Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-26 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1926 -- King Yeongchin, the second son of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), succeeds King Seonjong during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. He had lived and studied in Japan since the age of 11, and his marriage to a Japanese aristocrat was arranged.
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[2026-04-26 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of people in South Korea who have chosen to forgo or withdraw life-sustaining treatment has reached 500,000, eight years after the system was introduced, reflecting growing public acceptance of end-of-life self-determination.
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[2026-04-26 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: University of Seoul professor says disruption could hurt customer confidence as union plans rally near Samsung Chair Lee Jae-yong's residence
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[2026-04-26 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-04-26 15:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jeju Island will begin renting wearable robots to farmers, introducing technology designed to reduce the physical strain of farm work in one of South Korea’s key agricultural regions.
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[2026-04-26 14:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A video showing the assault of a Bangladeshi worker at a factory in Incheon has sparked public outrage in South Korea, prompting a government response and a police investigation.
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[2026-04-26 14:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Oh favors private-led supply, while Chung seeks tighter public control over redevelopment
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[2026-04-26 14:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean travelers will be able to make QR payments in Vietnam without cash or cards, as Hana Bank expands its global payment platform GLN into one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing markets.
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[2026-04-26 13:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Friday reiterated its commitment to expanding comprehensive cooperation with Russia, marking the seventh anniversary of leader Kim Jong-un’s first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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[2026-04-26 12:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Russian delegation led by the country's Duma speaker arrived in Pyongyang to attend a ceremony marking the opening of a memorial museum honoring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, North Korea's state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- A Russian delegation led by the country's Duma speaker arrived in Pyongyang to attend a ceremony marking the opening of a memorial museum honoring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, North Korea's state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Sunday it has won two key research projects from the U.S. Navy research agency.
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[2026-04-26 11:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's potential growth rate is projected to fall to a record low in the fourth quarter of next year, continuing a decadelong downward trend, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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[2026-04-26 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's potential growth rate is projected to fall to a record low in the fourth quarter of next year, continuing a decadelong downward trend, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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[2026-04-26 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Sewoon District] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conservationists worry that reshaping Seoul’s Sewoon District risks erasing both heritage and livelihoods
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[2026-04-26 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Conservationists worry that reshaping Seoul’s Sewoon District risks erasing both heritage and livelihoods
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[2026-04-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven in 10 South Koreans tell pollsters they want the bomb. Japan’s PM refuses to rule it out. Is ‘friendly proliferation’ next?
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[2026-04-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven in 10 South Koreans tell pollsters they want the bomb. Japan’s PM refuses to rule it out. Is ‘friendly proliferation’ next?
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[2026-04-26 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- The deputy commander of the U.N. Command (UNC) has stressed the need for prudence in any changes regarding the control and use of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, calling the armistice a "proven framework."
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[2026-04-26 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1967 Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel
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[2026-04-25 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league surpassed 2 million fans in the fewest games in its history Saturday.
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[2026-04-25 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, visited North Korea to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honoring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, a Russian report said Saturday.
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[2026-04-25 18:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea has named a new ambassador to Sweden, the North's foreign ministry said Saturday, in the latest appointment of envoys overseas.
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[2026-04-25 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Oxford University plans to launch a center for Korean studies as early as October to boost research in Korean culture, language and history, professors leading the project have said.
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[2026-04-25 17:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Saturday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, calling it a "challenge to international justice."
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[2026-04-25 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has named a new ambassador to Sweden, the North's foreign ministry said Saturday, in the latest appointment of envoys overseas.
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[2026-04-25 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat on Saturday reaffirmed strengthening ties with Russia to mark the seventh anniversary of the first summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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[2026-04-25 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ube, a vibrant purple yam, is the latest craze in South Korean cafes. Here’s where to go for lattes, cakes, shakes, ice cream and more
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[2026-04-25 17:15 UTC+10:00] [ube] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ube, a vibrant purple yam, is the latest craze in South Korean cafes. Here’s where to go for lattes, cakes, shakes, ice cream and more
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[2026-04-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's leading ESG lawyer sees disclosure scrutiny tightening, climate suits next
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[2026-04-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Plump figures in bright colors, humorous yet subtly satirical scenes — these are what come to mind when thinking of Colombian artist Fernando Botero. His signature style, known as “Boterismo,” is defined by exaggerated, voluminous and inflated proportions.
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[2026-04-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PHU QUOC, Vietnam — At a breakfast restaurant inside the Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort, Choi Hyun-ho, a Korean father in his 30s traveling with his wife, two children —ages 5 and 1 — and parents, gently wrestled with his youngest as the toddler squirmed in his arms Monday.
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[2026-04-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: From historic pavilions to hanok retreats, drama series' locations trace path through Korea's cultural heritage, scenic landscapes
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[2026-04-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In South Korea, the American burger isn’t just surviving — it’s being reinvented. Here are the top burger diners leading that transformation.
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[2026-04-25 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants put together his third three-hit game of the season, including his second home run, but his team fell short against the Miami Marlins.
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[2026-04-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1926 -- Sunjong, the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), dies at age 53. The second son of Emperor Gojong and Empress Myeongseong ascended the throne in 1907, when his father was forced to abdicate by Japanese imperialists. After the Korean Peninsula was officially annexed by Japan in 1910, Sunjong was confined to his residence in Changdeok Palace in central Seoul, where he died.
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[2026-04-25 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jin-sook, a former broadcasting watchdog chief under ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, said Saturday she would not run for the Daegu mayorship after being excluded from the main opposition People Power Party's (PPP) primary.
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[2026-04-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GAPYEONG, South Korea, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Partnership between South Korea and Canada, forged on battlefields of the 1950-53 Korean War, has endured for decades and is growing even "stronger" amid deepening military cooperation, the commander of the Canadian Army has said.
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[2026-04-25 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: LONDON, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Oxford University plans to launch a center for Korean studies as early as October to boost research in Korean culture, language and history, professors leading the project have said.
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[2026-04-25 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Yoon Ina climbed into a tie for third place after the second round of the first major tournament of the 2026 LPGA season in Houston.
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[2026-04-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to New Delhi touting expanded bilateral cooperation, Beijing is likely to be uneasy, analysts say
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[2026-04-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [K9 Thunder] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to New Delhi touting expanded bilateral cooperation, Beijing is likely to be uneasy, analysts say
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[2026-04-25 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, calling it a "challenge to international justice."
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[2026-04-25 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 25.
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[2026-04-25 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Union members representing Samsung Electronics workers rally at the group's chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23. © AP
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[2026-04-25 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If Wishes Could Kill is being billed as Netflix’ first Korean YA horror series, and its bloody conceit is interesting: Users of an app that grants wishes end up being violently killed 24 hours after the wish is granted.
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[2026-04-25 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho, Cho Joon-hyung and Baek Na-ri
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[2026-04-25 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, questioning whether detention is necessary as he faces a high-profile investigation into alleged investor fraud.
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[2026-04-25 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering drone flights over its capital Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.
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[2026-04-25 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho, Cho Joon-hyung and Baek Na-ri
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