K-pop idol group BTS member Jimin has recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was discharged from the hospital on Feb. 5 after undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis. “We would like to inform you that BTS Member Jimin’s quarantine has concluded after his surgery for acute...
Actor Jung Il-woo, K-pop boy band P1Harmony's Intak and more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to infect thousands of people in South Korea. Health authorities have declared that the Omicron variant is now the...
SEOUL -- South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, surpassing 22,000 for the first time amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 22,907 more cases...
K-pop stars who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last two weeks have recovered but new cases have been confirmed as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to infect people in South Korea. YG Entertainment announced on Feb. 3 that the five members iKON, four members...
Another member of K-pop boy band The Boyz has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The group’s agency IST Entertainment announced on Jan. 30 that Sangyeon has been confirmed to have COVID-19, the fifth member of The Boyz to catch the virus. (Clockwise from top left) The Boyz...
Former K-pop boy band Big Bang member Seungri scored victory when a military court commuted his sentence to one year and six months from three years following his conviction in August last year on nine charges including prostitution mediation. On Jan. 27, the High Military Court of the Ministry of...
K-pop boy band The Boyz’s Younghoon, former Sistar member Hyolyn and WEi’s Kim Dong-han, Yoo Yong-ha and Kang Seok-hwa tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as South Korea tallied 13,102 new cases on Jan. 26, the highest daily total since the pandemic started in 2020. (Clockwise...
K-pop, Korean dramas and Korean food are the first things that come to mind among youths in countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including the Philippines. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Seoul-based ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) “aimed to identify the...
The Philippines and South Korea are aiming to strengthen their tourism engagement with the former expressing Manila's "keen interest" in revitalize its membership in the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO). Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that vice presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s mandatory military service proposal shows her “lack of understanding” about security matters. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator,...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) on Thursday, Jan. 20, agreed to deepen their collaboration and expand programs that will benefit both parties while ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commanding general of the...
The South Korean Government has expressed its intention to pursue scholarship and exchange programs for the descendants of Korean war veterans in the Philippines. Minister Hwang Ki-Chul (right) and Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega during their meeting at the Philippine...
