K-pop boy band GOT7 member Youngjae has tested positive for Covid-19. “Our artist, GOT7's Youngjae, tested positive for Covid-19 on the morning of the 7th ,” announced Sublime Artist, his agency. GOT7 member Youngjae (Instagram) It added, “Currently, Youngjae has suspended all schedules,...
Band Maroon 5 replaced an image depicting a Rising Sun flag from a photo on their website after Korean fans protested. Maroon 5 will be embarking on their world tour including South Korea on Nov. 30 at Gocheok Sky Dome. The original photo for Maroon 5's World Tour 2022 (top) depicted a Rising Sun...
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released the list of the top-grossing films in South Korea in June. “The Roundup,” the Korean action film starring ng Ma Dong-seok and Son Seok-koo released on May 18, emerged as the No. 1 top-grossing film in South Korea in June with 5.2 million in total...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has teamed up with the governments of South Korea and Germany to pursue development projects on marine litter management and peatlands conservation respectively, the agency announced on Friday, July 1. DENR The partnerships were formalized...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday, June 3, that it will deport shortly a South Korean fugitive wanted by authorities in his country for involvement in telecommunications fraud. Bureau of Immigration In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, the bureau’s fugitive search unit...
