Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-06 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-06 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled more than 4 percent Thursday due to losses in tech shares amid lingering concerns over profitability of artificial intelligence (AI) spending. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-08-06 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A K1E1 tank operated by the Army caught fire during live-fire drills in the border city of Pocheon early Thursday, officials said, with no casualties reported.
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[2026-08-06 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) New U.S. Amb. Steel vows efforts to ensure alliance with S. Korea as 'linchpin' of peace
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[2026-08-06 16:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 2021 dating series to be available in overseas markets, including Asia, Americas
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[2026-08-06 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday criticized President Lee Jae Myung for suggesting that the Korea Military Academy was at the center of the country's past military coups.
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[2026-08-06 16:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former Justice Minister and independent Rep. Han Dong-hoon accused the ruling Democratic Party of Korea of putting political vengeance ahead of the public interest by abolishing prosecutors' supplementary investigation authority.
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[2026-08-06 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted five members of an illegal wildlife trafficking ring that smuggled exotic and endangered animals, including Chinese alligators, into South Korea.
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[2026-08-06 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Navy on Thursday conducted defense drills near the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo, marking the first such exercise this year, the armed service said.
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[2026-08-06 16:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unlike global peers, Korea’s pension fund delayed stock sales during rally, potentially leaving less room to cushion reversal
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[2026-08-06 16:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean investors are moving into US leveraged ETFs after tighter domestic rules pushed them away, raising questions over whether efforts to curb speculative trading are shifting risk-taking activity overseas.
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[2026-08-06 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ballet star returns to Korean stage with Universal Ballet's 'Swan Lake'
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[2026-08-06 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: First conviction holding company criminally liable for worker’s heatstroke death raises stakes for employers
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[2026-08-06 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jens Castrop, the Korean-German midfielder who represented South Korea at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was taken off on a stretcher after suffering an injury in a preseason friendly.
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[2026-08-06 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Starbucks sign is seen outside the coffee company’s global corporate headquarters, May 11, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-08-06 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing extreme heat wave is expected to slightly subside this weekend after reaching its peak, the state weather service said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Iconic actress Michelle Yeoh has been selected as "The Asian Filmmaker of the Year" at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), organizers said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has established the world's first international standards for software-defined vehicles (SDV), the science ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min has been held off the board for the first time in five official matches.
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[2026-08-06 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Construction Equipment said Thursday it has signed renewable power purchase agreements totaling 12.4 megawatt-peak, more than doubling the renewable share of electricity used at its Incheon plant.
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[2026-08-06 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Incheon International Airport Corp. said Thursday it has begun commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, or MRO, operations after completing Korea’s first passenger-to-freighter conversion facility late last year.
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[2026-08-06 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry minister said Thursday that the U.S. government is expected to announce the results of its investigation into alleged overproduction under Section 301 of the Trade Act by the end of this month.
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[2026-08-06 15:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Newer products lift margins and growth outlook as UBS names Celltrion its top Korean healthcare pick
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[2026-08-06 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. has settled a patent dispute with U.S. chip firm Netlist Inc. by signing a five-year agreement to license Netlist's memory chip patents, Netlist said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Bain Capital won a battle to buy a global bubble tea chain as one of its top rivals remains under scrutiny from South Korean regulators.
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[2026-08-06 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's gaming giants are expanding their franchises into fine arts in a bid to reshape public perception
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[2026-08-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1933 -- Korea's first female pilot, Park Kyung-won, dies in a plane crash.
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[2026-08-06 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-08-06 14:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-06 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: L&C Bio plans to launch an injectable skin booster made from donated human fat to treat weight-loss drug effects
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[2026-08-06 14:25 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: L&C Bio plans to launch an injectable skin booster made from donated human fat to treat weight-loss drug effects
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[2026-08-06 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Chinese national involved in a bloody fight in Seoul was handed over to immigration authorities after police discovered that he was staying in South Korea illegally, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Thursday to mobilize all of its resources to minimize damage from a record-breaking heat wave gripping the nation.
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[2026-08-06 13:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New envoy seeks bigger Korean investment, invites officials and firms to world's first state-backed Bitcoin conference
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[2026-08-06 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with ministry's statement in paras 1-7, 9, last para)
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[2026-08-06 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday denounced President Lee Jae Myung over remarks suggesting he had not read a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act that strips prosecutors of their investigative powers, despite having earlier approved its promulgation.
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[2026-08-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: POCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- Shortly after the word "splash" sounded through a transceiver shared by the U.S. Marines, an explosion echoed through a firing range in a border city, indicating that a first-person view (FPV) drone successfully struck its hillside target.
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[2026-08-06 12:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A decadelong decline in South Korea’s wage inequality has gone into reverse, driven largely by weaker growth among low-income workers since 2020, a recent study showed Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background)
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[2026-08-06 12:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul could see temperatures climb to 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday as an intensifying heat wave pushes the capital close to its all-time high.
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[2026-08-06 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- An official of defense contractor LIG Defense & Aerospace has been arrested for allegedly offering bribes to an employee of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the prosecution said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will strengthen artificial intelligence-based medical services, including telemedicine for those living in remote regions, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: People become homeless for many different reasons, but South Korea’s brutally hot and humid summer is a hardship they all share. For those sleeping in underpasses or on the streets, a shower at the end of a sweltering day can offer rare relief.
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[2026-08-06 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Japanese woman in her 20s died in an apparent suicide during a social media livestream, police said Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have requested arrest warrants for four student activists for allegedly trespassing on a U.S. air base in South Korea earlier this week.
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[2026-08-06 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell sharply late Thursday morning as investors dumped large-cap tech shares following a rise in the previous sessions.
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[2026-08-06 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Katseye is planning to open pop-up stores for its upcoming EP in Seoul and Tokyo, according to Hybe X Geffen Records on Thursday.
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[2026-08-06 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Koo cites solid fundamentals, stabilizing markets after Bloomberg column questions investment appeal
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[2026-08-06 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A total of 90 listed firms decided to spend 7.4 trillion won (US$5.2 billion) in cash dividends last month, data showed Thursday, as part of their efforts to boost shareholder returns.
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[2026-08-06 12:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US State Department on Wednesday reiterated its warning for Americans not to travel to North Korea "for any reason," citing the "serious risk" of arrest and long-term detention in the reclusive state.
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