Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 22:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shares of SK Eternix, an energy unit of SK Group, have more than doubled over the past month as investors bet that AI-driven power demand will boost South Korea's renewable energy sector.
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[2026-07-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun sought to deepen cooperation with regional partners during a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-led meetings in the Philippines this week, as Seoul has faced mounting security and economic challenges stemming from the Middle East conflict and North Korea.
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[2026-07-24 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry has imposed disciplinary measures on former senior officers involved in the 2023 death of a young Marine during an operation to rescue heavy rain victims, according to officials Friday.
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[2026-07-24 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are seeing a modest rebound after posting their biggest drop this month, as Brent crude dropped back under $100 a barrel, and bond yields and rate hike odds - which track the price of oil one to one - halted their ascent. As of 6:00am ET, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, with the index still on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since the early stages of the Iran war.
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[2026-07-24 21:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Brokerage gains drive record profits as NH stays ahead of Woori
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[2026-07-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The state-owned firm’s new project, independently managed by the company’s South Korean subsidiary, brings its number of power facilities in the country to five
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[2026-07-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The state-owned firm’s new project, independently managed by the company’s South Korean subsidiary, brings its number of power facilities in the country to five
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[2026-07-24 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul said Friday he would make efforts to further eliminate blind spots of compensation for surviving family members of war veterans and the descendants of independence activists.
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[2026-07-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea kept its current fuel price caps unchanged Friday amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, while leaving open the possibility of adjustments down the road.
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[2026-07-24 19:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea may face less immediate job disruption from generative artificial intelligence than other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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[2026-07-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong were married for 37 years. © Yonhap via Kyodo
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[2026-07-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong were married for 37 years. © Yonhap via Kyodo
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[2026-07-24 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts believe the marble sculptures guarded an imperial residence before they were taken by Japanese invaders in the early 20th century
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[2026-07-24 18:59 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts believe the marble sculptures guarded an imperial residence before they were taken by Japanese invaders in the early 20th century
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[2026-07-24 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won arrives at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 26, 2026. (Lee Young-hwan/Newsis via AP)
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[2026-07-24 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean carmaker Kia said Friday its operating profit fell 4.9 percent in the second quarter, as US auto tariffs and higher sales incentives offset record revenue and vehicle sales fueled by surging demand for hybrid and electric models.
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[2026-07-24 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Friday adopted as its official party line a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act aimed at stripping the prosecution of its right to conduct direct investigations, including supplementary investigations.
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[2026-07-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday accused South Korea, the United States and Japan of exploiting this week's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forum to "incite" hostility by seeking to promote a U.S.-led security bloc and force the regime to denuclearize despite it no longer being a viable path.
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[2026-07-24 18:04 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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[2026-07-24 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks snapped their three-day winning streak to plummet nearly 6 percent on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite. The local currency rose against the greenback.
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[2026-07-24 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields in bottom)
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[2026-07-24 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Investigators have widened the scope of their probe into allegations involving the Shincheonji Church of Jesus after detecting evidence that suggested its followers may have also been forced to join the ruling Democratic Party (DP), in addition to the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), legal sources said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided not to go on summer vacation this year, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue to support workers and businesses affected by the recent financial troubles at Homeplus Co., the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The national football governing body said Friday it will hire a temporary head coach for the top men's team through an open recruitment process.
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[2026-07-24 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-07-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Kwon Young-jin of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) apologized Friday after he reportedly grabbed the party's floor leader by the collar during a heated protest over the assignment of parliamentary committee chairs.
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[2026-07-24 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Woori Financial Group on Friday reported a 7.4 percent rise in its second-quarter net profit on a rise in both interest and non-interest income.
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[2026-07-24 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS info in lead, paras 4-5, bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-24 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Friday that the government will do whatever it can to turn the Saemangeum reclaimed land in southwestern South Korea into a hub for artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, hydrogen and other high-tech industries.
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[2026-07-24 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung invoked Japan's epochal property crash in the early 1990s, stoking concerns about Seoul's real estate market as he prepares to revise taxes aimed at stabilizing the housing sector.
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[2026-07-24 16:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean vaccine firm looks to expand licensing and co-development opportunities
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[2026-07-24 16:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the US opened a joint shipbuilding cooperation center in Washington on Thursday, officially kicking off a broad initiative aimed at revitalizing America’s shipbuilding industry through investment, technology sharing and workforce training.
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[2026-07-24 16:40 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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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul appellate court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay 944 billion won ($644 million) to his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, cutting the earlier award by nearly a third while again ruling that his shares in the group's holding company belonged in the marital estate.
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If finalised, the High Court ruling means Chey Tae-won’s break from Roh Soh-yeong will be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If finalised, the High Court ruling means Chey Tae-won’s break from Roh Soh-yeong will be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever
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[2026-07-24 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea welcomed a total of 10.7 million international visitors from January through June, up 21.3 percent from 8.8 million during the same period last year, according to data released by the Korea Tourism Organization on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong were married for nearly 38 years. © Yonhap via Kyodo
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[2026-07-24 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks snapped their three-day winning streak to plummet nearly 6 percent on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite.
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[2026-07-24 16:33 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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[2026-07-24 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean confectionary and food makers decided to increase prices of their products amid persisting cost pressure stemming from the war in the Middle East, according to the companies Friday.
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[2026-07-24 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Military authorities have launched an investigation into sexual assault and abuse allegations involving Marine soldiers at a central headquarters unit in the country's southern region, officials said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police have apprehended 40 alleged members of four organized crime groups in Seoul on charges including participation in a criminal organization and violent assault, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday sought prison terms of 20 to 30 years for five former military commanders indicted over their roles in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law bid.
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[2026-07-24 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A quiet Seoul letter shop is the latest setting to carry South Korea's bestselling "healing fiction" overseas, with the English release of Baek Seung-yeon's novel "The Seoul Letter Shop."
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[2026-07-24 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Choi Jeong of the SSG Landers, the all-time home run king in South Korean baseball, will undergo season-ending hip surgery next month, his club announced Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Theater of Korea will hold a three-week cinema screening series featuring filmed versions of its steady-selling stage productions at CGV Yongsan from Aug. 4-18 as part of an initiative to broaden public access to the performing arts.
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[2026-07-24 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A giant mushroom described as a globally rare species has been found for the 13th consecutive year at a farm near Mount Jiri in southwestern South Korea, local officials said Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean fermented food products-maker ramps up paternship with H Mart
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