Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Nuclear watchdog officials from South Korea and Sweden met Monday, and engaged in policy and regulatory discussions on high-level radioactive waste and small modular reactors.
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[2026-08-10 12:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Every year, smoking kills more than 68,000 South Koreans. Yet instead of making it easier for people to move away from cigarettes, South Korean policy continues to make that transition harder.
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[2026-08-10 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has secured a 956 billion-won (US$675.1 million) deal to supply engine generators to U.S.-based Corban Energy Group.
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[2026-08-10 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares pared earlier gains late Monday morning as foreign investors continued to sell big-cap tech shares despite bargain hunting by retail and institutional investors.
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[2026-08-10 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean hacking teams finished among the top three at a renowned global hacking competition, the science ministry said Monday.
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[2026-08-10 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Presidential Commission on Climate Crisis Response has assumed the co-chairship of an International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) working group, officials said Monday.
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[2026-08-10 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Seventeen's Seungkwan and Dino will enlist together on Oct. 26, their agency said Monday, while fellow member Mingyu will begin alternative military service next month.
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[2026-08-10 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A disability rights advocacy group staged a surprise "subway-riding" protest at two subway stations in Seoul on Monday, temporarily disrupting operations at one of the stations.
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[2026-08-10 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A disability rights advocacy group staged a surprise "subway-riding" protest at two subway stations in Seoul on Monday, temporarily disrupting operations at one of the stations.
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[2026-08-10 11:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Monday, led by technology stocks, as investors went bargain hunting after Wall Street's record-setting advance.
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[2026-08-10 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Atletico Madrid’s Lee Kang-in reacts during the preseason friendly soccer match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-08-10 11:18 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kim Jong-un’s regime has already provided thousands of soldiers, as well as missiles and artillery; Turkey readies arms package for Ukraine. What we know on day 1,629
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[2026-08-10 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a meeting Monday to discuss ways to promptly implement a large-scale investment initiative for semiconductor manufacturing facilities and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
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[2026-08-10 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Discrepancies have been found between final voter figures and on-site tallies from the June 3 local elections, data acquired by a lawmaker showed Monday, amid a widening probe into irregularities surrounding the elections.
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[2026-08-10 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: San Diego Padres third baseman Gage Workman, left, misses a grounder but Padres shortstop Sung-Mun Song, right, of South Korea, fields the grounder hit by Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Locklear during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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[2026-08-10 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout, photo)
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[2026-08-10 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Ediya Co., a major South Korean coffee franchise, said Monday it has opened its first outlet in Laos as it seeks to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asian markets.
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[2026-08-10 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will kick off a robot demonstration project at an apartment complex west of Seoul as part of its effort to develop a smart parking management system.
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[2026-08-10 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to a new low amid controversy over a series of government policies, a poll showed Monday.
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[2026-08-10 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A trio of South Korean mainstays on the PGA Tour will compete in the annual playoffs starting this week.
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[2026-08-10 10:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey" debuted atop the weekend box-office chart in South Korea, dethroning the latest Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," from the top spot, data showed Monday.
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[2026-08-10 10:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HONGSEONG, South Chungcheong Province — South Chungcheong Governor Park Soo-hyun believes the province is at a historic turning point. With more than 200 trillion won ($142 billion) in planned investments tied to the government's recently announced Mega Project, Park says South Chungcheong has an unprecedented opportunity to establish itself as South Korea's leader in artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing.
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[2026-08-10 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Monday, tracking record gains on Wall Street.
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[2026-08-10 10:03 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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[2026-08-10 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop idol group BIGBANG will release a new digital single on Aug. 19 to mark the 20th anniversary of its debut, its agency YG Entertainment said Monday.
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[2026-08-10 10:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean baseball season will resume this week after a record-breaking heat wave forced cancellations of nearly every game last week.
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[2026-08-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In The Korea Herald's first interview with a virtual idol, the WISHes member discusses her first solo release and why she wants virtual idols to be seen as musicians first
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[2026-08-10 09:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three men who had gone fishing off Incheon were rescued Monday while clinging to their capsized motorboat, more than 11 hours after they lost contact with their families, South Korean authorities said.
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[2026-08-10 09:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating fell sharply in Seoul, dropping 5.9 percentage points in a week, as his overall approval fell for a fourth consecutive week to its lowest level since he took office, according to a poll released Monday.
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[2026-08-10 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Bae Ji-hwan has marked his return to the majors with a single for the Milwaukee Brewers, just days after being released by a minor league team.
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[2026-08-10 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey" debuted atop the weekend box-office chart in South Korea, dethroning the latest Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," from the top spot, data showed Monday.
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[2026-08-10 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball season will resume this week after a record-breaking heat wave forced cancellations of nearly every game last week.
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[2026-08-10 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Bus housing idea deepens Seoul supply backlash
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[2026-08-10 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Korean football needs reckoning, not another apologyKFA's old guard must make way for new beginning
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[2026-08-10 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Linking growth to jobsKorea needs to restructure job market to drive growth beyond chip sector
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[2026-08-10 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 10.
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[2026-08-10 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are approximately 50,000 North Korean troops waiting for deployment to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X/Twitter on Saturday.
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[2026-08-10 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone said Sunday he will try to capitalize on the versatility of his new South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in.
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[2026-08-10 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Following his debut for the Spanish club Atletico Madrid in Seoul on Sunday, South Korean international Lee Kang-in promised his fans he will try to keep getting better both as an athlete and a person.
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[2026-08-09 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- An air defense artillery brigade under the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) participated in a recent air and missile defense exercise led by the U.S. Army Pacific in Palau that involved the firing of surface-to-air missiles, according to the USFK.
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[2026-08-09 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 9 Aug 2026 at 11:48pm
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[2026-08-09 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean international Lee Kang-in made his much-anticipated Atletico Madrid debut on home soil Sunday, in front of thousands of adoring fans in his new team's shirts.
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[2026-08-09 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Manchester City overcame a first-half deficit to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 in their preseason showdown in Seoul on Sunday, spoiling South Korean star Lee Kang-in's Atleti debut in front of some 50,000 fans.
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[2026-08-09 21:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea appears set to deploy an additional 30,000 to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 21:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Kim Min-seok extended his narrow lead in the party's leadership primary on Sunday over his rival Rep. Jung Chung-rae, according to the results provided by the ruling party.
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[2026-08-09 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears set to deploy an additional 30,000 to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.
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[2026-08-09 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok won the ruling Democratic Party (DP)'s primaries in Gangwon Province and Daegu-North Gyeongsang Province on Sunday, although the party's leadership race remains close.
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[2026-08-09 19:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Japan Football Association opens investigation into four Japanese referees named in the case
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[2026-08-09 18:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday apologized for a lawmaker's controversial proposal to convert discarded buses into housing for young people, dismissing the idea as "virtually impossible to implement."
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[2026-08-09 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Police are conducting a search at Yeouido Hangang Park in western Seoul after a post online claimed that an explosive device had been planted in the area, sources said Sunday.
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