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Dawn Zulueta, daughter fly to Korea for BTS concert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 07:50 PM

Veteran actress Dawn Zulueta made sure not to miss the concert of K-pop superstars BTS, flying all the way to South Korea to watch the group live. Read more »

BTS holds concert to promote S. Korea's World Expo bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 10:41 AM

Member Jin also announced he would release a solo album soon at BTS' 'Yet to Come' concert in Busan. Read more »

Asia's biggest film festival back in top form in 2022

Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 06 07:59 AM

Movie stars, directors and fans descended on South Korea's port town of Busan Wednesday as Asia's largest film festival returned at full power post-pandemic, with an Iranian film opening the event. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 23, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:08 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

USS Ronald Reagan arrives in South Korea

Jeon Heon-Kyun, EPA-EFE
Posted at Sep 23 04:12 PM

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), a US Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, arrives at a port in Busan, South Korea, on Friday. Read more »

Hundreds queue at Korean Embassy for visa appointment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 12:49 PM

Over 200 people lined up outside of the South Korean Embassy in Taguig City since late Tuesday in a bid to get visa appointments. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 6, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Destruction in Busan after Hinnamnor

Anthony Wallace, AFP
Posted at Sep 06 01:36 PM

A pedestrian walks past a shop that was badly damaged when Typhoon Hinnamnor passed through Busan on Tuesday. Read more »

South Korea braces for Hinnamnor as super typhoon nears

Yonhap /AFP
Posted at Sep 05 03:12 PM

Waves brought by Typhoon Hinnamnor slam into the coast of South Korea's resort island of Jeju on Monday, as the typhoon approaches the Korean Peninsula. Read more »

Mobile overseas voting sa Busan, ikinatuwa ng mga Pinoy   

Joeffrey Maddatu Calimag | TFC News South Korea 
Posted at Apr 24 09:16 PM

Pinoy overseas mobile voting umaarangkada na sa Busan, South Korea Read more »

Review: Faith, fear mix in Netflix's dark 'Hellbound'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Nov 25 09:47 AM

The concept of this six-episode mini-series by 'Train to Busan' director Yeon Sang-ho was quite novel and interesting -- one that mixed morbid supernatural events with fanatical human behavior to create very dramatic situations. Read more »

Grand prize sa 2021 Busan choral festival & competition, nasungkit ng Filipino choral group 

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News
Updated as of Nov 12 10:57 AM

Tinanghal na grand prize winner ang Jose R. Gullas Visayas Chorale, isang Filipino chorale group sa 2021 Busan Choral Festival & Competition. Read more »

‘Gensan Punch’ wins Kim Jiseok Award in Busan film fest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 02:38 PM

HBO Asia Original film “Gensan Punch” copped the Kim Jiseok Award at the prestigious 26th Busan International Film Festival on Friday. Read more »

2 Pinoy movies to be featured in Busan film fest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 08:28 PM

Brillante Mendoza’s 'Gensan Punch' and the highly-acclaimed 'On The Job: The Missing 8' will be featured at the Busan International Film Festival. Read more »

Young Pinoy composer, nagwagi sa composition competition sa Busan, Korea

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News
Updated as of Nov 12 11:01 AM

Nasungkit ng 20 anyos na Pinoy composer ang grand prize sa prestihiyosong 2021 Busan Choral Composition Competition. Read more »

Korean 'food train' sa Angeles City, patok sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 12:42 AM

Patok sa mga residente ang isang bagong Korean restaurant sa Angeles City, Pampanga na naging inspirasyon ang pelikulang "Train to Busan". Read more »

Abaya, ex-transport officials cleared of graft, plunder over MRT-3 maintenance contract

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:17 PM

The Ombudsman stressed in the resolution that the problems which hounded the MRT-3 railway operations appeared to be in the implementation stage which involved issues absent during the screening, negotiation and bidding processes.   Read more »

Asia's biggest film fest opens in Busan as a shadow of its usual self

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 03:24 PM

Asia's biggest annual film festival started in South Korea Wednesday at a fraction of its usual scale, but some movie fans will still be able to attend screenings despite the coronavirus forcing many events online. Read more »

Movie review: No train, no Busan in shabby sequel to hit Korean zombie flick

Fred Hawson
Posted at Sep 16 06:13 AM

"Train to Busan 2: Peninsula" was more of an action movie than a zombie movie.  Read more »

Busan film festival cut back, delayed over virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 05:28 PM

The Busan International Film Festival, Asia's biggest gathering of its kind, will be reduced to a fraction of its usual scale with several sections moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday. Read more »