[2026-03-12 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Wincube Launches Giftronaut (formerly Toasty Card) to Simplify How Companies Reward People Worldwide

Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wincube Marketing ("Wincube"), South Korea's leading digital gifting company and exclusive operator of gift shops for KakaoTalk, Naver BAND, and LINE, today announced the launch of Giftronaut — its redesigned and expanded global platform for corporate digital gifting. The platform was previously known as Toasty Card.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693254

[2026-03-12 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG Innotek Secures "Leadership A" in CDP Climate Change Assessment for Third Consecutive Year

Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 12, LG Innotek (CEO Moon Hyuksoo) announced that it earned a grade of "Leadership A" in the Climate Change Response Assessment of the 2025 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), marking the third consecutive year the company has received this top rating.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693247

[2026-03-12 22:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul mayor again delays PPP candidate registration for local elections

Snippet: Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Thursday he did not register for the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)'s candidacy for the June local elections within the extended deadline, expressing dissatisfaction with the party leadership's lack of effort to clearly sever ties with ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693239

[2026-03-12 21:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: 5 S. Koreans flee from Iran amid Middle East conflict

Snippet: Five South Korean nationals have fled from Iran amid the widening conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as Seoul continues to evacuate its citizens from Tehran and other regions under attack.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693231

[2026-03-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea, US agree on need to implement summit agreements in 'balanced' manner: Seoul official

Snippet: South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on the need to work together to ensure that their joint summit agreements on trade and security are implemented in a "balanced" manner, rather than prioritizing certain areas, a Seoul official said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693230

[2026-03-12 19:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Would Michelangelo have welcomed KAIST’s solution to dripping paint?

Snippet: A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a method to prevent liquid from dripping when applied to surfaces facing downward, a problem famously associated with the struggles of Michelangelo while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome more than 500 years ago.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693192

[2026-03-12 19:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Right-wing Busan mayor hopeful requests probe into rival's alleged Political Funds Act violation

Snippet: Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party, a Busan mayoral hopeful, on Thursday requested an investigation into a potential Democratic Party of Korea candidate, accusing him of violating the Political Funds Act in a recent gathering of supporters.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693181

[2026-03-12 19:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Rep. Yang Moon-seok loses Assembly seat in top court ruling, mulls appeal

Snippet: Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was stripped of his assembly seat with the Supreme Court on Thursday, upholding his fraud conviction.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693168

[2026-03-12 19:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: YouTuber’s 3-year prison term upheld over Tzuyang blackmail

Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a three-year prison sentence for a YouTuber accused of blackmailing fellow creator Tzuyang, confirming a lower court ruling that found him guilty of extorting tens of millions of won by threatening to expose alleged personal scandals.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693156

[2026-03-12 19:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Apology trap: Opposition apologizes for martial law, but faces call for 'more sincerity'

Snippet: South Korea's political arena is once again facing an "apology trap," where rival parties and factions take issue with the sincerity of an apology for political events.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693155

[2026-03-12 19:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Video of Japanese woman pushing Korean child sparks outrage

Snippet: A video showing a Korean child being pushed by a passerby at a convenience store in Japan has sparked anger online after it spread widely on social media.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693139

[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: President to meet investors, companies in capital market stablization meeting

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will chair a policy meeting on March 18 aimed at strengthening the resilience and restoring stability of South Korea’s capital markets, the presidential office said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693127

[2026-03-12 18:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee orders probe, accountability over delayed recovery of Jeju Air crash victims’ remains

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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693123

[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Ruling party lawmaker loses seat after fraud conviction; mulls constitutional complaint

Snippet: The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a suspended prison sentence for Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, effectively stripping him of his seat in the National Assembly.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693111

[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: South Korea passes special bill to implement its $350 billion U.S. investment pledge

Snippet: South Korea's parliament on Thursday passed a special bill to establish a state-run investment corporation to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment into the U.S.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/south-korea-350-billion-investment-special-bill-us-trump.html

[2026-03-12 18:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares close lower on extended Middle East tension; won sharply down

Snippet: South Korean stocks closed lower Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered extreme volatility in global oil prices. The local currency fell sharply against the greenback.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693104

