North Korea’s Kim ‘alive and well’—Seoul

AFP 04/27/2020

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well”, a top security adviser to the South’s President Moon Jae-in said, downplaying rumors over Kim’s health following his absence from a key anniversary. “Our government…

Seoul is Mactan Cebu airport’s top international destination

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/15/2020

CEBU City, Philippines—Seoul in South Korea topped the list of international destinations with the most number of operational flights at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA).  Latest data from online airport database FlightConnections showed that there are…

Lustre admits learning Cebuano for dance movie was hard, made her cry

Michelle Joy Padayhag 08/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “It was really hard.” This was how award-winning actress Nadine Lustre described her portrayal of Jen, her Cebuana character in the upcoming dance musical movie Indak. “To be honest, napakahirap po mag Bisaya.…

BI deports South Korean swindler nabbed in Lapu-Lapu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deporting a South Korean swindler who was apprehended in Lapu-Lapu City. In a press release posted on their official Facebook page, BI said Kim Jae Hyoung, 60,…

Seoul closes biggest dog slaughterhouse complex

AFP 11/22/2018

SOUTH KOREAN officials on Thursday began to dismantle the country’s largest canine slaughterhouse complex, as animal rights activists push to end the custom of eating dog meat. About one million dogs are eaten a year in South…

Seoul to close Japan-funded sex slavery foundation

AP 11/21/2018

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Wednesday it will dissolve a foundation funded by Japan to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s World War II military brothels. The widely expected decision,…

‘French Spiderman’ arrested for climbing Seoul skyscraper

AFP 06/06/2018

FRENCH urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world’s fifth-tallest building Wednesday, getting more than half way up the 123-storey Lotte World Tower in Seoul before security forced him to abandon the ascent. The 55-year-old, dubbed…

Two Koreas open hotline between leaders: Seoul

AFP 04/20/2018

The two Koreas opened a hotline between their leaders Friday, Seoul’s presidential office said, a week before a summit between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in in the Demilitarized Zone. The line…

PAL to open Cebu-Bangkok flights

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/14/2017

Amid increasing public demand for direct non-stop flights from Asian destinations to Central Visayas, national flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to open a service between Cebu and Bangkok starting Dec. 2. In a statement, PAL said…

Heart ‘n Seoul

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Edd Buenaviaje, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/18/2017

Welcome to the country of K-drama, K-pop, and kimchi, where seasons are four and skincare regimens are to die for. Myeongdong, one of the primary shopping districts in Seoul, has a long stretch of beauty shops. Our…

Davide urges LGUs to improve services following Metro Cebu’s recognition

Intern 02/17/2017

CEBU Governor Hilario Davide III was hoping that Metro Cebu’s recognition as one of the models for metropolitan governance would encourage other local government units (LGUs) to improve their services. Early this week, Metro Cebu, along with…

South Koreans to elect next president

12/11/2016

SEOUL, South Korea — Fresh off impeachment, South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s days in office may be numbered. Her potential successors include the outgoing secretary general of the United Nations, an ambitious mayor who has been compared…

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