Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-04 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has designated the whole southeastern city of Tongyeong as a special disaster zone eligible for government support after torrential rains battered the region, a presidential spokesperson said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For Koreans already worried about the future solvency of the National Pension, reports that foreigners could pay into the system for only a few months, make years of retroactive contributions and qualify for a lifelong pension were bound to be provocative.
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[2026-09-04 18:23 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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[2026-09-04 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If carried out, the deployment would mark South Korea’s first dispatch of troops overseas at the request of the US in 22 years
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[2026-09-04 18:19 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If carried out, the deployment would mark South Korea’s first dispatch of troops overseas at the request of the US in 22 years
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[2026-09-04 18:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Josh Doyle, 29, stopped drinking tap water after developing a stomachache the first time he drank it at his residence in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
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[2026-09-04 18:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks rose for a second consecutive session Friday to finish nearly 2 percent higher, as the country's strong export figures and easing concerns over US interest rate hikes fueled risk appetite. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.
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[2026-09-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lee Hae-jin, the founder and chairman of Naver Corp., has met with Bruce Flatt, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Brookfield Corp., a Canadian asset manager, to discuss ways to advance a project to build a 1 gigawatt capacity artificial intelligence (AI) factory, the South Korean IT company said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 17:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG will showcase its latest artificial intelligence technologies and business applications at LG Spark 2026, running Monday through Sept. 17 at LG Sciencepark in Magok, western Seoul.
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[2026-09-04 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) proposed a bill Friday that would require proportional representation lawmakers to give up their parliamentary seats in order to serve as Cabinet members.
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[2026-09-04 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Police will seek to introduce legal grounds to track the locations of adults reported missing as part of follow-up measures to a recent high-profile missing person case, officials said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields in bottom)
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[2026-09-04 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of unionized workers from state-run banks staged a massive street rally Friday in central Seoul to protest the government's possible plan to relocate their headquarters out of Seoul.
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[2026-09-04 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won advanced to a fresh 14-month high against the U.S. dollar Friday, correlated with a recent strong gain of the Japanese yen.
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[2026-09-04 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES para 3-4 with additional info; ADDS details from para 7; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-09-04 17:07 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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[2026-09-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.
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[2026-09-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
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[2026-09-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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[2026-09-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.
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[2026-09-04 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The leader of Samsung Electronics Co.'s largest labor union and a senior union official are under investigation on suspicion of stealing the personal information of about 100,000 company employees to create a "union blacklist," information obtained by Yonhap News Agency showed Friday.
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[2026-09-04 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday appealed Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja's two-year prison sentence for bribing the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and other corruption charges.
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[2026-09-04 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defense firm Hanwha Aerospace Co. is nearing a deal to export its Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to Croatia, industry sources said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose for a second consecutive session Friday to finish nearly 2 percent higher, as the country's strong export figures and easing concerns over U.S. interest rate hikes fueled risk appetite. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-09-04 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The chief executive of the Gwangju Biennale on Friday expressed regret over the withdrawal of Chinese artists from the art festival following a dispute over the naming of a Taiwan exhibition space.
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[2026-09-04 16:31 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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[2026-09-04 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and British semiconductor design company Arm opened a training center in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Friday to nurture semiconductor design specialists, the industry ministry said.
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[2026-09-04 16:22 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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[2026-09-04 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with new Irish Ambassador to South Korea Sean Hoy on Friday and discussed ways to advance peace on the Korean Peninsula, the ministry said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kolmar Korea became the first Korean cosmetics company to participate in Premiere Vision Paris, showcasing K-beauty technology and color cosmetics at the leading fashion materials trade show.
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[2026-09-04 16:09 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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[2026-09-04 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Retail investors own up to 40% of some US-listed funds; surging volumes strain overnight trading infrastructure
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[2026-09-04 15:53 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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[2026-09-04 15:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Exchange Chair and CEO Jeong Eun-bo pitched South Korea’s capital market reforms to global investors in New York on Thursday before signing a cooperation agreement with the New York Stock Exchange.
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[2026-09-04 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS byline, additional info in paras 5, 10, 13; TRIMS)By Kang Jae-eun
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[2026-09-04 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik on Friday urged South Korea and Japan to address historical issues and sincerely reflect on the past to further advance their bilateral ties.
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[2026-09-04 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. maintained their positions as the top two players in the global NAND flash memory market in the second quarter, as the market continued to expand, industry data showed Friday.
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[2026-09-04 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Monsta X returned to the music scene Friday with its latest EP, "The Phase."
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[2026-09-04 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, judge's response)
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[2026-09-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1966 -- The first contingent of the "White Horse" division lands in South Vietnam, becoming the first South Korean military unit to take part in the Vietnam War.
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[2026-09-04 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The proposed restructuring of state-run firms is aimed at responding to major changes in the industrial landscape, including the artificial intelligence (AI) transformation, rather than cutting costs, a finance ministry official said Friday.
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[2026-09-04 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lisa and Jisoo, both members of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, each released new solo singles Friday, a month after the group celebrated its 10th debut anniversary.
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[2026-09-04 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Recently named interim boss for the South Korean men's national football team, Spanish tactician Robert Moreno, on Friday promised to deliver "work, honesty and respect" in his new position.
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[2026-09-04 14:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A quiz competition testing participants' knowledge of Joseon royal tombs and Korean history will be held later this month at Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs in southern Seoul.
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[2026-09-04 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Two victories in the first four legs have put Yvon Bisera firmly in the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour title hunt – and the Davao ace is out to make it three when the ICTSI Summit Point Championship unwraps Tuesday (Sept. 8) at Summit Point Golf and Country Club in Lipa City, Batangas.
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[2026-09-04 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday it plans to launch a new consolidated power generation company in October next year as part of its initiative to streamline state-run businesses and improve their efficiency.
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[2026-09-04 14:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has pointed to South Korea’s ultra-low fertility rate to argue that Russia’s declining birth rate cannot be blamed primarily on its war in Ukraine, according to Russian media outlets.
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[2026-09-04 14:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: American actor Ansel Elgort sparked controversy in Korea for his wardrobe choices.
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[2026-09-04 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea is reviewing practical options, including possible military measures, for supporting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a presidential Blue House official said on Friday.
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[2026-09-04 13:55 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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