Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-03 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Ateez has set its own first-week sales record with its latest album selling more than 1.88 million copies, its agency said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A former senior US official warned Thursday that a dispute over South Korea's treatment of e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. could strain the Seoul-Washington alliance amid intensifying security challenges, including North Korea's evolving military threats.
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[2026-07-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- A major event aimed at promoting discussions on the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and exchanges between industry officials commenced in Seoul on Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's foreign reserves rose in June despite efforts by authorities to manage exchange rate volatility, the central bank said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps has participated in a multinational peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia aimed at strengthening interoperability with participating forces, the armed service said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The Navy has named a new submarine after a historical diplomat and christened a new frigate after a key hub city south of Seoul, the armed service said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will spend 14.9 trillion won (US$9.62 billion) to support small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hit by the recent foreign exchange volatility, the finance minister said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened higher Friday as investors snapped up bargain-priced semiconductor shares following the previous session's sharp sell-off, despite overnight weakness in US technology stocks.
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[2026-07-03 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 2, 7-10)
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[2026-07-03 10:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop star G-Dragon has been named honorary ambassador for the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which will be held in Busan later this month, the Korea Heritage Service said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop star G-Dragon will serve as the public face of the upcoming UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Busan, officials said Friday, as the country prepares to host the international gathering for the first time.
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[2026-07-03 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Friday as investors snapped up bargain-priced semiconductor shares following the previous session's sharp sell-off, despite overnight weakness in U.S. technology stocks.
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[2026-07-03 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) Samsung, SK hynix to build HBM packaging fabs in Chungcheong region as part of 392 tln won in total investment
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[2026-07-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The 'Uncut Gems' director discusses his fast-talking hustler and the ending that almost was, a day after the film's Korean debut
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[2026-07-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Inside Eunma Apartment's commercial arcade lies maze of restaurants that has fed generations of locals
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[2026-07-03 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Semiwon Lotus Culture Festival
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[2026-07-03 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS South Korean foreign ministry's position in paras 6-7; CHANGES dateline)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-07-03 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- With the end of the first half in the South Korean baseball season around the corner, clubs have decided to give their ailing pitchers extra rest starting this week.
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[2026-07-03 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 2 (Yonhap) -- A White House official said Thursday that e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. is being "singled out" by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's administration, expressing concern over what Washington called "discriminatory" targeting of the U.S.-listed firm.
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[2026-07-03 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: South Korean captain Son Heung-min after the loss to South Africa knocked his side out of the World Cup
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[2026-07-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: No more curbs on parliamentary checks
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[2026-07-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: When political hatred enters the classroomStudents must be protected from political extremism, hate speech
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[2026-07-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Regulating platform powerKorea's probe into Google should promote market choice, while upholding due process
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[2026-07-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on July 3.
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[2026-07-03 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 2 (Yonhap) -- A former senior U.S. official warned Thursday that a dispute over South Korea's treatment of e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. could strain the Seoul-Washington alliance amid intensifying security challenges, including North Korea's evolving military threats.
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[2026-07-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign reserves rose in June despite efforts by authorities to manage exchange rate volatility, the central bank said Friday.
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[2026-07-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With her recent Senate confirmation, former US Congresswoman Michelle Steel is set to arrive in Seoul as the new US ambassador to South Korea. As the second Korean American to hold the post, following Sung Kim in the early 2010s, she returns to her country of birth facing both opportunities and challenges.
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[2026-07-03 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Commerce Department has named a veteran investment professional to lead a body tasked with executing investment commitments by South Korea, Japan and other partners under bilateral trade deals with Washington.
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[2026-07-03 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a South Korean national who is subject of a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) over an alleged 200 million Korean won (Php 7.9 million) scam.
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[2026-07-03 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on an unusual idea: an AI-animated video message from his late grandfather, whom his father misses dearly.
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[2026-07-03 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Comments by a South Korean currency official have added to speculation about coordinated action by Japanese authorities following the yen's surge against the U.S. dollar. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-07-03 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial watchdog on Thursday reportedly decided to discipline MBK Partners Ltd. over its management of Homeplus Co., the struggling retailer the private equity firm wholly owns.
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[2026-07-02 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures have reversed all overnight losses which were driven by the latest crash in South Korean stocks, which plunged 8% and closed at LOD, driven by a plunge in memory stocks. Still, the Nasdaq is still lower with tech stocks depressed on news that Sam Altman's OpenAI is seeking to offer a 5% stake to Trump in what is clearly an attempt to incentivize the government to backstop the company whose revenues are clearly below budget.
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[2026-07-02 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-9)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-07-02 21:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration indicted a former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday over his alleged involvement.
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[2026-07-02 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Comments by a South Korean currency official have added to speculation about coordinated action by Japanese authorities following the yen's surge against the U.S. dollar. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-07-02 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration indicted a former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Thursday over his alleged involvement.
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[2026-07-02 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The labor side revised down its proposed hourly minimum wage for next year to 11,700 won (US$7.56) during ongoing wage-setting negotiations Thursday, still higher than the business side's proposal.
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[2026-07-02 20:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's growing dependence on semiconductor exports may make the country more vulnerable to external shocks and cyclical volatility, despite serving as a major "growth driver," the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 20:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A disability rights advocacy group resumed its subway boarding protest in Seoul on Thursday, following a six-month hiatus.
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[2026-07-02 20:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council on Thursday raised the need for South and North Korea to call each other by their official names in a bid to help bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-07-02 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unstaffed stores have been set up around the world, but they are more prevalent in South Korea.
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[2026-07-02 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A logo of Coupang is seen in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Seo Myung-gon/Yonhap via AP, file)
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[2026-07-02 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 6-7)
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[2026-07-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
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[2026-07-02 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A series of high-profile overcharging incidents is raising fresh concerns over whether South Korea’s tourism infrastructure is keeping pace with its growing international reputation.
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[2026-07-02 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) on Thursday raised the need for South and North Korea to call each other by their official names in a bid to help bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-07-02 18:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are discussing plans with Seoul National University to launch company-sponsored semiconductor programs at regional universities, as the government pushes for a semiconductor megaproject in South Korea’s southwest, local media reported Thursday.
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[2026-07-02 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-07-02 17:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean cafe owner, whose message of support for victims of Venezuela's devastating earthquakes resonated with thousands of people online, said he hopes the unexpected attention will translate into real help for those affected.
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