to South Korea to work under the seasonal farming program following the signing of the memorandum of commitment between the local government and the Boseong-gun government. DIRECTOR Lee Da-kyung and Mayor Matt Erwin Florido...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean police said Thursday they have arrested a woman accused of murdering her two children, whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand last month. The 42-year-old -- reportedly a South Korean-born New Zealand national -- was arrested in the southeastern city...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than $71 million collectively for gathering users' personal information without consent for tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the country's highest-ever data protection fines. Investigations into the two US tech giants found...
The Korean Embassy in Manila will be launching an online appointment system starting Wednesday, Sep. 14, that will allow those who want to go to South Korea to get a visa by booking a schedule online and without having to fall in line outside of the embassy. The Embassy will put up the website...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul on Thursday proposed talks with Pyongyang to resume reunions for thousands of families divided by the Korean War, saying time was running out for ageing relatives. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters,...
See, feel and experience Korea in the Philippines through different events this month and October under the theme “Kita Kita Korea.” These include the Korea Festival from Sept. 10 to 11 and the Phil-Kor Hats Exhibit on Oct. 14. The Korea Festival will feature songpyeon, K-pop artist Soyou,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week. This picture taken on September 6, 2022 shows South Korean rescue workers carrying a survivor...
