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...
Two members of K-pop boy band NCT Dream have tested positive for Covid-19. “NCT's Jeno and Chenle were diagnosed with Covid-19 on the evening of the 2nd ,” according to an announcement on NCT Dream’s fan community app. NCT Dream's Jeno (left) and Chenle (Twitter) NCT Dream greeting the crowd...
The Philippines and the Republic of Korea signed an agreement to boost the Philippines' fishery exports to the East Asian country. Photo from the Department of Agriculture The South Korean Embassy in the Philippines announced this after the two countries signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)...
Visa-free flights to Korea via Clark By Emmie V. Abadilla South Korea now allows visa-free entry through Yangyang International Airport, 158 kilometers from Seoul, from the new Clark International Airport (CRK). This developed as South Korean low cost carrier, Fly Gangwon, will operate flights from...