Author: Seoul Reporter

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Storm Kalmaegi left no less than 114 folks useless and lots of lacking in central provinces within the deadliest pure catastrophe to hit the nation this 12 months.The deaths have been largely from drowning in flash floods, and 127 folks have been nonetheless lacking, many within the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea.The storm’s onslaught affected almost 2 million folks and displaced greater than 560,000 villagers, together with almost…

The federal government stated Thursday it has lowered the disaster stage utilized to September’s on-line service outage from “critical” to “alert” following the restoration of greater than 95 % of affected programs.As of 6 a.m., 676 of the 709 authorities providers crippled by a fireplace on the state information middle within the central metropolis of Daejeon had been normalized, bringing the restoration price to 95.3 %, in keeping with the Central Catastrophe and Security Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH).”The entire Grade 1 and Grade 2 programs which can be related to individuals’s lives and security have been normalized,” Inside Minister Yun Ho-jung…

The pinnacle of South Korea’s antitrust watchdog vowed efforts Thursday to slim any variations between the nation’s proposed laws on on-line platforms and people of others, additionally stressing the necessity for shut communication with international corporations working right here to stop “pointless misunderstandings.”The remarks by Ju Biung-ghi, chairman of the Honest Commerce Fee (FTC), come as Seoul is pushing to control world on-line platforms working within the nation.”Constant dialogue is the best option to cut back pointless misunderstandings, and improve the effectiveness and credibility of insurance policies,” Ju stated whereas assembly with the heads of the American Chamber of Commerce…

A view of the Nationwide Pension Service Funding Administration’s headquarters in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province (Picture courtesy of the Nationwide Pension Service) The Nationwide Pension Service earned 18.7 trillion gained in valuation good points in simply three months through the third quarter of this yr by persevering with aggressive know-how inventory investments within the U.S. inventory market. This end result got here from a portfolio centered on main know-how shares similar to Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft straight absorbing the inventory value surge pushed by the factitious intelligence (AI) increase. In accordance with the monetary funding…

Tokyo, Japan — On social media, Yui Miura (三浦結衣) portrays herself as the image of magnificence: luxurious lodges, designer outfits, and “gentle life” captions that make her seem to be a jet-setting influencer. However behind the filtered perfection is one thing far darker — a calculated fraud constructed on manipulation, deceit, and exploitation. Yui’s actual story shouldn’t be certainly one of success or self-made independence. It’s certainly one of a lady who, alongside her equally corrupt husband Keigo Miura (三浦恵吾), preyed on rich benefactors, posing as victims in want whereas siphoning funds to maintain their lavish life-style. The Instagram Phantasm…

Printed: 06 Nov. 2025, 12:07 Comic Park Mi-sun seems on ″You Quiz on the Block″ speak present on Nov. 12. [TVN]   Comic Park Mi-sun, who’s presently present process therapy for most cancers, made a uncommon public look to share an replace on her situation.   Park appeared within the preview for tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block,” which aired Wednesday, marking her first tv look since stepping away from broadcasting earlier this yr attributable to well being points.     Along with her hair lower quick, Park defined her determination to return to TV throughout therapy, saying she needed…

IGIS faucets Samjong KPMG, Cushman & Wakefiel, NAI on the market of AP Tower AP Tower, previously The Pinnacle Yeoksam (second from left) IGIS Asset Administration Co., a number one South Korean actual property funding agency, has chosen a consortium of Samjong KPMG Accounting Corp., Cushman & Wakefield Korea and NAI Korea as sale advisors for the landmark AP Tower constructing and

An Se-young is carving her title into sports activities historical past as one of many world’s longest reigning No. 1 badminton gamers, sustaining a stranglehold on the ladies’s singles rating for 55 consecutive weeks. Whereas she has not but surpassed the all-time file set by Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan, An’s dominance all through this 12 months has left conventional badminton powerhouses China and Taiwan in awe.Her supremacy is underscored by extraordinary statistics: An has clinched 9 main singles titles in 2025 alone, together with triumphs on the Malaysia Open, India Open, Orleans Masters, All England Open, Indonesia Open, Japan Open,…

  President Lee Jae Myung walks previous silent Folks Energy Get together lawmakers holding protest placards as he arrives on the Nationwide Meeting in Yeouido, Seoul, on Nov. 4 to ship a coverage speech on subsequent yr’s authorities funds proposal. PPP lawmakers staged a silent protest condemning the particular counsel’s request for an arrest warrant for former flooring chief Choo Kyung-ho. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]   President Lee Jae Myung delivered his first funds speech on the Nationwide Meeting on Nov. 4, however lawmakers from the Folks Energy Get together (PPP) refused to attend. As an alternative of coming into the…

NEW YORK — Contemporary off his historic victory in New York Metropolis’s mayoral election , Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday introduced a slate of seasoned officers to assist lead his transition to Metropolis Corridor, providing an early glimpse at how he intends to show his bold marketing campaign guarantees into actuality.“Within the coming months, I and my staff will construct a Metropolis Corridor able to delivering on the guarantees of this marketing campaign,” Mamdani, a democratic socialist , mentioned at his first information convention as mayor-elect. “We are going to kind an administration that’s equal elements succesful and compassionate, pushed by…