YONGIN, South Korea - In a vast land in Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province, one can find the biggest open set in South Korea. The Dae Jang Geum Park is owned by Korean TV network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). It features houses and structures reminiscent of Korea’s Three Kingdoms,...
The Muntinlupa City government congratulated basketball player Kevin Quiambao for winning Rookie of the Year in South Korea. Quiambao is a player of the Korean basketball team Goyang Sono Skygunners under the Korean Basketball League (KBL). The KBL held its 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional...
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea’s 20th-century history was reshaped by the Korean War, which devastated the nation, claimed countless lives, and tore families apart. At the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the memories of the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953, remain permanently...
Korean actor and K-pop idol Cha Eun-woo paid 13 billion won (about $8.77 million) in back taxes. This was lower than the 20 billion won (about $13.5 million) tax bill that Korean media reported or a difference of $4.7 million. "We were informed by an accountant that while a portion of the...
The Korean blockbuster film “The King’s Warden” achieved another milestone by garnering 16 million moviegoers in South Korea. Showbox, the film’s distributor, announced that “The King’s Warden” reached the new record on April 5. On April 4, the movie reached 15,997,310 moviegoers....
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...
Soobin, a member of K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together, revealed in a vlog that he and his friend almost got scammed by a taxi driver in Cebu in the Philippines. Soobin and a male friend flew from Korea to Cebu for a three-day vacation. Upon arriving in Cebu, they got into a taxi after...
SEOUL, South Korea - Korean actor Lee Sang-bo passed away on March 26. He was 44. According to the Pyeongtaek Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, at around 12:40 p.m. on March 26, his family discovered him dead at his home in Pyeongtaek and reported it to the police. The police currently...
SEOUL, South Korea - The hit Korean film “The King’s Warden” has reached another milestone, garnering 15 million moviegoers in South Korea. The King’s Warden” stars K-pop idol and actor Park Ji-hoon, Yoo Hae-jin, Yoo Ji-tae, Jeon Mi-do, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Ahn Jae-hong. Set in 1457...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, March 4, that it strengthened global education pathways for Filipino learners by renewing its partnership with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education to continue teaching the Korean language in select public high schools...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An independent counsel on Tuesday demanded the death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. Yoon, who was removed from office last April and is in jail,...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A Korean was killed by a spinning electric grinder in Sitio Labak, Barangay Janagdong 2, this town, on Friday. Police identified the victim as Killku, 59. Investigation said the victim was working in his house under construction. He plugged in the electric grinder not knowing...
