Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-02 19:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An unidentified body believed to be that of a man was found in the Imjin River in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 19:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is ramping up imports of US crude as the government and refiners move to secure alternative supplies amid concerns over potential disruptions from the Middle East, with US President Donald Trump urging allies to buy American oil.
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[2026-04-02 19:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Forest Service said Thursday it has signed a framework agreement on forestry cooperation and a separate memorandum of understanding on wildfire management and post-fire restoration with Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry.
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[2026-04-02 18:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Video art pioneer Paik Nam-june's first ever work in the medium has arrived in Seoul for the exhibition “Nam June Paik: Rewind / Repeat.”
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[2026-04-02 18:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police said Thursday they cracked down on 95 prostitution and other illicit establishments in Seoul in the first quarter, including venues that allegedly marketed sex services to foreign tourists through online platforms.
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[2026-04-02 18:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean activist who had previously been detained in an Israeli prison for boarding a Gaza-bound aid ship has sparked controversy as she again attempts to visit the Palestinian enclave, news reports said Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 18:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks fell sharply Thursday, as US President Donald Trump's renewed threat of strikes against Iran rattled investor sentiment and pushed up global oil prices. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-04-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [XO] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey is back in South Korea for a chaotic parade of adolescent experimentation that improves on last season
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[2026-04-02 17:58 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged citizens to "save every drop of fuel,” ramping up an official call for energy conservation as the deepening Iran conflict hits the energy-importing nation hard, straining households and businesses.
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[2026-04-02 17:35 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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[2026-04-02 17:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea's third 5,000-ton, Choe Hyon-class destroyer is under construction at the Nampo shipyard, about 50 kilometers southwest of Pyongyang, satellite images show.
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[2026-04-02 17:08 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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[2026-04-02 17:02 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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[2026-04-02 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Zinc said Thursday it has officially kicked off its $7.4 billion project to build a large-scale mineral processing facility in Tennessee, as the world’s largest zinc smelter accelerates efforts to expand its supply chain in the US.
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[2026-04-02 16:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul to distribute firefighting equipment to older apartment complexes
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[2026-04-02 16:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With international visitors increasingly venturing beyond Seoul to more outlying provinces, local governments across South Korea are moving to improve transportation access, aiming to accommodate a seasonal rise in tourism as spring begins.
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[2026-04-02 16:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ilzat Ablaxatovich Kasimov, Uzbekistan’s deputy minister of investment, industry and trade, voiced expectations for expanded economic cooperation between Korea and Uzbekistan on Wednesday during a speech at the 2026 Global Biz Forum hosted by The Korea Herald and Herald Business in Seoul.
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[2026-04-02 16:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For the first time in its 77-year history, South Korea’s Marine Corps has recorded a family with four consecutive generations of service, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 16:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GS Group said Thursday it held a tech collaboration event with AI startups at GS Tower in Gangnam, Seoul, as it looks to accelerate digital transformation and expand into emerging technologies.
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[2026-04-02 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, holds the world's largest collection of paintings among its 3 million objects but remains largely out of reach for most international travelers at the moment.
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[2026-04-02 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Investment focuses on creator incentives and partnerships to amplify K-content worldwide
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[2026-04-02 16:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul ramps up bid for Canada’s multibillion-dollar submarine program
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[2026-04-02 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Left: A woman holds an image of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, alongside his slain father and predecessor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on March 11. Right: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kyodo, Reuters and AP)
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[2026-04-02 16:21 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-02 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, has signed a technology partnership with Indonesia's ICEx to help advance the country’s digital asset infrastructure and broader market development.
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[2026-04-02 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Honam University is under investigation by South Korea’s immigration authorities over allegations it admitted international students using falsified graduation certificates from an unaccredited US institution, according to local media reports Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Phased road closures from midnight for 24 hours; Sejong-daero bus routes to be diverted
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[2026-04-02 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BKR, the South Korean operator of Burger King and Tim Hortons, posted record revenue of nearly 900 billion won ($595 million) last year, crediting the increase to enhanced product competitiveness and operational improvements across both brands.
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[2026-04-02 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has secured around 50 million barrels of alternative oil supplies for this month to replace supplies from the Middle East blocked due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, government officials said Thursday, vowing continued efforts to stably manage energy supplies.
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[2026-04-02 15:22 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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[2026-04-02 13:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks dropped over 3 percent late Thursday morning after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran "extremely hard" over the next few weeks.
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[2026-04-02 13:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 4.4 trillion won ($2.9 billion) in foreign capital has flowed into South Korea's bond market this week, financial authorities said Thursday, as the country began its phased inclusion in a key global government bond index managed by FTSE Russell.
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[2026-04-02 13:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean doctors aboard a flight to the Philippines helped save a passenger who was unable to breathe, one of the physicians said Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won weakened against the US dollar Thursday, following a sharp gain in the previous session, ahead of US President Donald Trump's scheduled message on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-02 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday as US President Donald Trump hinted that an end to the monthlong war in the Middle East could be near.
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[2026-04-02 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly due to a hike in global oil prices caused by prolonged tensions in the Middle East, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: On the heels of two consecutive losses, South Korea have dropped three spots to No. 25 in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday.
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[2026-04-02 10:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that South Korea was "not helpful" to the United States, noting the presence of American troops "in harm's way" in the Asian country "right next to a nuclear force," as he highlighted the need for countries to secure the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean players account for three of the top positions in the 2026 rankings of Asia’s best soccer players, underscoring the country’s growing influence in the sport.
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[2026-04-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-02 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Department of Defense employee died mid-flight after a panicked cabin crew forgot to attach her mask to an oxygen tank and failed to provide live-saving instructions on how to use a defibrillator, a lawsuit alleges.
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[2026-04-01 23:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Senior diplomats from South Korea and the United States discussed joint efforts Wednesday to bolster their alliance through various public diplomacy initiatives, ranging from digital communication to people-to-people exchanges, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-04-01 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for a photo before their meeting at presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Kim Do-hun/Yonhap via AP)
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[2026-04-01 19:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Iran war has entered a prolonged phase, reshaping strategic debates far beyond the Middle East. It is no longer a regional conflict but a reference point for broader security discussions. As the Iran war drags on, a growing wave of analysis seeks to draw parallels between Tehran and Pyongyang.
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[2026-04-01 19:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Emergency shipments of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates are on their way to South Korea in line with the countries' recent agreement, the industry ministry said Wednesday, noting Seoul has already received the first batch from the Gulf nation.
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[2026-04-01 18:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks surged Wednesday, led by gains in chipmakers and other big-cap tech shares, as hopes grew for a possible end to the US-Iran conflict.
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[2026-04-01 18:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's sports minister has sent a message of condolence over the death of Chang Ung, North Korea's long-serving former member of the International Olympic Committee, the ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-01 18:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Directors and producers gather in Seoul weeks after the film's historic double win
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[2026-04-01 18:38 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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[2026-04-01 18:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Trend of ambushing people with mask of Black rapper condemned as racist, potentially dangerous
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