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…

Kathryn Bernardo receives Outstanding Asian Star award in South Korea

Hannah Mallorca 09/21/2023

Kathryn Bernardo is in South Korea where she received her Outstanding Asian Star award at the Seoul International Drama Awards for her performance in the ABS-CBN drama series “2 Good 2 Be True.” In her acceptance speech during…

Flood Early Warning Systems set up in Danao, Argao

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/08/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Two more Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) were established in Cebu as part of the initiative to reduce the ill effects of heavy downpour that causes massive flooding. FEWS were established in Danao…

South Korea prepares to open door for foreign maids, in talks with PH

Reuters 09/02/2023

SEOUL—South Korea approved a Seoul city plan on Friday to let 100 foreign domestic workers into the country through a pilot program aimed at boosting birth rates by helping more women rejoin the workforce. The issue sits at the…

United States, Japan, South Korea condemn ‘dangerous and aggressive actions’ by China

08/19/2023

CAMP DAVID, Maryland — The United States prevailed on Japan and South Korea on Friday to use their strongest language yet in a joint statement to condemn China’s “dangerous and aggressive actions” in the South China Sea.…

South Korean couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood

08/04/2023

South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they had to fly to Belgium. Legally, South Korea considers Kim…

South Korea stabbing leaves one dead, 12 hurt

08/03/2023

(Updated) SEOUL—A man in a South Korean commuter town rammed his car into passers-by on Thursday, August 3, 2o23,  then got out and stabbed some, killing one person and injuring another 12, police and media said. The…

Melai Cantiveros adunay ‘acting gig’ sa South Korea, hirit sa mga kaubang celebs: ‘Iba! International star na!’

CDN Digital 07/29/2023

Human ang usa ka semana nga bakasyon, murag nakakita og sideline ang  comedienne-actress nga si Melai Cantiveros sa South Korea! Gibutyag ni Melai nga nakakuha siya og acting gig para sa Korean drama nga “Maam Chief.” Iyang…

North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

Associated Press 07/25/2023

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S. sending…

South Korea flood death toll rises to 39

07/17/2023

SEOUL—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered on Monday an all-out effort to handle the devastation caused by days of torrential rain, as the death toll grew to 39 on Monday, July 17, 2023, including a dozen…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Teacher, mechanic jailed after husband catches them inside Compostela inn

CDN Digital 07/17/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, July 17. Teacher, mechanic jailed after husband catches them inside Compostela inn A 45-year-old teacher…

At least 31 killed by heavy rains in South Korea; rescuers hunt for missing people

Reuters 07/16/2023

SEOUL — Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential…

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