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AVC Asian Cup: Pinays fall to young South Koreans

Mark Escarlote, ABS-CBN Sports
Updated as of Sep 21 05:24 PM

The Philippines gave the young South Koreans trouble after tying the match in the second set.   Read more »

Kim Jong Un wants another Trump summit to speed denuclearization: Moon Jae In

Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 07:46 AM

North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with US President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. Read more »

Two Koreas' leaders in mountain show of unity

Park Chan-kyong, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 02:44 PM

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in visited the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation Thursday for a show of unity after their North-South summit gave new momentum to Pyongyang's negotiations with Washington. Read more »

South Korea pledges $300K for Ompong victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 11:18 AM

MANILA - The South Korean government said it will be providing $300,000 (more or less P16,200,000) for the victims of typhoon Ompong in the Philippines.  Read more »

North and South Korea to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 05:09 PM

North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South. Read more »

Korea: The land of peace

Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 02:48 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose for photographs with the joint statement in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday. Read more »

N. Korea's Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 01:31 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a historic visit to Seoul "in the near future," he said Wednesday after a summit with the South's Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang. Read more »

Two Koreas aim for agreement to unlock nuclear talks

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 08:37 AM

Leaders of South and North Korea plan to announce steps aimed at rekindling stalled nuclear talks and deepening bilateral ties after they meet for a second day of summit talks on Wednesday in the North's capital Pyongyang. Read more »

Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un’s 3rd meeting

Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 18 12:45 PM

People watch the televised broadcast in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, of South Korea's President Moon Jae-in as he is greeted by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after arriving in Pyongyang for the inter-Korean summit. Read more »

Moon landing: S. Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang for summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 10:07 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States.   Read more »

Moon flies to Pyongyang for third inter-Korean summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 06:57 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in flies to Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to rekindle stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States. Read more »

Ejay Falcon, Lauren Young, lalabas sa Korean drama: ulat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:31 PM

Tumulak noong Biyernes papuntang South Korea sina Ejay Falcon at Lauren Young, na nakatakda umanong mag-guest sa isang South Korean television show. Read more »

Samsung heir in South Korea's delegation to North: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 03:11 PM

The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday. Read more »

Rugby 7s: Philippine Volcanoes go 2-0 in Hong Kong series

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 09:08 PM

The Philippine men's rugby team beat South Korea and Malaysia for a perfect day in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series at King's Park Friday. Read more »

Hopes rise as two Koreas open de facto joint embassy on North's side of border

Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 09:02 AM

North and South Korea will open a joint liaison office on the North's side of the heavily militarized border on Friday, a South Korean official said, as hopes rise for progress in stalled denuclearization talks at a summit next week. Read more »

S. Korea students gain weight 'to dodge military service'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 08:05 PM

Nearly every able-bodied South Korean man is required to enroll by age 28 in the military, for a minimum of 21 months. Read more »

South Korea reports first MERS case in 3 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 09:29 PM

South Korea reported its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in three years, health officials said on Saturday.   Read more »

Two Koreas agree to hold September summit in Pyongyang: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 12:08 PM

Kim Jong Un will meet the South's President Moon Jae-in at a summit in Pyongyang in September to discuss nuclear disarmament, Seoul said Thursday. Read more »

1 dead, 2 injured in gas leak at Samsung chip plant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 07:00 PM

One worker was killed and two were injured when carbon dioxide leaked at a Samsung Electronics chip plant on Tuesday, the South Korean company said.  Read more »

North Korea preparing toned-down military parade - analysts

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Sep 01 02:31 PM

Satellite imagery shows North Korea is poised to stage another military parade amid new worries that diplomatic efforts on denuclearization are stalling, though analysts say it is unclear whether it will showcase any of the country's largest ballistic missiles. Read more »