Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-09 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: KATHMANDU, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to send a second contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to continue search-and-rescue operations in flood-hit Nepal, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has not yet made a final decision on whether to deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz, a presidential official said Wednesday, amid U.S. pressure on Seoul to help secure the waterway.
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[2026-09-09 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will accept 700 billion won (US$523.9 million) of the 944 billion-won property division ordered by a court for his former wife, while disputing the remaining amount at the Supreme Court, legal sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Entertainment's first K-pop rock band hrtz.wav pledged Wednesday to showcase a more mature sound and playful energy as it returned to the music scene for the first time since its April debut.
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[2026-09-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul is sending a fact-finding mission to the UAE as it balances Washington’s security requests with warnings of Iranian retaliation
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[2026-09-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul is sending a fact-finding mission to the UAE as it balances Washington’s security requests with warnings of Iranian retaliation
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[2026-09-09 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Singer Hwasa performed at a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit to France.
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[2026-09-09 18:28 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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[2026-09-09 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Kwon Hyuk-bin founded South Korea's third-largest video game company
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[2026-09-09 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Two recent MVPs of the South Korean men's handball league both expressed confidence Wednesday that the national team will be able to beat Middle East powers en route to the gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games this month.
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[2026-09-09 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Life and T1 coaches are both predicting 3-1 wins for their respective teams, Gen. G leans towards T1's victory for the finals spot
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[2026-09-09 17:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Known as ‘Streichbruder,’ influencer with 3.3 million followers blasts music, dances on subway trains, with reactions split between amusement and complaints of public nuisance
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[2026-09-09 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The top military commanders of South Korea and the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) visited eastern front-line border units Wednesday, reaffirming joint readiness and deterrence amid a surge in North Korean border activities in recent weeks.
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[2026-09-09 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has not won gold in Asian Games men's handball since 2010, with Qatar having won the past three straight titles at the continental competition as part of the Middle East surge in the sport.
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[2026-09-09 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won advanced to a near 23-month high against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, driven by dollar sales by local exporters despite escalating military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-09 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange (KRX) said Wednesday it will begin operating an after-market trading session starting next Monday, allowing investors to buy or sell stocks in real-time for four hours after regular trading hours.
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[2026-09-09 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-09-09 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- A court on Wednesday ordered Kwon Hyuk-bin, the founder of game company Smilegate, to pay his wife 2.55 trillion won (US$1.91 billion) in what could be a record-high property division in a domestic divorce lawsuit.
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[2026-09-09 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 3 in 100 students in elementary through high school reported experiencing school violence, a government survey showed Wednesday, the highest rate since the study began in 2013.
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[2026-09-09 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- After South Korea suffered a 29-19 defeat to Japan in the women's handball final at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, star attacker Ryu Eun-hee became so inconsolable that she could barely speak with media afterward.
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[2026-09-09 17:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares ended higher Wednesday as major chipmakers rallied on continued optimism over artificial intelligence, outweighing concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East. The Korean won strengthened against the US dollar.
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[2026-09-09 17:02 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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[2026-09-09 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday the government will look into whether any illegality was involved in the release by a prosecutor-turned lawmaker of what appeared to be investigative records over a lobbying scandal involving the justice minister nominee.
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[2026-09-09 16:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HIT Forum speakers urge patient reform while warning MSCI upgrade could bring unexpected trade-offs
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[2026-09-09 16:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 5)
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[2026-09-09 16:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HIT Forum speakers highlight governance, consistent policy, industrial strength as keys to a lasting Korea premium
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[2026-09-09 16:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: &Team's story began in Japan, not Korea. Launched there in 2022 as Hybe’s first localized global act, the group was built with a distinctly Japanese base. Now, as it sets its sights on a broader global audience, the K-pop market it once viewed from the outside is becoming an increasingly important part of its ambitions.
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[2026-09-09 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended higher Wednesday as major chipmakers rallied on continued optimism over artificial intelligence (AI), outweighing concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East. The Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-09-09 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea's nominal GDP grows at fastest pace in 47 years in Q2; $40,000 per capita GNI on track
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[2026-09-09 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will try to reclaim its Asian women's handball supremacy at the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the national team head coach said Wednesday, with the host country Japan likely standing in the way.
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[2026-09-09 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court granted the wife of Smilegate founder Kwon Hyuk-bin a divorce Wednesday and awarded her 35 percent of his shares in the gaming company plus 65 billion won in cash.
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[2026-09-09 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The government will raise the terror alert starting later this week in the run-up to the inaugural summit between South Korea and five Central Asian nations set for next week, officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 16:16 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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[2026-09-09 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Iconic British artist Damien Hirst has expressed his intent to donate two pieces of his work to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), according to the South Korean museum Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Screen legend and K-drama star dial it down for a feel-good Chuseok remake of the 2015 Nancy Meyers crowd-pleaser
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[2026-09-09 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Survey puts 'fair' royal palace admission fee at $7, royal tombs at $5.40
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[2026-09-09 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Gender Ministry is considering filing a criminal complaint against Google over the exposure of personal information contained in requests to remove digital sex crime content from its search results.
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[2026-09-09 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday unveiled detailed plans to strengthen cooperation with African nations in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies through initiatives, such as the K-AI Package, alongside measures to improve infrastructure across the continent.
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[2026-09-09 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Overall user base grows 35% as businesses integrate AI deeper into operations
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[2026-09-09 15:50 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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[2026-09-09 15:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Board-backed Baek In-kyoo defeats Young Poong-MBK nominee as minority shareholders decide pivotal vote
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[2026-09-09 15:49 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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[2026-09-09 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Alexander Treves calls for stronger governance, tangible shareholder returns, gains beyond chips
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[2026-09-09 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean builder looks to expand investments beyond Star Lake City into infrastructure and energy
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[2026-09-09 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Officials compare approaches to working-level autonomy, accountability, AI in personnel management
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[2026-09-09 15:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Chairman and CEO James Kim urged Seoul to close the gap between global investor interest and actual capital inflows, saying at The Korea Herald's 2026 HIT Forum on Tuesday that Korea has never had a stronger hand to play as a global financial hub.
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[2026-09-09 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Innovation E&S said Wednesday it was bringing together young entrepreneurs from Korea and Indonesia in Busan through a six-day program focused on startup development and climate technology.
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[2026-09-09 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at SK hynix Inc. will revote next week on a tentative wage deal that was rejected three weeks ago, industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Global credit appraisers have offered positive assessments of South Korea's 2027 budget proposal, the government said Wednesday, stressing overseas institutions have recognized Seoul's efforts to improve fiscal health and pursue long-term growth.
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[2026-09-09 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Actor Son Ye-jin, who has made a long-awaited return to period dramas with "The Scandal," said Wednesday she was charmed by her role in the new Netflix series as Lady Cho, an independent woman who tried to defy the conservative atmosphere of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910).
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