Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-27 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Tiffany Young, a Korean American member of K-pop band Girls' Generation, married actor Byun Yo-han on Friday, Byun's agency said.
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[2026-02-27 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants announced Friday they have imposed penalties on their senior executives and front office staff for their lack of oversight on the ball club, following a recent suspension of four of their players over illegal overseas gambling.
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[2026-02-27 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On the first working day following the Chinese New Year holiday, Enyuan Yu, Founder and CEO of Neolix, paid a visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China and held talks with Ambassador Rho Jae-heon to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation between China and Korea in autonomous logistics, including technology development, industrial deployment, and ecosystem building.
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[2026-02-27 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Assembly has endured over 600 hours of filibusters since May 2024, but each one ends the same way
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[2026-02-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has put his private home up for sale at a below-market price, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, in a show of willingness to stabilize the property market.
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[2026-02-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Ju-young, 25, has visited the National Museum of Korea several times before. Friday, she returned with a specific purpose: to celebrate the comeback of Blackpink.
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[2026-02-27 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-02-27 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Gaming drives export surge, making up 60% of content sales abroad
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[2026-02-27 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Approval mandates removal of coordinates and domestic processing, easing US tariff tension
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[2026-02-27 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived,” goes the rhyme that the English use to memorize the mostly woeful fates of King Henry VIII’s six wives. South Koreans could use one for their leaders.
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[2026-02-27 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived,” goes the rhyme that the English use to memorize the mostly woeful fates of King Henry VIII’s six wives. South Koreans could use one for their leaders.
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[2026-02-27 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: KADENA, Japan, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea manager Ryu Ji-hyun claimed Friday he was mostly satisfied with the national baseball team's work during training camp in Japan ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), saying his group is headed in the right direction.
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[2026-02-27 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.
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[2026-02-27 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
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[2026-02-27 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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[2026-02-27 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.
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[2026-02-27 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's decision to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied domestic high-precision map data overseas seems to be tied to Seoul's efforts to address U.S. concerns over non-tariff barriers, industry observers said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks by a giant screen with a logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, on Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus,File)
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[2026-02-27 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed lower Friday, snapping a six-session winning streak as investors locked in profits in technology and other large-cap stocks following recent gains. The Korean won sharply fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-02-27 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-27 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The holders have won the title 9 times but results since lifting the trophy in India have been disappointing
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[2026-02-27 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry is set to convene a disciplinary committee against Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kang Dong-gil on Friday over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid in late 2024.
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[2026-02-27 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korea-Africa Foundation said Friday it will offer support to 15 South Korean startups this year seeking to enter markets in Africa.
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[2026-02-27 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS more details throughout, photo)
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[2026-02-27 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4-8, 15-16, new photo)
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[2026-02-27 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: France ranks as Korea’s third-largest foreign investor
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[2026-02-27 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-02-27 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to conduct 22 field training drills as initially planned during their annual joint springtime military exercise next month, officials said Friday, marking a sharp cutdown from the previous year.
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[2026-02-27 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's three major mobile carriers are preparing to spotlight artificial intelligence-driven networks and services at this year's Mobile World Congress, as the industry's largest annual gathering opens next week in Barcelona.
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[2026-02-27 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
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[2026-02-27 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), was set Friday to vote on a key judicial reform bill as the opposition's filibuster to block the move approached its 24-hour limit.
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[2026-02-27 16:53 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Many observers believe North Korean leader has decided daughter Kim Ju-ae will succeed him, but others say gender politics could block her path to power
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[2026-02-27 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a visit that is seen to further strengthen the two countries' defense, maritime and economic cooperation, Malacañang announced Friday.
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[2026-02-27 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info from 2nd para, new photo)
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[2026-02-27 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Medit, a global provider of digital dentistry solutions, today announced that the "Glow Together" campaign will begin this March. The 'Glow Together' initiative began with small steps taken by the female employees of Medit. Light becomes more powerful when it is shared.
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[2026-02-27 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Swiss sportswear brand On announced Thursday that it was operating a LightSpray robotic manufacturing facility in Busan, the company’s second such site, after opening its first in Zurich in July last year.
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[2026-02-27 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The head of the National Court Administration offered to resign Friday, a day after the National Assembly passed a controversial judicial reform bill that faced opposition from the judiciary, legal sources said.
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[2026-02-27 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce a detailed plan in the first half of the year aimed at internationalizing the Korean won, the finance ministry said Friday, as authorities seek to bolster the currency's global standing.
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[2026-02-27 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The government on Friday decided to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied high-precision map data of South Korea to its overseas facilities, contingent on supplementary measures to address security concerns.
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[2026-02-27 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-02-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1948 -- Kim Koo, a Korean independence fighter and politician, publicly opposes the U.N.'s proposal to hold a separate general election in southern Korea. Kim said the election would lead to the division of the Korean Peninsula and that the communist-controlled northern Korea and the U.N.-supervised southern Korea should set up a common government.
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[2026-02-27 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-27 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Michelin Guide has revealed eight new Bib Gourmand additions in its 2026 edition for Seoul and Busan, spotlighting restaurants that deliver quality cooking at accessible prices.
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[2026-02-27 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RIMAN, a premium Korean skincare and wellness brand, announced its ICD Dermatology Line, featuring boosters, serums, and creams, has received the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 in the Packaging Design category. The packaging reimagines RIMAN's signature ingredient, Giant BYoungPool™ (Giant Centella Asiatica), in a minimalist and sophisticated form.
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[2026-02-27 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New openings include a Japanese-French bistro, a 10-seat culinary studio, Korean and Thai noodle restaurants, plus a whisky bar in Macau
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[2026-02-27 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fisheries output hit a record high in 2025, driven partly by strong overseas demand for dried seaweed products, the statistics agency said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China tracking military moves near Iran to why tourists are ditching Tokyo for Seoul, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-02-27 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- An official at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources who formulated the "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" (MASGA) proposal, one of the major projects that helped South Korea secure its tariff agreement with the United States, has been promoted two notches to the director-general level, the ministry said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used the latest party congress as an occasion for consolidating his base for a long-term grip on power, effectively declaring the start of his own era, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Kim Jong-un just gave a fresh nuclear speech, vowing that North Korea will expand its atomic arsenal in both scale and sophistication, and that this is necessary given pressure from nuclear-armed "imperialist" superpowers like the United States.
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