Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Critics say scarce health insurance funds should go first to severe and rare diseases
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[2026-06-18 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A veterans group representing past ethnic Korean students from Japan who volunteered to fight in the 1950-53 Korean War will hold an event to commemorate the sacrifices of those who failed to return home following the three-year conflict, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special parliamentary probe into the National Election Commission and its regional branches has begun, with the rival parties having agreed to pass a proposal to execute a 45-day investigation on Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:52 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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[2026-06-18 15:52 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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[2026-06-18 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A supercomputer built under a partnership between South Korea and Southeast Asian nations officially began operations in Indonesia, the science ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants announced Thursday they have signed Japanese pitcher Shota Iimura as their new Asian quota player.
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[2026-06-18 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: German baritone Matthias Goerne and Korean pianist Sunwoo Yekwon join forces Sunday for a piece they each fell in love with: Schubert’s “Winterreise.”
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung plans to give a press briefing this week on the results of his 10-day trip to Europe that included visits to Belgium and Italy, and his attendance at a Group of Seven (G7) summit, his office said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's visit to South Korea, originally scheduled for earlier this week, has been postponed due to the birth of his second daughter, sources here said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat has pledged to deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation with China during an event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang, according to the embassy Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1960 -- U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower visits South Korea in his second trip to the nation after his visit to the Korean combat zone in December 1952.
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[2026-06-18 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Cho Joon-hyung
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[2026-06-18 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea can become the first team to win their group at this year's FIFA World Cup by beating Mexico this week and getting some help from other teams.
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[2026-06-18 14:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Premier League and Bundesliga clubs reportedly keeping tabs on Lee Han-beom, who plays for Danish club Midtjylland
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[2026-06-18 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it will introduce a clean hydrogen energy circulation system at South Korea's Antarctic research station to support sustainable scientific operations.
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[2026-06-18 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: INCHEON, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday that a severed human leg found at a public recycling facility in Incheon last week may have been medical waste.
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[2026-06-18 14:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Asan Medical Center tops five specialties, Samsung Medical Center leads three
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[2026-06-18 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks crossed over another round-number milestone on Thursday, topping the 9,000-point mark, buoyed by semiconductors and other tech heavyweights.
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[2026-06-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Defense chief to propose target year for wartime OPCON transfer to S. Korean, U.S. presidents at year-end
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[2026-06-18 13:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JoongAng Group's slide into court protection adds fresh strain to an already struggling industry
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[2026-06-18 13:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Health authorities report 300 patients so far, with cases spreading beyond older adults, as early heat wave warnings begin
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial watchdog warned Thursday that retail investors could suffer potential losses as the newly introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been showing extreme volatility.
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's personal pension savings grew almost 11 percent in 2025 amid increased interest in post-retirement life and a stock market rally, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog on Thursday rejected proposed corrective measures submitted by two major food delivery platforms over allegations that they abused their market dominance against restaurant owners and consumers.
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[2026-06-18 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Celebrity couple Namkoong Min and Jin A-reum are expecting their first child, Namkoong's agency said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A human leg found at an Incheon recycling center last week is likely pathological medical waste, police investigating the case said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Seoul on Thursday after wrapping up his first trip to Europe aimed at expanding South Korea's diplomatic landscape beyond Asia toward Europe.
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[2026-06-18 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local elections marred by ballot paper shortages continued for the 14th day Thursday at a ballot counting site amid sweltering heat.
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[2026-06-18 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly was set to launch a parliamentary probe Thursday into an unprecedented shortage of ballots reported during the recent local elections.
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[2026-06-18 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with unification ministry's position in paras 12-14)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-06-18 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- At first glance, the Netflix Korean series "Teach You a Lesson" appears to be a school drama tailored primarily for South Korean audiences.
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[2026-06-18 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading higher late Thursday morning, as retail investors snapped up semiconductor heavyweights.
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[2026-06-18 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Thursday reaffirmed its position characterizing North Korea as South Korea's enemy, dismissing a news report that the government may drop the language from its upcoming defense white paper.
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[2026-06-18 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A co-chair of the Presidential Commission on Climate Crisis Response will travel to London next week to attend London Climate Action Week 2026, Europe's largest annual climate festival expected to draw more than 75,000 people from around the world, his office said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Young-pyo, a FIFA World Cup hero turned analyst, predicted Wednesday that South Korea captain Son Heung-min will play a crucial role in the Taegeuk Warriors' upcoming match against Mexico.
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[2026-06-18 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Rising rookie boy group Cortis has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify with its latest hit "RedRed," its agency said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Lee Young-pyo, a FIFA World Cup hero turned analyst, predicted Wednesday that South Korea captain Son Heung-min will play a crucial role in the Taegeuk Warriors' upcoming match against Mexico.
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[2026-06-18 11:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has asked Azerbaijan to support greater participation by Korean companies in infrastructure and development projects in the Caucasus nation, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 11:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea has held a commemorative event to mark an annual observance dedicated to people with disabilities, state media reported Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has asked Azerbaijan to support greater participation by Korean companies in infrastructure and development projects in the Caucasus nation, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 10:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Washington may shift toward a tighter monetary policy as the US Federal Reserve underscored its commitment to taming inflation, South Korea's financial authorities said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a commemorative event to mark an annual observance dedicated to people with disabilities, state media reported Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 6-7, photo)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-06-18 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Washington may shift toward a tighter monetary policy as the U.S. Federal Reserve underscored its commitment to taming inflation, South Korea's financial authorities said Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 10:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened at a fresh record high Thursday, despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by the US Federal Reserve's signal of a rate hike this year and uncertainty over a US-Iran peace deal.
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[2026-06-18 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has gone deep for the first time in more than a month.
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[2026-06-18 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES para 2; ADDS details at bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-18 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. said Thursday it has begun shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, to major global customers, marking another step in the race to supply next-generation memory for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
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[2026-06-18 10:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: After being named the Player of the Match in a 2-1 victory over Czechia last week by recording a goal and an assist, South Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom is expected to draw plenty of attention from Mexico in their upcoming match.
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