Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-05 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean beauty tech firm APR said Wednesday that both sales and profit more than doubled to quarterly records, with overseas sales now accounting for over 90 percent of revenue.
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[2026-08-05 15:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean authorities have dismantled a Korean-run scam operation in Almaty, Kazakhstan, arresting 19 suspected members in cooperation with local authorities, the Korean National Police Agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The number of employed people aged 55 to 79 topped the 10 million mark for the first time amid the country's rapidly aging population, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 15:30 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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[2026-08-05 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- FuriosaAI Inc. will take part in a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data center construction project in Sweden, the company said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Herve Renard, the French soccer coach who was repeatedly linked with the South Korean men's national team job in recent years, has returned as Ivory Coast's head coach for a second stint after more than a decade.
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[2026-08-05 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders pass by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-08-05 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1902 -- Kim So-wol, known as "the Koreans' poet," is born into an upper-class family in a mountain village in North Pyongan Province, now located in North Korea.
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[2026-08-05 15:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul has been named the favorite worldwide city by US travel media outlet Trazee Travel for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the first city to achieve the feat, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ahead of his KNSO debut, Spanish conductor reflects on World Cup celebrations, Manuel de Falla and why Korean audiences keep drawing him back
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[2026-08-05 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean director Lee Ji-won, who made her mark with her debut film "Miss Baek" in 2018, will return with a family drama about a fractured household forced to reunite in the face of a crisis, after an eight-year absence from the big screen.
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[2026-08-05 14:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Temperatures have neared or exceeded 40 degrees Celsius across South Korea, prompting local governments to send drones over farmland and refrigerated trucks through city streets to protect residents from the prolonged heat wave.
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[2026-08-05 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- All 10 professional baseball games scheduled for the next two evenings have been canceled due to extreme heat that has gripped the nation.
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[2026-08-05 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday his ministry will seek to facilitate consultations with the United States to secure conditions to build nuclear-powered submarines and create an environment for its bid to secure the right to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel.
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[2026-08-05 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The veterans ministry said Wednesday it will seek to identify more independence activists who have yet to be recognized for their role in achieving Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule and award state honors to them.
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[2026-08-05 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has warned that Pyongyang would adopt “additional military options” after Japan test-fired a United States-made Tomahawk cruise missile.
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[2026-08-05 13:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Two games canceled before start time, while fan collapse halts play at another amid scorching heat
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[2026-08-05 13:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police on Wednesday conducted a search and seizure at Starbucks Korea's headquarters as part of an investigation into the company's controversial "Tank Day" promotion.
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[2026-08-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign tourists' spending in South Korea accounted for 1.17 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 amid a rise in inbound travelers, a central bank report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The state weather agency issued additional serious heat wave warnings in the greater Seoul area Wednesday, placing 43 percent of the region under the highest alert level.
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[2026-08-05 12:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop's biggest stars share their fan moments as Marvel sequel races past 4 million tickets sold
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[2026-08-05 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The state weather agency issued additional serious heat wave warnings in the greater Seoul area Wednesday, placing 43 percent of the region under the highest alert level.
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[2026-08-05 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula amid upheaval in the international order, noting that the move also helps support the national economy.
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[2026-08-05 12:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Developed by SNU student frustrated by summer commute, new shade-finding map app gains traction as Korea endures record-breaking heat
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[2026-08-05 12:35 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: North Korea said it will pursue unspecified “additional military options” in response to Japan’s expanding defense capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a “war criminal state.”
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[2026-08-05 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Wednesday renewed its push to finalize a target year for retaking wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States, aiming to advance the process partly through the allies' upcoming combined exercise later this month.
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[2026-08-05 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended gains late Wednesday morning as easing concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) profitability and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz lifted investor sentiment.
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[2026-08-05 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Co. said Wednesday it has deployed its intelligent welding system at Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) shipyard in the United States as part of a pilot project aimed at expanding the two companies' shipbuilding partnership.
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[2026-08-05 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Global downloads of South Korean mobile apps on the Google Play Store last year were more than double the number of installments made locally, an industry report showed Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Wednesday raised the need to stop calling North Korea its "main enemy" as part of steps to seek peaceful coexistence with Pyongyang in an effort to revive long-frozen inter-Korean relations.
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[2026-08-05 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Marine Corps said Wednesday it is examining the overall conditions of firearms and ammunition management systems at an amphibious unit on the southeastern coast, after a fatal gun incident raised concerns over firearms being taken off base undetected.
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[2026-08-05 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean biotechnology firm Alteogen said Wednesday it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement worth up to $365 million with a global pharmaceutical company.
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[2026-08-05 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula amid upheaval in the international order, noting that the move also helps support the national economy.
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[2026-08-05 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Temperatures neared 40 degrees Celsius in Wednesday's forecast for the Greater Seoul region, where South Korea's highest heat warning remains in effect.
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[2026-08-05 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures for July this year were the third highest on record at an average of 26.8 C nationwide, the state weather agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- A minority shareholder rights group said Wednesday its complaints against the chief executive officers (CEOs) of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. over the companies' recently signed wage deals have been assigned to a regional police agency south of Seoul.
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[2026-08-05 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla was the bestselling imported passenger car brand in South Korea for the sixth consecutive month in July, industry data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 12:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea on Wednesday over allegations of insult linked to a marketing campaign that evoked painful memories of the 1980 military suppression of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising.
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[2026-08-05 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Period: Goryeo Kingdom
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[2026-08-05 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RECASTS lead)
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[2026-08-05 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Police raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea on Wednesday over allegations of defamation stemming from the coffee chain's controversial marketing campaign that evoked painful memories of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising.
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[2026-08-05 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it unveiled the industry's first concept models of zHBM, a next-generation memory architecture expected to deliver approximately eight times the performance of HBM5.
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[2026-08-05 10:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened sharply higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, amid eased woes over artificial intelligence profitability and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-05 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index surged, driven by gains in technology stocks.
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[2026-08-05 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 2, 7-11)
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[2026-08-05 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host Ecuador and Uruguay in men's football friendly matches in September, the sport's national federation announced Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 10:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's foreign reserves rose for the second consecutive month in July due to issuance of foreign exchange stabilization bonds, the central bank said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-05 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened sharply higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, amid eased woes over artificial intelligence (AI) profitability and hopes for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-05 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-05 09:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea warned Wednesday it will consider "additional military options" in response to what it called Japan's ambitions to return to a "war criminal state," denouncing the United States for allowing Tokyo to pursue rearmament.
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