Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lee’s Samsung selfie with the Indian leader also highlights tech pride, contrasting with his earlier Xiaomi photo taken with the Chinese president
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[2026-04-21 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed at a new historic high Tuesday, fully erasing their losses since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict, as investors expect progress in the two countries' peace talks and tech heavyweights gained traction. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-21 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Controversies surrounding Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's alleged US intel leak show no signs of abating, with the conservative bloc claiming that a complaint was lodged by the commander of the US Forces Korea.
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[2026-04-21 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will open the door to single-stock leveraged ETFs as early as May 22, in a regulatory shift aimed at expanding higher-risk investment products.
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[2026-04-21 16:22 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-21 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Korean artist Ha Chong-hyun, celebrated as a pioneer of Dansaekhwa, or monochrome painting, yet defying artistic boundaries, is set to take center stage at the Asian Art Museum (AAM) in San Francisco, a key art institution dedicated to Asian art and culture, in September.
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[2026-04-21 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cristiano Amon, chief executive of Qualcomm, is meeting senior executives at Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and LG Electronics during a visit to South Korea, as the chip designer moves to expand its data center artificial intelligence business and secure memory supply chains. The CEO reportedly arrived in Korea on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHANGWON, South Korea, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Unionized cargo workers on Tuesday denounced the police and BGF Retail Co., the operator of the CU convenience store chain, blaming them for the death of a union member hit by a truck that ran into a group of rallygoers this week.
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[2026-04-21 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expressed deep regret Tuesday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to a war shrine seen as symbolizing, if not whitewashing, Japan's militaristic past.
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[2026-04-21 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Innospace Co., a South Korean space startup, said Tuesday it has partnered with Grahaa Space of India to cooperate on multi-launch services to expand their competitiveness in the global small satellite market.
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[2026-04-21 15:49 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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[2026-04-21 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's cumulative electric vehicle (EV) registrations have surpassed the 1 million mark, with more than 100,000 EVs newly registered in the first fourth months of this year, government data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has called for greater cooperation in energy markets and global supply chains among the stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific as a way to address challenges arising from the Middle East crisis, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: March plunge in Middle East flights gives way to April recovery
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[2026-04-21 15:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Two nations move toward an 'era of co-creation' across culture, content and talent
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[2026-04-21 15:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Myung-se's 'Ran 12.3' is the first political documentary to lead the presales chart since 2018
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[2026-04-21 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kuwait's declaration of force majeure on crude oil shipments will have a limited impact on South Korea's oil supply as the country has already been working to cope with the impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, an industry ministry official said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will send experts to help preserve Machu Picchu, one of the most iconic sites of the Inca civilization, over the next five years, officials said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 15:03 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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[2026-04-21 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs agency said Tuesday it has signed a joint statement with the government of Alberta, Canada, to simplify the origin certification process of crude oil produced from the province.
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[2026-04-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1884 -- The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) opens its first post office in Seoul.
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[2026-04-21 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The commander of the U.S. military stationed in South Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, has lodged a protest against the unification minister's recent remarks that allegedly leaked classified U.S. information about North Korea's nuclear facility, a lawmaker said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 14:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Activist played central role in publicizing Gwangju Uprising and lobbying US Congress
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[2026-04-21 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Single-stock leveraged, or inverse, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are expected to be introduced on the local stock market in late May, the country's financial regulator said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A prominent American expert has urged the United States to abandon its longstanding but unsuccessful focus on North Korea's denuclearization and shift toward "immediate" goals, including arms control, stressing that Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament is "unattainable for now."
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[2026-04-21 14:08 UTC+10:00] [Food / Recipes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Marinated eggs are ready in as little as six hours, but over two or three days in the fridge will cure to a jammy yellow yolk.
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[2026-04-21 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.
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[2026-04-21 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will repatriate the remains of 12 Chinese troops who were killed while fighting alongside North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War this week, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 13:38 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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[2026-04-21 13:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will wrap up his three-day visit to India on Tuesday, marking a South Korean president's first state visit to the country in eight years.
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[2026-04-21 13:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean government plans to step in to stabilize the supply of certain drugs at risk of going out of circulation, even if they are not officially classified as essential medicines.
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[2026-04-21 13:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: City plans year-round concerts, retail, tourism in Chang-dong
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[2026-04-21 13:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Vietnamese man in his 30s was given a suspended prison sentence in South Korea for binding his 10-year-old stepdaughter while pretending to be a kidnapper, in a case the court said could not be considered a joke.
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[2026-04-21 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Kuwait's declaration of force majeure on crude oil shipments will have a limited impact on South Korea's oil supply as the country has already been working to cope with the impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, an industry ministry official said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The government has retrieved over 72 percent of the public funds used to bail out troubled financial firms since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, the financial regulator said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks are expected to tighten lending standards for households in the second quarter amid growing concerns over credit risks stemming from the ongoing Middle East crisis, a central bank survey showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded an 18-month prison term for Song Min-ho, a member of K-pop boy band WINNER, over allegations of negligence related to his alternative mandatory service.
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[2026-04-21 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: AI-linked companies like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, whose Galaxy models are shown, are driving the stock market. (Photo by Nami Matsuura)
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[2026-04-21 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved revisions to enforcement decrees that will exempt owners of multiple homes from higher capital gains taxes if they file for sales permits by May 9.
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[2026-04-21 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS gov't task force meeting with exporters in last 3 paras)
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[2026-04-21 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States has partially limited South Korea's access to intelligence on North Korea-related technology collected via satellites, military officials said Tuesday, following a controversy over the unification minister's disclosure of information on the North's nuclear facility.
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[2026-04-21 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with TVS Motor Company Ltd. of India to collaborate in developing an electric three-wheeler for the Indian market.
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[2026-04-21 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The government held an interagency meeting Tuesday to assess defense industry partnerships in North America and discuss efforts to help Korean defense companies expand their presence in the region, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-04-21 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading sharply higher late Tuesday morning, on track to set a new record high, as investors pinned hopes on progress in the U.S.-Iran peace talks and remained bullish over corporate earnings.
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[2026-04-21 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Qualcomm Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cristiano Amon is expected to meet with officials from LG Electronics Inc., including CEO Lyu Jae-cheol, in Seoul to expand collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI), industry sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 12:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mark your calendar: 'May the Fourth' fan events to bring character parade, drone show and a huge Grogu to Korea's capital
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[2026-04-21 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have filed for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, on suspicions of unfair stock trading.
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[2026-04-21 12:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is hosting a weeklong training program for 31 education experts from four African countries as part of its vocational education cooperation efforts, the Education Ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Thai broker and a South Korean employer have been referred to prosecutors for allegedly smuggling Thai nationals into the country and exploiting them for low-paid farm work, authorities said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The first major tournament of the 2026 LPGA season will tee off in Houston this week, with South Korean stars chasing a breakthrough on the sport's biggest stage.
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