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The pain remains: Memorial service for Jee Ick Joo

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 07:14 PM

Choi Kyung Jin turns emotional during a memorial service for her husband, slain Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

S. Korea's last polar bear dies ahead of British retirement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 04:38 PM

The last polar bear kept in South Korea has died of old age only weeks before his planned departure to better living conditions in Britain, zoo officials said Thursday. Read more »

Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 06:06 PM

SEOUL - The head of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air -- whose family have been embroiled in multiple scandals including one involving macadamia nuts -- was indicted Monday on charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars and other offences. Read more »

'Muntik ko nang hilahin': Roque says Duterte kissing OFW 'inappropriate'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 11:25 AM

Former Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque admitted Sunday he found President Rodrigo Duterte's kiss with a married overseas Filipino worker in South Korea inappropriate, contrary to his earlier statement that there was nothing wrong with the gesture. Read more »

Barkong pandigma ng Pilipinas dumaong sa Korea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:30 AM

Dumaong sa South Korea ang isang barkong pandigma ng Pilipinas, bilang bahagi ng goodwill visit na layong mapatibay ang ugnayan ng 2 bansa. Read more »

5 South Korean, 4 Nepali climbers, porters missing in Himalayas – officials

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 02:43 PM

KATHMANDU - A group of 5 South Korean and 4 Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said Saturday. Read more »

Kim, Pompeo agree to 2nd US-North Korea summit 'at earliest date'

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 06:49 AM

Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearization with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.  Read more »

S. Korea ex-president Lee jailed for 15 years over corruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 04:24 PM

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was jailed for 15 years for corruption Friday, becoming the latest of the country's ex-leaders to be sent to prison.   Read more »

Samsung flags record operating profit in third quarter

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 05 08:31 AM

The South Korean electronics giant has seen profits soar in recent years largely thanks to solid demand for memory chips for mobile devices which has helped offset weakening profits from its own mobile production. Read more »

Chess Olympiad: Pinays dominate South Koreans in Round 9

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 12:02 AM

Janelle Mae Frayna led the Philippine women’s team to a 3-1 win over South Korea in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad in Georgia Wednesday night.   Read more »

North, South Korea start land mine removal in DMZ

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 01 01:24 PM

SEOUL - North and South Korea began work on Monday to remove land mines buried in the demilitarized zone dividing the two countries, the South's Defense Ministry said. Read more »

Immigration deports 9 undocumented Koreans

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 10:36 AM

Nine Korean nationals are set to be deported to their home country after officials found them working in Parañaque City without proper working documents, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Read more »

K-Pop stars at UN urge world's youth to 'just speak yourself'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:20 AM

K-Pop sensation BTS brought their star power to the United Nations on Monday, telling the world's youth to listen to their inner voice and resist pressure to conform.    Read more »

LOOK: Kim Jong Un does 'K-Pop finger heart' with South Korean officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:24 PM

North Korea's Kim Jong Un was all smiles as he tried his hand at the popular "finger heart" gesture with officials from South Korea at the top of Mount Paektu, official photos showed. Read more »

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 »