Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The government will look into all "perfect-score" winners in apartment applications since July last year to see if any foul play was involved, officials said Monday, amid complaints that perfect scores should be rare in principle but too many such cases have been reported.
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[2026-05-11 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday a closer examination is needed regarding a recent strike on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as the government has yet to determine who was responsible for the incident.
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[2026-05-11 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- No team in South Korean baseball this season has been as streaky as the Samsung Lions.
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[2026-05-11 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Authorities were searching for a missing elementary school student for the second day Monday after he disappeared while visiting a mountain park with his family.
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[2026-05-11 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Dino, the youngest member of K-pop boy band Seventeen, will drop his debut album as alter ego "Pi Cheolin" in August, his agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean benchmark Kospi hit a fresh intraday record Monday, surpassing the 7,800 mark for the first time. The sharp gain triggered a buy-side sidecar.
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[2026-05-11 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded slightly to 59.7 percent on a strong stock rally and economic achievements, a survey showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Monday activated a trading halt on the main bourse amid an extended bull run of big-cap semiconductor shares.
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[2026-05-11 10:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports jumped 43.7 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of May, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea urged its people to intensify efforts toward this year's grain harvest, state media reported Monday, as the country continues to grapple with food shortages.
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[2026-05-11 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 43.7 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of May, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened at a fresh record high Monday, easily breaching the 7,700-point mark, boosted by an extended rally of blue chip semiconductor shares, despite woes over the US-Iran peace deal at the risk of rupture.
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[2026-05-11 10:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a fresh record high Monday, easily breaching the 7,700-point mark, boosted by an extended rally of blue chip semiconductor shares, despite woes over the U.S.-Iran peace deal at the risk of rupture.
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 09:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The confirmed strike by unidentified objects on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to give Seoul grounds to consider joining US-led missions aimed at safeguarding freedom of navigation in the strait, experts said Sunday.
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[2026-05-11 09:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean government investigation has concluded that “unidentified airborne objects” struck a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week, causing an explosion and fire aboard the ship, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday, while stopping short of identifying who was responsible for the attack.
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[2026-05-11 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The supernatural horror film "Salmokji: Whispering Water" has attracted more than 3 million viewers, just about a month after its release, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Im Sung-jae has posted his second top-10 finish of the season in his final tournament before an upcoming major tournament.
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[2026-05-11 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to visit South Korea before heading to China for a U.S.-China summit, his social media post showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: North Korea and Russia deepen ties as South Korea-U.S. alliance strains
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Abortive constitutional reform: Partisan politics derails much-needed constitutional reform
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Reform deferred: Political mistrust derails move to amend Korea's aging constitutional framework
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[2026-05-11 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 11.
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[2026-05-11 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a weapons factory. (KCNA)
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[2026-05-11 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: North Korea just casually revised its constitution to automatically launch a nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, or if the country’s nuclear command-and-control system is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks.
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[2026-05-11 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Humanoid robot Gabi takes part in a Buddhist monk ordination ceremony at a temple in Seoul, South Korea. ReutersInfo Street artist Oscar Giraldo performs with his pets, a cat called Pereza and a rat called Luciana, on a street in Ibague, Tolima, Colombia. AFPInfo Artist Oriol Vilanova, left, with his piece Los Restos on display during a preview of the 61st Venice Biennale, which runs from May 9 to November 22.
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[2026-05-11 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN JUAN, La Union — Under the scorching heat of the sun matched by the warm welcome of the fans Sunday, South Korean Joo Dae Yeong let everyone know why he’s the MPTC Tour of Luzon defending champ.
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[2026-05-11 01:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit
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[2026-05-11 01:50 UTC+10:00] [Jamieson Greer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting follows Paris round in March and a video call in April as both sides prepare for Trump’s state visit
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[2026-05-11 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran has denied responsibility for the attack, with its embassy in Seoul stating that it rejects and denies any allegations of involvement
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[2026-05-11 00:57 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran has denied responsibility for the attack, with its embassy in Seoul stating that it rejects and denies any allegations of involvement
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[2026-05-10 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- The confirmed strike by unidentified objects on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to give Seoul grounds to consider joining U.S.-led missions aimed at safeguarding freedom of navigation in the strait, experts said Sunday.
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[2026-05-10 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: North Korea has updated its constitution to require a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, according to a report.
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[2026-05-10 23:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cheong Wa Dae held a working-level meeting of the National Security Council on Sunday, the presidential office said, possibly to discuss the outcome of an investigation into the recent explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-10 22:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean investigation team has concluded that a strike by "unidentified airborne objects" caused the explosion and fire aboard a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week, the foreign ministry said Sunday.
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[2026-05-10 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae held a working-level meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday, the presidential office said, possibly to discuss the outcome of an investigation into the recent explosion and fire on a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-10 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, minor edits throughout; ADDS more photos; RESTRUCTURES)By Oh Seok-min and Park Bo-ram
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[2026-05-10 21:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Heavier levy returns after four-year suspension as Korea tightens housing curbs
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[2026-05-10 21:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea stole more than 2 trillion won ($1.36 billion) in virtual assets last year, a record haul that came as its hackers broadened attacks from crypto platforms to South Korea's defense, IT and software supply chains.
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[2026-05-10 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From K-pop and K-film to K-beauty and K-food, actor Daniel Dae Kim’s new travel series examines the global rise of South Korean culture
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[2026-05-10 21:15 UTC+10:00] [Daniel Dae Kim] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From K-pop and K-film to K-beauty and K-food, actor Daniel Dae Kim’s new travel series examines the global rise of South Korean culture
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[2026-05-10 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-10 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-10 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead paras; ADDS more details in paras 3-4, 9)
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[2026-05-10 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-10 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more info in para 2)
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[2026-05-10 20:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-05-10 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean investigation team has concluded that "an external attack" caused the explosion and fire aboard a South Korean-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week, the foreign ministry said Sunday.
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[2026-05-10 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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