Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The night before making his first start in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Thursday in Seoul, NC Dinos rookie Ko Jun-hwi tried to calm his nerves by sticking to his normal pregame routine -- turning the lights out, blocking out all the noise and visualizing what he is going to do on the field.
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[2026-04-23 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Teen rookie Ko Jun-hwi launched his first career home run and ace Koo Chang-mo tossed six solid innings, as the NC Dinos pounded the Kiwoom Heroes 12-2 on Thursday to snap their two-game losing streak.
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[2026-04-23 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's attendance to Korean culture festival in last 2 paras; ADDS last photo)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-04-23 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Army chief met his counterparts from four Commonwealth nations to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and ways to expand military cooperation, the Army said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 22:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Motion Picture Association Asia-Pacific chief Urmila Venugopalan on how Korea became case study every government wants to copy, what the market is telling Seoul, and why her daughters won't stop singing in Korean
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[2026-04-23 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets happened because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to get a better angle for videos of the flight, a government report said.
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[2026-04-23 21:16 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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[2026-04-23 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No one was injured. One of the pilots involved had been suspended from flying, received severe disciplinary action and has since left the military
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[2026-04-23 20:57 UTC+10:00] [Thursday] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No one was injured. One of the pilots involved had been suspended from flying, received severe disciplinary action and has since left the military
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[2026-04-23 20:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nongshim, Korea's leading instant noodle maker and a Jeonju IFF sponsor since 2024, bankrolled the shorts to mark Shin Ramyun's 40th year on shelves
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[2026-04-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for another two weeks considering international oil prices and demand-side controls.
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[2026-04-23 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Rotem Co. said Thursday it has won a 491 billion-won (US$332 million) contract to supply driverless electric multiple units (EMUs) for a metro project in Vietnam.
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[2026-04-23 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- After squeaking into the postseason in 2025, the NC Dinos are off to a less-than-ideal start to their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) campaign in 2026, with just eight wins in their first 20 games.
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[2026-04-23 19:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea announced on Thursday that Song Young-gil, the party's former chair, will run for the parliamentary by-election in Yeonsu-A constituency in Incheon.
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[2026-04-23 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HANOI, April 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and Vietnam's top leader To Lam agreed to advance cooperation in energy and infrastructure during summit talks, including Vietnam's possible revival of its nuclear power program, Seoul's top security official said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: I’Park Mall in Seoul’s Yongsan district focuses on fandoms built around animations, games and character-based intellectual property
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[2026-04-23 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Yongsan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: I’Park Mall in Seoul’s Yongsan district focuses on fandoms built around animations, games and character-based intellectual property
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[2026-04-23 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Sales of South Korea's leading automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. in Europe rose 5.5 percent in March from a year earlier, supported by solid demand for eco-friendly models, industry data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The finger pinching gesture, known as the ‘Megalian hand’, is seen as a mockery of male genitalia
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[2026-04-23 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Musinsa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The finger pinching gesture, known as the ‘Megalian hand’, is seen as a mockery of male genitalia
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[2026-04-23 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Illegal fishing by foreign vessels in South Korean waters will face tougher punishment under revised laws, the maritime ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chef Shun Sato remixes nostalgic mapo tofu with local flower crab, Korean tteokbokki and wok hei in his cheeky ‘peace out’ fusion of flavour
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[2026-04-23 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chef Shun Sato remixes nostalgic mapo tofu with local flower crab, Korean tteokbokki and wok hei in his cheeky ‘peace out’ fusion of flavour
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[2026-04-23 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Still about four months shy of his 19th birthday, right-hander Park Jun-hyun, the first overall selection at last year's Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) draft, is scheduled to make his debut with the Kiwoom Heroes on Sunday.
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[2026-04-23 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Top officials from Central Asian countries gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan, to address shared environmental challenges Thursday, with South Korean representatives presenting on their country's experience in preserving mountainous environments.
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[2026-04-23 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINJU, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a truck driver who drove into a group of rallygoers in the southeastern city of Jinju this week, killing one and injuring two others.
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[2026-04-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-04-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied Thursday at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, demanding higher bonuses and threatening to strike as booming demand for artificial intelligence drives up memory-chip profits.
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[2026-04-23 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Online sales of liquid electronic cigarettes made with synthetic nicotine will be fully banned starting this week and those products will be required to carry warning labels similar to those on conventional cigarettes, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Joo Ho-young, a six-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), announced Thursday he will not run for mayor of the traditional conservative stronghold of Daegu after a high court dismissed his injunction request to suspend the party's cutoff decision.
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[2026-04-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands sign petition demanding a new probe into the woman’s death after police dismissed her case, igniting public fury
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[2026-04-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [The Korea Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands sign petition demanding a new probe into the woman’s death after police dismissed her case, igniting public fury
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[2026-04-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-04-23 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda Motor, facing heavy losses following changes to its EV strategy, says it will stop selling automobiles in South Korea. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami)
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[2026-04-23 17:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's Public Procurement Service said Thursday it visited local waste recycling company City Oil Field to explore ways to expand public procurement channels and strengthen domestic raw material supply chains.
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[2026-04-23 17:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Honda Korea said Thursday it will exit the automobile sales business in Korea by the end of 2026, following a strategic review of its operations.
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[2026-04-23 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 4-5)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-04-23 17:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel has never been a contentious issue in South Korea — until President Lee Jae Myung posted a short message on X earlier this month. Sharing a video that appeared to show Israeli soldiers dropping the body of a deceased Palestinian boy from a rooftop, Lee questioned whether the footage was real.
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[2026-04-23 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Vice Industry Minister Moon Shin-hak on Thursday called on the steel industry to join the country's efforts to stabilize supply chains of key industrial materials amid the Middle East crisis, Moon's office said.
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[2026-04-23 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) aims to position South Korea as a "regional sustainment hub" by leveraging the country's outstanding military production capabilities to expedite the repair and maintenance of U.S. military assets, the USFK commander said.
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[2026-04-23 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUNCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A woman who brutally beat her four-month-old son and left him to die in a bathtub was sentenced Thursday to life imprisonment in a child abuse case that stunned the nation.
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[2026-04-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi hit another record high on Thursday, marking a third consecutive session of fresh highs, buoyed by strong earnings.
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[2026-04-23 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-8)
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[2026-04-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: YEONCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The ex-husband of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has belatedly been revealed to be serving a one-year prison sentence for deceiving authorities in a bizarre case involving his shaman girlfriend, legal sources said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details from 3rd para, additional photo)
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[2026-04-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Honda Korea, the South Korean sales unit of Japan's Honda Motor Co., said Thursday it will withdraw from the country's automobile market, ending its 23-year operation in the country.
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[2026-04-23 16:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks closed at a fresh record high Thursday, approaching the 6,500-point level, as investors focused on corporate earnings following the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran. The local currency fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-23 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Visitors watch a Samsung Electronics’ Micro RGB TV at its booth during the World IT Show in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-23 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A court ruled Thursday that the sports ministry's call for heavy disciplinary action against the country's top football official in 2024 was justified.
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[2026-04-23 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed at a fresh record high Thursday, approaching the 6,500-point level, as investors focused on corporate earnings following the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
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