Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-12 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)
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[2026-06-12 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean builder aims to further expand African ties to secure future projects
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[2026-06-12 14:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Non-Seoul destinations see rising popularity among foreign tourists
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[2026-06-12 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details from para 8, photos)
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[2026-06-12 14:08 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Korea rallied from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup Group A campaign, much to the delight of their fans and the sizeable local Mexican support they enjoyed in a festive Guadalajara.
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[2026-06-12 14:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea opened its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-1 comeback win over Czechia in a Group A match at Estadio Guadalajara in Mexico on Friday (Korean time).
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[2026-06-12 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korea’s Hwang In-beom, right, shoots and scores a goal against Czechia goalkeeper Matej Kovar during the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Korea and Czechia in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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[2026-06-12 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Czechia 2-1 to open their 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico on Thursday, taking a big step toward a place in the knockout stage.
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[2026-06-12 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El expresidente depuesto de Corea del Sur, Yoon Suk Yeol, llega para asistir a su juicio en el Tribunal del Distrito Central de Seúl, el 12 de mayo de 2025, en Seúl, Corea del Sur. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon, foto compartida, archivo)
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[2026-06-12 13:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Result of Group A match on Thursday between South Korea and Czechia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, Mexico.
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[2026-06-12 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The KOSPI's rally comes at the end of a seesaw week for the bourse. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-06-12 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea’s ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors argued was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.
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[2026-06-12 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea 2 (Hwang In-beom 67, Oh Hyeon-gyu 80), Czechia 1 (Ladislav Krejci 59)(END)
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[2026-06-12 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in jail for sending drones into North Korea.
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[2026-06-12 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea 1 (Hwang In-beom 67), Czechia 1 (Ladislav Krejci 59)(END)
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[2026-06-12 13:21 UTC+10:00] [Yoon Suk Yeol] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Korea’s former president was given a life sentence in February for leading an insurrection with his 2024 martial law declaration
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[2026-06-12 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-06-12 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File)
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[2026-06-12 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ZAPOPAN, Mexico, June 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Czechia went goalless in the opening half of their first Group A match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico on Thursday.
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[2026-06-12 12:54 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-12 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout; CHANGES lead, photo)
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[2026-06-12 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is reportedly in talks to make a key portion of one of Google's most advanced future artificial intelligence chips. The deal would give the South Korean company a role in a supply chain as the industry is being forced to widen, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. running out of capacity to meet demand.
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[2026-06-12 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Court finds operation aimed at provoking Pyongyang to build case for martial law
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[2026-06-12 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Boy group Epex will hold concerts in Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei, Taiwan from mid-July, C9 Entertainment announced Friday.
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[2026-06-12 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yoon is already serving a life sentence for insurrection over his short-lived martial law decree in 2024
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[2026-06-12 12:31 UTC+10:00] [Pyongyang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yoon is already serving a life sentence for insurrection over his short-lived martial law decree in 2024
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[2026-06-12 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply higher late Friday morning as U.S. President Donald Trump fueled hopes for an end to the Iran war.
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[2026-06-12 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed an agreement with partner countries on artificial intelligence (AI) standardization, the state standards agency said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 12:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hundreds of fans were gathered at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on Friday to cheer for South Korea in its 2026 World Cup opening Group A match against the Czech Republic.
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[2026-06-12 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: On Friday, tens of thousands of BTS fans will descend on Busan, South Korea, as the seven-member group stages its second stop in the country as part of their world-spanning Arirang tour.
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[2026-06-12 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of fans were gathered at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on Friday to cheer for South Korea in its 2026 World Cup opening Group A match against the Czech Republic.
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[2026-06-12 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Banks are fast moving to rein in a surge in credit loans as customers have borrowed money to buy stocks, financial sources said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on charges of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an attempt to heighten cross-border tensions and create a basis for his martial law declaration in December 2024.
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[2026-06-12 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with ruling; CHANGES headline, photo)
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[2026-06-12 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Young overseas Koreans living in Korea can apply for a five-day camp designed to help them learn more about Korean history and culture while adjusting to life in the country.
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[2026-06-12 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell below 60 percent for the first time in four months amid negative public sentiment over ballot shortages reported during last week's local elections, a poll showed Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:59 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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[2026-06-12 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor Co. said in a regulatory filing Friday that it is seeking to acquire 50 billion won ($32.9 million) worth of shares in SpaceX, ahead of the US space company's stock market debut.
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[2026-06-12 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea hosted a military engineering and medical training program for troops from countries participating in UN peacekeeping missions as part of efforts to contribute to the international peace operations, the defense ministry said Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor Co. said in a regulatory filing Friday that it is seeking to acquire 50 billion won (US$32.9 million) worth of shares in SpaceX, ahead of the U.S. space company's stock market debut.
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[2026-06-12 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Korean American woman in Georgia was shot and killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide while the couple’s three children were at home, according to local media reports Friday.
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[2026-06-12 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop supergroup BTS will begin the Busan leg of its "Arirang" world tour Friday, returning to the southern South Korean port city, alongside its global fan base, known as ARMY.
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[2026-06-12 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS will begin the Busan leg of its "Arirang" world tour Friday, returning to the southern South Korean port city, alongside its global fan base, known as ARMY.
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[2026-06-12 11:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix is reviewing the use of external generative artificial intelligence models, including ChatGPT, inside the company, as Korea’s major chipmakers move to bring AI deeper into day-to-day work.
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[2026-06-12 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened sharply against the U.S. dollar on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump said a peace agreement with Iran could be signed as soon as this weekend.
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[2026-06-12 11:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Friday approved NS Shopping Co.'s takeover of the compact-format supermarket chain Homeplus Express, saying the deal is unlikely to hinder fair competition in the market.
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[2026-06-12 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The Air Force on Friday kicked off a key regular aerial combat exercise aimed at enhancing its operational capability and assessing its combat readiness against various potential threats.
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[2026-06-12 11:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean captain Son Heung-min is set for his fourth career FIFA World Cup appearance in the team's opening Group A match against Czechia later Thursday in Mexico.
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[2026-06-12 11:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song on Friday reiterated the need to raise the key rate at an upcoming monetary policy meeting to ease mounting inflation pressure stemming from the prolonged Middle East war.
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[2026-06-12 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) Co. said Friday it has completed construction of the third unit of a fertilizer plant in Nigeria, which is designed to produce ammonia and urea.
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