Korea Observer

By JONATHAN M. HICAP Manila Bulletin SEOUL, South Korea - Filipinos have immense talent in singing but carrying a tune in a different language is another story altogether. Mary Viena Tolentino Park (center) with her husband Park Jong Woong (right) and mother-in-law Son Sok Cha (left) in Seoul. (Photo by Jonathan Hicap)

Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Fingerprint and facial recognition to be applied to all inbound foreign tourists starting Jan. 2012

Super Junior's Siwon in Manila for ad shoot | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online

January 2, 2012 siwon407   SiwonChoi   Now We are at Orchard Road Metro Manila‎ Quezon City.

It's a happy start for a new year for K-pop fans in the Philippines.  Super Junior's Siwon tweeted that he was on his way to Manila tonight. 

2PM's Nichkhun immortalized at Madame Tussauds Bangkok | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online

Via  http://www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow DONATE NOW Emergency Alert: Typhoon Sendong Tropical Storm Sendong (international name: Washi) ravaged Mindanao, slamming it with devastating rains and unleashing flash floods and landslides that have left a horrifying trail of destruction. As of 10AM, the death toll has reached 497 (Cagayan De Oro 215, Iligan City 195, Bukidnon 47, Negros Oriental 22, Lanao del Norte 9, Compostela Valley 5, Zamboanga del Norte 3, Surigao del Sur 1). Most of the dead were asleep Friday night when raging floodwaters pounded their homes from rivers and cascaded from mountain slopes following 12 straight hours of heavy rains in Mindanao.