Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will redeploy an attache in charge of unification affairs to the country's embassy in Russia later this year, the unification ministry said Thursday, ending a vacancy of more than a year.
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[2026-04-30 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are not discussing drawing down the 28,500-strong U.S. forces stationed in Korea, a Seoul defense ministry official said Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing a possible reduction of American troops in Germany.
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[2026-04-30 12:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will announce their FIFA World Cup squad in the capital city on May 16.
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[2026-04-30 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held a meeting with Mexico's ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to address concerns over the planned review of a trilateral trade pact between Mexico, the United States and Canada, Yeo's office said.
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[2026-04-30 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce their FIFA World Cup squad in the capital city on May 16.
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax revenue increased by 5.5 trillion won (US$3.7 billion) from a year earlier in March, driven by increases in income tax collections, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held a meeting with Mexico's ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to address concerns over the planned review of a trilateral trade pact between Mexico, the United States and Canada, Yeo's office said.
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[2026-04-30 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves has collected a hit in his first rehab game in the minor league as he started working his way back from an offseason finger injury.
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[2026-04-30 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Credit card spending rose by more than 7 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier due to the wealth effect amid the Middle East crisis, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Uncertainty over the future path of US monetary policy under the next Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has increased further amid rising oil prices and inflation, the Bank of Korea said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tomorrow X Together will offer live viewings of its show in Nagoya, Japan to fans in 53 regions, including Korea, the US and Canada, Big Hit Music announced Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Thursday that financial institutions have sufficient capacity to withstand crisis scenarios despite volatility in financial and foreign exchange markets.
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[2026-04-30 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Uncertainty over the future path of U.S. monetary policy under the next Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has increased further amid rising oil prices and inflation, the Bank of Korea said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Likely headed for the summer's FIFA World Cup representing South Korea, Korean German midfielder Jens Castrop has vowed to stay out of trouble in the big tournament.
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[2026-04-30 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- All tickets for BTS' concerts in the southern South Korean city of Busan sold out during presales, the group's agency BigHit Music said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Likely headed for the summer's FIFA World Cup representing South Korea, Korean German midfielder Jens Castrop has vowed to stay out of trouble in the big tournament.
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[2026-04-30 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Hanhwa Aerospace Co., a defense affiliate of the country's Hanwha Group, said Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) to establish a new entity for the production of non-commercial industrial and military vehicles.
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[2026-04-30 10:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's industrial output, retail sales and facility investment all rose from a month earlier in March, official data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will command naval forces of multinational countries for the first time during a U.S.-led combined maritime exercise scheduled for later this year, the Navy said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop agency YG Entertainment's first boy group in six years will launch in September with five members, the company announced Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened higher Thursday at a fresh high of over 6,700 as investors bet that chip demand will remain solid amid strong earnings from Samsung and US big tech giants.
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[2026-04-30 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with latest figures in 2nd para; ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-04-30 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul's benchmark Kospi opened at a record high Thursday, breaching the 6,700 mark as foreign investors started the session as net buyers.
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[2026-04-30 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Naver Corp., South Korea's largest online portal operator, said Thursday its first-quarter net profit fell 31.3 percent from a year earlier, weighed down by foreign exchange losses.
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[2026-04-30 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Thursday at a fresh high of over 6,700 as investors bet that chip demand will remain solid amid strong earnings from Samsung and U.S. big tech giants.
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[2026-04-30 10:02 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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[2026-04-30 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is ramping up efforts to prevent a prolonged drought from damaging crop production ahead of the rice planting season, state media said Thursday, as it has been grappling with food shortages.
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[2026-04-30 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The Samsung Lions have extended their contract with their injury replacement, Jack O'Loughlin, to the end of next month.
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[2026-04-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output, retail sales and facility investment all rose from a month earlier in March, official data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Coupang was the most-used commerce application in South Korea in the first quarter of 2026, according to market research firm Wiseapp Retail Goods.
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[2026-04-30 08:51 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-30 08:02 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-30 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Field trips are disappearing, but blaming teachers misses the point
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[2026-04-30 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Legislative clashKorean, US lawmakers at odds as Coupang case deepens tensions
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[2026-04-30 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Politics over policyDeparture of Lee's top AI strategist reflects party interests overtaking national priorities
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[2026-04-30 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 30.
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[2026-04-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHANGWON, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- On the assembly line at the Changwon plant of GM Korea Co., vehicle frames of Trax Crossover models move in a slow but steady pace, rising and lowering automatically to meet workers at just the right height.
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[2026-04-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The issuance of asset-based securities (ABSs) in South Korea climbed sharply in the first quarter due to a rise in the issuance of mortgage-backed securities (MBSs), data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHANGWON, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co. (GM), has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining operations, dismissing persistent market rumors of a potential exit, while also noting that ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have not disrupted its production or supply chains.
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[2026-04-30 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday described North Korea's menacing nuclear program as "the lesson" to learn, as he defended the U.S. military operation against Iran, which a Pentagon official said has cost an estimated US$25 billion.
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[2026-04-30 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — In Korean culture, a bow is more than a greeting. It’s a sign of respect.
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[2026-04-30 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years from the initial five for obstructing justice.
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[2026-04-30 01:36 UTC+10:00] [Korea Racing Authority Trophy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South African trainer scores three-timer alongside leading jockey Zac Purton at city circuit
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[2026-04-29 22:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday maintained South Korea's long-term sovereign credit rating at "AA" with a stable outlook, citing the country's competitive electronics sector and supportive fiscal policy as buffers against mounting global energy market risks.
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[2026-04-29 21:34 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for Russia
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[2026-04-29 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The "Decision to Leave" star Tang Wei revealed Wednesday she is expecting her second child with her husband, South Korean director Kim Tae-yong.
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[2026-04-29 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The "Decision to Leave" star Tang Wei revealed Wednesday she is expecting her second child with her husband, South Korean director Kim Tae-yong.
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[2026-04-29 20:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Senior officials of South Korea and the United States discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and challenges facing the global disarmament and nonproliferation regime, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-29 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Five former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) have filed a compensation lawsuit against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un at a Seoul court, seeking damages for forced labor.
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[2026-04-29 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
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