Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax is launching a specialized overseas export support platform to provide services for domestic companies seeking to enter the global market.
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[2026-07-24 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Fans of the Samsung Lions have seen two very different versions of their star closer Kim Jae-yoon this season.
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[2026-07-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A resident and a passerby helped subdue a teenager accused of stabbing a female high school student in a residential neighborhood in western Seoul, police said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A recent partnership framework agreement on small modular reactors (SMR) signed by the United States, South Korea and Japan reflects "tight strategic" cooperation among the three countries in energy security, the top U.S. envoy to ASEAN said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10, 11, new photo)
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[2026-07-24 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- An international hacking defense competition was held in southern Seoul this week, the science ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1968 -- Korean Air begins flights on the Seoul-Tokyo route.
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[2026-07-24 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor's union said Friday its workers will extend partial strikes next week in a bid to secure higher wages, raising concerns about production disruptions at South Korea's largest automaker.
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[2026-07-24 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without clearer boundaries, the revised act could fuel labour disputes and create uncertainty for businesses and the economy, critics warn
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[2026-07-24 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Korean Confederation of Trade Unions] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without clearer boundaries, the revised act could fuel labour disputes and create uncertainty for businesses and the economy, critics warn
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[2026-07-24 14:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean builder bolsters AI infrastructure capabiliites across development, construction and operations
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[2026-07-24 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Ocean Co., the shipbuilding arm of South Korea's Hanwha Group, said Friday it has signed multiple agreements with U.S. companies on naval ship design and shipbuilding supply chain development.
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[2026-07-24 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details, background; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-24 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Investors will need at least 30 million won in cash, while stocks, ETFs and bonds will no longer qualify as substitute collateral.
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[2026-07-24 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A woman died Friday after sustaining injuries in an arson attack in an apartment management office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan this week, police said.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The Navy conducted its first combat experiment involving a humanoid robot taking over as helmsman as part of its bid to incorporate robots to counter a shrinking pool of military manpower, the armed service said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of laying hens and broiler chickens rose in the second quarter from a year earlier following an increase in chick placements at local farms, data showed Friday.
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[2026-07-24 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean men's national football team captain Ki Sung-yueng will be among the 24 players from the domestic circuit to face the Premier League giants Manchester City in a friendly match next month.
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[2026-07-24 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Friday morning as investors sold off tech heavyweights amid concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-24 12:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US Treasury kept South Korea on its currency monitoring list, noting that the won remained under sustained depreciation pressure despite the country's large current account surplus and strong economic fundamentals.
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[2026-07-24 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-07-24 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The national Olympic committee said Friday it will pursue legal action against protesters and the top election body over damage incurred during the ongoing ballot-shortage controversy.
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[2026-07-24 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will dispatch a presidential delegation to the inauguration of Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori, the South Korean president's office said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHUNGJU, South Korea, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A court on Friday sentenced the owner of a guesthouse in the central city of Chungju to a fine of 3 million won (US$2,049) for a pet peacock's attack on a visitor last year.
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[2026-07-24 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BUSAN, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. Forces Korea soldier has been fined for driving about 260 kilometers from the southwestern city of Gwangju to the southeastern port city of Busan while intoxicated last year, a court said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday requested a five-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of helping a former defense minister evade a criminal investigation by appointing him as ambassador to Australia in 2023.
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[2026-07-24 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Friday that the United States has reaffirmed its commitment to honoring the existing Seoul-Washington tariff agreement regarding newly announced Section 301 tariffs on trading partners.
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[2026-07-24 12:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will add hidden-camera detection systems to the safety equipment installed in public restrooms under a legal revision passed by the National Assembly on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-07-24 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating edged down to 51 percent this week, a poll showed Friday, marking its third straight weekly decline.
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[2026-07-24 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A military audit has uncovered unauthorized access to online records of soldiers' personal medical information late last year, prompting the military to shut down the program over a potential data breach, according to a lawmaker's office Friday.
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[2026-07-24 11:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A US service member stationed in South Korea has been fined 15 million won ($10,200) for driving about 260 kilometers from Gwangju to Busan while heavily intoxicated, a court said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese actress Tang Wei, the wife of South Korean film director Kim Tae-yong, has given birth to the couple's second child, a baby boy, according to local reports quoting her aide on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 11:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will step up efforts to ease upward pressure on consumer prices amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and announce detailed measures to address unfair market practices next month, the finance minister said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Friday it will pursue broad cooperation with the U.S. shipbuilding industry as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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[2026-07-24 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Friday that it will closely consult with the United States to keep U.S. import tariffs on South Korean goods at the current level of 15 percent after Washington announced new tariffs of up to 12.5 percent on trading partners, including South Korea.
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[2026-07-24 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will step up efforts to ease upward pressure on consumer prices amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and announce detailed measures to address unfair market practices next month, the finance minister said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said Friday it has signed an agreement with a Siemens business unit to adopt an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for shipbuilding.
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[2026-07-24 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS meetings with ASEAN member counterparts in last 6 paras)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-07-24 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to embark on an 11-day overseas trip Friday that will include meetings with the chiefs of global tech giants in San Francisco and summit talks with the presidents of Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
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[2026-07-24 10:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened lower Friday as investors attempted to cash in recent gains amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-07-24 10:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States on Thursday launched a shipbuilding cooperation center in Washington to facilitate the planned $150 billion investment in the US shipbuilding sector that Seoul committed to under last year's bilateral trade and investment deal.
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[2026-07-24 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- He has been with the Samsung Lions for barely over a week, but starting pitcher Chris Paddack has already learned about the history of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club.
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[2026-07-24 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TROON, Scotland (AP) — American Lauren Coughlin and South Korea’s Jenny Shin shot 6-under 66s Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the LPGA Tour’s Scottish Open at wind-swept Dundonald Links.
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[2026-07-24 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES para 2; ADDS info in bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-24 10:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul appellate court was set to deliver its verdict Friday on the closely watched asset division case between SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, nearly a decade after divorce proceedings first began.
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[2026-07-24 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has agreed with his European Union counterpart to deepen cooperation in security, defense and economic affairs, while pledging closer coordination with Britain on global challenges during separate talks in Manila, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appellate court was set to deliver its verdict Friday on the closely watched asset division case between SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, nearly a decade after divorce proceedings first began.
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[2026-07-24 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened lower Friday as investors attempted to cash in recent gains amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-07-24 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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