SYDNEY, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A study into the new telecommunications operator in the Philippines, Dito Telecommunity, raised serious concerns about cybersecurity, citizens’ privacy and national interests due to the fact that Dito’s 40% non-Philippine partner China Telecom reports directly to the Central People’s Government in China. The report, entitled “A Study Into The Proposed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a ceremony this week to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Philippines’ participation in the Korean War, the veterans affairs ministry said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country sent around 7,420 ground troops to help defend South Korea during the 1950-53 conflict, with the first batch [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will send 400,000 face masks to the Philippines and East Timor this week to help the two Southeast Asian countries cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. A C-130 Air Force plane carrying the KF-94 masks will depart for Manila on Thursday before traveling [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Those taking a taxi in the Philippines should check first to see if anyone is hiding in the car, particularly in the back seat, according to the South Korean Embassy in Manila. A South Korean tourist was robbed while riding a taxi in the Malate district of Manila late [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Wednesday it will open four new routes to China and the Philippines later this month amid declining demand to Japan. Korean Air will begin services on routes to Clark, Philippines, and Nanjing, China, on Oct. 27 and to Zhangjiajie [...]
MANILA, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Ctrip Co-founder and Executive Chairman James Liang today met with Philippines Secretary of Tourism Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. The pair discussed areas for collaboration ranging from destination marketing to strategies for improving customer service and safety for travelers to the Philippines and the wider South-East Asia region. The Philippines is an [...]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – As the development of the global tourism industry grows year by year, the Philippines has been considered as the next must-visit country for tourists. The Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila, established and operated by a Filipino entrepreneur, aims to provide visitors with a taste of arts and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will soon take back thousands of tons of trash that were illegally exported to the Philippines, the environment ministry here said Friday. “We’re now consulting with the Philippine government on schedules to bring back 6,300 tons of plastic garbage illegally shipped to the country,” Lee Byung-wha, a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of containers containing trash from South Korea entered the Philippines last July, which caused major upheaval in the Philippines for citizens and environmentalists alike. The trash in question was sent by a South Korea-Philippines joint venture, which reported that the containers contained pieces of plastic. The containers were [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has launched an investigation into a domestic firm that provoked the ire of the Philippines for illegally exporting waste to the country. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in tandem with the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Customs Service, conducted a thorough search [...]