EXO’s Xiumin, Chen reunite with Pinoy fans at ‘Be You 2’

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Xiumin and Chen of the South Korean boy band EXO during a press conference at the Araneta Coliseum on December 9, 2022. And Xiumin and Chen of the wildly popular K-pop boy group EXO couldn’t have been happier with their recent return to Philippine shores. “When we’d go here for EXO’s concerts, the Filipino fans were so loud and their energy was so hot,” Chen said, recounting previous gigs. Xiumin of the South Korean boy band EXO during a press conference at the Araneta Coliseum on December 9, 2022. Chen of South Korean boy band EXO during a press conference at the Araneta Coliseum on December 9, 2022.
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N Korean missile lands close to S Korean waters for 'first time': Seoul military

A woman watches the news about a North Korea ballistic missile launch, at a station in Seoul, Sept. 30, 2022. In a statement, the JCS described the missile launch near South Korean territorial waters as very rare and intolerable". Japan also confirmed North Korean missile launches, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida telling reporters he planned to call a "national security meeting as soon as possible." CLOSE TO S KOREAOne of the missiles on Wednesday landed in waters just 57 kilometers east of the South Korean mainland, the military said. In March 2010, a North Korean submarine torpedoed the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan, killing 46 sailors including 16 who were on their mandatory military service.

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N. Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile': Seoul

Jeon Heon-Kyun, EPA-EFENorth Korea fired at least one "unidentified ballistic missile" Thursday, Seoul's military said, with Tokyo saying it appeared to have flown over Japan, as they urged residents in some areas to take shelter. "North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile towards East Sea," Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. On October 4, North Korea fired a missile over Japan that also prompted evacuation warnings. Pyongyang later claimed it was a "new-type ground-to-ground intermediate-range ballistic missile". That launch was the first time North Korea had fired a missile over Japan since 2017.

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Halloween revelers fill Shibuya, security tight after Seoul crush

People wearing costumes crowd a street during the Halloween celebrations at Shibuya entertainment district in Tokyo, Japan, 31 October 2022. A large number of police forces and security personnel were dispatched on Shibuya's scramble crossing and surrounding alleys after more than 150 people died during a stampede at Halloween celebrations in Seoul's Itaewon district on 29 October. Following the deaths of more than 150 people in Halloween celebrations in Seoul's Itaewon area Saturday night, Tokyo police were a major presence on Shibuya's wide avenues and tight alleys. "Honestly, I thought more people would be here this year," Soichiro Udo, a 65-year-old security guard working his fourth Halloween since 2019 said. The restrictions were devised after revelers in 2018 flipped a truck over during celebrations in an official Shibuya Ward Halloween event.

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This exhibit of old world Korean hats is best reason to visit new Met Museum in BGC

“Every hat worn during the 500-year reign of the Choson monarchs was indicative of the wearer’s status in society, alluding to class, gender, occupation and affiliation,” says the museum on Instagram. Portraits of men wearing hats by the artist Hong Soun. There’s a black gat and a white gat while a red gat is reserved for men in the military. Photo by Ryūzō Torii via Wikimedia Commons“Korea A Land of Hats” is in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center and the Coreana Cosmetics Museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is located at the MK Tan Center in BGC (near Bonifacio High Street, across Piandre).

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Marcos back in Manila after 'very successful' ASEAN summit

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrived in the Philippines past midnight of Monday from Cambodia where he attended the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has arrived in the Philippines at 12:14am, Monday from Cambodia where he attended the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits. Marcos said his first participation in an ASEAN summit as president was “very successful", adding that he articulated the Philippines' interests "and our commitment to working with ASEAN and our Dialogue Partners to find common ground to address the issues affecting our regionand to strengthen cooperation." Marcos also participated in related summits where they talked about ASEAN community-building efforts and pressing regional issues, and concerns, including the situation in Myanmar, developments in the South China Sea, the Ukraine crisis, the application of Timor-Leste for ASEAN membership, among others. Marcos explained that the “most important takeaway” during the ASEAN summit was that the neighboring nations need to help each other.

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Harris meets Xi briefly, calls for US-China communication

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (from left), Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern make a statement on North Korea's missile launch during the 2022 APEC meeting in Bangkok, November 18, 2022. Mick Tsikas, EPA-EFEUS Vice President Kamala Harris called Saturday for open communication with China during a brief meeting with President Xi Jinping, days after he held extensive talks with President Joe Biden. Harris spoke to the Chinese leader as they entered a retreat in Bangkok during a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, a White House official said. "We do think that Beijing has a role to play," another senior US official accompanying Harris said on Friday. Tensions between the United States and China have soared in particular over Taiwan, the self-ruling democracy claimed by Beijing.

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Marcos Jr: Climate change ‘felt' in APEC discussions

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) during the APEC meeting in Thailand. Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos Facebook pageMANILA — Climate change was the prime concern that touched all discussions in the 29th economic leaders’ meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Thailand, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Saturday night upon his return to the Philippines. Marcos said climate change issues were the “overarching subject” in the APEC sessions. Aside from climate, such topics as supply chains, food supply, digitalization, and women empowerment were also tackled during the meetings, said Marcos. “The ultimate aspiration is for the APEC region, Asia Pacific region to return to its old role as a a driver of the global economy.

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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 31, 2022

South Korean president President Yoon Suk-yeol declared days of national mourning after more than 150 people, mostly in their early 20s, were killed during one of Korea’s worst accidents. Siddharaj Solanki, EPA-EFEMask on at Sangandaan Public cemetery The Caloocan local government and health personnel implement basic health protocols as visitors enter the Sangandaan Public Cemetery on the eve of All Saints' Day, Monday. The heavy rainfall brought by tropical storm Paeng caused river walls along Ylang-ylang river to collapse, inundating 12 barangays in Noveleta, Cavite, the worst in the area after Ondoy in 2009, according to local officials. Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) handout/AFPCemeteries cleaned after storm for All Saints' Day Visitors flock to the Manila North Cemetery in Manila on Monday, a day before All Saints' Day. The cemetery reopened after being cleared of debris from severe tropical storm Paeng, just in time for most Filipinos' annual ritual of going to the cemeteries to visit their loved ones.

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