Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans relocating to new homes rose 11.5 percent last month due mainly to a low base effect, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's external financial assets reached a record high in 2025, driven by increased overseas securities investment and valuation gains, central bank data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-25 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The coming-of-age film "Before We Knew" centers on two childhood friends who go through emotional shifts and awkward stumbles of first love.
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[2026-02-25 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this Sept. 20, 2017, photo, Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert at Kookmin University answers a reporter’s question during an interview in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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[2026-02-25 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended gains late Wednesday morning, trading above the 6,000 mark for the first time, as a sustained rally in technology stocks and a sharp advance in auto stocks offset lingering uncertainty over U.S. trade policy.
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[2026-02-25 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GWACHEON, South Korea, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A new special counsel team officially launched Wednesday to investigate remaining suspicions surrounding ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, his failed martial law bid and allegations involving his wife.
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[2026-02-25 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Central Intelligence Agency has never been shy about letting it be known it is seeking to recruit informants from places like China, North Korea and Iran.
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[2026-02-25 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) --- The annual number of students enrolled at King Sejong Institutes, which teach Korean language and culture overseas, surpassed 230,000 for the first time last year, the King Sejong Institute Foundation said Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A petrochemical industry association on Wednesday welcomed the government's approval of South Korea's first restructuring project in the sector, as companies grapple with a prolonged downturn.
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[2026-02-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Revenue of online retail platforms increased 8.2 percent from a year earlier in January, led by robust demand for groceries, fashion items and cosmetics, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Live viewings of the group's Goyang and Tokyo concerts will be broadcast to roughly 3,800 screens across 80 countries
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[2026-02-25 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Wednesday around 200,000 Taiwanese accounts were leaked in a recent data breach that affected about 33 million accounts.
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[2026-02-25 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: KADENA, Japan, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean national baseball team, which is gearing up for the World Baseball Classic (WBC), will welcome its U.S.-based stars to training camp in Japan this week.
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[2026-02-25 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In recent years, the global political and economic map has undergone significant changes. In this process, Georgia, located in the heart of Eurasia, is increasingly drawing attention as one of the region's most stable, liberal and dynamically developing countries.
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[2026-02-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that foreign financial companies operating here are urged to support efforts to vitalize the local financial markets.
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[2026-02-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop continues to drive the global boom of Korean cultural content, capturing the largest share of international media attention across all major regions, according to a government report released Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp.'s production plant in the U.S. state of Georgia has achieved over 5 million units in cumulative production, the automaker said Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that foreign financial companies operating here are urged to support efforts to vitalize the local financial markets.
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[2026-02-25 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will discuss the national strategy to boost the tourism industry with relevant ministries during a pan-government meeting on Wednesday, Cheong Wa Dae said.
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[2026-02-25 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday defended his push to tighten farmland ownership regulations aimed at curbing rural land speculation.
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[2026-02-25 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean state media on Wednesday launched a glorification campaign for leader Kim Jong-un following his recent reelection to the highest party post, calling him the "greatest man in the world" and describing his leadership as tantamount to a "miracle."
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[2026-02-25 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media on Wednesday launched a glorification campaign for leader Kim Jong-un following his recent reelection to the highest party post, calling him the "greatest man in the world" and describing his leadership as tantamount to a "miracle."
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[2026-02-25 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, briefly breaching a new historic landmark of 6,000 amid an extended rally in technology stocks.
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[2026-02-25 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has donated four units of an unmanned firefighting robot to the National Fire Agency (NFA), pledging to expand the program to 100 units in the future.
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[2026-02-25 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi vaulted past 6,000 in early trading Wednesday, riding a powerful chip-led surge.
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[2026-02-25 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, dateline, slug)
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[2026-02-25 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The new season in South Korean football will kick off this weekend, as defending champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors seek their second straight title in the top flight.
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[2026-02-25 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index breached the 6,000 mark on Wednesday, one month after topping the 5,000-point threshold amid an extended rally in chipmakers.
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[2026-02-25 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-25 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- SK On Co. said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to purchase lithium from POSCO Group over a three-year period, as the South Korean battery maker aims to secure a stable supply of key materials.
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[2026-02-25 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The mystery thriller "The Art of Sarah" rose to the No. 1 spot of Netflix's weekly non-English series chart, the streaming giant said Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A Russian professor specializing in Korean studies and teaching at a South Korean university, Andrey Lankov, has been detained by police in Latvia, where he was giving a lecture on North Korea, Russian media has reported.
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[2026-02-25 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Wednesday a 2.1 trillion-won (US$1.45 billion) financial package to support the restructuring project of Lotte Chemical Corp. and HD Hyundai Chemical at the Daesan industrial complex, the first authorized project of a broader self-rescue plan of the ailing petrochemical sector.
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[2026-02-25 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ongoing party congress discussed five-year plans and goals for key sectors, including national defense and foreign affairs, on the sixth day of the party gathering, state media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 09:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Foreign media warn of Korea stock risks as debt-fueled trading grows
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[2026-02-25 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: U.S. top court's tariff ruling doesn't change muchU.S. should slow its aggressive, unilateral trade policy
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[2026-02-25 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Reversal of tech tideChina's rapid innovation shows Korea's structural gaps in batteries, chips, AI
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[2026-02-25 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 25.
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[2026-02-25 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The commander of the US Forces Korea has expressed "regret" to the South Korean defense minister that he was not briefed on the recent US Air Force drills over the Yellow Sea on time, the USFK said Tuesday.
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[2026-02-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: China’s rapid innovation shows Korea’s structural gaps in batteries, chips, AI
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[2026-02-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The world moves on different wavelengths. Some are high-frequency shocks -- wars, emerging technologies, market panics -- that spike quickly and dominate our attention. Others are low-frequency forces that move slowly but relentlessly: demographics, globalization, water and food scarcity.
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[2026-02-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Recently, some American parents have complained on social media about dimly lit classrooms at public schools and the effects they may have on their children. According to them, teachers do not turn on any lights in their classrooms all day — no overhead lights, no side lamps. These days, it is also a trend among younger teachers to turn off the bright fluorescent lighting and install dim lighting instead.
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[2026-02-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10-14; RECASTS 4th para)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-02-25 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: China is the defending champion for the Women's Asian Cup, and has won the tournament nine times. (Reuters: Francis Mascarenhas)
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[2026-02-25 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is keeping a close watch on developments related to the possible resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea during President Donald Trump's planned visit to China, its top envoy in Washington said Tuesday, noting Seoul is keeping "all possibilities" in mind.
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[2026-02-25 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-25 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea’s ruling party has elevated leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful younger sister to a top position, state media said on Tuesday, a sign of her far-reaching influence within the reclusive nation.
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[2026-02-25 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol has filed an appeal against an insurrection conviction stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
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[2026-02-25 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout with USFK statement)
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