Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-23 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook has sold off three homes, leaving her with only one house, her office said Tuesday, as she prepares for a parliamentary confirmation hearing where her ownership of multiple homes was expected to be the main target of criticism.
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[2026-06-23 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a project management committee led by the industry minister Tuesday to review the viability of potential projects in the United States under Seoul's US$350 billion investment pledge.
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[2026-06-23 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul city councilor has called on two major cultural facilities in the capital to improve the visibility of the Taegeukgi, saying the national flag is too small or placed out of public view.
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[2026-06-23 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KoreaBio Vice Chair Lee Seung-gyu underlines urgency for funding as China woos global pharmaceutical leaders
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[2026-06-23 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Startups hold 1-on-1 partnering session with AstraZeneca experts in San Diego
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[2026-06-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Korean food and drink] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rather than being relegated to side orders, vegetables take centre stage in everyday Korean cooking, as these pancake and noodle dishes show
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[2026-06-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1910 -- Japan deprives Korea's Joseon Dynasty of its police power before stripping Korea of its sovereignty later that year.
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[2026-06-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Starbucks faced backlash for a ‘Tank Day’ promotion that referenced the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
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[2026-06-23 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: About 1,000 people gathered at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on Sunday for the International Day of Yoga, as India continued efforts to promote the practice abroad.
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[2026-06-23 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has developed the industry's fastest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 solution, designed to enable artificial intelligence (AI) models to run directly on devices without requiring a network connection.
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[2026-06-23 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Stray Kids will embark on a new world tour beginning this summer, launching the trek with five concerts in Seoul before heading to major venues across Asia.
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[2026-06-23 14:23 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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[2026-06-23 14:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean makeup brand TirTir has joined Nykaa, India's largest beauty platform, expanding its presence in a market where Korean cosmetics are drawing growing interest.
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[2026-06-23 14:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is set to face South Africa in its final Group A match Wednesday, but Monterrey's extreme heat may add an extra challenge.
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[2026-06-23 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said exercising the country's position as a nuclear state is the only way to cope with an unpredictable and complicated global security situation, KCNA state news agency reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- About 30 percent of victims of illegal filming and deepfake sexual violence identified former partners as perpetrators, a government report showed Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 13:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean UNESCO official Chang Gwang-chol has withdrawn from this week's Jeju Forum, organizers said Monday, canceling what would have been a rare appearance by a North Korean national at a South Korean government-hosted international event.
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[2026-06-23 13:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Brazilian woman visited Jungkook's home some 20 times in less than two months
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[2026-06-23 13:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since the turn of the century, South Korea has never gone two straight years without producing an LPGA major champion.
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' sales and profitability improved in the first quarter of the year, driven by strong performances in the semiconductor, transportation and other industries, central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog on Tuesday approved voluntary corrective measures worth 3 billion won (US$1.94 million) proposed by Coupang Corp. and its private-label affiliate over unfair dealings with subcontractors.
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog said Tuesday it has begun deliberations on 10 local lubricant makers over allegations that they engaged in price-fixing.
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[2026-06-23 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index slid sharply.
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[2026-06-23 12:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cortis banked its 50th No. 1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Korea, setting a record for a boy group, according to label Big Hit Music on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 12:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-23 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A former United Nations Command (UNC) official has said North Korea's intensified border fencing is not a violation of the Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, assessing it as "construction and maintenance activities."
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[2026-06-23 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Kim Mu-yeol and Jung Ryeo-won have been cast in Netflix's new medical drama series "First Doctor," directed by Hong Jong-chan of hit series "Teach You a Lesson" (2026) and "Juvenile Justice" (2022), the streaming giant said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 12:33 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SEOUL – The global artificial intelligence boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country’s highly competitive marriage market.
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[2026-06-23 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for state policies supporting young people, pointing out that recent booms in the semiconductor and stock markets have widened asset disparities, leaving many young people behind.
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[2026-06-23 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended losses late Tuesday morning as big chip shares sharply lost ground, tracking an overnight slump in U.S. techs.
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[2026-06-23 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Byung-hoon, founder and CEO of APR, will make an appearance this week at the Business of Fashion's beauty forum in the US, becoming the first Korean beauty leader on the event's lineup to speak on K-beauty's global rise.
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[2026-06-23 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to accelerate the country's military buildup at a party meeting, state media reported Tuesday, citing military modernisation efforts by South Korea and the United States in the region.
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[2026-06-23 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pianist Lim Yunchan has been named Instrumentalist of the Year at Opus Klassik 2026, Germany's most prestigious awards for classical music.
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[2026-06-23 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 23 (Yonhap) -- An American man in his 30s has been booked for allegedly assaulting two U.S. soldiers while intoxicated, police said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 11:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul has reached a broad consensus with the European Union regarding the economic bloc's planned implementation of a new steel import quota system that could adversely affect South Korean steelmakers, the industry minister said Monday.
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[2026-06-23 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kim Jong-un also said that Pyongyang will exercise its position as a nuclear state to cope with an unpredictable global security situation
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[2026-06-23 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Kim Jong Un] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kim Jong-un also said that Pyongyang will exercise its position as a nuclear state to cope with an unpredictable global security situation
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[2026-06-23 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have launched a preliminary investigation into a recent information leak from a government website for an audition-style startup incubation program.
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[2026-06-23 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- "Arirang," the latest album of K-pop supergroup BTS, has been recognized among the best releases of the first half of 2026 by leading global music publications.
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[2026-06-23 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd. has outlined plans to invest 15 trillion won (US$9.74 billion) in research and development by 2035 to foster new growth drivers in semiconductor, mobility and robotics materials as well as anticancer drugs.
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[2026-06-23 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Non-life insurers' loss rate for their auto insurance businesses rose in the first five months of the year due to a rise in traffic, industry data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator said Tuesday that it will draw up a roadmap by October for the introduction of the "T+1" stock settlement system.
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[2026-06-23 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar Tuesday amid renewed expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise its rates this year.
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[2026-06-23 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Stray Kids will launch a new world tour, "Run It," in Seoul next month, the group's agency JYP Entertainment said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for efforts to further increase his country's nuclear arsenal "with a goal of overtaking the world," Pyongyang's state media reported Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul has reached a broad consensus with the European Union (EU) regarding the economic bloc's planned implementation of a new steel import quota system that could adversely affect South Korean steelmakers, the industry minister said Monday.
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[2026-06-23 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline; REPLACES photos; ADDS more details in paras 8-15)
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[2026-06-23 10:40 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said exercising the country’s position as a nuclear state is the only way to cope with an unpredictable and complicated global security situation, KCNA state news agency reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 10:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as a decline in US tech firms outweighed optimism over progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-06-23 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)
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