Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-07-24 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS byline, photos; UPDATES throughout)By Choi Kyong-Ae and Song Sang-ho
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[2026-07-24 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-24 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel said Thursday that she will depart for Seoul next week, as she highlighted the task of strengthening the Seoul-Washington alliance as her "top priority."
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[2026-07-24 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday stressed the importance of producing tangible results from shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea, pledging to help address regulatory roadblocks that Korean enterprises may face in the United States.
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[2026-07-24 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday hailed South Korea's shipbuilding cooperation with the United States as an expansion of the bilateral alliance into a "new" and "important" territory, stressing that reinforcing the alliance is her "top priority."
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[2026-07-24 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has called for faster progress in discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on security issues, including Seoul's efforts to develop nuclear-powered submarines and secure rights for uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing, a senior Seoul official said Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Palestinian Authority has increased lobbying to have the historic archaeological site of Sebastia recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ahead of a debate in South Korea later this month, a move that the Foreign Ministry claimed on Wednesday is politically motivated and posed a threat to the ancient ruins.
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[2026-07-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have opened the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington to facilitate US$150 billion in investment under the bilateral "MASGA" initiative aimed at helping revive the U.S. shipbuilding industry, the trade ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with latest; ADDS more details in paras 2-4, 12-16)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-07-23 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Ha Ju-suk, former No. 1 overall draft pick in South Korean baseball, was traded Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 22:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday called on North Korea to respond to Seoul's offers for dialogue and join efforts to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum in Manila, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-07-23 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong and China also discovered on Thursday who they will face in the men’s and women’s football group stages at the Asian Games
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[2026-07-23 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Aleksandar Jankovic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong and China also discovered on Thursday who they will face in the men’s and women’s football group stages at the Asian Games
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[2026-07-23 21:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A ceremony marking the return of a pair of Qing Dynasty stone lion statues from a Seoul museum to the Chinese government took place Thursday, officials said.
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[2026-07-23 21:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to change the email addresses of its diplomats after a cyberattack on the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) exposed some of the personal information of all of its diplomats.
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[2026-07-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS East Asia Summit meeting in last 6 paras)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-07-23 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry plans to change all diplomats' email addresses to prevent potential misuse following a data breach at an affiliated think tank, according to people close to the matter Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A ceremony marking the return of a pair of Qing Dynasty stone lion statues from a Seoul museum to the Chinese government took place Thursday, officials said.
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[2026-07-23 20:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A three-way leadership race for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was confirmed Thursday, after two of the five candidates dropped out.
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[2026-07-23 20:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday the government has shifted away from a policy focused on the denuclearization of North Korea, instead pointing to peace as a precondition to resuming stalled talks with Pyongyang.
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[2026-07-23 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The long-term goal of denuclearisation remains unchanged but stymieing new developments will be South Korea’s focus
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[2026-07-23 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The long-term goal of denuclearisation remains unchanged but stymieing new developments will be South Korea’s focus
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[2026-07-23 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes took their injured starting pitcher Raul Alcantara off their active roster Thursday, as they await further tests on his ailing right elbow.
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[2026-07-23 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Hyundai Motor production line in South Korea. The automaker's output in the second quarter was hit by a fire at an engine valve supplier. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Suzu Takahashi and Kotaro Hosokawa)
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[2026-07-23 19:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dismissed workers from Korea Optical High-Tech, who staged a 600-day rooftop protest after the company shut its fire-damaged plant, suffered another legal setback Thursday as an appeals court rejected their claim that another Nitto Denko affiliate should have taken over their employment.
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[2026-07-23 19:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that Korea would need to triple its property holding tax rate to meet levels in other advanced economies, but warned that such a sharp increase would face strong public resistance.
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[2026-07-23 19:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean appeals court on Thursday acquitted a woman who had been convicted of murder after undergoing a late-term abortion, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove she knew the baby would be born alive and then killed by medical staff.
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[2026-07-23 19:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: IKEA Korea opened its first store in Incheon on Wednesday, expanding its urban-format outlet strategy as the Swedish home furnishings retailer broadens its offline footprint in major cities.
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[2026-07-23 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Marvel's web-slinging franchise swings into Korea on July 29 with nearly half of all ticket bookings already locked up
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[2026-07-23 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS women's draws, coaches' comments)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-07-23 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday the government has shifted away from a policy focused on the denuclearization of North Korea, instead pointing to peace as a precondition to resuming stalled talks with Pyongyang.
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[2026-07-23 18:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sightings of giant Nomura’s jellyfish in Korean waters have increased fivefold from a year earlier and spread across a wider area, the National Institute of Fisheries Science said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors nervous about the dominance of South Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers can’t afford to ignore them
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[2026-07-23 18:30 UTC+10:00] [JPMorgan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors nervous about the dominance of South Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers can’t afford to ignore them
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[2026-07-23 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Chinese actress Tang Wei has given birth to her second son, her agency said Thursday, a day after the star announced the news herself on social media.
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[2026-07-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul has come under fire for offering users of its public bike-sharing service, Ttareungyi, a 30-day pass valued at 5,000 won ($3.41) following a cyberattack that exposed the personal information of 4.62 million members.
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[2026-07-23 18:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The 2026 FIFA World Cup ended last Sunday with Spain beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. The final capped a tournament of 104 matches, 78 of which were played in cities across the US. Canada and Mexico each hosted 13 matches. The event ended with no incidents of terrorism and won wide praise.
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[2026-07-23 18:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police are investigating whether Thursday’s explosion and fire at an apartment complex in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, was a premeditated attack by a resident who had been in a long-running dispute with the complex’s management.
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[2026-07-23 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly elected the chairs of six standing committees allocated to the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday, ending weeks of bipartisan deadlock over the formation of the parliamentary committees.
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[2026-07-23 17:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: UNESCO's World Heritage Committee on Thursday adopted a decision urging Japan to better present the history of the Sado Gold Mine, saying Tokyo has yet to fully honor its commitment to reflect the wartime mobilization of Korean laborers at the site.
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[2026-07-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with Han's remarks in last 2 paras; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-07-23 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened to a more than two-month high against the U.S. dollar Thursday, as the nation's economy reported better-than-expected growth in the second quarter on firmer exports of semiconductors.
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[2026-07-23 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A court ruled Thursday that it is difficult to recognize the criminal liability of officials involved in Pohang's geothermal power plant project in connection with the southeastern city's fatal earthquake in 2017.
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[2026-07-23 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields in bottom)
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[2026-07-23 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court said Thursday it has postponed the sentencing hearing of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's corruption trial in order to refer the case to its full bench.
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[2026-07-23 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday called on North Korea to respond to Seoul's offers for dialogue and join efforts to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum in Manila, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-07-23 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The government finalized a budget proposal for official development assistance (ODA) for 2027 at 6.3 trillion won (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, marking an increase of 871.2 billion won from this year.
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[2026-07-23 17:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks spiked by more than 4 percent on a tech rally following Alphabet's second-quarter earnings release. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.
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[2026-07-23 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional info in paras 3-5, bottom; CHANGES photo)
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