Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination highlighted the need for regional development Wednesday, arguing the country may have no future without balanced national development.
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[2026-09-02 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean disaster relief team arrived in Nepal on Wednesday to help bolster the ongoing intensive search for nine South Koreans and other victims missing in massive floods and landslides, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-09-02 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to head the finance ministry on Wednesday vowed to make efforts to tame inflation while maintaining South Korea's economic momentum through the three megaprojects initiative.
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[2026-09-02 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Exchange Chairman and CEO Jeong Eun-bo held talks with California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, to promote greater investment in South Korea's capital markets, the bourse operator announced Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 12:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean AI startup Wrtn Technologies has begun preparations for an initial public offering, seeking capital to accelerate its overseas expansion after rapid growth in North America.
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[2026-09-02 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply lower late Wednesday morning, weighed down by escalating military tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-02 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main gateway, will have its aged Terminal 1 completely renovated by 2035, the operator of the airport said Tuesday, noting the airport authority plans to spend over 1.77 trillion won (US$129 billion) to that end.
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[2026-09-02 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A Pakistani man was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting foreign children nearly two decades ago at an Islamic mosque in Incheon, west of Seoul.
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[2026-09-02 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Education Ministry has ordered the correction of a middle school textbook that depicts the Taegeukgi’s central symbol curving in the wrong direction.
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[2026-09-02 12:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Artist Lee Kwan-young turns the K-pop star's voice into light at JN Gallery
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[2026-09-02 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Wednesday that a U.S. Army delegation visited its Changwon plant following the U.S. Army's selection of the company's K9-based system for an artillery prototype program.
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[2026-09-02 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Gender Minister nominee Yong Hye-in said Wednesday she is aware of concerns over retaining her National Assembly seat to take her newly nominated position, sidestepping questions about calls for her to resign from parliament.
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[2026-09-02 11:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Common but undertreated, the condition leaves many new mothers in South Korea struggling in silence amid low awareness, stigma and limited access to care
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[2026-09-02 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday it is unrealistic to pursue both economic growth and welfare expansion for now, stressing that priority should be placed on expanding the economic pie rather than welfare.
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[2026-09-02 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cortis’ breakout hit “Redred” topped TikTok's Songs of the Summer 2026 list for Korea, according to the platform on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dimensions: 145.0 × 58.0 cm (Each panel, folding screen)
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[2026-09-02 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins announced Wednesday they have signed their former All-Star closer Go Woo-suk for the rest of this South Korean baseball season, following the pitcher's brief stint in the majors.
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[2026-09-02 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Inflation in September is expected to ease from the previous month as a base effect fades, but underlying price pressures will likely persist, particularly in core items, the central bank said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan is returning to Germany after five seasons in England.
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[2026-09-02 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign workers staying in South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) reached a record high of 287,424 this year, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The veterans ministry said Wednesday it is seeking an 8 percent hike in its 2027 budget to expand veterans benefits, support independence fighters' descendants and host an international sports event for injured soldiers.
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[2026-09-02 10:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Actress Ji Ye-eun and dancer Vata will marry on Dec. 12 after about a year of dating, their agencies said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS photo, details in paras 9, 13)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-02 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong's latest feature "Possible Love" is set to vie for the Golden Lion at this year's prestigious Venice International Film Festival that begins Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp. posted record monthly sales in the United States in August, while Hyundai Motor Co. reported a decline in numbers, the Hyundai Motor Group affiliates said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two biggest art fairs, Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul, were set to open in Seoul on Wednesday, bringing together over a hundred galleries from around the world for a week of art events across the capital.
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[2026-09-02 10:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the United States and Iran continued exchanging military attacks, which pushed up oil prices.
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[2026-09-02 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in paras 2, 6-10)
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[2026-09-02 10:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's fair trade watchdog has carried out another on-site probe into the South Korean arm of US-listed Coupang Inc. in connection with a separate case following a failed inspection attempt last month, industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog has carried out another on-site probe into the South Korean arm of U.S.-listed Coupang Inc. in connection with a separate case following a failed inspection attempt last month, industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A court has ordered a man in his 20s to pay 12.56 million won (US$9,136) in damages for wasting police resources last year by making a hoax bomb threat online targeting a Seoul department store, police said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean PGA Tour veteran Im Sung-jae will tee off at the upcoming Presidents Cup as a captain's pick for the International Team.
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[2026-09-02 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the United States and Iran continued exchanging military attacks, which pushed up oil prices.
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise
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[2026-09-02 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise
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[2026-09-02 09:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean PGA Tour veteran Im Sung-jae will tee off at the upcoming Presidents Cup as a captain's pick for the International Team.
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[2026-09-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan is on his way back to Germany after five seasons in England.
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[2026-09-02 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to deepening ties with Vietnam in a letter to President To Lam marking the country's 81st founding anniversary, Pyongyang's state media said.
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[2026-09-02 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, along with higher mobile service subscription charges due to a low base effect from large-scale discounts offered last year following a hacking incident, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean disaster relief team has left for Nepal to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-09-02 09:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Tuesday raised the possibility of President Donald Trump meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang for a new summit, while noting the "very high" risk of renewed summitry between them.
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[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korean hygiene products market surpassed 3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) for the first time last year, driven by growing demand for adult diapers as the country becomes a superaged society and the inclusion of oral care products such as toothbrushes and dental floss in hygiene product statistics.
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[2026-09-02 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States' policy on North Korea remains unchanged, a White House official said Tuesday, while reaffirming U.S. President Donald Trump's openness to dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "without any preconditions."
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[2026-09-02 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 2.
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[2026-09-02 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Policy reversals offer a lesson in governingThe administration's retreat on real estate taxes shows that restoring public trust requires listening to dissent and delivering tangible change.
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[2026-09-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Kim's exit must mark policy resetPresident Lee's aide quits amid criticism on policy bungles
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