US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines

04/13/2024

ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met…

Filipinas lose to South Korea anew in international friendly 

Glendale G. Rosal 04/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT) or the Filipinas finished their back-to-back international friendly with South Korea with a valiant 1-2 outcome on Monday evening, April 8, at the Icheon Stadium in…

South Korea beats Filipinas, 3-0, in international friendly

Glendale G. Rosal 04/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The visiting Philippine women’s national football team bowed down to the Koreans in the first of their back-to-back friendly matches on Friday evening, April 5, at the Icheon Sports Complex in South Korea.…

Filipinas face South Korea in friendly match on Friday

Glendale G. Rosal 04/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine women’s football team will square off against South Korea in one of their international friendlies tomorrow, April 5, at the Icheon Sports Complex in South Korea. This will be the Filipinas’ first international…

North Korea fires ballistic missile as South hosts democracy conference

03/18/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, at a time when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul to attend a…

South Korea scientists tout ‘beef rice’ as source of protein for the future

03/15/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step towards achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could replace farmed cattle…

South Korea prepares $57 billion corporate financial support programme

02/15/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has prepared a financial support programme of 75.9 trillion won ($56.97 billion) for companies increasing investment in key sectors as well as small businesses struggling with the impact of high interest rates.…

North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea

02/08/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements signed with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, as the two Koreas’ relations continue to…

South Korea: Opposition leader stabbed in neck by knife-wielding man

Reuters 01/02/2024

SEOUL  —  South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday and was airlifted to a university hospital for treatment, party and…

North Korea fires ‘long-range ballistic missile’—Seoul

12/18/2023

Seoul, South Korea—North Korea fired another internationally banned “long-range ballistic missile” on Monday, the South’s military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington. The ballistic launch followed firing overnight Sunday by…

Spanish AI Influencer earns more than $12,000 monthly

Dale Arasa 11/27/2023

A 25-year-old influencer has captured the world’s attention, captivating fans with her pink hair and perfect washboard abs. Yet, Aitana does not exist; she’s an artificial intelligence created by the Spain-based designer agency The Clueless. Founder Rubén…

Google, Apple face fines totaling $50.5 million over app market practices in S.Korea

10/06/2023

SEOUL – South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple have abused their dominant app market position and warned of possible fines totaling $50.5 million. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said in…

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