Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-09 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean troops have crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean border on more than 20 occasions last month, military officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is ready to work with African nations to share and combine its prowess in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies with the massive growth potential of the resource-rich continent for mutual prosperity, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, more info in last 2 paras)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-09 11:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Tuesday, amid repeated calls from Washington for Seoul to assist its war efforts against Iran.
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[2026-09-09 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly was set to begin four days of interpellation sessions Wednesday, with the ruling and opposition parties expected to clash over President Lee Jae Myung's recent Cabinet reshuffle and other contentious issues.
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[2026-09-09 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dimensions: 88.0 × 35.5 cm (Hanging scroll painting)
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[2026-09-09 10:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The men's basketball team will start its Asian Games tournament in Japan on Thursday, the first official action for South Korea at the continental competition with the team pursuing its first gold in 12 years.
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[2026-09-09 10:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, as gains in major chipmakers offset lingering concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices.
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[2026-09-09 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will travel to Croatia on Wednesday to discuss bilateral defense ties with top officials and attend a ceremony for a South Korean rocket artillery export deal, Seoul's defense ministry said.
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[2026-09-09 10:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's finance ministry on Wednesday vowed to make concerted efforts to address employment difficulties facing vulnerable groups amid lingering challenges for young job seekers.
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[2026-09-09 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 2, 5-9; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-09-09 10:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and France signed multiple agreements Tuesday that will strengthen their bilateral cooperation in national defense, the defense industry and other areas, including military information protection, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said.
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[2026-09-09 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The men's basketball team will start its Asian Games tournament in Japan on Thursday, the first official action for South Korea at the continental competition with the team pursuing its first gold in 12 years.
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[2026-09-09 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, as gains in major chipmakers offset lingering concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices.
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[2026-09-09 10:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea's senior party and government officials have visited the mausoleum of late former state leaders to commemorate the national founding anniversary, state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 10:03 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 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry on Wednesday vowed to make concerted efforts to address employment difficulties facing vulnerable groups amid lingering challenges for young job seekers.
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[2026-09-09 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-09 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's senior party and government officials have visited the mausoleum of late former state leaders to commemorate the national founding anniversary, state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Korean suspense thriller "Mousetrap" reigned atop Netflix's non-English TV series chart in its second week of release, the streaming platform said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HWASEONG, South Korea, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp. is seeking to tap deeper into the global commercial vehicle market by industrializing vehicle customization, betting that flexible manufacturing and integrated conversion can give it an edge in a market long dominated by established vanmakers.
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[2026-09-09 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Wednesday it has been selected as the preferred bidder for a frigate project for the Royal Thai Navy.
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[2026-09-09 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-09 09:19 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – South Korea has sent an inspection team to assess the security situation in the Strait of Hormuz but no decision has been taken on sending troops, the Defense Ministry has said.
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[2026-09-09 09:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea added 184,000 jobs in August from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the highest growth in five months.
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[2026-09-09 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Co. on Wednesday began a two-day partial strike after failing to narrow differences with management over wages and other compensation.
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[2026-09-09 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added 184,000 jobs in August from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the highest growth in five months.
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[2026-09-09 09:00 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 08:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean educational series returns with biggest lineup yet, spanning AI, science, economics, politics and more
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[2026-09-09 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have sent congratulatory letters to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marking the North's national founding anniversary, vowing to strengthen "strategic" relations with Pyongyang, North Korea's state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-09 08:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. official said Tuesday that the crucial Strait of Hormuz is "completely open and controlled" by the United States Navy, as South Korea is weighing the potential deployment of military assets to help secure the waterway.
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[2026-09-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Reinvestigate lobbying, stock manipulation claims: Authorities must swiftly investigate whether political lobbying, clinical trial approval and suspected stock manipulation were connected
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[2026-09-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Lee must say no to 2nd term: Ruling camp pushes for 1st constitutional revision in 39 years
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[2026-09-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Demographic gravity: Korea needs comprehensive reforms across labor, welfare, fiscal policy for hyper-aging
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[2026-09-09 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 9.
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[2026-09-09 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung discussed the Strait of Hormuz with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, but the talks concerned possible contributions to international efforts to ensure security and freedom of navigation, not troop deployment, Seoul's presidential office said.
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[2026-09-09 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday accused China of “actual coercion, bullying and aggression” in the South China Sea (SCS) after a note reiterating Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 arbitral ruling was delivered to him while he was speaking at a regional security forum in Seoul, South Korea.
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[2026-09-09 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is facing a high-stakes decision on whether to send military assets to help secure the crucial Strait of Hormuz, one that could affect the Seoul-Washington alliance and ties with Iran and fuel further public debate over the sensitive issue at home.
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[2026-09-09 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: America is a unique country founded upon immigration and the vision of its Founding Fathers. Thus, scholars of American studies often note that America was more of an idea than a conventional nation when it was established in 1776. It is only natural, therefore, that a recurring theme in US literature is the question, “What is America?”
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[2026-09-09 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: PARIS, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung and her French counterpart, Brigitte Macron, on Tuesday visited an exhibition featuring artworks made with 'hanji,' or traditional Korean paper, in Paris.
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[2026-09-09 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung's Jun Young-hyun, third from left, appears with leaders of Japanese suppliers Sept. 8 to open a chip packaging lab to speed technology collaboration between South Korea and Japan. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-09-09 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has partnered with French artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI to enhance its semiconductor operations.
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[2026-09-09 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: PARIS, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France have signed multiple pacts to enhance cooperation in defense, the economy and others, including an agreement on South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co.'s investment in a French artificial intelligence (AI) firm, the South Korean presidential office said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-09 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The defence ministry says the move ‘does not presuppose an actual deployment’
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[2026-09-09 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The defence ministry says the move ‘does not presuppose an actual deployment’
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[2026-09-08 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional info in paras 4, 8)
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[2026-09-08 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional info from para 2)
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[2026-09-08 22:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Tuesday, amid repeated calls from Washington for Seoul to assist its war efforts against Iran.
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[2026-09-08 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Tuesday, amid repeated calls from Washington for Seoul to assist its war efforts against Iran.
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[2026-09-08 22:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's science ministry plans to invest 4.7 trillion won ($3.49 billion) for a project to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) model that will be on par with global frontier models, government officials said Tuesday.
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