SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea have restored their cross-border communication, with officials exchanging their first phone call Monday after dropping them in August. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The restoration comes just days after Pyongyang sparked international concern with a string of...
Popular Korean actor Lee Byung-hun will receive an award at the 15th Asian Film Awards to be held alongside the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) next month in Busan, South Korea. Lee Byung-hun, 51, will be presented the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, the first in Korea to receive...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines will be celebrating the Korean National Day in the country on Oct. 3. Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the event will be held online. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul (right) and Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Korean...
The Korean series “Squid Game” could be Netflix’s biggest show ever, according to the company’s co-chief executive officer. This is according to Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, when he spoke at Code 2021, a technology conference held in the US , on Sept. 27. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos...
K-pop boy band ASTRO member Jinjin tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the latest Korean celebrity to get infected with the virus. “On Sept. 16, Jinjin of ASTRO, an artist belonging to our agency, was in poor physical condition and immediately underwent COVID-19 PCR test just in...
A Seoul court found Korean actor Ha Jung-woo, star of the films “Ashfall” and “Along with the Gods,” guilty of illegal use of propofol, a psychoactive sleep anesthetic drug. During a hearing on Sept. 14, the Seoul Central District Court issued a decision and imposed a fine of 30 million won...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS at Cheong Wa Dae, or Blue House, on Sept. 14 but what generated a lot of buzz was what was given to them. During the ceremony, Moon personally gave each BTS member a diplomatic passport and fountain pen as a gift. (Clockwise from top) BTS...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected a lot of businesses, more so for those in the tourism industry. More than one year in, hotels and resorts are not able to operate at a full capacity due to a series of lockdowns and travel restrictions. But all is not lost in the tourism sector. Some of the...
A 30-year-old Filipina was detained by South Korean police Monday for allegedly killing a three-year-old son of a member of the United States Forces in Korea (USFK) and told the police she did it because the child was possessed by an evil spirit. The police in Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province in...
Brillante Mendoza and a scene in “GenSan Punch” (Instagram, BIFF) Acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza is nominated for an award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) slated to be held from Oct. 6 to 15 in Busan, South Korea. The BIFF announced on Sept. 6 that Mendoza is...
The first batch of trains that will be deployed for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project is expected to arrive in the country by the first week of September, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said. In a Facebook post, Tugade said these trains, consisting of six...
Korean actor Ji Chang-wook (Instagram) Korean actor Ji Chang-wook, 34, has been cured of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and has resumed his activities. Last July 26, Glorious Entertainment, the actor’s agency, said, “ Ji Chang-wook tested positive for COVID-19 . We are working on...
