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Kimchi wars: Livestreamer canceled for liking comment on China appropriating dish

Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 10:42 AM

A South Korean internet star who live-streams herself binge-eating various foods – a phenomenon known as mukbang – is in hot water amid an online dispute over whether kimchi is Korean or Chinese. Read more »

How Girls’ Generation’s Yoona prepared for journalist role in new K-drama series

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 01:25 PM

In her latest drama, Im Yoona takes on the role of an outspoken and passionate intern reporter. Read more »

North Korea's Kim calls US 'our biggest enemy' in challenge to Biden

Josh Smith and Cynthia Kim, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 02:04 PM

Washington's hostile policies would not change regardless of who occupies the White House but dropping those policies would be key to North Korea-US relations, Kim said, according to state news agency KCNA.  Read more »

What to expect from K-pop in 2021: Return of Red Velvet, Shinee, synergy between music and video games

Tamar Herman, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 07 12:16 PM

As the new year kicks off, 2021 shows great promise for K-pop built off the potential it showed last year.   Read more »

Korean found dead inside Bureau of Immigration detention center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:20 PM

A South Korean national was found dead inside the Bureau of Immigration Warden Facility in Taguig City Monday morning, an immigration official said.  Read more »

THROWBACK: Korean fried chicken with a crunch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 02:32 PM

24 Chicken owners Jeff Uy and Jeff Sy share how they came up with a Korean fried chicken joint, and tell how they were able to grow their business. Read more »

BTS hit Dynamite on Beijing radio brings hope of further thaw in China-S. Korea relations

Tamar Herman, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Dec 23 03:46 PM

A long time coming, Metro Radio’s first playing of Dynamite, the new single from K-pop supergroup BTS, is taken as a sign of Sino-Korean cultural thaw. An academic based in China, meanwhile, noted that popular interest there in Korean pop music and dramas has never dimmed despite the countries’ frosty relations. Read more »

THROWBACK: Samgyup sa bahay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 04:34 PM

"My Puhunan" features the business story of Samgyup sa Bahay. Read more »

Netflix review: 'Sweet Home' shows how desires can make monsters out of men

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 21 11:24 AM

Netflix's new Korean thriller series "Sweet Home" may be about monsters, but it also shows that there may be a monster in every man. Read more »

South Korea honors Filipinos who fought in Korean War on 70th anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 12:25 PM

In its 70-year mark, authorities from South Korea recently honored the Filipino who fought with them during the Korean War. Read more »

Monsters abound in Netflix’s upcoming Korean thriller ‘Sweet Home’

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 08:56 AM

Move over, zombies. New creatures will make viewers' hearts race in Netflix's upcoming Korean horror series "Sweet Home." Read more »

Duterte lauds outgoing South Korea envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:17 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte hailed the "excellent" work of South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man in boosting the ties of Seoul and Manila during the latter's farewell call, the Filipino leader's office said Friday.  Read more »

Ryan Bang, ibinahagi ang sekreto sa pagluto ng ramen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 11:58 AM

Sa programang "Sakto" ng TeleRadyo nitong Biyernes, itinuro ng Koreanong si Ryan Bang kay Amy Perez, isa sa mga host ng "Sakto," kung paano pasarapin ng instant ramen.   Read more »

Outgoing South Korean ambassador makes farewell call on Duterte at Malacañang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:21 PM

South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man Thursday made his farewell call on President Duterte at Malacañang. Han is set to retire. Read more »

The face-mask seat: a S. Korean student's attempt to recycle during COVID-19

Minwoo Park, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 02:08 PM

"Plastic is recyclable, so why don't we recycle face masks, which are made of plastic?" Read more »

The top movies and K-drama series Filipinos watched on Netflix in 2020

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Dec 11 04:08 PM

An unprecedented year can only yield surprising results  Read more »

Wanted na Korean, timbog sa Angeles City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 10:31 PM

Nasa 3 sachet ng hinihinalang shabu na may bigat 2.3 gramo ang nasabat mula sa Korean.   Read more »

Frozen samgyup, succulent gift boxes? Ilang kakaibang regalo sa Pasko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 11:40 AM

Tuloy pa rin ang Pamaskong Pinoy ngayong may coronavirus disease pandemic.  Read more »

Forget your K-drama oppas: TikTok’s endearing #yourkoreandad will be here for you

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Dec 04 07:09 PM

In 15-second videos, Nick Cho gives you the father-child talk you thought you never need Read more »

Is China laying claim to Kimchi, too? Some South Koreans think so

Youmi Kim and Mike Ives, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 03 12:33 PM

A spat is raging this week over a Chinese state tabloid’s claim that China had “led” the development of an international standard for paocai, or pickled vegetables. In South Korea, the claim was seen as misleading because in the Chinese language, paocai also refers to kimchi — the fermented cabbage dish that plays an integral role in Korean cuisine. Read more »