Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue to support workers and businesses affected by the recent financial troubles at Homeplus Co., the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The national football governing body said Friday it will hire a temporary head coach for the top men's team through an open recruitment process.
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[2026-07-24 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-07-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Kwon Young-jin of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) apologized Friday after he reportedly grabbed the party's floor leader by the collar during a heated protest over the assignment of parliamentary committee chairs.
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[2026-07-24 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Woori Financial Group on Friday reported a 7.4 percent rise in its second-quarter net profit on a rise in both interest and non-interest income.
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[2026-07-24 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS info in lead, paras 4-5, bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-24 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Friday that the government will do whatever it can to turn the Saemangeum reclaimed land in southwestern South Korea into a hub for artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, hydrogen and other high-tech industries.
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[2026-07-24 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung invoked Japan's epochal property crash in the early 1990s, stoking concerns about Seoul's real estate market as he prepares to revise taxes aimed at stabilizing the housing sector.
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[2026-07-24 16:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean vaccine firm looks to expand licensing and co-development opportunities
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[2026-07-24 16:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the US opened a joint shipbuilding cooperation center in Washington on Thursday, officially kicking off a broad initiative aimed at revitalizing America’s shipbuilding industry through investment, technology sharing and workforce training.
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[2026-07-24 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [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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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul appellate court on Friday ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay 944 billion won ($644 million) to his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, cutting the earlier award by nearly a third while again ruling that his shares in the group's holding company belonged in the marital estate.
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If finalised, the High Court ruling means Chey Tae-won’s break from Roh Soh-yeong will be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever
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[2026-07-24 16:39 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If finalised, the High Court ruling means Chey Tae-won’s break from Roh Soh-yeong will be South Korea’s most expensive divorce ever
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[2026-07-24 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea welcomed a total of 10.7 million international visitors from January through June, up 21.3 percent from 8.8 million during the same period last year, according to data released by the Korea Tourism Organization on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong were married for nearly 38 years. © Yonhap via Kyodo
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[2026-07-24 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks snapped their three-day winning streak to plummet nearly 6 percent on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite.
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[2026-07-24 16:33 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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[2026-07-24 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean confectionary and food makers decided to increase prices of their products amid persisting cost pressure stemming from the war in the Middle East, according to the companies Friday.
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[2026-07-24 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Military authorities have launched an investigation into sexual assault and abuse allegations involving Marine soldiers at a central headquarters unit in the country's southern region, officials said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police have apprehended 40 alleged members of four organized crime groups in Seoul on charges including participation in a criminal organization and violent assault, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday sought prison terms of 20 to 30 years for five former military commanders indicted over their roles in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law bid.
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[2026-07-24 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A quiet Seoul letter shop is the latest setting to carry South Korea's bestselling "healing fiction" overseas, with the English release of Baek Seung-yeon's novel "The Seoul Letter Shop."
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[2026-07-24 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Choi Jeong of the SSG Landers, the all-time home run king in South Korean baseball, will undergo season-ending hip surgery next month, his club announced Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Theater of Korea will hold a three-week cinema screening series featuring filmed versions of its steady-selling stage productions at CGV Yongsan from Aug. 4-18 as part of an initiative to broaden public access to the performing arts.
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[2026-07-24 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A giant mushroom described as a globally rare species has been found for the 13th consecutive year at a farm near Mount Jiri in southwestern South Korea, local officials said Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean fermented food products-maker ramps up paternship with H Mart
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[2026-07-24 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax is launching a specialized overseas export support platform to provide services for domestic companies seeking to enter the global market.
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[2026-07-24 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Fans of the Samsung Lions have seen two very different versions of their star closer Kim Jae-yoon this season.
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[2026-07-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A resident and a passerby helped subdue a teenager accused of stabbing a female high school student in a residential neighborhood in western Seoul, police said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A recent partnership framework agreement on small modular reactors (SMR) signed by the United States, South Korea and Japan reflects "tight strategic" cooperation among the three countries in energy security, the top U.S. envoy to ASEAN said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10, 11, new photo)
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[2026-07-24 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- An international hacking defense competition was held in southern Seoul this week, the science ministry said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1968 -- Korean Air begins flights on the Seoul-Tokyo route.
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[2026-07-24 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor's union said Friday its workers will extend partial strikes next week in a bid to secure higher wages, raising concerns about production disruptions at South Korea's largest automaker.
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[2026-07-24 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without clearer boundaries, the revised act could fuel labour disputes and create uncertainty for businesses and the economy, critics warn
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[2026-07-24 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Korean Confederation of Trade Unions] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without clearer boundaries, the revised act could fuel labour disputes and create uncertainty for businesses and the economy, critics warn
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[2026-07-24 14:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean builder bolsters AI infrastructure capabiliites across development, construction and operations
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[2026-07-24 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Ocean Co., the shipbuilding arm of South Korea's Hanwha Group, said Friday it has signed multiple agreements with U.S. companies on naval ship design and shipbuilding supply chain development.
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[2026-07-24 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details, background; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-24 13:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Investors will need at least 30 million won in cash, while stocks, ETFs and bonds will no longer qualify as substitute collateral.
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[2026-07-24 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A woman died Friday after sustaining injuries in an arson attack in an apartment management office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan this week, police said.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The Navy conducted its first combat experiment involving a humanoid robot taking over as helmsman as part of its bid to incorporate robots to counter a shrinking pool of military manpower, the armed service said Friday.
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[2026-07-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of laying hens and broiler chickens rose in the second quarter from a year earlier following an increase in chick placements at local farms, data showed Friday.
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[2026-07-24 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean men's national football team captain Ki Sung-yueng will be among the 24 players from the domestic circuit to face the Premier League giants Manchester City in a friendly match next month.
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[2026-07-24 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Friday morning as investors sold off tech heavyweights amid concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-24 12:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US Treasury kept South Korea on its currency monitoring list, noting that the won remained under sustained depreciation pressure despite the country's large current account surplus and strong economic fundamentals.
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[2026-07-24 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-07-24 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The national Olympic committee said Friday it will pursue legal action against protesters and the top election body over damage incurred during the ongoing ballot-shortage controversy.
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[2026-07-24 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will dispatch a presidential delegation to the inauguration of Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori, the South Korean president's office said Friday.
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