[2026-04-09 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Power, not chips, may decide Korea’s AI future

Snippet: Ex-Google engineer-turned-lawmaker warns grid limits, stalled reforms could derail AI push

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713754

[2026-04-09 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Kofia chief backs leveraged ETFs to boost market appeal

Snippet: South Korea is at a critical juncture in upgrading its capital market, and the introduction of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds could help attract investors back from overseas, the head of the local financial investment industry said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713750

[2026-04-09 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: South Korea’s military faces scrutiny over handling of North Korean missile launches

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713748

[2026-04-09 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Unpaid overtime work crackdown triggers backlash

Snippet: South Korea is stepping up efforts to curb unpaid overtime practices, drawing mixed reactions from labor groups and businesses as authorities move to overhaul a decades-old wage system that has long blurred the line between base pay and overtime.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713743

[2026-04-09 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Audit failures put 54 firms at risk of delisting

Snippet: A total of 54 listed firms — 12 on the Kospi and 42 on the Kosdaq — face potential delisting after failing to secure clean audit opinions for their 2025 financial statements, the Korea Exchange said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713742

[2026-04-09 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Quirky China: haunted house auctioned 3 times, lift serves only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery

Snippet: From an unsold ‘ghostly’ flat, to a residential lift with just 1 stop and sushi restaurant with rotating rodent, bizarre stories abound in China

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3349474/quirky-china-haunted-house-auctioned-3-times-lift-serves-only-1-floor-mouse-run-eatery?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 16:04 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Quirky China: haunted house auctioned 3 times, lift serves only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery

Snippet: From an unsold ‘ghostly’ flat, to a residential lift with just 1 stop and sushi restaurant with rotating rodent, bizarre stories abound in China

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3349474/quirky-china-haunted-house-auctioned-3-times-lift-serves-only-1-floor-mouse-run-eatery

[2026-04-09 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Operator of Yiwu market, former mecca of global consumer goods trade, eyes Hong Kong IPO

Snippet: Hong Kong listing plan comes after the company reported net profit of 4.2 billion yuan for 2025, up 36.8 per cent from a year earlier

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3349483/operator-yiwu-market-former-mecca-global-consumer-goods-trade-eyes-hong-kong-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 16:03 UTC+10:00] [Yiwu trade market] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Operator of Yiwu market, former mecca of global consumer goods trade, eyes Hong Kong IPO

Snippet: Hong Kong listing plan comes after the company reported net profit of 4.2 billion yuan for 2025, up 36.8 per cent from a year earlier

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3349483/operator-yiwu-market-former-mecca-global-consumer-goods-trade-eyes-hong-kong-ipo

[2026-04-09 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea telecoms companies pledge reforms to rebuild trust, cut costs

Snippet: SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus vow security overhaul after data breaches

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713732

[2026-04-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: KOFIA to hold forum on long-term plans to boost capital market

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) said Thursday his organization will soon launch a special forum to draft long-term plans to boost the capital market, saying the country is at a "golden time" to upgrade its financial investment sector.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409006200320

[2026-04-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Builds World's First Ammonia-Powered Vessel

Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said it has built the world's first ammonia-powered vessel and held a naming ceremony on March 9 for two such ships at its Ulsan shipyard.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713729

[2026-04-09 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea, US to hold joint Freedom Flag air drill

Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713695

[2026-04-09 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG says new AI beats GPT-5 mini in visual tests

Snippet: LG AI Research on Thursday released Exaone 4.5, an artificial intelligence model that can process both text and images, as the company builds toward adding visual capabilities to its entry in South Korea's government-backed sovereign AI competition.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713688

[2026-04-09 15:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Twenty-six phone calls’: How China helped bring Tehran to the negotiating table

Snippet: Beijing: As the world waits to see whether the shaky US-Iran ceasefire holds, China is being credited with playing a role in bringing Tehran to the negotiating table.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/twenty-six-phone-calls-how-china-helped-bring-tehran-to-the-negotiating-table-20260409-p5zmjf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: India’s IBC, Jogye lay group discuss cooperation at Bexpo 2026

Snippet: India’s International Buddhist Confederation and South Korea’s lay Buddhist community under the Jogye order discussed future cooperation at the Seoul International Buddhism Expo, or Bexpo 2026, April 4.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713686

[2026-04-09 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea should pursue 'pro-supply chain' strategy, xpert outlines Korea’s path in tech war at GBF

Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713684

[2026-04-09 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘It sucks’: Sam Kerr is still digesting Matildas’ Asian Cup heartbreak

Snippet: Sam Kerr admits she is yet to come to terms with the heartbreak of the Matildas’ defeat to Japan in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup final as the national team’s focus shifts to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/it-sucks-sam-kerr-is-still-digesting-matildas-asian-cup-heartbreak-20260409-p5zmhx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Inquirer

Title: West PH Sea: Philippines unveils new coast guard command in Spratlys

Snippet: THITU ISLAND, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard unveiled on Thursday its first dedicated command center in the Spratly island chain, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea that has been the site of repeated confrontations with Chinese vessels.

