Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung met Friday with the leader of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a major umbrella labor union, and exchanged views on protecting workers' rights.
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[2026-04-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho speaks in an interview on April 9 in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
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[2026-04-10 15:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Telecom is partnering with Arm and Korean AI chip startup Rebellion to develop AI data center infrastructure, as the industry shifts from model training to inference, the South Korean mobile carrier said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday officially launched its Ioniq electric vehicle (EV) brand in China, unveiling two new concept cars as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market.
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[2026-04-10 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders stretch near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-10 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The number of teenagers arrested for drug-related crimes in the country has surged from just 30 in 2005 to 1,477 in 2023
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[2026-04-10 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Kim Su-jin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The number of teenagers arrested for drug-related crimes in the country has surged from just 30 in 2005 to 1,477 in 2023
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[2026-04-10 15:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's official development assistance posted an on-year decrease of 3.9 percent to $3.87 billion in 2025, due to a weak exchange rate and reduced multilateral aid, the government said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's media watchdog on Friday approved regulations requiring bulk phone text messaging service providers to implement safeguards against illegal spamming as a condition for maintaining their certification.
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[2026-04-10 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's official development assistance (ODA) posted an on-year decrease of 3.9 percent to US$3.87 billion in 2025, due to a weak exchange rate and reduced multilateral aid, the government said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1959 -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization starts construction of its office in Myeongdong, downtown Seoul.
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[2026-04-10 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's media watchdog on Friday approved regulations requiring bulk phone text messaging service providers to implement safeguards against illegal spamming as a condition for maintaining their certification.
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[2026-04-10 14:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Private messages and one-on-one conduct do not consitute ostracism, courts find
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[2026-04-10 14:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will hold talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Seoul on Monday.
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[2026-04-10 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korea has conducted a series of high-tech weapons tests as it seeks to expand its arsenal with electromagnetic weapons, carbon fiber bombs, and new mobile air defense systems, state news agency KCNA has reported.
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[2026-04-10 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: North Korea has conducted a series of high-tech weapons tests as it seeks to expand its arsenal with electromagnetic weapons, carbon fiber bombs, and new mobile air defense systems, KCNA state news agency reports.
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[2026-04-10 13:44 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-10 13:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul is once again highlighting the Astana Peace Declaration adopted last year.
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[2026-04-10 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Jung-soon (Yeom Hye-ran) struggles to breathe when spring arrives. The pain often comes with the image of a young girl whose name or face she no longer recalls, as she has locked the girl out of a tragedy too painful to revisit.
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[2026-04-10 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has chosen a new special envoy to Iran who will be headed towards Tehran shortly, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
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[2026-04-10 13:04 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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[2026-04-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of BTS fans packed into a South Korean stadium Thursday to see the K-pop supergroup kick off their long-awaited world tour after a nearly four-year hiatus.
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[2026-04-10 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- A police-prosecution task force said Friday it has decided not to indict former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo over bribery allegations linked to the Unification Church due to the expiry of the statute of limitations or a lack of evidence.
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[2026-04-10 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
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[2026-04-10 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-10 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended gains late Friday morning tracking overnight advances on Wall Street amid optimism over upcoming negotiations between the United States and Iran following their two-week ceasefire deal in the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-10 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-10 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with officials from major local oil refiners Friday and discussed the possibility of securing alternative oil supplies to replace those from the Middle East, his ministry said.
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[2026-04-10 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will appoint Kim Hui-gon, the inaugural director of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government, as the chief the Independence Hall of Korea next week, the veterans ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will hold summit talks in Seoul early next week to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.
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[2026-04-10 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Friday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-04-10 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign investors have sharply increased purchases of South Korea’s major chipmakers, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, following a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.
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[2026-04-10 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
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[2026-04-10 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with his Finnish counterpart Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation in supply chains and advanced industries amid heightened global uncertainties, his office said.
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[2026-04-10 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-10 11:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Inditex’s global fashion brand Zara is expanding into same-day and overnight delivery in Korea, stepping up efforts to strengthen its logistics competitiveness.
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[2026-04-10 11:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police said Thursday that the recent fire at the Gyeongbokgung in Seoul had gone on for a much longer period than initially presumed, as investigators consider the possibility of arson on the much-beloved South Korean heritage site.
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[2026-04-10 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. held an industry conference themed on automobile brake technology Friday to discuss related research and development, and strengthen collaboration with partner companies.
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[2026-04-10 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center left, walks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, center right, on his arrival at the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
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[2026-04-10 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investors remained optimistic over the upcoming US-Iran negotiations following a two-week ceasefire deal.
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[2026-04-10 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Police launched an investigation after two workers had parts of their fingers severed while on duty at a confectionery factory near Seoul early Friday morning.
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[2026-04-10 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol has instructed officials to remain vigilant against economic uncertainty despite a two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, according to his office Friday.
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[2026-04-10 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is set to handle an extra budget bill Friday aimed at coping with the economic fallout from the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-10 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BTS has launched their first world tour in over four years, but China is notably absent from the tour dates An unofficial ban has barred K-pop from the Chinese market, prompting entertainment companies to pivot toward Japan and North America. (April 10)
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[2026-04-10 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is marking the upcoming birth anniversary of its late founder Kim Il-sung with various cultural events honoring his achievements, according to state media Friday.
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[2026-04-10 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Friday, as uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid two-sided risks of inflation, currency weakness and slower growth.
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[2026-04-10 10:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.5 percent Friday, citing volatility in the Korean won and rising inflationary pressures linked to the Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-10 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-04-10 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investors remained optimistic over the upcoming U.S.-Iran negotiations following a two-week ceasefire deal.
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[2026-04-10 10:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As the Hungarian conductor makes his Korean debut, he reflects on music as connection, healing — and a second life beyond the violin
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