Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Another vessel operated by a South Korean shipper has successfully passed through the crisis-stricken Strait of Hormuz, marking the second case of its kind, Seoul's oceans ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-11 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Parties turn inward after voters' warningFollowing the June 3 local elections, both the ruling and opposition parties are sinking deeper into factional strife instead of addressing public discontent and pursuing reform.
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[2026-06-11 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Xi emboldens Kim Jong-unSeoul should bolster ties with US, Japan
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[2026-06-11 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Predetermined verdictLee signals intent to enact special counsel bill allowing withdrawal of indictments
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[2026-06-11 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 11.
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[2026-06-11 07:52 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: Most Filipinos favor alliances with like-minded nations, particularly the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada and South Korea, to defend the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to the latest Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Stratbase Group and released on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-11 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ROME, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Italy on Wednesday for talks with the country's top leaders on bilateral ties.
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[2026-06-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have declared a new upgrade in relations between their two countries following Xi’s visit to Pyongyang this week. Even without the official announcement, the extraordinary welcoming ceremony organized by North Korea would be enough to mark the event as a significant milestone in the history of North Korea-China relations.
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[2026-06-11 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says Japan would be an ideal candidate for the South Korean conglomerate to expands its chip operations. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-06-11 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says Japan would be an ideal candidate for the South Korean conglomerate to expands its chip operations. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-06-11 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-13)
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[2026-06-11 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Did Xi Jinping on June 8 make a deal with Kim Jong Un that will eventually give China shipping access to the Sea of Japan via North Korea and the Tumen River? (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Xinhua/Kyodo)
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[2026-06-11 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BRUSSELS, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung left Belgium on Wednesday en route to Italy, the second stop in his visit to Europe, where he will hold talks with the Italian president and prime minister.
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[2026-06-11 03:41 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-11 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government has authorized a potential sale to South Korea of dozens of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) and related items, the State Department said Wednesday, noting the proposed sale will help enhance the Asian ally's defense capabilities.
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[2026-06-11 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Japan reiterated their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea and rejected Russia's notion that Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear arms was a "closed" issue, as they held key defense talks in Tokyo this week, according to a joint statement.
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[2026-06-11 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 5 paras)By Park Boram
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[2026-06-11 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras)By Park Boram
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[2026-06-11 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info, minor changes throughout; ADDS photo)By Park Boram
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[2026-06-11 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BRUSSELS, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and leaders of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday strongly condemned military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, calling it illegal and a factor enabling Russia to continue its war on Ukraine.
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[2026-06-11 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-10 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins slugger Austin Dean moved into a tie for the home run lead in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday by pounding out two dingers -- not that he was paying attention to that race.
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[2026-06-10 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Austin Dean slugged two home runs, including a lead-flipping grand slam in the fifth inning, as the LG Twins rallied past the SSG Landers 8-6 for their second straight victory in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday urged protesters gathered in southern Seoul in protest over ballot shortages in last week's local elections to refrain from using violence against police officers stationed on site.
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[2026-06-10 20:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's celebrity panda family has grown by one.
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[2026-06-10 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with response from presidential office, additional information from 7th para; TRIMS)
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[2026-06-10 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BRUSSELS, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever agreed Wednesday to work together to expand investment in each other's country by their companies in areas including the battery, materials and energy sectors.
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[2026-06-10 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry said Wednesday it has launched an independent committee to investigate alleged human rights violations and abuses of authority committed by prosecutors during questioning and indictment procedures.
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[2026-06-10 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: VIENNA, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Japan has not formally requested regular talks regarding South Korea's ban on seafood imports from Japan's Fukushima and neighboring regions, imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 19:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When Frieze Seoul arrived in 2022, South Korea's capital quickly emerged as one of Asia's most closely watched art hubs, and its growing ecosystem of museums, galleries, collectors and audiences fueled optimism about the city's potential.
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[2026-06-10 18:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sohn Kyung-shik, chairperson of the Korea Enterprises Federation, called for labor market reforms and stronger labor-management cooperation to help businesses adapt to the artificial intelligence era, during a speech at the International Labor Organization's annual conference in Geneva.
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[2026-06-10 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A storage box at the center of a ballot shortage controversy in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, was found missing Wednesday, a day after a court ordered its preservation as evidence.
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[2026-06-10 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will make efforts to expedite the legislative process to advance its pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine program, the defense ministry said Wednesday, after holding a regular pan-government meeting on the project.
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[2026-06-10 18:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kiaf Seoul and Frieze Seoul will return in September for their fifth collaboration, bringing together more than 300 galleries from around the world at Coex in Seoul.
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[2026-06-10 18:23 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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[2026-06-10 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission's (NEC) fact-finding committee held its inaugural meeting Wednesday to launch an investigation into an unprecedented shortage of ballots reported during last week's local elections.
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[2026-06-10 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Spreading false information that defames victims of Japan’s wartime military sexual slavery will be subject to stronger punishment under a revised law that takes effect Thursday, the South Korean government said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Kang Chang-il, vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC), said Wednesday he hopes Washington and Pyongyang resume dialogue as early as the year-end, following the U.S. midterm elections in November.
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[2026-06-10 18:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Officials warn of traffic congestion and hot weather as fans head to Gwanghwamun and Ttukseom for public viewing events
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[2026-06-10 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Court officials on Wednesday failed to secure a key piece of evidence at a polling station site in Seoul in connection with a shortage of ballots during last week's local elections.
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[2026-06-10 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins replaced their struggling starter Yonny Chirinos with a new pitcher, Yacksel Rios, last week, but manager Youm Kyoung-youb plans to put the Puerto Rican hurler in the bullpen rather than the starting rotation.
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[2026-06-10 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-06-10 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating slipped to 50.6 percent following last week's local elections, a poll showed Wednesday, amid controversy over ballot shortages that disrupted voting in parts of Seoul.
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[2026-06-10 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Jeong Yeon-doo, vice foreign minister for diplomatic strategy and intelligence, met with Sweden's special envoy for the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday to discuss recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and ways to promote peace in the region, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-06-10 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs agency has detected a combined 415.4 billion won (US$272 million) worth of illegal foreign exchange trading this year through May, the finance ministry said Wednesday, amid government-wide efforts to curb market volatility.
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[2026-06-10 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean oil tanker arrived off the southeastern port city of Ulsan on Wednesday, about three weeks after exiting the Strait of Hormuz, where it had been stranded amid tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-06-10 17:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks plummeted more than 4 percent Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and a tech slump fueled by concerns over the valuation of stocks related to artificial intelligence. The local currency was trading lower against the US dollar.
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[2026-06-10 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-10 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rafael Dumlao had been in hiding since the Philippine Supreme Court upheld a lower court conviction for Jee Ick-joo’s murder
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[2026-06-10 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Jee Ick-joo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rafael Dumlao had been in hiding since the Philippine Supreme Court upheld a lower court conviction for Jee Ick-joo’s murder
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