Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-11 16:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Experts say family caregiving leaves some children invisible to support systems, despite emotional, educational costs
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[2026-06-11 16:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea fell for Jensen Huang. The harder question is how much of its AI future it just handed him
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[2026-06-11 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae Inc. and E-Mart Inc., key affiliates of retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, said Thursday they will acquire the entire stake in the group's e-commerce affiliate SSG.com held by a financial investor in a deal valued at about 1.27 trillion won (US$785 million).
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[2026-06-11 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has dominated the baseball tournament at the Asian Games for years, having won four straight gold medals starting in 2010 in Guangzhou, China.
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[2026-06-11 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Thursday, rebounding after a sharp fall earlier in the day, as major semiconductor shares gained ground after export data proved the sector's robust performance, while uncertainties over the U.S.-Iran war remained in place.
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[2026-06-11 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-06-11 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as South Korea's most valuable brand this year, according to a report released by Interbrand on Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok will convene a meeting of relevant ministers Thursday to discuss government response measures to ballot shortages reported during last week's local elections, an official said.
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[2026-06-11 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Parents and legal guardians in South Korea and overseas can apply online to renew passports for children under 18 starting Friday, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's push to seek peaceful coexistence with North Korea is a path that can ultimately and effectively improve human rights conditions in the North, the unification ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday called on exporters to help ease recent volatility in the foreign exchange market, which includes promptly converting their export earnings into the won to boost dollar supply.
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[2026-06-11 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, comments, photos)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-06-11 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization are launching Korea Camp, a global advertising campaign for Korean tourism created in partnership with the Netflix variety show "Jae-seok's B&B Rules!"
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[2026-06-11 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States has approved the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to South Korea in a deal worth an estimated $292 million, the US Department of State said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-11 15:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NTS aims to build an integrated collection system by year-end
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[2026-06-11 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Zinc, the world's biggest refined zinc smelter, said it achieved full compliance with all 15 core corporate governance indicators in 2025, improving from the previous year and significantly outpacing rival Young Poong amid an ongoing battle for management control.
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[2026-06-11 15:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Payments at Starbucks Korea rebounded within three weeks of the “Tank Day” campaign that sparked nationwide backlash, industry data showed.
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[2026-06-11 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday launched formal procedures for a potential parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages reported during last week's local elections, with requests for the probe submitted by both the ruling and opposition parties being reported to a plenary session.
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[2026-06-11 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has attracted a combined US$165 million in foreign direct investment from four European companies and signed a digital trade agreement with the European Union (EU), deepening economic cooperation with the major economic bloc, Seoul officials said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Gwanghwamun Square will host street cheering for South Korea's Group A matches this month at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Seoul government said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is returning to South Korea this weekend for talks with Samsung Electronics, Kakao and Naver, as the ChatGPT leader looks to deepen partnerships with Korean technology companies in AI infrastructure, workplace adoption and consumer services.
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[2026-06-11 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The 2024 South Korean baseball league MVP Kim Do-yeong was selected to the national team for the upcoming Asian Games on Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 15:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government push for regional growth fuels speculation over chip giants' investments in Honam
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[2026-06-11 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: City-backed agency marks 10 years since launch as its role expands from digital access to urban research
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[2026-06-11 15:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US investment firm KKR highlighted South Korea as one of Asia's most compelling valuation opportunities, arguing that ongoing corporate governance reforms could unlock significant upside, the firm said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 15:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Woori Bank said Thursday it plans to launch a dedicated digital wallet for overseas tourists to South Korea in the second half of this year to simplify payments and improve access to local financial services.
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[2026-06-11 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1950 -- The Bank of Korea begins operations in Seoul. The central bank had to suspend operations less than two weeks later with the outbreak of the Korean War.
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[2026-06-11 14:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A growing share of suspects in South Korea are using virtual assets to buy and sell drugs, police data showed Thursday, adding to concerns that online tools are making transactions harder to trace.
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[2026-06-11 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Labor market weakens to worst since pandemic as manufacturing jobs plunge and youth employment keeps sliding
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[2026-06-11 14:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-11 14:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kyrgyzstan and South Korea agreed to accelerate joint carbon reduction projects and expand climate cooperation during talks held on the sidelines of UN climate meetings in Bonn, Germany, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 14:25 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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[2026-06-11 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout)
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[2026-06-11 14:01 UTC+10:00] [Samsung Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Behind the global artificial intelligence boom are computer chips. And behind one very important kind of chip is South Korea.
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[2026-06-11 13:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fresh pop-infused remake of timeless Korean ballad wins over listeners across generations
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[2026-06-11 13:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Can South Korea reach knockout stage? Much hinges on opener on Friday
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[2026-06-11 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Yong-gi (Joo Min-hyeong) is a high school student in a small, no-name town who bursts with energy but aimlessly wanders, clueless about what he wants to do in life.
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[2026-06-11 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Inadequate basic safeguards’ resulted in the personal data of around 37.5 million users being exposed, the privacy commission found
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[2026-06-11 13:32 UTC+10:00] [American businesses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Inadequate basic safeguards’ resulted in the personal data of around 37.5 million users being exposed, the privacy commission found
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[2026-06-11 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval ratings sharply fell to 57 percent, a poll showed Thursday, amid controversy over ballot shortages that disrupted voting in parts of Seoul during last week's local elections.
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[2026-06-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed an agreement with Finland to bolster exchanges in the field of statistics through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the data ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years in May as lending linked to stock investment grew amid a market rally, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former Jindo Gov. Kim Hee-su has been advised by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea to undergo human rights education after he suggested South Korea “import women from Sri Lanka and Vietnam” to address the country’s population crisis.
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[2026-06-11 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Veteran K-pop group BIGBANG on Thursday unveiled dates and venues for its upcoming world tour to mark its 20th anniversary.
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[2026-06-11 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang on Wednesday expressed regret over a record fine imposed by South Korea's data protection regulator in connection with a major data breach and the unauthorized collection of users' online activity data.
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[2026-06-11 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean prosecutors have decided not to indict Hybe officials over complaints filed by former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin, including alleged defamation over claims that Min relied on shamans in running the agency.
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[2026-06-11 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier in the first four months of 2026 on robust tax revenue growth, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading lower late Thursday morning amid continuing volatility surrounding major technology shares and concerns over escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-06-11 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: S. Korea, EU begin talks to facilitate exchange of classified information through security information agreement; set to launch high-level dialogue on economic security, energy
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[2026-06-11 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States have jointly hosted an energy business forum in Washington in a bid to deepen the two countries' cooperation in the critical sector, Seoul's climate ministry said Thursday.
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