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Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok's newest series will stream on Netflix
The new series will premiere outside of South Korea via Netflix
Breaking news and barriers: South Korea's first main female anchor
Lee So-jeong, news anchor of South Korea's national public broadcaster 'News 9' bulletin, breaks a decades-old boys' club in a society that is technologically and economically advanced, but still culturally male-dominated
'Crash Landing On You' finale clocks highest viewership ratings in channel's history
It even beat out the finale ratings for 'Goblin,' which also aired on tvN
'Running Man' is coming to Manila in 2020
Manila is the show's first stop in 2020
Jung Yong-hwa of CNBLUE to perform in Manila
CNBLUE's lead vocalist Jung Yong-hwa is returning to the Philippines for a solo concert in March 2020
Alternate lives: Korean orphans' quests for answers
International adoption from South Korea began after the Korean War as a way to remove mixed-race children, born to local mothers and American GI fathers, from a country that emphasized ethnic homogeneity
North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest provocation
(3rd UPDATE) Seoul's National Security Office of the presidential Blue House says both of the two missiles are 'analyzed' to be 'new type of short-range ballistic missiles'
South Korean cult leader jailed for raping followers
Pastor Lee Jaerock's victims were 'unable to resist as they were subject to the accused's absolute religious authority,' says a judge of the Seoul Central District Court
Netflix's 'Kingdom' gets 2nd season go – even before 1st season airs
Looks like the entertainment giant is more than confident about the success of this South Korean original
Seoul deploys warship to Libya after South Korean, Filipinos kidnapped
Munmu the Great is now on its way to Libya to secure the release of 3 Filipino engineers and a South Korean who were abducted in an attack on a water project site in western Libya on July 6
Sistar's Hyolyn is coming to Manila for ToyCon 2018
The Korean singer is performing on June 9
Roger Federer makes 7th Aussie final as Chung Hyeon retires
This is Federer's 7th Australian Open final as he chases his 6th Melbourne title and a record 20th Grand Slam victory
Koreans in Pampanga arrested for credit card fraud
A local court in Angeles City also orders the confiscation of computers used to access the credit card information of Koreans and Chinese people abroad
South Korean president elated that Filipinos love Korean culture
Filipinos riding the 'Korean wave' help improve ties between the Philippines and his country, says South Korean President Moon Jae-In
FA50 fighter jets grounded after air strike mishap in Marawi
Air strikes will continue using the other aircraft of the Philippine Air Force
U.S. returns looted royal seals to South Korea
This marks the 3rd time that Washington has returned South Korean treasures
10 public high schools in Metro Manila to offer Korean language this year
Education Secretary Leonor Briones says it would be good for Filipino students to continue the tradition of knowing about Korea
Lopez, Calida, EJK | Evening wRap
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Koreans arrested in PH over Interpol red notices
Police arrest 3 South Koreans – two for fraud cases back in their home country and another for violating the Philippines immigration laws
Barangay elections, New York Times, Abu Sayyaf | Evening wRap
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Maute group, oral arguments, Park | Evening wRap
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Korean vs Korean in Pampanga? Cops say yes
The Pampanga police file a criminal complaint against Jung Young Hun before an Angeles prosecutor
Aguirre: 'Korean mafia' could be behind Jee Ick Joo slay
Citing information he received from an unnamed former NBI official Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II claims that some people in the South Korean embassy are already compromised by this Korean mafia
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LIVE: Senate hearing on 'tokhang for ransom'
South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo reportedly was a victim of tokhang for ransom and died in the hands of the Philippine police
Kidnapping, robbery charges eyed vs Korean tipster in Pampanga
The Korean tipster gets a 10 cut from illegal police operations says the Central Luzon police chief
Jee Ick Joo memorial to be held inside Camp Crame
Philippine and Korean officials will attend the memorial at the headquarters of the Philippine National Police where the Korean businessman was killed by cops
LIVE: Senate hearing on Korean businessman slay
South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo reportedly died in the hands of the Philippine police
Angeles City police chief axed over men’s crimes vs Koreans
When the Koreans were victimized by extortionist cops there was no official in the station City police director Senior Superintendent Sidney Villaflor lacked in supervision
WATCH: Koreans in Angeles City appear unfazed after kidnapping-murder case
For a Korean businessman based in Angeles City the laid back life in the Philippines is still a better choice than high octane South Korea
Important to punish Korean's murderers, U.S. envoy says
This is a horrible case of a South Korean businessperson being murdered US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim says
[Newspoint] Murder in the cathedral
Why this brazenness why this air of impunity why this roguery?
DILG's Sueno on Korean's murder: Heads to roll
Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno also says We will not let these few rotten members of the PNP undermine the gains of the anti illegal drugs drive particularly Oplan TokHang
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, January 18, 2017
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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, January 12, 2017
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South Korean scandal widens as two presidential aides arrested
The two former aides of South Korean President Park Geun Hye are accused of helping Choi Soon Sil Park s friend and the center of the political scandal that hit the country
Uganda switches sides, dumping North Korea for South
The declaration comes after a meeting between Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun Hye
First South Korean wins Man Booker International Prize
Author Han Kang is splitting her prize money with her translator who only taught herself Korean 3 years before
Giant pandas from China arrive in South Korea
A female panda named Aibao and a male panda named Lebao get a red carpet welcome in Seoul
North Korea likens South's president to an 'ugly bat'
Pyongyang again launches a vitriolic attack on South Korean President Park Geun Hye
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un calls for more rocket launches
The advance toward space is North Korea s strategic goal says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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SHORT FILM: A Day
Ever wondered how it would be like to have your entire life fast forward in 24 hours?
PH peso 2nd least volatile Asian currency so far in 2015
The peso has moved within acceptable range despite the Greek bailout and China’s stock market collapse
'Screen South Korean tourists amid MERS threat'
Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian says the Philippines Department of Health should learn from their poor screening of passengers during the Ebola virus scare in 2014
N. Korea says successfully test-fired underwater ballistic missile
Development of a submarine launched missile capability would take the North Korean nuclear threat to a new level allowing deployment far beyond the Korean peninsula
Parents of S. Korean ferry victims complete marathon protest march
Almost a year after relatives of the victims demand an independent investigation into what caused the fatal disaster
New year mishaps, AirAsia update, 'thriftier' Filipinos | The wRap
China stampede fire in Philippines greet 2015 Relatives of AirAsia crash victims give DNA samples to help identify bodies in Indonesia A study shows Filipinos were thriftier in 2014
Filipino fatalities in Bering Sea boat mishap now 5 – DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is arranging the repatriation of the 3 Filipino survivors of the South Korean boat sinking off the coast of Russia
