The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines will present the K-Beauty Week, showcasing key trends and immersive beauty experience. The event will be held from April 15 to 25 at KCC Philippines at 59 Bayani Road in Taguig City. Riding the global wave of Korean beauty, K-Beauty Week brings...
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) appointed actor Hyun Bin as an honorary counterintelligence agent on April 7. The NIS is the Korean government’s chief intelligence agency working against espionage, terrorism and threats against South Korea. Hyun Bin starred as an NIS agent...
SIHEUNG CITY, South Korea - After six days, the World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2026 ended on April 3 with participants tackling issues in journalism and experiencing immersion in Korean culture, technology and local governance. A total of 41 journalists from media outlets in 30 countries,...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, April 5 lauded Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang Hwa for swiftly acting on the reported “no Filipino policy” being implemented by several Korean KTV and restaurants in Angeles City and Clark in Pampanga. Earlier, Tulfo demanded an investigation...
K-pop group Stray Kids, actress Jun Ji-hyun and other celebrities attended a state luncheon with French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on April 3 to mark the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The luncheon was held to celebrate...
Once a plain white storage jar for soy sauce and grain in late Joseon homes, Korea’s moon jar has risen to a multimillion-dollar blue-chip star of the global art market — and now, it has quietly come full circle, returning to Korean living rooms as a good luck décor staple and everyday...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a development to boost the country’s strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday. The test likely indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and...
SEOUL, South Korea - The Seoul Metropolitan Government affirmed that 104,000 people gathered in Seoul to watch the “BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang” on March 21. “BTS Comeback Live ‘Arirang.’ 104,000 gathered at Gwanghwamun—safely and successfully. Thanks to fans, staff, and volunteers...
Korean drug kingpin Park Wang-yeol, 48, was temporarily extradited from the Philippines to South Korea on March 25. He shot and killed three Koreans in Bacolod City, Philippines in 2016 and was sentenced to 60 years in prison by a Philippine court in 2022. While living in the Philippines, he...
South Korea-based property development firm Luxia Corp. is spending more than ₱4 billion to build a premium mixed-use development in the Clark Freeport Zone, according to Clark Development Corp. (CDC). In a statement, the investment promotion agency said CDC President and Chief Executive Officer...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country’s status as a nuclear power while maintaining a hardline stance toward South Korea, which he called the “most hostile” state, state media said Tuesday. In a speech Monday to...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where an explosion and fire injured at least 59 others. Fire officials said 25 people were seriously injured but...