[2026-03-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [Min Seung-ho] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In South Korea, witnesses describe chain of failures as Itaewon crowd crush inquiry begins

Snippet: The hearing comes over three years after the tragedy, hindered by political gridlock, accountability disputes and investigative delays

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3346336/south-korea-witnesses-describe-chain-failures-itaewon-crowd-crush-inquiry-begins

[2026-03-12 18:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Russian agency launches North Korea tour using Moscow-Pyongyang train

Snippet: A Russian travel agency has launched a North Korea tour package using the direct train between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking the first group tourism product to include the route since service resumed last year.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693085

[2026-03-12 18:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Wide road in Yeouido, Mapo Bridge open to walkers on weekend mornings

Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government will launch a program that temporarily turns busy city roads into pedestrian spaces on weekend mornings, offering residents a rare chance to enjoy walking in areas usually dominated by traffic.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693066

[2026-03-12 18:04 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Matildas prepare for another North Korea tantrum as Asian Cup goes on the line

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-prepare-for-another-north-korea-tantrum-as-asian-cup-goes-on-the-line-20260312-p5o9po.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-12 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Sam Kerr in defence? Matildas rocked by key absences for Asian Cup quarter-final

Snippet: Steph Catley and Hayley Raso ruled out of clash with North Korea

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/matildas-asian-cup-quarter-final-starting-lineup-north-korea-sam-kerr

[2026-03-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea to focus 2027 R&D on AI, biotech, quantum

Snippet: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday unveiled its direction for 2027 national research and development investment, prioritizing artificial intelligence, advanced biotechnology and quantum technologies.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692914

[2026-03-12 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments

Snippet: The National Assembly passes a law to implement hundreds of billions of dollars in U.S. investments at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 12 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-us-investments-tariffs-3bf0f709d9066d62b1b8f6e36e48638e

[2026-03-12 17:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Kim Jong-un tests new pistol with daughter Kim Ju-ae, stresses arms production

Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a key military production facility and tested a newly developed pistol this week, state media reported Thursday, once again appearing in public with his young daughter Kim Ju-ae.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693036

[2026-03-12 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Matildas stars Raso, Catley out of Asian Cup quarterfinal against North Korea

Snippet: Sam Kerr and Joe Montemurro are hoping to orchestrate a win over North Korea. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-12/matildas-v-north-korea-womens-asian-cup-raso-catley-out/106448006

[2026-03-12 17:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: New media art finds home in southwestern Seoul

Snippet: The once culturally peripheral southwestern Seoul now houses the capital's first public museum dedicated to new media art in Geumcheon-gu.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693031

[2026-03-12 17:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Pyongyang's calculus behind its support for Tehran

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693030

[2026-03-12 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Top US diplomat for East Asia DeSombre meets Seoul officials to discuss North Korea, bilateral issues

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693027

[2026-03-12 17:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: The people's king: How "The King's Warden" became Korea's biggest film in years

Snippet: Period drama has turned chapter of medieval history into popular phenomenon. Its politics are stubbornly present

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693016

[2026-03-12 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US trade probe puts pressure on South Korea over surplus

Snippet: Washington launches more powerful Section 301 investigation into 16 economies, raising risk of new tariffs

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693014

[2026-03-12 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: National Assembly passes Korea-US strategic investment bill

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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693013

[2026-03-12 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: LG Display to boost capex as OLED sales top 60%

Snippet: LG Display plans to raise capital expenditure this year to the mid- to upper-2 trillion won range, more than 1 trillion won above the 1.4 trillion won ($947.1 million) it spent in 2025, as the South Korean panel-maker steps up OLED-focused investment.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693011

[2026-03-12 17:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Line Plus enters AI agent race with ActEngine AI

Snippet: Line Plus, the Korean subsidiary of Line Corporation, on Thursday unveiled ActEngine AI, an artificial intelligence platform designed to automate customer support and sales operations, marking its push into the fast-growing enterprise AI market across Asia.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693000

[2026-03-12 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee urges swift extra budget to cushion Middle East fallout

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692994

[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Why Korean investors are piling into China robotics ETFs

Snippet: While Korean companies de-risk from China, investors see its manufacturing dominance as key to humanoid robotics boom

