Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-11 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-10 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins slugger Austin Dean moved into a tie for the home run lead in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday by pounding out two dingers -- not that he was paying attention to that race.
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[2026-06-10 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Austin Dean slugged two home runs, including a lead-flipping grand slam in the fifth inning, as the LG Twins rallied past the SSG Landers 8-6 for their second straight victory in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday urged protesters gathered in southern Seoul in protest over ballot shortages in last week's local elections to refrain from using violence against police officers stationed on site.
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[2026-06-10 20:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's celebrity panda family has grown by one.
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[2026-06-10 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with response from presidential office, additional information from 7th para; TRIMS)
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[2026-06-10 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BRUSSELS, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever agreed Wednesday to work together to expand investment in each other's country by their companies in areas including the battery, materials and energy sectors.
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[2026-06-10 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry said Wednesday it has launched an independent committee to investigate alleged human rights violations and abuses of authority committed by prosecutors during questioning and indictment procedures.
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[2026-06-10 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: VIENNA, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Japan has not formally requested regular talks regarding South Korea's ban on seafood imports from Japan's Fukushima and neighboring regions, imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 19:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When Frieze Seoul arrived in 2022, South Korea's capital quickly emerged as one of Asia's most closely watched art hubs, and its growing ecosystem of museums, galleries, collectors and audiences fueled optimism about the city's potential.
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[2026-06-10 18:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sohn Kyung-shik, chairperson of the Korea Enterprises Federation, called for labor market reforms and stronger labor-management cooperation to help businesses adapt to the artificial intelligence era, during a speech at the International Labor Organization's annual conference in Geneva.
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[2026-06-10 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A storage box at the center of a ballot shortage controversy in Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, was found missing Wednesday, a day after a court ordered its preservation as evidence.
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[2026-06-10 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will make efforts to expedite the legislative process to advance its pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine program, the defense ministry said Wednesday, after holding a regular pan-government meeting on the project.
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[2026-06-10 18:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kiaf Seoul and Frieze Seoul will return in September for their fifth collaboration, bringing together more than 300 galleries from around the world at Coex in Seoul.
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[2026-06-10 18:23 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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[2026-06-10 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission's (NEC) fact-finding committee held its inaugural meeting Wednesday to launch an investigation into an unprecedented shortage of ballots reported during last week's local elections.
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[2026-06-10 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Spreading false information that defames victims of Japan’s wartime military sexual slavery will be subject to stronger punishment under a revised law that takes effect Thursday, the South Korean government said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Kang Chang-il, vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC), said Wednesday he hopes Washington and Pyongyang resume dialogue as early as the year-end, following the U.S. midterm elections in November.
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[2026-06-10 18:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Officials warn of traffic congestion and hot weather as fans head to Gwanghwamun and Ttukseom for public viewing events
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[2026-06-10 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Court officials on Wednesday failed to secure a key piece of evidence at a polling station site in Seoul in connection with a shortage of ballots during last week's local elections.
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[2026-06-10 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins replaced their struggling starter Yonny Chirinos with a new pitcher, Yacksel Rios, last week, but manager Youm Kyoung-youb plans to put the Puerto Rican hurler in the bullpen rather than the starting rotation.
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[2026-06-10 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
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[2026-06-10 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating slipped to 50.6 percent following last week's local elections, a poll showed Wednesday, amid controversy over ballot shortages that disrupted voting in parts of Seoul.
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[2026-06-10 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Jeong Yeon-doo, vice foreign minister for diplomatic strategy and intelligence, met with Sweden's special envoy for the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday to discuss recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and ways to promote peace in the region, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-06-10 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs agency has detected a combined 415.4 billion won (US$272 million) worth of illegal foreign exchange trading this year through May, the finance ministry said Wednesday, amid government-wide efforts to curb market volatility.
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[2026-06-10 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean oil tanker arrived off the southeastern port city of Ulsan on Wednesday, about three weeks after exiting the Strait of Hormuz, where it had been stranded amid tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-06-10 17:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks plummeted more than 4 percent Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and a tech slump fueled by concerns over the valuation of stocks related to artificial intelligence. The local currency was trading lower against the US dollar.
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[2026-06-10 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-06-10 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rafael Dumlao had been in hiding since the Philippine Supreme Court upheld a lower court conviction for Jee Ick-joo’s murder
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[2026-06-10 16:54 UTC+10:00] [Jee Ick-joo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rafael Dumlao had been in hiding since the Philippine Supreme Court upheld a lower court conviction for Jee Ick-joo’s murder
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[2026-06-10 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plummeted more than 4 percent Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and a tech slump fueled by concerns over the valuation of stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-06-10 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Princess Anne, the younger sister of Britain's King Charles III, will visit South Korea next month for a series of events commemorating the two countries' partnership and remembering British sacrifices during the 1950-53 Korean War, the British Embassy in Seoul said Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) (News Focus) Summit shows China more focused on countering U.S. influence than curbing N.K. nukes: experts
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[2026-06-10 16:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that South Korea will continue to pursue crimes committed against its citizens overseas, following the arrest of a former Filipino police officer suspected of masterminding the 2016 kidnapping and murder of Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo.
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[2026-06-10 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Authorities examine whether offshore derivatives trading is amplifying volatility in Korean currency
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[2026-06-10 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the longest-serving prime minister of India, the world’s largest democracy, in a message posted on X in Korean and Hindi.
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[2026-06-10 16:15 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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[2026-06-10 16:14 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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[2026-06-10 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Executives call for more chargers and subsidies to scale low-emission trucking in Korea
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[2026-06-10 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of high school students with migrant backgrounds in South Korea has grown 2.7-fold over the past five years, surpassing 30,000 for the first time last year.
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[2026-06-10 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Protesters demanding a revote over ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections continue to blockade the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Jamsil, southern Seoul, used as a vote counting center, for the sixth day Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military counterintelligence command will be dismantled over its alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid in 2024, the defense ministry said Wednesday, marking its dissolution 49 years after its establishment.
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[2026-06-10 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-Iran war has made North Korea even less likely to give up its nuclear weapons program, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview published Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 16:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Citi Korea said Wednesday it has launched its annual employee volunteer program to help improve the safety and usability of Seoul's public bicycle-sharing service, Ddareungi.
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[2026-06-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Wednesday that his agency is accelerating moves to ease rules on so-called network separation in order to help financial companies better respond to rising security threats in the artificial intelligence (AI) age.
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[2026-06-10 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Controversial drama on fictional tale of school justice offers catharsis for some, sparks concern for others
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[2026-06-10 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's election watchdog reduced the number of ballots printed for election day without a formal review process, according to a report shared Wednesday.
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[2026-06-10 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Soccer statistics firm Opta has projected that South Korea will have a 42.9 percent chance of defeating Czechia in its opening Group A match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, making Hong Myung-bo's side the favorite.
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[2026-06-10 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) elected three-term lawmaker Jeong Jeom-sig as its new floor leader Wednesday, days after his predecessor resigned following the party's crushing defeat in last week's local elections.
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[2026-06-10 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is now the owner of the longest hitting streak by a South Korean player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history.
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