“Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 chart. The Korean remake of “La Casa De Papel,” which premiered on June 24, took the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s global top 10 for non-English shows for June 20 to 26 with 33.74 million hours viewed....
SEOUL -- South Korea reported 9,896 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,339,319, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was up from 3,429 the previous day, but it stayed below 10,000 for the 19th...
The president of the Korea Singers Association (KSA) and former college classmate of BTS’ Jin urged the Grammy-nominated K-pop group not to pursue their decision to take a break group activities to focus on solo careers. Singer Lee Ja-yeon, 63, the seventh president of KSA, issued a statement on...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea on Wednesday reported its first two suspected monkeypox cases, according to the health authorities. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said two suspected cases were found Tuesday afternoon and diagnostic tests were underway. The first suspected...
It’s rather sad that June 12, our country’s Independence Day, isn’t celebrated much outside the officialdom here in the Philippines. For most Filipinos, it’s a holiday people look forward to so that they can get a break from the daily rigors of work. Abroad, however, it’s the biggest...
Actor Tom Cruise arrived in South Korea on June 17 to promote the Hollywood blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick,” which will premiere in the country on June 22. Cruise flew from the United Kingdom to South Korea on a private plane and arrived at Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center at about 4:30...
South Korea has helped the Philippines build a data center and establish a system in a bid to digitalize the invoicing system of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). EIS Data Center (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines) As part of the system's nearing launch,...
The Philippines and South Korea had agreed to further expand efforts in honoring the sacrifices of Korean War veterans. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Republic of Korea Patriot and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Minshik (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Both countries forged a memorandum of...
PYONGYANG, Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported more than 73,780 new fevered cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday. As of Saturday, the cumulative...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea launched eight ballistic missiles from multiple locations Sunday, South Korea's military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US aircraft carrier in more than four years. People sit near a screen showing a news...
NZ alumni as country ambassadors, Korea opens up, and where to get Tokyo-inspired cocktails in Makati MATARIKI Deputy Head of Mission Mr. Tim Given, NZ Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell Just last week, Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Program alumni and current students got together at...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with newly-appointed South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup during an official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday, June 3. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) meets...
