[2026-06-26 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea to push to field 'K-Lucas' suicide drones to bolster unmanned weapons system

Snippet: South Korea will push to bring in a long-range suicide drone system for combat use to bolster its unmanned weapons systems amid a changing warfare environment, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Friday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10789064

[2026-06-26 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea to push to field 'K-Lucas' suicide drones to bolster unmanned weapons system

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push to bring in a long-range suicide drone system for combat use to bolster its unmanned weapons systems amid a changing warfare environment, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Friday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626003500315

[2026-06-26 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ina Yoon opens Women's PGA Championship with record-tying 63

Snippet: Ina Yoon, of South Korea, hits from the third tee during the first round of the Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Chaska, Minn. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/womens-pga-championship-golf-lpga-hazeltine-03c4c7b95c2d93b1b7eecd389a6d3e07

[2026-06-26 10:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Defense ministers of S. Korea, Japan to hold talks in Seoul over weekend

Snippet: Defense ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul over the weekend, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday, as the two neighbors seek to enhance defense cooperation amid a positive mood in bilateral ties.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10789000

[2026-06-26 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) S. Korea to push for deployment of 'K-Lucas' suicide drones: defense minister

Snippet: (World Cup) S. Korea lose to South Africa to finish 3rd in group; knockout status in limbo

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626003300315

[2026-06-26 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Defense ministers of S. Korea, Japan to hold talks in Seoul over weekend

Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Defense ministers of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul over the weekend, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday, as the two neighbors seek to enhance defense cooperation amid a positive mood in bilateral ties.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626003200315

[2026-06-26 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi to visit S. Korea on June 27-28

Snippet: (World Cup) S. Korea lose to South Africa to finish 3rd in group; knockout status in limbo

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626003100315

[2026-06-26 10:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares open lower on US tech losses, profit taking

Snippet: South Korean stocks started a tad lower Friday following tech losses on Wall Street and a sharp rise the previous session as investors are worried about valuation of artificial intelligence-related shares and a possible rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788979

[2026-06-26 10:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea coach unable to pinpoint reasons behind deflating loss

Snippet: Some 24 hours after South Korea finished third in their group with a demoralizing loss at the FIFA World Cup, head coach Hong Myung-bo still couldn't pinpoint reasons behind his team's plight Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788969

[2026-06-26 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Seoul shares open lower on U.S. tech losses, profit taking

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS latest info in paras 2-3, 6-9)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626002251320

[2026-06-26 10:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US lawmakers reintroduce Senate bill to reauthorize N. Korean human rights act

Snippet: Two US lawmakers have reintroduced a Senate bill to reauthorize the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting rights and freedom in the reclusive state, Congress' website showed Thursday, as the act expired in 2022.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788961

[2026-06-26 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Gov't unveils logo commemorating renowned independence fighter Kim Koo

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The government unveiled a logo honoring renowned independence fighter Kim Koo on Friday after the U.N. culture agency, UNESCO, commemorated 2026 as the 150th anniversary of Kim's birth.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626003000315

[2026-06-26 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (World Cup) S. Korea coach unable to pinpoint reasons behind deflating loss

Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Some 24 hours after South Korea finished third in their group with a demoralizing loss at the FIFA World Cup, head coach Hong Myung-bo still couldn't pinpoint reasons behind his team's plight Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626002800315

[2026-06-26 10:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee calls for US-N. Korea, inter-Korean dialogue for peace on Korean Peninsula

Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for the resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea, as well as between the two Koreas, to achieve lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788923

[2026-06-26 10:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: N. Korea's Kim oversees tests of key weapons seen as aimed at S. Korea

Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen testing of a new multiple rocket launcher and other weapons, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, in what appeared to be tests aimed at enhancing capabilities of strike means targeting South Korea.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788918

[2026-06-26 10:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Govt. to lower cap on fuel prices, freeze utility rates in H2

Snippet: South Korea will lower the cap on fuel prices to reflect the recent decline in global crude oil prices, the finance minister said Friday, while freezing electricity and gas rates in the second half.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788900

