Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-16 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco begins five-day partial strike as HD Hyundai Heavy workers extend walkout to nearly a full workday
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[2026-09-16 16:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New framework lets approved foreign institutions settle won transactions for overseas customers without separate Korean accounts
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[2026-09-16 15:58 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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[2026-09-16 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Diplomacy, gas, fertilizer, shipbuilding and infrastructure in focus during Berdimuhamedov's first state visit
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[2026-09-16 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea’s renewable energy leader seeks new industries and infrastructure to put clean power to work at scale
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[2026-09-16 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea breezed past Jordan 114-80 to reach the semifinals of the men’s basketball tournament at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday, moving within two wins of claiming its first gold medal in a dozen years.
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[2026-09-16 15:44 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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[2026-09-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Order covering 103 Boeing jets, spare engines and maintenance supports fleet renewal ahead of Asiana merger
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[2026-09-16 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday called for strengthening cooperation between South Korea and Central Asian nations, highlighting what he called the spirit of the Silk Road that once bound the East and West through exchanges.
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[2026-09-16 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A court in Seoul has ordered Pyongyang to pay roughly $32.5m for blowing up an office in North Korea in 2020 that was intended to foster better relations between the two neighbours.
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[2026-09-16 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-16 15:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BGF Retail, operator of convenience store chain CU, held a completion ceremony Wednesday for its 260 billion won ($191 million) logistics center in Busan, which it says is the largest facility of its kind in Korea’s convenience store industry.
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[2026-09-16 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- A new international trail running festival, co-hosted by Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, will launch in South Korea in December, organizers announced Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Convicted killer Park Wang-yeol reportedly spent some US$74,000 on his planned drone-assisted prison break
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[2026-09-16 15:10 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Convicted killer Park Wang-yeol reportedly spent some US$74,000 on his planned drone-assisted prison break
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[2026-09-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1959 -- Typhoon Sarah hits South Korea, leaving over 900 dead or missing.
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[2026-09-16 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Wednesday it discussed expanding economic cooperation with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to Seoul for the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit.
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[2026-09-16 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with meeting with PM in last 4 paras)By Park Boram
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[2026-09-16 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Wednesday, calling the Central Asian country a solid partner in politics and the economy, and expressing hope for expanded bilateral exchanges.
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[2026-09-16 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- As losses piled up for the men's national basketball team in the weeks leading up to the Asian Games, so did criticism of the squad. Fans and pundits alike wondered if South Korea, coached by the Latvian Nikolajs Mazurs, had what it takes to reach the podium at the Asian Games in Japan this month.
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[2026-09-16 14:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's largest theme park kicks off its fall festival as its youngest panda prepares for her debut
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[2026-09-16 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's national football team was delayed in getting to a recovery training session Wednesday after organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games failed to provide an official bus, a South Korean team official said.
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[2026-09-16 14:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling acquitting former President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury over testimony he gave at the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
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[2026-09-16 14:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Alien epic's first week outgrossed entire North American runs of most Korean titles
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[2026-09-16 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Lee Hyun-jung was the offensive star for South Korea in its men's basketball victory over Jordan at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday, but the sharpshooting forward deferred credit to his teammates for doing the dirty work on the defensive end.
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[2026-09-16 14:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government targets rollout by March 2027, with hospital-only prescribing and dispensing during initial two-year period
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[2026-09-16 13:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When someone leads a blessed life, Koreans often say that person must have accumulated much virtue in a previous life.
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[2026-09-16 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details from para 6)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-09-16 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea breezed past Jordan 114-80 to reach the semifinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday, moving within two wins of claiming its first gold medal in a dozen years.
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[2026-09-16 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned higher late Wednesday morning, led by gains in technology stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week.
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[2026-09-16 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay the South Korean government more than 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) for demolishing the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Kaesong in June 2020.
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[2026-09-16 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan agreed Wednesday to establish a comprehensive partnership between their countries, with the South Korean leader expressing hope the new partnership will help expand the countries' cooperation in various areas, including critical minerals.
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[2026-09-16 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS photo, more details in last 3 paras)
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[2026-09-16 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details; RESTORES previous material)
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[2026-09-16 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Hong Jee-sun, nominee for land, infrastructure and transport minister, said Wednesday he will mobilize all available resources to accelerate the housing supply and stabilize the market.
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[2026-09-16 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time Seoul has sought damages directly from the North
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[2026-09-16 12:23 UTC+10:00] [Inter-Korean Liaison Office] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time Seoul has sought damages directly from the North
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[2026-09-16 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Vicent Creux, an Equatorial Guinean student at BUFS, hopes to turn his growing profile into closer ties between the two countries and, one day, his country’s first embassy in Korea
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[2026-09-16 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay about 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in compensation to the South Korean government for the 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office building in the North's border town of Kaesong.
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[2026-09-16 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay about 44.6 billion won (US$32.5 million) in compensation to the South Korean government for the 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office building in the North's border town of Kaesong.
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[2026-09-16 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead; REWRITES paras 2-3)
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[2026-09-16 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with ruling; CHANGES headline)
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[2026-09-16 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: S. Korea, Central Asia seek new path beyond Silk Road, deepen ties in AI, critical minerals: FM
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[2026-09-16 11:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Kim Gyu-ha has met with top military officials of the Polish Army and discussed ways to expand high-level exchanges and defense industry cooperation, the South Korean Army said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 11:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government will consider allowing the use of abortion pills for women up to nine weeks pregnant, as related regulations remain unrevised following the Constitutional Court's 2019 striking down of the abortion ban, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of instigating South Korea and Japan to push for acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, using the criticism to justify its own nuclear buildup.
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[2026-09-16 11:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Food Industry Cluster Promotion Agency has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan’s Shin-Line Group to support the development of a food industry cluster in Kazakhstan and expand cooperation between food companies in the two countries.
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[2026-09-16 11:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kang Ho-dong, chairman of South Korea’s National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, has been reelected president of the International Cooperative Agricultural Organization, the federation said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee on Wednesday adopted a confirmation hearing report for Supreme Court Justice nominee Kim Sung-soo, paving the way for his appointment to the top court.
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[2026-09-16 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The government will consider allowing the use of abortion pills for women up to nine weeks pregnant, as related regulations remain unrevised following the Constitutional Court's 2019 striking down of the abortion ban, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday.
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