Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-28 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's hopes of reaching the round of 32 at the World Cup ended Sunday.
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[2026-06-28 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) has launched an international council jointly with the police agencies of capital cities in six other countries, a move aimed at enhancing cooperation on transnational crimes, officials said Sunday.
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[2026-06-28 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in last 6 paras)
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[2026-06-28 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 27 (Yonhap) -- After failing to take South Korea past the group stage in his first FIFA World Cup as head coach in 2014, Hong Myung-bo was given another chance at the 2026 tournament.
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[2026-06-28 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea have been eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, unable to sneak into the knockout stage on the heels of group stage woes.
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[2026-06-28 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The amount of money drawn out from overdraft accounts rose to the highest level in nearly four years last week, as borrowers took out more credit for stock investment, data showed Sunday.
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[2026-06-28 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Monthly spending by foreign tourists in South Korea reached a record high of over 1.4 trillion won (US$911 billion) in May, marking the third consecutive month foreign spending surpassed 1 trillion won, data showed Sunday.
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[2026-06-28 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Africa head coach Hugo Broos, second from left, celebrates with staff after the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Africa and South Korea in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-06-28 10:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense ministers of South Korea and Japan were set to hold talks in Seoul on Sunday as the two countries seek to expand defense cooperation amid warming bilateral ties.
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[2026-06-28 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Defense ministers of South Korea and Japan were set to hold talks in Seoul on Sunday as the two countries seek to expand defense cooperation amid warming bilateral ties.
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[2026-06-28 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Among the many mysteries shrouding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the secrecy around his mother stands out.
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[2026-06-28 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Haeran Ryu, of South Korea, celebrates after a eagle one the seventh hole during the third round at the Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at the Hazeltine National Golf Club, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Chaska, Minn. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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[2026-06-28 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-06-27 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese political dissident who had fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media on Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local elections marred by ballot shortages continued for the 23rd consecutive day Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in para 7)By Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-06-27 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Police said Saturday they have filed for an arrest warrant for a suspect in his 70s, who is accused of stabbing a man at a museum in central Seoul earlier this week.
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[2026-06-27 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details of Ahn, Koizumi's visit to Black Eagles unit in paras 8-9; ADDS photo) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-06-27 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae has appealed against a court ruling sentencing him to 25 years in prison for playing a key role in an insurrection through his involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, sources said Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 18:07 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – Senior Japanese lawmaker Ryota Takeda met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Friday, with the two sides agreeing to work toward boosting relations between their countries amid global tensions.
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[2026-06-27 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrived in South Korea on Saturday for talks with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, as the two countries seek to step up cooperation and exchanges at the defense level.
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[2026-06-27 17:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Yonhap) -- With one matchday left in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup, South Korea are clinging to the last spot to sneak into the knockout phase.
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[2026-06-27 17:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea took part in an international meeting on artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains in Washington, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday, as countries seek closer cooperation on the infrastructure behind AI development.
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[2026-06-27 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea scrambled fighter jets Saturday after more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered its air defense identification zone over the East Sea and waters off the country’s south, Seoul’s military said.
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[2026-06-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean American sports businessperson Michele Kang is set to take control of Olympique Lyonnais, the French soccer giant commonly known as Lyon, or OL.
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[2026-06-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For one night, Yu Yuan's kitchen was led by four hands instead of two.
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[2026-06-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean health authorities have suggested that exposure to cooking fumes may contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia, based on findings from an animal study.
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[2026-06-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dubbed Korea's John Cena, the musical star turned hard-boiled mainstay came up through intense poverty
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[2026-06-27 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: From left: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Both Beijing and Pyongyang continue to leverage Putin's war in Ukraine to accelerate their military technological development. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-06-27 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 26 (Yonhap) -- With one matchday left in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup, South Korea are clinging to the last spot to sneak into the knockout phase.
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[2026-06-27 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS paras 3, 7-8)By Kim Hyun-soo
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[2026-06-27 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina attended the Pax Silica Summit in Washington this week where partner nations discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, the foreign ministry said Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 15:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Vacationers crowd Sokcho Beach in Gangwon Province on Saturday as hot weather grips the country.
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[2026-06-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered and left South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) above the country's eastern and southern waters, South Korea's military said Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Purchasing concert tickets has long been a high-stakes affair, with popular events often selling out within minutes.
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[2026-06-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1950 -- The North Korean Army occupies Seoul just three days after it crosses the 38th parallel, the pre-Korean War boundary between North and South Korea. The North's hope for a quick surrender by South Korea's Rhee Syng-man government and the reunification of the peninsula, however, are dashed as the United States and other foreign powers intervene with U.N.
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[2026-06-27 14:38 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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[2026-06-27 14:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae-myung on Saturday pushed back against concerns that South Korea’s southwestern Honam region may lack enough water to support possible semiconductor investments by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, saying the region has sufficient resources if they are properly managed.
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[2026-06-27 12:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Yoon Ina conjured five birdies in a three-under par 69 on Friday to push her lead to five strokes in the Women's PGA Championship, where Nelly Korda was six adrift in her bid for a third straight major title.
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[2026-06-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even though China’s convenience store market is crowded with Chinese rivals and foreign peers like 7-Eleven, it remains far from saturated
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[2026-06-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China consumers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even though China’s convenience store market is crowded with Chinese rivals and foreign peers like 7-Eleven, it remains far from saturated
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[2026-06-27 11:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Two additional South Korean vessels have cleared the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there for months amid the conflict in the Middle East, the oceans ministry said Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 11:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the United States said Friday that the sacrifices of Korean War veterans laid the foundation for the bilateral alliance, stressing that strong security cooperation is "essential" amid growing North Korean threats and other challenges.
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[2026-06-27 11:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will provide $5 million in humanitarian assistance to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country’s northern region, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-27 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Two additional South Korean vessels have cleared the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there for months amid the conflict in the Middle East, the oceans ministry said Saturday.
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[2026-06-27 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ina Yoon, of South Korea, walks by a scoreboard on the ninth hole during the second round of the Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Chaska, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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[2026-06-27 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 27.
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[2026-06-27 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Lee Yumi
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[2026-06-27 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and five Mekong River nations held a senior official-level meeting in Thailand on Friday to discuss ways to expand cooperation in tackling transnational crimes and other areas, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-06-27 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has extended a long-running executive order declaring a national emergency over an "unusual" and "extraordinary" threat posed by North Korea, a White House notice showed Friday.
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