[2026-06-26 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul shares open lower on U.S. tech losses, profit taking

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started a tad lower Friday following tech losses on Wall Street and a sharp rise the previous session as investors are worried about valuation of artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares and a possible rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626002200320

[2026-06-26 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 1.31 pct lower on U.S. tech losses, profit taking

Snippet: (World Cup) S. Korea lose to South Africa to finish 3rd in group; knockout status in limbo

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626002100320

[2026-06-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

Snippet: South Korea views its the North’s border fortifications as an armistice violation. The UN body disagrees

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3358328/north-koreas-border-build-opens-seoul-un-command-rift?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-06-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Korean peninsula] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

Snippet: South Korea views its the North’s border fortifications as an armistice violation. The UN body disagrees

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3358328/north-koreas-border-build-opens-seoul-un-command-rift

[2026-06-26 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Festivals, sights across Korea

Snippet: Daegu Chimac Festival

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788208

[2026-06-26 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Court set to rule on ex-first lady on jobs-for-gifts bribery charges

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court was set to deliver its verdict Friday for former first lady Kim Keon Hee on charges of receiving luxury gifts in exchange for job appointments and business favors.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001900315

[2026-06-26 09:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Foreigner sell-offs of Korean stocks reach new record high in May

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors offloaded a record amount of South Korean stocks in May amid the unrest in the Middle East and profit-taking, data showed on Friday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626002000320

[2026-06-26 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) Gov't to lower cap on fuel prices, freeze utility rates in H2

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo; RESTRUCTURES)By Kang Yoon-seung

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001652320

[2026-06-26 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: N. Korea's Kim inspects new facilities at Wonsan-Kalma resort on east coast

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected newly built facilities at the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone, state media reported Friday, as Pyongyang appears to be seeking to attract foreign visitors to earn hard currency.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001800315

[2026-06-26 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: North Korea's Kim watches weapons tests and calls for 'deadly and destructive' military posture

Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed major weapons tests and called for the military’s “deadly and destructive offensive posture” to be bolstered, state media reported Friday, days after the country commissioned its first naval destroyer.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-kim-weapons-missiles-south-ec1e4cf695642d4a0fc39e78ad5bb44f

[2026-06-26 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Gov't to lower cap on fuel prices, freeze utility rates in H2

Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001651320

[2026-06-26 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: N. Korea's Kim oversees tests of key weapons seen as aimed at S. Korea

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen testing of a new multiple rocket launcher and other weapons, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, in what appeared to be tests aimed at enhancing capabilities of strike means targeting South Korea.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001700315

[2026-06-26 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Gov't to lower cap on fuel prices, freeze utility rates in H2

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lower the cap on fuel prices to reflect the recent decline in global crude oil prices, the finance minister said Friday, while freezing electricity and gas rates in the second half.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001600320

[2026-06-26 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Lee calls for U.S.-N. Korea, inter-Korean dialogue for peace on Korean Peninsula

Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for the resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea, as well as between the two Koreas, to achieve lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001400315

[2026-06-26 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Yonhap to hold forum on shifting alliances, economic security challenges

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, was set to host a symposium Friday on charting security policy directions amid weakening alliances and growing challenges in economic security, such as supply chain disruptions.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626001200315

[2026-06-26 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on June 26)

Snippet: Another hollow hearing for prime minister nominee

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000800320

[2026-06-26 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Times on June 26)

Snippet: MSCI setback should spur deeper reform

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000700320

[2026-06-26 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on June 26)

Snippet: The threshold of senioritySeoul's transit reform highlights need to redefine aging in a superaged Korea

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000600320

[2026-06-26 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

Snippet: SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 26.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000500320

[2026-06-26 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) U.S. lawmakers reintroduce Senate bill to reauthorize N. Korean human rights act

Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with press release) By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000351315

[2026-06-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Robert J. Fouser,] Is Seoul turning conservative?

