Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-30 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The goal, however, faces potential hurdles including workers’ reluctance to relocate away from Seoul and dispersed supply chains
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[2026-06-30 09:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Gangdong Foreign Resident Center is seeking foreign nationals to join “Seoul Itda Supporters,” a volunteer program that invites participants to explore the city’s attractions and create informative content in their native languages.
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[2026-06-30 09:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government is accepting applications from international students for a 30-day program designed to help them build careers and settle in the city.
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[2026-06-30 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Fresh off winning her first LPGA major title, Ryu Hae-ran has cracked the top 10 in the women's golf rankings for the first time since last summer.
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[2026-06-30 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline lead; ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-06-30 09:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former head coach Hong Myung-bo and a few of his players for the South Korean men's national football team were met with boos from angry people as they returned home Tuesday from a short stay at the FIFA World Cup.
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[2026-06-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output fell in May from a month earlier due mainly to the sluggish performance of the manufacturing sector, data showed Tuesday, while retail sales rebounded slightly over the period.
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[2026-06-30 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea to build semiconductor cluster in southwest with 800 tln won in corporate investment
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[2026-06-30 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Health Ministry should put serious patients firstThe ministry canceled a planned public forum after backlash grew over using strained health insurance funds for hair loss treatment instead of serious and rare diseases.
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[2026-06-30 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Regional revival via megaprojectsTransparency and credibility key to massive AI chip investment
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[2026-06-30 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Clean house at KFAKorea's worst World Cup result exposes flaws in soccer association's leadership
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[2026-06-30 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 30.
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[2026-06-30 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: INCHEON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Former head coach Hong Myung-bo and a few of his players for the South Korean men's national football team were met with boos from angry people as they returned home Tuesday from a short stay at the FIFA World Cup.
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[2026-06-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Corporate direct financing fell sharply in May from the previous month due to a fall in bond sales, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-06-29 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in South Korea. That’s just part of what Chinese dissident Dong Guangping endured to escape his native country. He arrived late last week in Canada, a destination he had eyed for more than a decade.
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[2026-06-29 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Any hope that the memory-chip shortage would ease this year was upended Monday morning, as South Korea's two memory giants, Samsung and SK Hynix, prepare a massive capacity expansion that will unfold over the next five years rather than provide near-term relief. That means the supply squeeze rippling through consumer electronics, from Apple MacBooks to Microsoft Xbox consoles, is likely to keep driving prices higher for the foreseeable future.
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[2026-06-29 21:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police will deploy more than 100 officers at Incheon Airport on Tuesday for the return of the national soccer team and former head coach Hong Myung-bo, who was the target of a death threat posted online following the team's group-stage elimination from the 2026 World Cup.
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[2026-06-29 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the president to K-pop stars, South Koreans demand an overhaul of the country’s football establishment and punishment for the failure
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[2026-06-29 21:16 UTC+10:00] [Korea Football Association] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the president to K-pop stars, South Koreans demand an overhaul of the country’s football establishment and punishment for the failure
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[2026-06-29 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Turkey, South Korea and two unspecified European nations are in the frame to replace a cancelled Norwegian anti-ship missile
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[2026-06-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Turkey, South Korea and two unspecified European nations are in the frame to replace a cancelled Norwegian anti-ship missile
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[2026-06-29 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- A joint police-prosecution task force on Monday indicted the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, under detention over allegations that he had forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) ahead of elections.
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[2026-06-29 19:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is using its official development assistance program to export policy experience in women’s entrepreneurship to Egypt, as Cairo seeks to expand women’s participation in the labor market and small business sector.
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[2026-06-29 19:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will conduct a special audit of the Korea Football Association to determine the causes behind what it called the dismal failures of Korean soccer, Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young said in a social media post Monday.
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[2026-06-29 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three veteran lawmakers from the main opposition People Power Party have been booked on charges of obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in 2025, officials said Monday.
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[2026-06-29 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to build a new semiconductor manufacturing hub in the country's southwestern region through 800 trillion won (US$518 billion) in corporate investment.
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[2026-06-29 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea has laid out a sweeping industrial strategy focused on semiconductor chips and artificial intelligence projects as President Lee Jae Myung pledges to cement overwhelming industry leadership with investments of hundreds of billions of dollars over several years.
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[2026-06-29 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends an announcement with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2026. (Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-06-29 18:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The 2026 Seoul International Book Fair, the country's largest book festival, wrapped up its five-day run at Coex in southern Seoul on Sunday.
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[2026-06-29 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and East Timorese foreign ministers agreed Monday to broaden cooperation in climate change, infrastructure, human resource development and other areas of mutual interest, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-06-29 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 14-18; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung and Kang Jae-eun
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[2026-06-29 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest; CHANGES headline, photo)
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[2026-06-29 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) vowed Monday to complete the selection of parliamentary committee chiefs by the next day amid a prolonged standoff with the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) over sharing the committee chairs.
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[2026-06-29 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-06-29 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The list of South Korean baseball All-Star reserves announced Monday featured 20 first-time selections.
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[2026-06-29 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GWACHEON, South Korea, June 29 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Monday it has booked three opposition lawmakers for allegedly blocking the 2025 detention of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid the previous year.
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[2026-06-29 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10-16; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-06-29 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung met with outgoing Prime Minister Kim Min-seok over lunch Monday in what could be their last weekly discussion session, as Kim is expected to leave office soon to run for leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP).
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[2026-06-29 17:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Stronger ultraviolet rays and extended summers are driving demand for fashion that physically shields skin from the sun, such as parasols and long-sleeved pieces.
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[2026-06-29 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to work with the South Korean government in the increasingly competitive global artificial intelligence industry. (Source photos by Reuters and Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-06-29 17:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks slid Monday as investors remained cautious amid renewed concerns over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices, with tech shares leading losses. The Korean won weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-06-29 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 7th para; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-29 16:55 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-29 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung
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[2026-06-29 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea’s dismal World Cup first-round exit has sparked fury at home and calls for a complete overhaul at the top have not been silenced by coach Hong Myung-bo’s resignation.
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[2026-06-29 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Four new southwest memory fabs, HBM packaging hubs aim to double Korea's DRAM capacity, cement AI-era leadership
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[2026-06-29 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks slid Monday as investors remained cautious amid renewed concerns over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices, with tech shares leading losses. The Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-06-29 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) highlighting the works of British artist Damien Hirst has attracted more than 540,000 visitors, the museum said Monday.
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[2026-06-29 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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