Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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[2026-05-08 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info, comments in paras 3-4, 8-15)
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[2026-05-08 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A special envoy of South Korea's foreign minister has visited Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq and met with officials to discuss cooperation in energy, infrastructure and other sectors amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court on Friday has confirmed a two-year prison sentence for Cho Hyun-bum, chair of auto parts and tire-maker Hankook & Co., after finding him guilty of the embezzlement of company funds and breach of trust.
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[2026-05-08 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their winning streak to a fourth session Friday, reversing an earlier loss amid renewed Middle East tensions. The local currency dropped sharply against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-05-08 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-08 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party's (DP) push to put a constitutional change to a national vote in the upcoming local elections fell through Friday as the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) continued to boycott a parliamentary vote on the proposal.
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[2026-05-08 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Many older people in Korea are sharing the child-rearing burden of their own children, but a survey showed Friday that a substantial portion of them would rather not help out so much.
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[2026-05-08 16:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's two largest convenience store chains notched record quarterly revenue in the first quarter, prioritizing profitability over expansion amid high inflation.
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[2026-05-08 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Friday it has conducted a simulation drill in Georgia for the evacuation of South Koreans in the event of political unrest as part of efforts to strengthen overseas crisis response capabilities.
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[2026-05-08 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean vessel has successfully passed through the Red Sea and is currently en route home, marking the fourth oil shipment of its kind, the oceans ministry said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese electric vehicle makers are rapidly expanding into Korea, with premium EV brand Zeekr emerging as a new challenger to Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq lineup in the premium mainstream segment, while BYD intensifies price competition against mass-market models from Kia.
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[2026-05-08 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A special parliamentary committee filed complaints Friday against 31 individuals linked to allegations of fabricated indictments, including cases involving President Lee Jae Myung, on charges of perjury and others.
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[2026-05-08 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean prosecutors on Friday said they have indicted nine individuals for allegations of stock price rigging, the list of which included a former soccer player, the husband of a TV celebrity and a high-ranking official of a securities firm.
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[2026-05-08 15:48 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jogyesa temple in South Korea initiated Gabi, a humanoid robot into its order this week, as it combats falling participation and interest
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[2026-05-08 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Budget Minister Park Hong-keun on Friday emphasized greater budgetary support for local renewable energy companies to help them strengthen their global competitiveness.
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[2026-05-08 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police said Thursday that two officials of a local Taekwondo academy have been booked for attempted murder, after allegedly conspiring to kill the husband of one of the suspects, with at least 10 days' premeditation of the crime.
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[2026-05-08 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Friday it has secured orders worth a combined 2.1 trillion won (US$1.4 billion) to build six container ships and two gas carriers.
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[2026-05-08 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung held talks via phone with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss ways to deepen strategic ties between the two countries, according to Cheong Wa Dae on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras)
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[2026-05-08 15:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Disney's "Frozen" has unveiled the principal cast for its Korean premiere, with three actors each set to share the roles of sisters Elsa and Anna when the musical opens Aug. 13 at Charlotte Theatre in Seoul.
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[2026-05-08 15:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-05-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1928 -- Japanese colonial authorities suspend publication of the Chosun Ilbo newspaper for running an editorial critical of Japan's military advancement into the Chinese province of Shandong. The move, which marked the fourth suspension of a Korean newspaper by Japanese authorities, lasted 133 days.
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[2026-05-08 14:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first such vessel to reach the Asian nation by that route since Iran declared the critical waterway closed.
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[2026-05-08 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Malta-flagged oil tanker was seen near Daesan Port on Friday. The Odessa is the first crude oil tanker that has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in South Korea since the outbreak of Iran war.
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[2026-05-08 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-08 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung warned Friday that hoarding supplies amid shortages caused by the Middle East war will lead people to "ruin."
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[2026-05-08 14:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is expanding staffing for its robotics control tower as the South Korean tech giant seeks to expand its robot business, industry sources said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 14:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: MBK Partners, the South Korean private equity firm engaged in a prolonged control battle over Korea Zinc, has pushed back against concerns over potential Chinese influence following its decision to hire an additional US lobbyist to handle matters related to the US watchdog for foreign investment.
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[2026-05-08 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the South Korean judge’s death to China debuting naval drone tech, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-08 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Shandong province] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the South Korean judge’s death to China debuting naval drone tech, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-08 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen difundida el 8 de mayo de 2026 por el gobierno norcoreano, el mandatario de Corea del Norte Kim Jong Un, al centro, visita el destructor Choe Hyon para revisar su capacidad de maniobra, el jueves 7 de mayo de 2026, frente a la costa occidental norcoreana. (Agencia Central de Noticias de Corea/Korea News Service vía AP)
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[2026-05-08 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The large-calibre rifled gun has a range of over 60km, posing a serious threat to Seoul, which is only about 40km to 50km from the border
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[2026-05-08 13:19 UTC+10:00] [Kim Jong-un] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The large-calibre rifled gun has a range of over 60km, posing a serious threat to Seoul, which is only about 40km to 50km from the border
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[2026-05-08 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission decided Friday to request a police investigation into suspicions surrounding its 2024 decision that then first lady Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a luxury handbag from a Korean American pastor constituted no violation of the anti-graft law.
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song will depart for the Swiss city of Basel this week to attend meetings with central bank governors from member nations of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), his office said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 12:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cosmetics contract manufacturer Kolmar Korea posted record first-quarter earnings Friday, as robust sun care orders and scaled-up indie brands powered the K-beauty boom.
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[2026-05-08 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a former Marine commander to three years in prison in connection with the death of a young Marine during a search mission for victims of heavy rains in 2023.
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[2026-05-08 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- HMM Co., South Korea's largest shipping company, said Friday its shareholders approved a plan to relocate the company's headquarters from Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan.
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[2026-05-08 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A special envoy for President Lee Jae Myung has met Costa Rican President-elect Laura Fernandez and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in infrastructure and other fields, the foreign ministry said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.6 percent lower late Friday morning as investors locked in profits amid resurfaced military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s national postal service will launch a series of commemorative stamps featuring Blackpink next month, it announced Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution on Friday announced a major crackdown on a 10-member stock manipulation ring allegedly led by a self-proclaimed movie actor and a securities firm executive.
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[2026-05-08 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a two-year prison sentence for Hankook & Company Co. Chairman Cho Hyun-bum for misappropriating and embezzling company funds.
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[2026-05-08 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided on May 8, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a major munitions factory at an undisclosed location, North Korea Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-05-08 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Friday signed an agreement with the Army to strengthen the country's drone security capabilities to improve responses to evolving drone-related threats, according to officials.
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[2026-05-08 12:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean fried chicken chain BHC is making its first foray into Vietnam through a master franchise agreement, seeking to tap rising appetite for Korean food in one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing consumer markets.
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[2026-05-08 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea drew about 220,000 visitors from Japan and China during overlapping early-May holidays, the Culture Ministry said Thursday, a 41 percent jump from a year earlier that officials credited to targeted marketing in both countries.
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[2026-05-08 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean traffic is statistically at its worst between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., a government report showed Friday, with Fridays being the most congested day.
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[2026-05-08 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The Hanwha Eagles couldn't have asked for a better spot to get their slumping reliever Kim Seo-hyeon into Thursday night's game.
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