Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-08 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi will ‘continue to support Kim if he sees the US and its allies undercutting China’s own influence in the region’, analyst says
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[2026-01-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yoon Suk-yeol’s former ruling party has offered a belated mea culpa, but critics see the move as nothing more than a cynical election ploy
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[2026-01-08 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-08 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul’s calls for Chinese mediation seen to underscore Beijing’s central role in preserving stability between two Koreas
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[2026-01-08 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korean leader’s Beijing visit makes clear need to manage inter-Korean tensions and establish stability en route to denuclearisation
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[2026-01-08 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asia and Pacific have been the global growth engine for many decades. From the rebuilding of Japan, Singapore and South Korea post world wars to the more recent developments of ASEAN countries and China, the region has established itself as a global manufacturing hub, fuelled by cheap labour and falling trade costs.
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[2026-01-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, which affected more than one million people across Sri Lanka, the Export–Import Bank of Korea has pledged US$ 50,000 in humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka through the Korea Red Cross.
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[2026-01-08 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-07 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he had requested China's assistance in limiting North Korea's nuclear program.
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[2026-01-07 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung says he asked his Chinese counterpart to act as a mediator to help restart talks about Pyongyang’s arsenal
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[2026-01-07 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cambodia, Laos and North Korea are expected to tighten their embrace of Moscow and Beijing amid growing distrust of the US
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[2026-01-07 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: High-level summit strengthens bilateral ties after years of strained relations, as China shores up regional relationships amid row with Japan
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[2026-01-06 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In meeting with visiting South Korean president, Chinese premier calls for cooperation in AI, new energy and high-end manufacturing
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[2026-01-06 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Hong Kong recently for a four-hands dinner, Scott Kang opens up on his Culinary Class Wars experience and redefining Korean cuisine
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[2026-01-06 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Presiden Korea Selatan Lee Jae Myung bertemu dengan Presiden Cina Xi Jinping di Beijing pada Senin (05/01). Ia menyebut pertemuan ini sebagai kesempatan penting untuk memulihkan hubungan bilateral.
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[2026-01-06 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Starring Ji Sung, Won Jin-ah and Park Hee-soon, The Judge Returns is set in a dystopian near-future Seoul torn open by rampant corruption
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[2026-01-06 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In a clear departure from his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has adopted a softer stance on North Korea during his first seven months in office, offering carrots rather than sticks to the regime in Pyongyang.
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[2026-01-06 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, saying their summit was an important opportunity for full restoration of bilateral relations.
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[2026-01-06 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Appeal to President Lee Jae Myung comes as Seoul is looking to ‘open a new chapter’ in the relationship after years of tension
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[2026-01-05 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Known affectionately as ‘The Nation’s Actor’, South Korea’s Ahn Sung-ki starred in more than 100 feature films during his long career
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[2026-01-05 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The test also appears to indicate Pyongyang’s objection to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Beijing
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[2026-01-05 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn collected over 40 major movie awards in his lifetime, including winning the Grand Bell Awards for best actor five times
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[2026-01-05 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kim Jong-un, who denounced the US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro, said achievements have been made in preparing forces ‘for an actual war’
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[2026-01-05 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State visit unfolds amid turbulent global landscape where South Korea must delicately navigate US-China rivalry and China-Japan tensions
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[2026-01-05 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles on Sunday, Japan’s Defence Ministry said, as the nuclear-armed country looks to remain in the spotlight with its first launches of the year.
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[2026-01-05 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Korea Kaskazini imefyatua makombora kadhaa ya balistiki kutoka pwani yake ya mashariki leo Jumapili, kwa mujibu wa jeshi la Korea Kusini. Hayo yanajiri siku moja baada ya operesheni kubwa ya kijeshi ya Marekani dhidi ya mshirika wa kisoshalisti wa Pyongyang, Venezuela.
