No Filipinos were reported as having been affected by super typhoon Hinnamnor that hit South Korea Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. South Korean rescue workers rescue a man from a flooded riverside park in Ulsan on September 6, 2022, as Typhoon Hinnamnor hit...
South Korean rescue workers rescue a man from a flooded riverside park in Ulsan on September 6, 2022, as Typhoon Hinnamnor hit South Korea's southern provinces. YONHAP / AFP BUSAN, South Korea – Typhoon Hinnamnor killed one person and left nine missing on Tuesday, before heading back to sea...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is expected to become the world's most aged country in 2044 amid rapid aging, statistical office data showed Monday. The proportion of South Korean people aged 65 or higher is forecast to account for 36.7 percent of the country's total population in 2044, according...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub. Visitors look at artwork "High Windows (Happy Life), 2006" by artist Damien Hirst during the Frieze...
No spoilers here! From the 1986 revolutions in Gwangju and Manila to the economic booms and downfalls, South Korea is known for having a 1980s quite similar to that of the Philippines. We might’ve seen a glimpse of Korea’s ‘80s in the popular show “Reply 1988,” the movie “A Taxi...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said -- a move likely to enrage North Korea, which has been ramping up its nuclear threats. US soldiers salute at the site of the 1976 "Axe Murder Incident" during a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". This picture taken on August 10, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean...
K-pop artist Kang Daniel has canceled his performance in Japan after he tested positive for Covid-19. Kang Daniel was scheduled to fly from Incheon International Airport on Aug. 19 for the “Summer Sonic 2022” shows in Osaka on Aug. 20 and Tokyo on Aug. 21 but canceled it. K-pop artist Kang...
TOKYO, Japan -- Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine, infuriating China and South Korea where the site is seen as a symbol of past militarism, especially during World War II. People visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2022, to mark the 77th...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to "wipe out" Seoul authorities over a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The heir and de facto leader of the Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, continuing South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds. In this file photo taken on February 22, 2017 Lee Jae-Yong (C), vice...
SEOUL, South Korea -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks...
