Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-15 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is finally showing signs of life after a dismal start to his season.
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[2026-04-15 15:16 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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[2026-04-15 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Samsung SDS surged as much as 21.3% on Wednesday after global private equity firm KKR agreed to invest 1.22 trillion won ($820 million) of newly issued convertible bonds from the South Korean IT solutions and logistics provider.
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[2026-04-15 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's economy has entered a recovery phase thanks to closer relations with Russia and China, overcoming a period of recession, the unification ministry in Seoul said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 15:08 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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[2026-04-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1906 -- An express train from the southeastern port city of Busan travels 450 kilometers to Seoul in 11 hours, a record speed for that era. In 2004, the nation's new high-speed Korea Train Express, or KTX, covered that distance in about two hours and 40 minutes.
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[2026-04-15 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The head of Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. visited the Czech Republic this week to review progress on a major nuclear power project, marking his first overseas trip since taking office.
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[2026-04-15 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Cambodian woman in her 40s who had been homeless in South Korea for years has returned safely to her home country with support from local police and support groups.
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[2026-04-15 14:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The rom-com records the second-highest opening score in Korean TV drama history
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[2026-04-15 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and their South Korean superstar Son Heung-min are moving on to the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
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[2026-04-15 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 2024 incident caused strong public backlash and the video was later removed
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[2026-04-15 14:24 UTC+10:00] [Twitch] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 2024 incident caused strong public backlash and the video was later removed
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[2026-04-15 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The hearing lasted all of half an hour. Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, appearing as a witness, made eye contact only once
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[2026-04-15 14:24 UTC+10:00] [Myung Tae-kyun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The hearing lasted all of half an hour. Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, appearing as a witness, made eye contact only once
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[2026-04-15 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: American livestreamer Johnny Somali, who caused outrage in South Korea by kissing a statue representing World War Two sex slaves, has been sentenced to six months in jail.
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[2026-04-15 14:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean revenge drama's viewership more than doubles that of the series in 2nd place
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[2026-04-15 14:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cross-border lineup of 17 acts from 11 countries set for largest edition yet
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[2026-04-15 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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[2026-04-15 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The Korean won has remained relatively weak in recent months, but the country has sufficient dollar liquidity to respond to external shocks, Shin Hyun-song, nominee for the head of South Korea's central bank, said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 13:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: This year's World Baseball Classic South Korea national team manager, Ryu Ji-hyun, has been selected to lead the national team for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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[2026-04-15 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply rose for the fourth consecutive month in February, as increases in savings deposits offset a decline in certificates of deposit (CDs), central bank data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has called for a “strict crackdown on hoarding” after the government introduced new bans on stockpiling key medical supplies and petrochemical materials.
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[2026-04-15 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares traded sharply higher late Wednesday morning amid renewed optimism over a second round of possible U.S.-Iran peace talks, with the benchmark index moving above the 6,000-point threshold.
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[2026-04-15 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Viral online personality built notoriety through disruptive content filmed globally
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[2026-04-15 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, a Swiss ensemble with more than two centuries of history and a core presence in the Lucerne Festival’s official programming, returns to Korea after three years.
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[2026-04-15 12:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A delegation of ambassadors to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited the Global R&D Center of HD Hyundai in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. The envoys, representing 30 NATO member states, are in South Korea to seek closer coordination with the South Korean government. They toured the company’s advanced naval technologies, including destroyers, frigates, submarines, unmanned surface vessels and AI-based autonomous navigation systems.
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[2026-04-15 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday voiced confidence in competing with a planned joint venture between global TV manufacturers TCL and Sony, insisting the market impact of the envisioned entity will likely be limited.
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[2026-04-15 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that an investigation into allegations of price-fixing and collusion among some gas stations will soon be completed amid rising oil prices following the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-15 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- American YouTuber Johnny Somali, who sparked outrage in South Korea two years ago after kissing a statue symbolizing Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced by a court Wednesday to six months in prison and remanded in custody.
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[2026-04-15 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is set for unseasonably warm weather Wednesday, with daytime temperatures climbing as high as 26 degrees Celsius, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.
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[2026-04-15 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The 6,835-ton Sewol ferry sank in waters off the southwestern island of Jindo, leaving 304 people dead in one of the worst maritime disasters in South Korea. The tragedy remains with Koreans, not only for the loss of life, but for the systematic corruption and negligence that led to it.
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[2026-04-15 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday called for removing unnecessary and outdated regulations to promote new businesses while urging efforts to ensure global competitiveness.
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[2026-04-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's auto exports rose from a year earlier in March, driven by robust demand for hybrid vehicles, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The trade ministry will swiftly execute its extra budget secured for supporting export companies facing difficulties due to the prolonging crisis in the Middle East, Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 11:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: “Heated Rivalry” will premiere in Korea on April 24 at 5 p.m. on streaming platform Watcha.
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[2026-04-15 11:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 3 Korean ballet dancers in ABT Studio Company head to gala at Mapo Arts Center
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[2026-04-15 11:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi reclaimed the 6,100 mark in early trading Wednesday, backed by growing expectations that the US and Iran will resume ceasefire negotiations.
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[2026-04-15 11:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will cut electricity tariffs for electric vehicle charging in the middle of the day on weekends and holidays starting this week, as the government moves to better match power demand with abundant renewable supply.
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[2026-04-15 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Ji-hyun, who managed South Korea to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) last month, has been nominated for the same skipper role for the upcoming Asian Games.
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[2026-04-15 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday marked the 77th anniversary of the Marine Corps, saying the military branch stands at the "vanguard" of the armed forces, the Marine Corps said.
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[2026-04-15 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout)By Kim Han-joo
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[2026-04-15 11:09 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: An 'eco-friendly' range of paper tubes and pouches touted by Yonwoo, a South Korean maker of packaging for cosmetics, has reaped unexpected benefit from the Iran war, which has disrupted supplies of the plastic needed to turn out single-use wrapping.
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[2026-04-15 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the resumption of peace talks with Iran this week.
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[2026-04-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol stressed that South Korea remains widely open to investment during a briefing with major global investors in the United States, underscoring the Seoul government's market reform efforts, his office said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Container shipping costs from South Korea to major economies, including the United States and the Middle East, rose in March from the previous month, the customs agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Designed to resist or absorb the impact of a bullet, this cotton armor was made by stitching as many as thirty layers of cotton fabric together. Inside the armor the name “Gong Gun-ok” is written in ink, which appears to be that of the armor’s owner. It is the only remaining article of its kind, and thus is regarded as a valuable source of knowledge on the development of armor in Korea.
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[2026-04-15 10:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Container shipping costs from South Korea to major economies, including the United States and the Middle East, rose in March from the previous month, the customs agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-15 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok instructed the government Wednesday to crack down on the hoarding of critical items, such as medical syringes and petrochemical feedstocks, amid supply concerns stemming from the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-15 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The largest umbrella labor unions of North Korea and Russia held talks in Pyongyang and signed an agreement to boost cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday.
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