Read full article: https://www.inquirer.net/472188/west-ph-sea-philippines-unveils-new-coast-guard-command-in-spratlys/

[2026-04-09 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xi: senior officers must ‘stay pure’ to meet Chinese military’s centenary goal

Snippet: Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3349470/xi-senior-officers-must-stay-pure-meet-chinese-militarys-centenary-goal?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 15:02 UTC+10:00] [President Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xi: senior officers must ‘stay pure’ to meet Chinese military’s centenary goal

Snippet: Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3349470/xi-senior-officers-must-stay-pure-meet-chinese-militarys-centenary-goal

[2026-04-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Mobile carriers pledge stronger user protection after hacking incidents

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top three mobile carriers on Thursday vowed to tighten cybersecurity measures in response to a series of data breaches last year while enhancing their corporate responsibility.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409003800320

[2026-04-09 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Oil prices rise again and Asian stocks retreat

Snippet: A currency trader works near a screen showing international oil prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-iran-ceasefire-oil-857ae30b3be4441819b2848fd594a33d

[2026-04-09 14:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Galleries Art Fair opens amid cautious rebound in global art market

Snippet: The Galleries Art Fair 2026 kicked off on Wednesday at Coex in southern Seoul, drawing strong crowds and signaling a good start to the year. As Korea’s oldest art fair, the fair is considered as a barometer of the domestic art market of the year.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713608

[2026-04-09 14:26 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Hundreds search for wolf that escaped from zoo in South Korea

Snippet: Local school closes in Daejeon city as hundreds of emergency service and military personnel scour area around O-World theme park where the wolf escaped from

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/wolf-escaped-zoo-daejeon-south-korea

[2026-04-09 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Fujitsu at the core of Japan’s AI independence drive

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/fujitsu-at-the-core-of-japans-ai-independence-drive/

[2026-04-09 14:04 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: North Korea unveils cluster-bomb missile, electronic warfare capability

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-unveils-cluster-bomb-missile-electronic-warfare-capability/

[2026-04-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Is one of America’s top AI-robot scholars about to join China’s tech talent pool?

Snippet: Su Hao, of UC San Diego, appears on Fudan University faculty list as professor in electronic information specialising in AI

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3349408/one-americas-top-ai-robot-scholars-about-join-chinas-tech-talent-pool?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Princeton University] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Is one of America’s top AI-robot scholars about to join China’s tech talent pool?

Snippet: Su Hao, of UC San Diego, appears on Fudan University faculty list as professor in electronic information specialising in AI

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3349408/one-americas-top-ai-robot-scholars-about-join-chinas-tech-talent-pool

[2026-04-09 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ICC confirms Japan to host T20 World Cup qualifiers at new Asian Games cricket stadium

Snippet: The biggest East Asia-Pacific tournament ever will see nine teams battling to reach the showpiece event in Australia and New Zealand

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3349455/icc-confirms-japan-host-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-new-asian-games-cricket-stadium?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Nagoya] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ICC confirms Japan to host T20 World Cup qualifiers at new Asian Games cricket stadium

Snippet: The biggest East Asia-Pacific tournament ever will see nine teams battling to reach the showpiece event in Australia and New Zealand

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3349455/icc-confirms-japan-host-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-new-asian-games-cricket-stadium

[2026-04-09 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Peter Thiel-backed Cognition pushes into Asia with Japan, Singapore offices

Snippet: Russell Kaplan, co-founder and president of U.S. artificial intelligence startup Cognition, says Japan has emerged as one of the company's most promising overseas markets. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/peter-thiel-backed-cognition-pushes-into-asia-with-japan-singapore-offices

[2026-04-09 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: RoboSense Announced Q1 2026 LiDAR Sales, Robotics Segment Grows 1,458.8% YoY to Over 185,500 Units

Snippet: SHENZHEN, China, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboSense (2498.HK) , a pioneering AI-driven robotics technology company, announced its sales volume for the first quarter of 2026, with total LiDAR sales reaching 330,300 units, representing a year-on-year increase of 204.1%. Among these, LiDAR sales volume for the ADAS segment totaled 144,800 units, while LiDAR sales volume for robotics and others reached 185,500 units, representing a robust year-on-year surge of 1,458.8%.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713569