Snippet: Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s surprising election victory on June 3 stirred a wave of commentary on the rise of conservatism in Seoul. Most pundits agreed that interest in real estate redevelopment, particularly in the upscale Gangnam area, was the primary factor behind Oh’s victory. The Democratic Party of Korea improved its performance over 2022 in elections for the city council, district mayors and district councils.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788546

[2026-06-26 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Bill to reauthorize N. Korean human rights act reintroduced to Senate

Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. lawmaker has reintroduced a Senate bill to reauthorize the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting rights and freedom in the reclusive state, Congress' website showed Thursday, as the act expired in 2022.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000300315

[2026-06-26 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: For Scotland and others in 3rd place, the World Cup waiting game is underway

Snippet: A soccer fan react as he watches a live broadcasting of the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Africa and South Korea at a public viewing venue in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-third-place-scotland-f970b8bc10309f016681c77fb3ebc35b

[2026-06-26 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: U.S. focused on ensuring OPCON transfer conditions will be met 'as soon as possible': senior official

Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The United States is focused on ensuring that necessary conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea will be met "as soon as possible," a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday, noting it "understands" Seoul's desire to retake OPCON.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626000200315

[2026-06-26 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: MSCI, Vietnam, Indonesia + Korea and us

Snippet: MSCI (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International but divested in 2007 and now independent) and S&P are the leading equity indices and they have become very critical to market weightings for global equities and the intellectual capital and property of both are much deeper and more complex that most realize given the increase in ETFs (exchange traded funds), passive investing and market allocation based on their views of market capitalization, market type or classification and criteria for their weighting and classification.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/26/opinion/columns/msci-vietnam-indonesia-korea-and-us/2373081

[2026-06-26 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: South Africa stuns South Korea to make history

Snippet: MONTERREY, Mexico — South Africa beat South Korea, 1-0, on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history — an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/26/sports/south-africa-stuns-south-korea-to-make-history/2372697

[2026-06-26 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: South Korea arrests sect leader over alleged political recruitment coercion

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/26/world/asia-oceania/south-korea-arrests-sect-leader-over-alleged-political-recruitment-coercion/2373184

[2026-06-26 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Senior U.S. official hails S. Korea as punching far above its weight in chip production, expertise

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625011651315

[2026-06-26 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Senior U.S. official hails S. Korea as 'far punching its weight' in chip production, expertise

Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. official on Thursday hailed South Korea as a country that "far punches its weight" in semiconductor production and engineering, expressing his expectations for Seoul's role in advancing a U.S.-led initiative to promote artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain security.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625011600315

[2026-06-25 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul to thoroughly monitor impact of Britain's new steel import policy

Snippet: SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will thoroughly monitor the impact of Britain's new steel import policy, while making efforts to address related uncertainties, the trade ministry said Thursday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260625011500320

[2026-06-25 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: CNBC

Title: The world’s top-performing stock market still isn’t a developed market. Here’s why, according to the MSCI chief

Snippet: There is one key issue standing in the way of South Korea obtaining developed-market status, MSCI's CEO said Thursday, after the equity index provider maintained the country's emerging market classification.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/south-korea-emerging-market-developed-msci-kospi.html

[2026-06-25 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Jump As Micron Revives AI Euphoria, Oil Erases War Gains

Snippet: Global stocks and S&P futures are higher while Nasdaq futures are on a tear after Micron’s sales forecast blew the lights out, brushing aside fears over a near-term pullback in the AI trade, while Qualcomm set aggressive targets at its investor day in New York. As of 8:00am ET, a revival of the AI demand theme is sending contracts on the Nasdaq 100 up 2.1% while S&P 500 futures are up a more modest 0.7%.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-jump-micron-revives-ai-euphoria-oil-erases-war-gains

[2026-06-25 21:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Foreign minister vows pragmatic approach to Korean Peninsula denuclearization

Snippet: South Korea will pursue a phased and practical approach to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and stronger cooperation with like-minded countries to advance regional peace and stability, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788649

[2026-06-25 21:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Transport ministry approves Korean Air's integration with Asiana Airlines

Snippet: South Korea's transport ministry on Thursday approved Korean Air Co.'s integration with Asiana Airlines Inc., paving the way for the launch of a combined entity in December.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788648