SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's first lunar orbiter successfully launched on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, Seoul said Friday, with the payload including a new disruption-tolerant network for sending data from space. This screen grab made from SpaceX footage shows the Falcon 9 launch...
Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” and Chris Hemsworth’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” topped the monthly box office in South Korea for July with a combined gross of $62.26 million. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, “Top Gun: Maverick,”...
SEOUL, South Korea -- After her high-profile trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in South Korea Thursday where her agenda included a visit to the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) -- but not a meeting with the country's president. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and South...
SEOUL, South Korea -- After her high-profile trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in South Korea Thursday where her agenda included a visit to the border with the nuclear-armed North, an official told AFP. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) poses with South Korean National Assembly...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea reported 119,922 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 20,052,305, the health authorities said Wednesday. Passengers are seen at the Jeju International Airport in Jeju, South Korea, July 17,...
After two years of the pandemic, more Korean air carriers have now resumed their direct flights to Korea from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). However, MCIA's international traffic which has ramped up since May, is expected to achieve its pre-pandemic levels by end of the second...
T’way Air and Royal Air Philippines are resuming their flights from Clark International Airport (CRK) to Busan and Incheon, South Korea, this week. CRK Starting today, Thursday, July 28, Royal Air will resume its RW 307 and RW 308 flights to Busan. The flights are on Thursdays and Sundays....
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea reported 100,285 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,446,946, the health authorities said on Wednesday. The daily caseload was up from 99,327 the previous day, and higher than 76,379...
Stories of global Pinoys By Jill De Dumo-Cornista Many stories have already been told on the struggles and successes of Filipinos living abroad. The Filipino diaspora, now deeply ingrained in our nation's history, is not just a personal story—it is a story of connecting people and building...
K-pop boy band NCT’s Mark and members of girl groups Cosmic Girls and Cignature tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea experiences a surge in cases due to the Omicron BA.5 subvariant. “NCT’s Mark was confirmed with Covid-19 today (25th),” SM Entertainment announced. (Clockwise from top...
Korean actor-idol Ong Seong-wu, former member of K-pop boy band Wanna One, has tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea’s daily new cases hit more than 70,000. The star’s condition was announced on his online fan cafe on July 21. Korean actor-idol Ong Seong-wu (Twitter) “On the 19th,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea reported 76,402 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,937,971, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was up from 73,582 in the previous day, according to the Korea...
