Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Ri Song-gum won gold in the lightest weight class in women's weightlifting on Wednesday, earning her country its first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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[2026-09-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more details from 7th para; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-09-23 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sookmyung Women’s University held a cultural event Tuesday for international students ahead of Chuseok, Korea’s autumn harvest holiday.
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[2026-09-23 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares extended their winning streak to a fourth session Wednesday as investors scooped up major semiconductor stocks, tracking the Nasdaq Composite's back-to-back record closes.
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[2026-09-23 16:34 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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[2026-09-23 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The annual exodus for Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, began Wednesday as South Koreans headed to their hometowns for family reunions and took trips during the extended holiday.
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[2026-09-23 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean gamer and racer Kim Young-chan won the bronze medal in Gran Turismo 7, the auto racing game contest, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, bringing home South Korea's first esports medal at this year's competition.
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[2026-09-23 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea lost to Japan in the semifinals of the women's badminton team event at the Asian Games on Wednesday, settling for bronze in its gold medal defense.
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[2026-09-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The four-time defending champion South Korea ran its baseball winning streak to three games at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, with a comfortable, 18-1 victory over Thailand.
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[2026-09-23 15:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Choo Ga-eun was on target for the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol event at the ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday, bringing South Korea its first gold of the competition.
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[2026-09-23 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lost to Japan in the semifinals of the women's badminton team event at the Asian Games on Wednesday, settling for bronze in its gold medal defense.
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[2026-09-23 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul met with the top U.S. envoy to South Korea on Wednesday to discuss key alliance issues, such as the wartime operational control (OPCON) transition and the relocation of a regional air base shared with U.S. forces, the defense ministry said.
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[2026-09-23 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The four-time defending champion South Korea ran its baseball winning streak to three games at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, with a comfortable, 18-1 victory over Thailand.
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[2026-09-23 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nasdaq-100 hits record high while chip stocks in China and South Korea rebound, with investors betting that AI earnings can weather higher interest rates
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[2026-09-23 15:02 UTC+10:00] [AI trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nasdaq-100 hits record high while chip stocks in China and South Korea rebound, with investors betting that AI earnings can weather higher interest rates
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[2026-09-23 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team has challenged the acquittal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol of charges that he committed perjury during the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, legal sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the Republic of the Congo have met in New York and discussed ways to expand cooperation in energy and other economic areas, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang typically holds such tests ahead of major global diplomatic and military events to maximise attention and leverage
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[2026-09-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang typically holds such tests ahead of major global diplomatic and military events to maximise attention and leverage
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[2026-09-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1987 -- South Korea and Bhutan forge diplomatic relations.
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[2026-09-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: It was a rare moment in South Korea's legislature on Monday when two school children spoke up for themselves before an audience of over 100, including lawmakers.
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[2026-09-23 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae on Wednesday rejected the presidential office's claim of a procedural flaw in the nomination of a top court justice, a day after refusing a request to make a new recommendation.
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[2026-09-23 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Choo Ga-eun was on target for the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air pistol event at the ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday, bringing South Korea its first gold of the competition.
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[2026-09-23 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul visited a military hospital Wednesday to console two Army soldiers injured in a suspected land mine explosion inside the inter-Korean border, the defense ministry said.
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[2026-09-23 14:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia as the South Korean defense company steps up efforts to win weapons contracts across the Middle East.
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[2026-09-23 14:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Amid heightened volatility, questions grow over whether the market safeguard still serves its purpose
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[2026-09-23 13:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Two members of K-pop girl group Aespa alongside boy band Riize are stepping out of an old ink painting and into present-day Seoul in the city's latest global tourism campaign, which launched Wednesday with a teaser video.
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[2026-09-23 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's soft tennis team wrapped up its medal competition at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with three bronze medals after failing to earn a medal in the singles events Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 13:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: “Hypercompetitive” may be an understatement when describing Korean attitudes toward education and technology.
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[2026-09-23 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday called the plight of families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War "the most pressing issue" facing the two Koreas.
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[2026-09-23 13:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Persona AI exec highlights HD Hyundai, Posco alliances to put humanoids on factory floors
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[2026-09-23 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace and Korea Aerospace Industries have agreed to cooperate on a domestically developed long-range air-to-air missile and its integration with South Korea’s KF-21 fighter jet, the companies said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is committed to strengthening economic cooperation with Europe, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Tuesday, stressing the strong foundations of the relationship.
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[2026-09-23 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)By Park Boram
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[2026-09-23 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of South Korean solar companies Hanwha Solutions and OCI Holdings jumped more than 8% on Wednesday, as U.S. restrictions on Chinese solar products came into focus ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
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[2026-09-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Wednesday it had supplied 3.65 trillion won (US$2.69 billion) in new banknotes for this year's Chuseok holiday to meet increased demand.
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[2026-09-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who moved to new residences decreased in August from a year earlier amid a recent decline in housing transactions, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea rose 11.1 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the 25th consecutive month of increases, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: North Korea has continued to try and instill fear into Washington and Seoul, on Sunday firing two short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan.
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[2026-09-23 12:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The red door from "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" opens onto a map of Korea. Beyond it lie the gold bars from "Vincenzo," the royal kitchen uniform Im Yoon-ah wore in "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty," and a kiosk that turns a visitor's favorite drama moments into a trip to a Korean city outside Seoul.
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[2026-09-23 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean star trades easy applause for creative reinvention
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[2026-09-23 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-23 12:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Visitors participate in promotional events for Beauty of Joseon, a Korean skincare brand operated by Goodai Global, during the K-Beauty Super Brand Week hosted by TikTok Shop UK.
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[2026-09-23 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea earned silver in the women's 10-meter air pistol team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, its fourth shooting medal of the competition.
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[2026-09-23 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday appealed an appellate ruling sentencing her to five years in prison on bribery-related charges, taking the case to the Supreme Court, legal sources said.
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[2026-09-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more results from 4th para)By Park Boram
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[2026-09-23 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks trimmed their earlier gains late Wednesday morning after a strong start, as investors attempted to cash out recent gains.
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[2026-09-23 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Naver Z Corp., the metaverse affiliate of South Korea's Naver Corp., staged a walkout on Wednesday, its second collective action this year against the company's decision to freeze wages.
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[2026-09-23 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Women four times more likely to be underweight than men
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[2026-09-23 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Wednesday it has sent part of the results of its inspection into the state election watchdog to the special prosecutor team investigating ballot shortages in June's local elections.
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