Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 18:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A large-scale Oktoberfest celebration modeled on Munich’s world-famous beer festival will be held in Seoul this September, bringing Bavarian culture, food and music to the Korean capital.
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[2026-06-17 18:21 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked U.S. President Donald Trump to take the lead in seeking a peaceful resolution of tensions with North Korea during a brief exchange at the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, Lee’s office said.
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[2026-06-17 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday called for the immediate dismissal of the chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA), accusing a senior police official of using physical force against a legislative aide earlier this week.
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[2026-06-17 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with Oh's remarks, trial's sentencing date in last 2 paras)
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[2026-06-17 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; ADDS bond yields in bottom)
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[2026-06-17 17:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Steelmaker completes Korea's largest electric arc furnace, launches rare gas plant
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[2026-06-17 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they were questioning the head of Shinsegae Group's audit team over allegations that its affiliate Starbucks Korea insulted victims of the 1980 pro-democracy movement in Gwangju with its controversial marketing campaign.
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[2026-06-17 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks extended their winning streak for the fifth consecutive session on semiconductors, while investors remained cautious of the US Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting later this week.
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[2026-06-17 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4, 8-14)
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[2026-06-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction said Wednesday it will begin sales this month for Jangwi Prugio Mark One, a large redevelopment project in northern Seoul that will offer more than 1,000 homes to the public.
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[2026-06-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While much of the world focuses on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Korean War — which began in 1950 — remains quietly unresolved. Held in check only by a fragile 73-year-old armistice, millions on both sides of the Demilitarized Zone continue to live under a perpetual state of war.
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[2026-06-17 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with PM's remarks in last 2 paras)
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[2026-06-17 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RECASTS lead)
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[2026-06-17 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was set to attend an expanded session of the Group of Seven (G7) summit Wednesday in the French town of Evian to discuss global economic imbalances.
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[2026-06-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their winning streak for the fifth consecutive session on semiconductors, while investors remained cautious of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting later this week.
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[2026-06-17 16:34 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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[2026-06-17 16:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Ocean touts proven submarines, faster delivery, economic benefits in race for one of world's largest naval contracts
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[2026-06-17 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Wednesday sought an 18-month prison term for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on charges of accepting illegal political funds.
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[2026-06-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong introduces Super SOL, the group's new all-in-one financial platform, at its headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday. The app consolidates services across Shinhan affiliates and includes an AI agent that recommends and manages financial products through conversation. (Shinhan Financial Group)
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[2026-06-17 16:18 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Starbucks Korea will take the unprecedented step of closing all stores early on June 22 to conduct history training for its entire workforce following a botched promotional event that triggered a customer boycott.
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[2026-06-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-06-17 16:14 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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[2026-06-17 16:12 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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[2026-06-17 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea will provide $110 million in financing for Doosan's planned copper clad laminate production facility in Thailand, the policy lender said Wednesday, as it seeks to support the expansion of AI-related supply chains beyond China.
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[2026-06-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean steelmaker POSCO Co. said Wednesday it has completed construction of an electric arc furnace (EAF) on the nation's southern coast as part of efforts to advance its lower-carbon steelmaking.
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[2026-06-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday held arrest warrant hearings for three former senior officials of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, over suspicions they forced followers to join the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) between 2021 and 2024.
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[2026-06-17 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Labor groups say workers face income cliff between mandatory retirement, pension eligibility
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[2026-06-17 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ever-busy K-pop veteran takes on his first lead in 14 years — a Korean-Japanese horror flick he is still trying to decode
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[2026-06-17 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to advance their countries' bilateral ties to a new level, referring to their recent conversation on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France.
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[2026-06-17 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Day-one buying exceeds US retail demand by more than fivefold
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[2026-06-17 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyosung Group said Wednesday it has launched its first AI data center in Seoul with Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, targeting Korea’s rapidly growing data center market — projected to reach 20 trillion won ($13.2 billion) by 2030.
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[2026-06-17 15:41 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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[2026-06-17 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korean drama drew 21 million views during the latest tracking period, while "My Royal Nemesis" and "The Wonderfools" also remained in the global Top 10
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[2026-06-17 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean YouTuber Kwak Tube suffered collateral damage in the fallout from a cryptocurrency crash after a Hong Kong-based project founder replaced his social media profile photo with an image of the creator.
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[2026-06-17 15:11 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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[2026-06-17 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader stretches near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-06-17 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Top 100 companies paid W2.3tr in shares from January to May
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[2026-06-17 15:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Partly autobiographical novel explores what it takes to repair broken family ties
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[2026-06-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to continue facing elevated consumer prices despite the end of the Middle East conflict amid rising incomes following the boom in the technology industry, the central bank said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1918 -- The Japanese colonial regime completes a research project on land ownership in Korea after eight years of collecting data. The large-scale project was aimed at documenting land ownership on the Korean Peninsula and modernizing data management but ended up leading to the consolidation of land acquisitions by the Japanese, who had not been legally allowed to own land in Korea.
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[2026-06-17 14:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Materials: Ceramics, white porcelain
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[2026-06-17 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s largest labor union said Wednesday it will hold a confidence vote on its chief union leader following backlash over a recently concluded wage agreement with management.
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[2026-06-17 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A former trade official has been tapped as the inaugural head of a new state-run company tasked with implementing Seoul's US$350 billion investment pledge to the United States, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A mini summer concert is coming to Seoul for a dazzling summer night.
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[2026-06-17 14:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An unusual sequence of fish die-offs along South Korea's east coast is raising questions about whether one of the region's most productive fishing grounds is undergoing a significant ecological shift.
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[2026-06-17 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As K-pop and TV propel street dance into the mainstream, Korean dancers try to keep its grassroots culture alive
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[2026-06-17 14:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Korean YouTuber who was targeted by a racist gesture during a recent World Cup match has been invited by FIFA to attend South Korea's group-stage match against Mexico.
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[2026-06-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was set to file election petitions with the election watchdog Wednesday over a shortage of ballots reported during the June 3 local elections.
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[2026-06-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will remove the ceiling on the amount of rewards for unfair trade tip-offs starting this week in order to better compensate whistleblowers, the antitrust watchdog said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The Air Force has enforced its sobriety rules loosely, allowing some air traffic controllers to go on duty even after their blood-alcohol levels tested higher than the permissible limit last year under the pretext of testing errors, the Board of Audit and Inspection said Wednesday.
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