Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-06 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with spy chief's remarks; CHANGES headline)By Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-04-06 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES photos; ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-04-06 17:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks closed higher Monday as investors awaited for Samsung Electronics' first-quarter earnings guidance this week, while they digested Washington's renewed threat on Iran. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-06 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with state-run banks to advance its 9 trillion-won (US$5.9 billion) project to develop the Saemangeum reclaimed area into a hub for future mobility solutions.
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[2026-04-06 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group KickFlip returned Monday with its fourth EP, "My First Kick," led by the high-energy lead track, "Eye-Poppin'," a hyper-punk-based dance number about a daring confession to one's first love.
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[2026-04-06 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS latest info, comments in paras 2-3, 8-9)
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[2026-04-06 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with special counsel team's remarks; RESTORES previous material)By Lee Haye-ah
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[2026-04-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean customs authorities said Monday they seized 180 kilograms of illegal drugs at the border in the first quarter of the year.
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[2026-04-06 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Monday as investors awaited for Samsung Electronics' first-quarter earnings guidance this week, while they digested Washington's renewed threat on Iran. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-04-06 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with sentencing recommendation; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ah
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[2026-04-06 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears announced their signing of left-hander Wes Benjamin as a short-term injury replacement Monday.
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[2026-04-06 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A comprehensive special counsel team said Monday it has found circumstantial evidence that former first lady Kim Keon Hee accepted additional luxury items in connection with the presidential residence relocation in 2022.
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[2026-04-06 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang has not sent weapons and supplies to its long-time ally , nor has it issued messages to mark Iranian leadership changes
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[2026-04-06 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 7-11; ADDS photo)By Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-04-06 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears cautious of not provoking the US, to the extent that Kim has remained silent on the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, South Korea's spy agency was quoted as saying by lawmakers Monday.
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[2026-04-06 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group is ramping up efforts to develop the Saemangeum area in North Jeolla Province into a major industrial hub for robotics, AI and clean energy, in partnership with state-run financial institutions.
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[2026-04-06 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s spy agency on Monday assessed that the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran could enter a lull by late April, depending on the outcome of Washington’s intensive airstrikes in the coming days.
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[2026-04-06 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Monday it plans to adopt a five-day vehicle rotation system, tightening its existing 10-day scheme in support of the government's energy-saving drive in the public sector to address concerns over fuel shortages in the wake of the Middle East crisis.
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[2026-04-06 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Monday it has established an organization dedicated to investigating the spread of online fake news related to the Middle East.
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[2026-04-06 16:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jeremy Allaire, founder and CEO of Circle, which issues the US coin stablecoin, will meet with KB Financial Group officials in Seoul this month to discuss broadening the companies' partnership and exploring new areas of financial cooperation.
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[2026-04-06 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Frozen tuition, demographic decline and visa-linked rankings have made international student recruitment a matter of survival for many universities
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[2026-04-06 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GM Korea is set to carry out its first dividend payout to common shareholders, signaling a turning point from crisis recovery to full normalization.
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[2026-04-06 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nationwide use totals 1,646 tons in 2023
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[2026-04-06 15:50 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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[2026-04-06 15:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: National Archives restores 94-page scroll written by Rosetta Sherwood Hall
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[2026-04-06 15:46 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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[2026-04-06 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean industries will see mixed impact from the United States' adjustment of metal tariffs as the effect will be different for each export item, the industry ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 'Train to Busan' director, stacked cast led by Jun Ji-hyun discuss upcoming creature feature at Seoul press event
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[2026-04-06 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline, lead para)By Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-04-06 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- All crypto exchanges in South Korea are asked to set up a system to check and verify their internal ledgers with actual crypto holdings every five minutes, the financial regulator said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1896 -- Korea's first Korean-language newspaper, the Dongnip Shinmun (The Independent), publishes its first edition in Seoul. The four-page newspaper, funded by the government and produced by Seo Jae-pil, an official educated in Japan and the United States, was aimed at reaching the general public by publishing in the vernacular as opposed to the more traditional Chinese script.
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[2026-04-06 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: From Shanghai’s lantern-lit gardens to Tokyo’s neon districts, Korean travelers are increasingly building itineraries around one thing: getting makeovers.
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[2026-04-06 14:46 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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[2026-04-06 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean court has rejected a lawsuit filed by a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses seeking to ease the residential requirement for alternative military service and permit commuting.
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[2026-04-06 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be speeding up efforts to cast North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae as his successor, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Monday.
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[2026-04-06 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Monday approved revised legislation designating Labor Day as an official public holiday, allowing all workers to take the day off this year.
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[2026-04-06 14:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Asan Medical Center uses percutaneous coronary intervention support robot to treat patient
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[2026-04-06 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet approved a motion Monday to amend some texts in the Constitution, setting the stage for the National Assembly to vote on the proposed amendment and, if passed by lawmakers, the amendment will be put to a national referendum.
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[2026-04-06 14:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is grappling with a growing divide over student athletes, as sports groups push to ease academic requirements while civic groups warn against weakening protections aimed at safeguarding education.
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[2026-04-06 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt exceeded 1,300 trillion won (US$861.2 billion) last year, with the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio nearing 50 percent, the finance ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday suggested that the government could consider exempting owners of multiple homes from heavier capital gains tax until May 9, in an apparent effort to give them more time to sell their properties before the tax exemption expires.
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[2026-04-06 12:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Incheon International Airport Corp. said Monday it has expanded a cargo facility for the United Parcel Service to more than four times its previous size, shoring up the country's supply chain with greater import-handling capacity.
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[2026-04-06 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is targeting at least 20 percent of power generation through renewable energy by 2030 in a bid to lower its heavy dependence on energy imports and respond to growing power demand sparked by the growth of advanced industries, the climate ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-06 12:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New arts leadership appointments include Yoo Mee-jung for National Symphony, Park Hye-jin for Korean National Opera
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[2026-04-06 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An Asia-based economic surveillance organization said Monday that South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent this year, supported by solid semiconductor demand and government stimulus spending.
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[2026-04-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- An Asia-based economic surveillance organization said Monday that South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent this year, supported by solid semiconductor demand and government stimulus spending.
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[2026-04-06 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks continued to trade higher late Monday morning as investors anticipated a strong performance by Samsung Electronics in its first-quarter earnings guidance this week, boosting optimism in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.
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[2026-04-06 12:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Applications open this month, classes run through October; Residents step onto campuses for in-person university classes
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[2026-04-06 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, April 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, is strengthening its chemistry with K-pop as the Worldwide Tour Sponsor for "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'". It marks the comeback of the decade for pop royalty BTS.
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