South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he admires the Philippines for the country’s impressive growth rate. Moon made the statement at a bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte in South …
A Korean man and his Filipina girlfriend have been arrested for selling marijuana to an undercover cop in Angeles City. Suh Jun Hong, aged 44, a native of Daeju City …
A Korean-American veteran of the US Armed Forces has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine — or shabu — in Cagayan de Oro. Dong Young Kim, aged 66, was detained …
The Bureau of Immigration has suspended ten members of staff for allegedly extorting 9.2 million pesos from a group of arrested Koreans. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra issued the suspension order …
Police are investigating after two Korean brothers — said to be keen gamblers — fell to their deaths from the third floor of a Makati hotel. The pair were found …
Kim Jong Un has passed through the border city of Dandong en route to his highly anticipated Hanoi summit with US President Donald Trump. Passing over the Friendship Bridge that …
Next week President of the United States Donald Trump will meet with supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, to undertake the second summit between the …
The peace process between the US and North Korea is in crisis after Pyongyang angrily rejected Washington’s “gangster-like” demands over nuclear disarmament. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew out …
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is preparing for a visit to North Korea amid mounting doubts over Pyongyang’s denuclearisation pledge. Announcing Thursday’s visit yesterday (Monday, July 2), White House …
Tom Fowdy, a postgraduate student of Chinese studies at Oxford University, gives his take on this week’s meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un… Despite fears and upsets, the …
Things are looking up on the DPRK-US front: for the first time in history, a sitting president has met with the chairman of the DPRK, in what has already become …
The Philippines has commended the US and North Korea for the “successful” summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The two leaders signed a joint document today …
The USA’s ambassador to the Philippines is playing a key role in setting up the on-off-on meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Trump. Ambassador Sung Kim, a …
Tom Fowdy, a postgraduate student of Chinese studies at Oxford University, examines the road ahead for bringing peace to the Korean peninsula… Just over a week ago, Donald Trump made …
Seoul’s Yonhap news agency has reported the fatal shooting of a 58-year-old South Korean in Manila. According to an online report published today (Thursday, May 17), the man was gunned …
“There is a real prospect of securing a peace regime on the Korean peninsula, however, the narrative Kim Jong-un had unilaterally capitulated to American demands in fear of the Trump …
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea. “President Trump should win the Nobel …
The recent détente in relations between north and south Korea — and America — has got many people asking what a unified Korea would look like? The western viewpoint usually …
President Duterte described Kim Jong Un as his idol following a meeting between North Korean leader and his southern counterpart. He also described the dictator as the “man of the …
President Duterte was “very much relieved” after North and South Korea agreed to pursue peace in the Korean Peninsula. Speaking hours after the historic meeting on the Korean Peninsula today …
A group of Chinese geologists believe the mountain above North Korea’s nuclear subterranean test site has collapsed under the stress of test explosions. Such a scenario could explain why Kim …
“Kim Jong-un’s shift towards diplomacy should not be interpreted as a capitulation to American demands, but a calculated strategy in dealing with President Trump’s bellicose approach. Utilising well-versed tactics of …
North Korea’s state media has reported Kim Jong Un’s first public statement about a possible summit with President Trump. Last month, President Trump agreed to hold talks with the nuclear-armed …
The clashes over the South China Sea and conflict with North Korea are two of the biggest threats to the global economy, a new report has claimed. According to the …
One of the police officers involved in the kidnap and murder of Korean businessman Ji Ick-Joo is to turn state witness. The killing inside Camp Crame police headquarters shocked the …
The resumption of talks between North and South Korea has ben welcomed by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said: “The Philippines is hoping …