Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-17 11:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a memorial museum under construction to commemorate North Korean troops dispatched to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said Tuesday, with the museum expected to open as early as next month.
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[2026-03-17 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea said US President Donald Trump’s request for Seoul to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz requires “very careful” deliberation and no decision has been made on any deployment.
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[2026-03-17 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean shares kicked off sharply higher Tuesday as easing crude prices and hopes for the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz lifted major US stock indexes overnight.
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[2026-03-17 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the vital waterway.
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[2026-03-17 11:00 UTC+10:00] [National Assembly] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul is expected to seek national consensus and wait for the outcome of the Takaichi-Trump summit before deciding, observers say
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[2026-03-17 10:30 UTC+10:00] [south Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea and Japan lead global market declines – with losses steeper than in Europe – as oil shock underscores their reliance on imports
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[2026-03-17 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea and KATOWICE, Poland, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LX Pantos, a leading global logistics company (Global CEO: Lee Yong-ho), is accelerating its global expansion through strategic partnerships and infrastructure investments.
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[2026-03-17 07:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul has become a popular destination for young people from around the world. Each year, more and more foreign students arrive at Korean universities through various international exchange programs. Some stay for a semester, while others stay for the whole academic year. In fact, one of the most prominent developments in Korean colleges lately is the growing population of international exchange students on campus.
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[2026-03-17 06:47 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-16 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Premia, Korea's only hybrid airline, has enhanced passenger comfort by reducing the total number of seats while expanding seat pitch to enhance passenger comfort.
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[2026-03-16 23:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Visitors from 42 countries to be eligible for faster entrance at airport
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[2026-03-16 22:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The country's anti-money laundering agency said Monday that it has decided to fine Bithumb, one of South Korea's crypto exchanges, some 37 billion won ($24.8 million) and impose a six-month partial business suspension over lapses in customer verification obligations and transactions with unregistered partners.
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[2026-03-16 21:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea is estimated to have earned up to $14.4 billion from its troop deployment to the Russia-Ukraine war and arms exports to Russia, a report showed Monday.
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[2026-03-16 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Irans’s players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)
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[2026-03-16 20:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Racial slurs targeting a player for Jeju SK FC have prompted the club’s supporters to launch an anti-racism campaign and call for changes in the spectator culture of Korean professional football.
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[2026-03-16 19:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: British textbook publisher Pearson said it will revise future editions of its textbooks to more accurately depict Africa, following correction requests from the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea.
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[2026-03-16 19:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Girl group Illit launched its concert tour in Seoul over the weekend with a colorful, game-themed show, sharing the excitement of a long-awaited milestone with its fandom, Gllit.
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[2026-03-16 19:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rep. Lee Ki-heon, lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, has launched a solo protest against the United States' request for South Korea to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz amid the deepening Middle East crisis.
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[2026-03-16 18:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEJONG — A surge in oil prices triggered by the war involving Iran could deal a significant blow to the South Korean economy if the rally persists, given the country’s heavy reliance on Middle Eastern crude oil, a state-run research institute warned Monday.
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[2026-03-16 18:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Director Lin Jo Skytte mixes fantasy, reality to create dreamy animation
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[2026-03-16 18:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The special counsel on Monday raided three-term conservative Rep. Yoon Han-hong's home and offices over alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's decision to relocate the presidential residence.
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[2026-03-16 18:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Bioepis and Epis NexLab, subsidiaries of Samsung Epis Holdings, have signed a joint research and licensing agreement with Korean biotech G2GBio to develop long-acting obesity treatments, the companies said Monday.
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[2026-03-16 17:54 UTC+10:00] [KPop Demon Hunters] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Performance of Golden during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony hailed for bringing Korean culture into the heart of Hollywood
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[2026-03-16 17:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NC AI, the artificial intelligence subsidiary of NCSoft, said Monday it has demonstrated its “World Foundation Model,” highlighting its research infrastructure and positioning the technology as a potential “K-World Model” for Korea’s AI ecosystem.
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[2026-03-16 17:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Conglomerates move to amend bylaws, reshape boards ahead of tighter shareholder rules
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[2026-03-16 17:20 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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[2026-03-16 17:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As foreign tourist numbers surge, Seoul plans to transform itself into a year-round festival city by expanding its seasonal events into a continuous, integrated program.
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[2026-03-16 17:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-16 17:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Fire, Hyundai Marine among insurers exposed, as war-risk premiums surge
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[2026-03-16 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rare public rebuttal from OpenAI’s Korea chief highlights intensifying enterprise AI competition in Korea
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[2026-03-16 16:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-16 16:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s social preference for slim body types has led many people who are not medically obese to take diet pills, with such users accounting for nearly 60 percent of diet pill takers in the country, according to a report released Monday by a state research institute.
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[2026-03-16 16:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean and Cambodian tax authorities are stepping up cooperation on cross-border information sharing tied to tax crimes and financial assets as they seek to trace proceeds concealed overseas.
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[2026-03-16 16:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese firms increasingly pursue global partnerships to raise international profile, offering cue for Korean rivals
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[2026-03-16 16:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-16 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s quarantine authorities are on high alert as three major livestock diseases, highly pathogenic avian influenza, African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease, spread simultaneously across the country, raising concerns over supply disruptions and higher livestock prices.
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[2026-03-16 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A nighttime cultural program invites visitors for a rare after-dark glimpse inside Seokjojeon, the Western-style hall within Deoksugung, the palace located near City Hall in central Seoul.
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[2026-03-16 16:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-03-16 15:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics as the most preferred employer among South Korean job seekers, underscoring the rising appeal of semiconductor companies amid the global artificial intelligence boom.
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[2026-03-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's ruling party and the government are scrambling to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict, this time by easing the country's limit on the maximum output of coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors.
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[2026-03-16 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s high school students log about six hours of screentime a day on average, while devoting just over an hour to outdoor activities, revealing a significant imbalance in daily physical activity, according to a state research report.
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[2026-03-16 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul will be marking BTS’ comeback and new album “Arirang” with a monthlong citywide celebration, featuring large-scale public events and fan programs across major landmarks in the capital.
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[2026-03-16 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Blackpink has been streamed more than 3.6 billion times on Melon, the largest music platform in Korea said Monday, citing its own tally.
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[2026-03-16 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HOLLYWOOD — Netflix's smash hit "KPop Demon Hunters" — a tale of good and evil incorporating traditional Korean mythology and set to a thumping soundtrack — on Sunday won the Oscar for best animated feature.
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[2026-03-16 13:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul’s subway system will begin accepting overseas-issued payment cards for transportation card purchases and recharging starting Tuesday, a move aimed at easing a long-standing inconvenience for foreign visitors using the city’s public transit.
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[2026-03-16 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Illit will drop its fourth EP “Mamihlapinatapai” on April 30, the group announced at the end of the concert it held in Seoul on Sunday.
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[2026-03-16 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jimmy Kimmel was ostensibly at the 2026 Oscars to present the awards for Best Documentary Short and Best Documentary Feature, but of course, he took his platform to dig into politics. After lobbing a shot comparing CBS to North Korea, he then dug the knife deeper by slamming First Lady Melania Trump‘s recent critically-panned doc, Melania.
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[2026-03-16 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HOLLYWOOD — Netflix's smash hit "KPop Demon Hunters" -- a tale of good and evil incorporating traditional Korean mythology and set to a thumping soundtrack -- on Sunday won the Oscar for best animated feature.
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[2026-03-16 11:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started higher Monday on strong gains in tech shares despite a jump in global crude prices sparked by US air strikes on Iran's main export hub.
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