Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1948 -- Rhee Syng-man takes office as South Korea's first president. The U.S.-educated leader went into self-imposed exile in 1960 after his government was toppled in a student-led pro-democracy uprising. He died in Hawaii five years later, and his body was flown to Seoul and buried at the National Cemetery.
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[2026-07-23 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The latest album from K-pop boy group Cortis has sold more than 3 million copies, its agency said Thursday, making it the second triple million-seller among albums released so far this year.
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[2026-07-23 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- As better-than-expected second-quarter growth puts the South Korean economy on track for annual growth of 3 percent or more this year, expectations are growing that the Bank of Korea (BOK) could raise the benchmark interest rate again at its next monetary policy meeting.
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[2026-07-23 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun called on regional partners Thursday to support South Korea's efforts to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula at an ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meeting.
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[2026-07-23 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea plans to block national pension credits for parents convicted of child abuse and conscripts sentenced to at least 18 months in prison for crimes committed during military service, the government said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 14:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Collaboration aims to connect artist IP with domestic manufacturers to strengthen Korean fashion ecosystem
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[2026-07-23 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade watchdog said Thursday it will ask the finance ministry to impose antidumping duties on Chinese butyl acrylate after concluding that the imports had harmed the domestic industry.
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[2026-07-23 14:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A 24-year-old man accused of killing his former girlfriend admitted to the charges at the first hearing of his trial at the Seoul Eastern District Court on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs service said Thursday it has collected 1.3 billion won (US$880,000) from delinquent taxpayers through a joint investigation with the tax agency.
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[2026-07-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The government has newly added hate speech as one of the categories subject to disciplinary measures for public servants in an effort to strengthen punishment for such behavior, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a suspended prison term for a former prosecutor for bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee in exchange for her help in his bid to run in an election.
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[2026-07-23 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military on Thursday called for caution against land mines planted by the North being washed into the South amid recent heavy downpours.
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[2026-07-23 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photos)
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[2026-07-23 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: COVID-19 cut life expectancy by 0.33 years in Southeast Asia and 0.28 years in East Asia from 2019 to 2023
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[2026-07-23 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What began with workers calling for Samsung and SK Hynix to share profits reaped from the AI boom is spilling over to other industries
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[2026-07-23 12:35 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What began with workers calling for Samsung and SK Hynix to share profits reaped from the AI boom is spilling over to other industries
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[2026-07-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GWACHEON, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong appeared before a special counsel team Thursday for questioning over an expressway project linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee's family, officials said.
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[2026-07-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply higher late Thursday morning, while investors digest the latest earnings release from Google's parent company.
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[2026-07-23 12:10 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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[2026-07-23 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Trading volume at major South Korean crypto exchanges have shrunk to account for around 1 percent of the corresponding figure for the local stock market, industry data showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined TikTok 10.3 billion won (US$7 million) for unlawfully collecting and using users' behavioral data from third-party services to personalize advertisements.
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[2026-07-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras)
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[2026-07-23 11:53 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Under its influence, there will be strong winds, heavy squally showers and thunderstorms along the Guangdong coast from late Saturday to Sunday,’ forecaster says
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[2026-07-23 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lotte World Adventure will gradually expand attractions built around outside intellectual property, its chief executive said Wednesday, as the Seoul theme park prepared to open its costliest ride to date.
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[2026-07-23 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more comments in paras 6-10, 17-18, new photo; RECASTS headline, lead; TRIMS throughout)
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[2026-07-23 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Actor Nam Joo-hyuk has been cast for the upcoming Disney+ original Korean series "Code," set to premiere next year, the streaming platform said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they aim to expand the rotational personnel system in the first half of next year under a package of internal reform measures devised in response to the ongoing controversy over the alleged mishandling of a high-profile murder case.
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[2026-07-23 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears likely to skip a major regional security forum hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the second consecutive year, Seoul officials said, amid Pyongyang's growing focus on ties with Russia and China.
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[2026-07-23 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Kim Seung-yeon and Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-07-23 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Morse Tan, a former US ambassador-at-large, is accused of spreading false allegations about the president in Washington last year
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[2026-07-23 11:05 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Morse Tan, a former US ambassador-at-large, is accused of spreading false allegations about the president in Washington last year
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[2026-07-23 10:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For centuries, historians have debated a deceptively simple question: Where was the capital of Goguryeo?
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[2026-07-23 10:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday, led by a sustained tech rally, as the latest earnings results from Alphabet reaffirmed demand for artificial intelligence.
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[2026-07-23 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES para 2; ADDS info in bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-23 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday was set to announce the top three candidates to advance to the main race for the party leadership ahead of the party's national convention next month.
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[2026-07-23 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Investigators raided the headquarters of the National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday to secure evidence in a widening probe into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said.
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[2026-07-23 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a public discussion on real estate policy Thursday as the government prepares to revise real estate taxes to rein in runaway home prices.
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[2026-07-23 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an annual defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027, containing language that tightens restrictions on the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.
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[2026-07-23 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured following a fire in an apartment facilities office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan, police and city officials said.
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[2026-07-23 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that his office will release its "final responsive action" on its trade investigations into 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns as soon as Thursday, as South Korea and other countries await new US tariffs.
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[2026-07-23 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday, led by a sustained tech rally, as the latest earnings results from Alphabet reaffirmed demand for artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-07-23 10:01 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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[2026-07-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A campaign finance conviction threatens to end Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s presidential ambitions, just weeks after winning a fifth term
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[2026-07-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Seoul] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A campaign finance conviction threatens to end Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s presidential ambitions, just weeks after winning a fifth term
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[2026-07-23 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The number of incarcerated North Korean defectors in South Korea stood at 172 last year, up 8.2 percent from the previous year, a government report showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: LONDON, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The head of the mobile business at Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday expressed confidence in the South Korean tech giant's foldable technology ahead of the planned launch of a rival device by Apple Inc.
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[2026-07-23 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5, 7-14, new photo)
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[2026-07-23 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A graduate student majoring in semiconductor engineering at Korea University in Seoul works on June 11. The chip sector is powering South Korea's economy. © Reuters
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[2026-07-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday.
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