Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-27 16:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Index tops 6,600 for first time as foreign inflows, chip stocks drive gains
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[2026-04-27 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-27 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, Moscow offers to renew a military pact with Pyongyang
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[2026-04-27 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Kim Jong-un] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, Moscow offers to renew a military pact with Pyongyang
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[2026-04-27 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) announced on Monday the launch of a forum aimed at drawing up long-term strategies to boost the local capital market.
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[2026-04-27 16:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Bank said Monday it joined a South Korean government-led economic delegation to Vietnam, signing a series of agreements with key local partners to expand its presence in the market.
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[2026-04-27 16:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS said Monday it has signed a reseller partnership with OpenAI to supply its ChatGPT Edu service to educational institutions, expanding into the AI transformation market for education.
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[2026-04-27 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to taking proactive steps to restore trust with North Korea and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, calling on Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's overtures.
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[2026-04-27 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) said Monday that 73 South Koreans suspected of committing crimes, such as voice phishing, in Cambodia and the Philippines have been repatriated over the past two months.
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[2026-04-27 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyosung Heavy Industries, the highest-priced stock on the local market, surged past the 4 million won ($2,700) mark shortly in early trading Monday, supported by robust order momentum.
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[2026-04-27 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The country's debut into fully AI-built cinema arrives this month, with unimpressive results
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[2026-04-27 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-8, 10)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-04-27 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Monday emphasized cooperation between large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the bio sector, calling for a mutually beneficial industrial ecosystem.
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[2026-04-27 15:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yoon Ina tied for fourth place Sunday at the Chevron Championship, posting her best career finish in a major on the LPGA Tour.
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[2026-04-27 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The artificial intelligence capital spending boom has spilled past memory and logic chips into the component tier of the supply chain, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics has become the Korean name with the clearest leverage to it.
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[2026-04-27 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Some CU convenience stores across South Korea are running low on food and daily necessities as a weekslong logistics strike continues to disrupt deliveries, with no clear end in sight.
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[2026-04-27 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-27 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Locked-up assets held by older patients projected to triple by 2050
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[2026-04-27 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has opened a memorial museum for its soldiers killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, with top leaders of North Korea and Russia pledging a push for greater cooperation.
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[2026-04-27 15:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Brokers are turning South Korea’s refugee application process into a backdoor route for long-term stays, with 109 people caught arranging false claims between 2021 and 2025, a local media outlet reported Monday, citing Justice Ministry data.
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[2026-04-27 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For international travelers watching their budgets, Seoul is emerging as one of the world's most cost-effective major cities, with prices often a fraction of those in top tourism destinations.
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[2026-04-27 15:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean university project helped Sri Lanka build its first immunology and molecular medicine department, which later became the country’s only infectious disease analysis center during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1926 -- Song Hak-seon, a Korean fighter for independence from Japanese colonial rule, makes an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Makoto Saito, the Japanese governor general in Korea.
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[2026-04-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The government will expand loans for mid-credit borrowers to enhance financial access and reduce their reliance on high-interest lending, the financial regulator said Monday.
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[2026-04-27 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Court ruling on workplace advantages revives long-standing tensions over fairness
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[2026-04-27 14:35 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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[2026-04-27 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: "Narco-Saints" director Yoon Jong-bin returns with a drama on the friendship-turned-rivalry between two of South Korea's last military rulers
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[2026-04-27 14:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CJ ENM’s latest competition assembles 100 creators as contestants vie for the ultimate style crown
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[2026-04-27 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta fotografía proporcionada por el gobierno norcoreano, de derecha a izquierda, aparecen su mandatario Kim Jong Un, el presidente del Parlamento ruso Vyacheslav Volodin y el ministro de Defensa ruso Andrei Beloussov, en la ceremonia inaugural de un museo en Pyongyang, Corea del Norte, el domingo 26 de abril de 2026.
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[2026-04-27 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: General Motors has introduced the new Cadillac Escalade in Korea, marking the first internal combustion model on the market to feature its enhanced hands-free driving system, Super Cruise, as demand for advanced driver-assistance technologies grows.
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[2026-04-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator on Monday ordered changes to unfair terms used by seven major e-commerce platforms, aiming to better protect consumer rights.
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[2026-04-27 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The total market capitalization of companies listed on the local stock market surpassed 6,000 trillion won (US$4.08 trillion) for the first time on Monday, boosted by anticipation for the semiconductor sector, industry data showed.
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[2026-04-27 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong Un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend an inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, April 26, 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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[2026-04-27 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS byline, more details in paras 5, 10-11; CHANGES photos)By Kim Soo-yeon
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[2026-04-27 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading up sharply late Monday morning, despite uncertainties surrounding U.S.-Iran peace talks, as investors turn their focus to upcoming earnings releases from the country's major conglomerates.
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[2026-04-27 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will visit Korea in May with “Lac,” a signature work by artistic director Jean-Christophe Maillot.
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[2026-04-27 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Ha Jung-woo and Son Suk-ku have been cast in Netflix's new political film by director-screenwriter Yoon Jong-bin, widely recognized for revisiting turbulent chapters of modern Korean history.
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[2026-04-27 12:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's internet-only lender K bank has signed a strategic partnership with global blockchain firm Ripple to test blockchain-based technology for overseas remittances.
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[2026-04-27 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Misha, a boy from Ukraine, is seen in a photo in Pyongyang wearing a shirt in the colors of the Russian flag.
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[2026-04-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: BYD is now one of Korea’s fastest-growing imported EV brands while rivals like Chery look to break into a market long dominated by local giants
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[2026-04-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: BYD is now one of Korea’s fastest-growing imported EV brands while rivals like Chery look to break into a market long dominated by local giants
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[2026-04-27 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Australia will hold talks later this week on a range of shared issues, including enhancing defense cooperation and joint efforts to address supply chain instability amid the Middle East crisis, the foreign ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-27 11:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s stock market capitalization surpassed 6,000 trillion won ($4.1 trillion) for the first time on record during trading Monday, driven by broad-based gains.
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[2026-04-27 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers are estimated to have died while fighting Ukrainians in Russia’s Kursk region
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[2026-04-27 11:30 UTC+10:00] [KCNA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers are estimated to have died while fighting Ukrainians in Russia’s Kursk region
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[2026-04-27 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Innospace Co., a South Korean space startup, said Monday it has partnered with RSAT Space Inc. of Canada to explore cooperation in satellite launch services in the North American market.
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[2026-04-27 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietnamese supermarket chain Bach Hoa Xanh to strengthen their business partnership and expand its presence in Southeast Asia.
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[2026-04-27 11:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Pyongyang has opened a memorial honoring North Korean troops killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong-un stressing the need to strengthen Pyongyang-Moscow ties into a "powerful bulwark" in a ceremony marking its opening, state media reported Monday.
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[2026-04-27 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The Samsung Lions started last week in first place in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). But then they went on to lose all six games of the week, which dropped them to fourth place to begin this week.
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[2026-04-27 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS background, details of ex-justice minister's trial throughout, photo)
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