[2026-04-09 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Beijing 'distressed' by Chinese researcher's death in US university

Snippet: China has called on American authorites to investigate the death of a Chinese semiconductor researcher in the US, who was found dead after "hostile questioning" by law enforcement there.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0xd4g21qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-09 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Activists howl with rage as escaped wolf faces death in South Korea

Snippet: The wolf, named Neukgu, tunnelled its way to freedom from a Daejeon zoo, triggering a school closure and search involving over 300 people

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349451/activists-howl-rage-escaped-wolf-faces-death-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-09 13:06 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Activists howl with rage as escaped wolf faces death in South Korea

Snippet: The wolf, named Neukgu, tunnelled its way to freedom from a Daejeon zoo, triggering a school closure and search involving over 300 people

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349451/activists-howl-rage-escaped-wolf-faces-death-south-korea

[2026-04-09 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: HD Hyundai Heavy builds world's 1st ammonia-fueled ships

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Thursday it has completed construction of two ammonia-fueled vessels, marking a first for the global shipbuilding industry.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409005100320

[2026-04-09 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Belarus to open embassy in N. Korea by Aug. 1: report

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Belarus will open its embassy in North Korea by Aug. 1, a Belarusian news report said Thursday, adding the plan is part of President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to North Korea last month.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409004900315

[2026-04-09 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Govt. designates 145 companies to lead S. Korea's food exports

Snippet: The government has selected 145 prominent and emerging companies to spearhead South Korea's food exports, the agriculture ministry said Thursday, as global demand for Korean cuisine is rapidly growing in line with the popularity of Korean culture.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713490

[2026-04-09 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea's fiscal balance improves on increased tax revenue

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier in the first two months of the year, despite an increase in total government spending, driven by higher tax revenue, the budget ministry said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409004200320

[2026-04-09 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Gov't designates 145 companies to lead S. Korea's food exports

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government has selected 145 prominent and emerging companies to spearhead South Korea's food exports, the agriculture ministry said Thursday, as global demand for Korean cuisine is rapidly growing in line with the popularity of Korean culture.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409004700320

[2026-04-09 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: China Produces "Baby Shahed" Kamikaze Drones For $500

Snippet: China's manufacturing base is now churning out short-range, low-cost kamikaze drones priced at under $500 per unit, which X user PLA Military Updates has described as "Baby Shahed" drones.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/military/china-produces-baby-shahed-kamikaze-drones-500

[2026-04-09 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea fines auction house Christie's 287 mln won over data leak

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The data protection regulator said Thursday it has fined British auction house Christie's 287 million won (US$193,600) over a data leak involving South Korean nationals.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409004400315

[2026-04-09 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Neolithic, Bronze Age relics of salt-producing facilities found in N. Korea: KCNA

Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Remains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea's southwestern city of Nampho, state media said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409004300315

[2026-04-09 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: China's Rokid to bring OpenClaw to AI glasses

Snippet: Chinese startup Rokid officially launched its AI glasses in Japan and Europe this year as it further expands markets outside China. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/china-s-rokid-to-bring-openclaw-to-ai-glasses

[2026-04-09 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea marks 30 years since world’s first CDMA launch

Snippet: South Korea marked 30 years since becoming the first country to commercialize code division multiple access -- more commonly known as CDMA -- mobile communications, a breakthrough that laid the foundation for its rise as a global information and communication technology powerhouse.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713403

[2026-04-09 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Studying at Starbucks? Now it’s official

Snippet: Starbucks Korea said Thursday it has introduced dedicated seating areas designed for customers visiting alone or in pairs near universities to study or work, branding them as "Focus Zones."

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713402

[2026-04-09 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: North Korea holds three days of weapons testing KCNA

Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea tested weapon systems over three days this week, including the firing of ballistic missiles and cluster bombs, its state media said on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/09/world/asia-oceania/north-korea-holds-three-days-of-weapons-testing-kcna/2316890

[2026-04-09 11:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Bain exits Korea Zinc, Meritz steps in as new white knight

Snippet: Private equity firm Bain Capital has sold its entire stake in Korea Zinc to Meritz Financial Group, ending its role as a key backer of Chairman Choi Yoon-beom after about 18 months, according to investment banking sources on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10713373

[2026-04-09 11:30 UTC+10:00] [hanami] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Cultural clashes, ‘unruly crowds’ at Japan’s cherry blossom parties stir overtourism debate

Snippet: A report claims residents of Dazaifu in Fukuoka prefecture complained about groups ‘making a racket in Chinese’ at a popular hanami spot

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3349441/cultural-clashes-unruly-crowds-japans-cherry-blossom-parties-stir-overtourism-debate