Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung returned home Friday from his two-nation swing to India and Vietnam, where he focused on expanding strategic cooperation in energy and supply chains to address uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Thousands pack Inspire Resort as Korean esports powerhouse, led by Faker, turns luxury resort into large-scale showcase
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[2026-04-24 21:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean man who was kidnapped in Malaysia has been rescued by local authorities, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Friday.
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[2026-04-24 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFPInfo About 20,000 teddy bears are displayed in Washington, with organisers saying they symbolise the abduction of Ukrainian children during the war with Russia. ReutersInfo Bags and belongings are laid out at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, in tribute to the schoolgirls killed in an air strike on Minab.
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[2026-04-24 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man who was kidnapped in Malaysia has been rescued by local authorities, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Friday.
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[2026-04-24 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bang Si-Hyuk, a chairman of Hybe answers reporters’ question upon his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Kim Keun-soo/Newsis via AP)
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[2026-04-24 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Friday they have rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, who is accused of unfair stock trading, citing insufficient evidence.
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[2026-04-24 19:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 19:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group has teamed up with Korea International Cooperation Agency and Vietnam’s Education Ministry to train skilled workers for the country’s growing automotive sector.
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[2026-04-24 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: South Korean prosecutors 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 Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.
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[2026-04-24 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: South Korean police have arrested a man for sharing an AI-generated image that misled authorities who were searching for a wolf that had broken out of a zoo in Daejeon city.
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[2026-04-24 18:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Woori Financial Group was the only major South Korean banking group to post a decline in net profit in the first quarter, as its overseas operations weighed on earnings, the company’s earnings report showed Friday.
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[2026-04-24 17:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-04-24 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean stocks have been surging to record highs over the past year, but that hasn't dimmed the allure of U.S. equities for its residents.
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[2026-04-24 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Naver will begin a closed beta of its agentic search product "AI Tab" as early as next week, in the company's most substantive defensive move yet against Google's artificial intelligence-powered push into South Korea, one of a handful of major markets where Google has never overtaken the local incumbent.
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[2026-04-24 17:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
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[2026-04-24 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
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[2026-04-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has secured 74.6 million barrels of crude oil for May, lessening the country's reliance on Middle Eastern oil imports amid ongoing regional conflict, according to Cheong Wa Dae on Friday.
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[2026-04-24 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-04-24 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured over 74 million barrels of crude oil for May, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said Friday, easing concerns over oil supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans support President Lee Jae Myung's "peaceful coexistence" policy toward North Korea aimed at engagement and peace, according to a survey released Friday.
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[2026-04-24 17:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police have launched an investigation into a large-scale data theft at Duo — one of South Korea's largest matchmaking firms — as authorities believe the personal information of 427,464 members was stolen.
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[2026-04-24 16:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares ended flat Friday, as investors scooped up defense and shipbuilding stocks, offsetting a decline in major tech shares despite Middle East tensions. The South Korean won fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-24 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 6 out of 10 South Koreans support President Lee Jae Myung's "peaceful coexistence" policy toward North Korea aimed at engagement and peace, according to a survey released Friday.
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[2026-04-24 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-24 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended flat Friday, as investors scooped up defense and shipbuilding stocks, offsetting a decline in major tech shares despite Middle East tensions. The South Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-24 16:31 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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[2026-04-24 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's second-highest-grossing film of all time will debut Wednesday on Coupang Play with upgraded CGI effects
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[2026-04-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Two exhibitions in Korea and France revisit Bang Hai-ja and Shin Sung-hy who reshaped painting through decades of work abroad
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[2026-04-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Vice Trade Minister Park Jung-sung met with his Polish counterpart in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between South Korea and Poland in supply chains and advanced industries, Park's office said.
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[2026-04-24 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce firm Coupang Inc. on Friday denied allegations that it lobbied U.S. government officials to pressure the South Korean government following a data leak controversy that emerged in November.
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[2026-04-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the state arms procurement agency on Friday pledged to advance arms industry cooperation with British Commonwealth nations, underscoring the courage of Commonwealth troops that fought alongside South Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War.
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[2026-04-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- NC Dinos starter Drew VerHagen is an equal opportunity athlete when it comes to viewing his opponents. He doesn't like any of them.
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[2026-04-24 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HANOI, April 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's state visits to India and Vietnam this week highlighted South Korea's growing focus on securing energy supplies and strengthening raw material supply chains as global markets face mounting uncertainty from the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-24 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A court on Friday fined former presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) 500,000 won (US$337) for violating the election law in the lead up to last year's presidential race.
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[2026-04-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1960 -- A group of college professors issues a statement accusing the autocratic government of President Rhee Syng-man of using the police force to crack down on pro-democracy student protesters. Several hundred students were killed or injured in a clash on April 19, 1960, triggering nationwide anti-government protests. Rhee is later forced to step down and goes into self-imposed exile in Hawaii.
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[2026-04-24 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yoon tried to provoke N. Korea to create pretext for martial law, exposed military secrets in drone crash, special counsel finds
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[2026-04-24 14:40 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)
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[2026-04-24 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 24, 2026.
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[2026-04-24 14:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fatalities on the Seoul Subways have decreased significantly since platform screen doors were installed, with no deaths reported last year, according to city data.
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[2026-04-24 14:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The main opposition People Power Party on Friday submitted a motion to dismiss Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, accusing him of endangering the alliance between Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-24 13:24 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Washington’s focus on online retailer Coupang has led to accusations that the Trump administration is tying issues of national security to domestic corporate matters
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[2026-04-24 13:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Oscar winner joins Korean roster that includes Ahn Hyo-seop, who voiced Saja Boys leader Jinu
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[2026-04-24 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean streaming pioneer faces uncertain path as key suitors step back from acquisition talks
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[2026-04-24 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of benefiting the enemy for allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over Pyongyang in 2024.
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[2026-04-24 13:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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