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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 »

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 »

Beijing diplomats brush away K-pop Korean war controversy, saying relations are harmonious

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 22 06:51 AM

Chinese diplomats have denied reports that Beijing has restricted imports of products related to K-pop band BTS and instead stressed the peace and friendship between China and South Korea. Read more »

Scholarship for high school, college offered to descendants of Korean War veterans

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 02:23 PM

Descendants of Filipino soldiers who fought during the Korean War in the 1950s may avail of the scholarship program offered by the Philippine Expeditionary Force in Korea (PEFTOK) Veterans Association Inc., the group said. Read more »

Duterte honors Filipino soldiers who fought in Korean War

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte paid tribute on Thursday to the fallen Filipino soldiers who fought in the Korean War on the 70th anniversary of the battle. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 10:50 AM

 Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Commemorating the Korean War

Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 06:28 PM

Doves are released during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Cheorwon, South Korea on Thursday. Read more »

Duterte, iba pang ASEAN leaders, nagkaisa para patatagin ang relasyon sa South Korea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 08:33 PM

Nagpahayag din ng kahandaan ang ASEAN leaders na maging mas aktibo sa pagsusulong ng kapayapaan sa Korean peninsula. Read more »

7 dekadang 'pagkakaibigan' ng Korea, Pilipinas ipinagdiwang sa concert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 08:03 PM

Sa pamamagitan ng isang concert, inalala ng bansang Korea ang sakripisyo at tulong na ibinigay ng Filipino war veterans noong Korean War.  Read more »

Duterte OKs higher old-age pension for war veterans

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:36 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law increasing the monthly old-age pension of veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Read more »

N. Korea says peace treaty no bargaining chip for denuclearization

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 06:13 PM

North Korea on Tuesday ruled out dismantling its nuclear arsenal in exchange for the US declaring an end to the Korean War, saying a peace treaty should "never be a bargaining chip." Read more »

North and South Koreans prepare to part for last time

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 22 01:28 PM

When they come to an end, the realities of age and the nuclear-armed North's isolation mean they are unlikely ever to see each other again. Read more »

'When can we meet?': Koreans divided by war find little peace 65 years later

Haejin Choi and Hyun Young Yi, Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 07:54 AM

GYODONG ISLAND, South Korea - Retired South Korean farmer Hwang Rae-ha would love to see his mother again, but nearly 70 years after he last set eyes on her, he says he would settle for a photograph. Read more »

US Korean War dead heading home at last

Ronen Zilberman and Thomas Watkins, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 11:05 AM

Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended, the remains of dozens of American soldiers killed during the brutal conflict are finally coming home. Read more »

North Korea transfers remains of Korean War soldiers - White House

Eric Beech and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 11:46 AM

WASHINGTON/SEOUL - North Korea transferred 55 cases carrying the remains of soldiers killed in the Korean War, the White House said on Thursday, a first step by Pyongyang to implement an agreement made in a landmark summit in June in Singapore. Read more »

Koreas agree to hold reunions for war-separated families in August

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 07:53 PM

Millions of people were separated during the 1950-53 conflict that sealed the division of the two Koreas. Read more »

North and South Korea dismantle border speakers, fulfilling summit pledge

Joori Roh, Reuters
Posted at May 01 05:15 PM

North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border on Tuesday, South Korea's defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week's historic summit. Read more »

North and South Korea agree to end Korean war

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 27 06:31 PM

The leaders of North and South Korea agreed Friday to pursue permanent peace and the complete denuclearization of the divided peninsula, as they embraced after a historic summit laden with symbolism. Read more »