Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts
Sunday, July 25, 2021

South Korea steps up COVID-19 curbs ahead of peak holiday season

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SEOUL - South Korea said on Sunday it will tighten social distancing rules across most of the country this week, warning that its worst-ever...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

Seoul closes bars and clubs over fears of second virus wave

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SEOUL — South Korea's capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coro...
Sunday, May 3, 2020

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border: Seoul

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North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the DMZ dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean forces...
Friday, July 28, 2017

North Korea hacking focused more on making money than espionage – South Korean study

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SEOUL — North Korea is behind an increasingly orchestrated effort at hacking into computers of financial institutions in South Korea and ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Eat that Pokémon! How to make a Pikachu-inspired dessert

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MANILA, Philippines - There's no debating Pokémon Go‘s impact in the “real world." The augmented reality game has gotten everyon...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Jinri Park bids Manila goodbye to study acting in Korea

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Long-time Philippine resident Jinri Park bade her Filipino fans goodbye on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Korean model, actress and radio joc...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

Samsung seeks smart watch trademarks in US, SKorea

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SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has applied for U.S. and South Korean trademarks for a watch that connects to the Internet i...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

South Korean president's son faces tax probe

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SEOUL -- South Korean prosecutors said Wednesday they would refer President Lee Myung-Bak's only son to the tax authorities as they h...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Gangnam fever ‘just the beginning’ for new Korean wave

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BUSAN, South Korea – The phenomenal success of “Gangnam Style” is just the start of a new surge of attention for Korean entertainment, ac...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

Data of 8.7 million South Korean telecom subscribers hacked

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SEOUL — KT Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 wireless service provider, apologized on Sunday after personal data of millions of mobile phone subs...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Maui Taylor’s Korean film to premiere in Seoul on Tuesday

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Maui Taylor gets a chance to walk the red carpet in Seoul for the premiere of her Korean film “The Taste of Money” on Tuesday, May 15. The...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Lady Gaga wows S. Koreans as global tour kicks offSEOUL - US pop diva Lady Gaga wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her gl

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SEOUL - US pop diva Lady Gaga wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flambo...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Survey: Most popular Korean stars in 2012

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MANILA, Philippines - Big Bang, Girls Generation, Won Bin and Kim Tae Hee are the most popular singers and actors for the first half of 201...
Friday, April 13, 2012

PHL stocks climb on Wall St. gains, North Korea rocket crash

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Philippine shares climbed 1 percent in moderately active trading Friday, with market sentiment carried by gains overnight on Wall Street and...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Filipino Jasmine Lee makes history, wins in South Korea election

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MANILA, Philippines – Call her Representative Jasmine Lee. Filipino-Korean actress and civil servant Jasmine Bacurnay-Lee, 35, has been e...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Govt gears for North Korea rocket launch; warns vs. sea, air travel

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The government is gearing for the planned long-range ballistic missile test of North Korea, which will start next week, announcing that it w...