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[2026-01-04 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: उत्तर कोरिया ने 4 जनवरी को बलिस्टिक मिसाइलों का परीक्षण किया. दक्षिण कोरिया की सेना ने यह जानकारी दी. आज ही दक्षिण कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति ली जेइ म्यूंग, कारोबारी और टेक लीडरों के एक प्रतिनिधिमंडल के साथ चीन पहुंचे हैं. उनके चीन पहुंचने से कुछ ही घंटे पहले प्योंगयांग ने 2026 का अपना पहला मिसाइल लॉन्च किया.
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[2026-01-04 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China on Sunday to hold talks with Xi Jinping, with the hope of improving Seoul's ties with Beijing and promoting peace in the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-01-04 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Korea has lifted the ban on its clubs signing foreign shot-stoppers, and Yongin FC have taken full advantage, signing 33-year-old Emanuel Novo
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[2026-01-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teachers sat ‘key’ exams to keep poorly performing people at university amid school closure threats; one academic faces extortion bid
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[2026-01-04 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The intruder, who sustained a slight cut in the struggle, has also accused the K-pop star of attempted murder
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[2026-01-04 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-01-04 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-04 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The projectiles, launched off the North Korean east coast, are believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone
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[2026-01-03 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The maweiqun, an underskirt made from horsehair, was so popular in the Ming dynasty that the government banned it
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[2026-01-03 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korean leader, who is expected to meet Xi Jinping on Monday, also tells CCTV interview he respects one-China principle
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[2026-01-03 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Die Abkehr von seinem Vorgänger Yoon Suk Yeol ist deutlich: Der südkoreanische Präsident Lee Jae Myung pflegt den ersten sieben Monaten seiner Amtszeit eine moderate Haltung gegenüber Nordkorea. Schon in seinem Wahlkampf hatte er angekündigt, dem Regime in Pjöngjang eher mit Zuckerbrot als mit Peitsche zu begegnen. In den letzten Wochen hat Seoul nun mehrere Initiativen zur Wiederaufnahme der Kommunikationskanäle mit Nordkorea gestartet.
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[2026-01-03 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The daughter of the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, who is likely being prepared as his successor has accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former leaders, ahead of an event that could see her succession formalised.
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[2026-01-03 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: South Korean boy band BTS have announced their comeback for March, after a nearly four-year hiatus.
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[2026-01-03 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: South Korea announced Friday that President Lee Jae Myung will make a State visit to China, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping, local media reported.
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[2026-01-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Tokyo’s corporate leaders stay home amid fallout from prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan, Beijing prepares to welcome South Korean president and top executives
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[2026-01-02 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Four-day trip starting on Sunday will make Lee Jae-myung the first sitting South Korean president to visit since 2019
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[2026-01-02 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In a symbolic gesture, the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the family mausoleum for the first time in public, a move observers say signals her growing prominence as a possible successor.
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[2026-01-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US$27.7 million contract covers combat management systems for two next-generation Philippine Navy frigates
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[2026-01-02 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Presiden Cina Xi Jinping akan menjamu Presiden Korea Selatan (Korsel) Lee Jae Myung dalam kunjungan resmi kenegaraan di Beijing. Agenda tersebut dimaknai sebagai niat Beijing untuk memperkuat hubungan dengan Seoul, di tengah dinamika hubungan Cina dan Jepang dalam persoalan tentang Taiwan.
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[2026-01-02 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media has released images of the first recorded visit of Kim Ju-ae, the teen daughter of Kim Jong-un, to the country’s most sacred site
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[2026-01-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kim praised North Korean troops fighting in the Ukraine war for their unwavering bravery for the sake of ‘the brotherly Russian people’
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[2026-01-01 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s top act has been on hiatus since 2022 for military service. Their new album is the first since 2022’s record-breaking ‘Proof’
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[2026-01-01 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What Just B’s Bain coming out as gay shows about Korea’s progress on LGBTQWith Bain the first active member of a K-pop boy group to publicly come out as gay, is Korean society beginning to shift towards acceptance?
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[2026-01-01 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What Just B’s Bain coming out as gay shows about Korea’s progress on LGBTQWith Bain the first active member of a K-pop boy group to publicly come out as gay, is Korean society beginning to shift towards acceptance?
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