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692987

[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Korea selects 3 regional festivals to promote globally

Snippet: South Korea has designated three regional events — the Boryeong Mud Festival, Andong International Mask Dance Festival and Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival — as new “global festivals,” as part of a government initiative to accelerate its goal of attracting 30 million foreign tourists.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692986

[2026-03-12 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: School bullying brokers emerge as college admission rules toughen

Snippet: South Korea’s decision to make school bullying records a mandatory factor in college admissions starting in 2026 is fueling a new shadow market of consultants promising to erase or neutralize disciplinary records.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692980

[2026-03-12 17:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Estee Lauder's Lab Series exits Korea department stores after 35 years

Snippet: US cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies is pulling its men’s skin care brand Lab Series from South Korea’s traditional retail channels after more than three decades, shifting its focus to online and multibrand outlets, industry sources said Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692971

[2026-03-12 16:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Why Korean memory giants aren't rushing to expand DRAM supply

Snippet: AI demand is surging, but new fabs take years, while Samsung, SK remain wary after last memory crash

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692957

[2026-03-12 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: North Korea unveils image of leader's daughter firing pistol

Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea released an image on Thursday of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter firing a pistol, weeks after photos showed her shooting a rifle — once again stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/12/world/asia-oceania/north-korea-unveils-image-of-leaders-daughter-firing-pistol/2298445

[2026-03-12 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Leaving a teaching job in Korea? Here's what foreign instructors need to know

Snippet: What Korean law says about severance pay, pension refunds and visa status for English instructors leaving private academies in Korea

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692926

[2026-03-12 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: First China-N. Korea train set to depart after 6-year halt

Snippet: BEIJING — Passenger train services between China and North Korea were set to resume on Thursday following a six-year hiatus, railway authorities and tour agencies said, after the link was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/12/world/asia-oceania/first-china-n-korea-train-set-to-depart-after-6-year-halt/2298433

[2026-03-12 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Autonomous A2Z completes W40.5b funding, gears up for IPO this year

Snippet: Autonomous A2Z said Thursday it has completed a 40.5 billion won ($27.4 million) pre-IPO funding round, bringing its total funding to 122.5 billion won — the largest amount raised by a self-driving startup in Korea.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692899

[2026-03-12 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: KMI partners with Guardant Health on liquid biopsy cancer screening

Snippet: The Korea Medical Institute said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based Guardant Health to collaborate on liquid biopsy-based precision cancer screening.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692886

[2026-03-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul ramps up support for international background students

Snippet: Seoul’s education authority is expanding support for students from multicultural families and migrant backgrounds as their numbers rise in schools across the city.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692878

[2026-03-12 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: YouTuber offers $2.7m home as giveaway in $0.67 membership push

Snippet: A South Korean YouTuber with more than 17 million subscribers is offering an apartment, purportedly worth 3.57 billion won ($2.4 million), as a giveaway to promote his paid membership, which costs 990 won per month.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692863

[2026-03-12 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul eyes using commercial satellite imagery for defense

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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692835

[2026-03-12 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Huons wins IND approval for Phase 2 dry eye drug trial

Snippet: Huons, a South Korean pharmaceutical company specializing in ophthalmic and injectable medicines, said Thursday it has received Investigational New Drug approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to begin a Phase 2 clinical trial of its dry eye treatment candidate.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692818

[2026-03-12 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Photo News] Starbucks taps Seoul flavors

Snippet: Starbucks Korea said Thursday it will introduce Seoul-themed beverages — Seoul Makgeolli Cold Brew and Seoul Sunset Omija Fizzio — at 100 stores across Seoul starting Monday. The drinks reinterpret traditional Korean elements, including the aroma of makgeolli, a traditional Korean rice wine, and the sunset over palace ponds. The rollout will begin at stores in major tourist districts such as Myeong-dong, Gwanghwamun and Gangnam, as the number of foreign visitors to Korea reached a record 18.7 million in 2025.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692816

[2026-03-12 14:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Child abuse killed 96 children in Korea in 5 years, many by parents

Snippet: Nearly 100 children in South Korea died from abuse over the past five years, most at the hands of their own parents, according to police data covering tens of thousands of reported cases nationwide.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10692811