Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 14:52 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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[2026-05-28 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ● Updated Law: Korean Sign Language Act
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[2026-05-28 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday asked for Singapore's support in creating conditions conducive to dialogue with North Korea during his meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-05-28 14:26 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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[2026-05-28 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea saw the sharpest April increase since 2020 in the number of people in their late 20s who were neither working nor looking for work, even as the country’s population in that age group continued to shrink, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 14:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card said Thursday they will jointly acquire a 4 percent stake in Dunamu, operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to expand their digital asset businesses.
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[2026-05-28 14:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NC AI said Thursday it had been selected as the final contractor for a government-led defense R&D project ordered by South Korea's Agency for Defense Development in a consortium with Hyundai Rotem.
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[2026-05-28 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean Air said Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Ronald McDonald House Charities Korea and Inha University Hospital to establish and operate a Ronald McDonald House adjacent to the hospital, located in Incheon.
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[2026-05-28 13:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted Thursday of perjury charges stemming from his testimony at the insurrection trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
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[2026-05-28 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's platform giant Kakao Corp. apologized Thursday for failing to ease concerns over ongoing wage talks.
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[2026-05-28 13:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Chinese dissident detained after entering South Korean waters aboard a rubber boat has been identified as a veteran human rights activist, raising questions over whether Seoul will deport him or allow him to seek protection.
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[2026-05-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned. Washington is also eyeing Japan and South Korea as deployment options, he told a Russia-ASEAN meeting on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned. Washington is also eyeing Japan and South Korea as deployment options, he told a Russia-ASEAN meeting on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-28 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will ease crude oil stockpiling requirements for the private sector in a step to carry out its oil release pledge under a joint plan adopted by International Energy Agency (IEA) members, an industry ministry official said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's average household income rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter, driven by an increase in wages and a rise in the number of pensioners, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a development that South Korea, Japan and the United States are likely to find deeply alarming, North Korea launched AI-guided cruise missiles in a test that analysts have described as the first of its kind for the sanctioned country.
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[2026-05-28 12:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yeoju, one of Korea’s best known pottery hubs, has come under fire after Chinese-made jars were handed out as giveaways at this year’s ceramic festival.
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[2026-05-28 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Minister of Korea Forest Service
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[2026-05-28 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jay B of GOT7 will host two shows in Seoul on June 20-21, agency 528Hz announced Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A court is expected to decide Thursday whether to formally arrest a Chinese dissident, who fled China in a rubber boat and arrived in South Korea earlier this week by sea.
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[2026-05-28 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading more than 1 percent lower late Thursday morning as foreign investors unloaded local shares following a recent tech-led rally and news that the United States launched new strikes against Iran.
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[2026-05-28 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; REVISES quote in para 4; ADDS details in paras 2, 7; RESTRUCTURES; TRIMS) By Song Sang-ho and Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-28 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac was set to depart Thursday for Kazakhstan where he will discuss regional security and cooperation on energy supply chains, the presidential office said.
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[2026-05-28 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp. plans to invest 1 trillion won over the next five years to promote quality user-generated content for its artificial intelligence (AI) services, a company executive said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song bangs the gavel to open a Monetary Policy Committee meeting at the central bank in Seoul on May 28, 2026. The central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 2.5 percent, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan has underscored South Korea's competitive edge in the ongoing race to win Canada's high-profile submarine project, highlighting the country's manufacturing capabilities and contributions it can make to Canada's automotive sector.
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[2026-05-28 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Full of conviction in his skills as a goal-hunting striker for South Korea, Oh Hyeon-gyu can't wait to jump into his first FIFA World Cup action next month in Mexico and see what the hype is all about.
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[2026-05-28 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HERRIMAN, United States, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Full of conviction in his skills as a goal-hunting striker for South Korea, Oh Hyeon-gyu can't wait to jump into his first FIFA World Cup action next month in Mexico and see what the hype is all about.
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[2026-05-28 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-05-28 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RESTORES previous material)
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[2026-05-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading construction firms unveiled a set of measures to seek shared growth with subcontractors Thursday, in line with the antitrust watchdog's efforts to eradicate unfair practices.
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[2026-05-28 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with court ruling; CHANGES headline, lead)
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[2026-05-28 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info from para 5, new photo)
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[2026-05-28 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES story with S. Korean defense ministry's comments; ADDS byline; CHANGES dateline) By Song Sang-ho and Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-28 11:07 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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[2026-05-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6 percent for 2025 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-28 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has seized 1.1 kilograms of illegal drugs since launching a tighter surveillance program on international mail two months ago, the customs agency said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday, signaling that a shift toward a tighter monetary policy stance could come soon.
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[2026-05-28 10:57 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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[2026-05-28 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6 percent for 2025 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-28 10:53 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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[2026-05-28 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- LG Energy Solutions Ltd. said Thursday it has clinched an agreement with a U.S. energy company to supply energy storage system (ESS) batteries worth US$1.6 billion.
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[2026-05-28 10:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as a rally led by artificial intelligence took a breather amid falling oil prices and conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over their peace deal negotiations.
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[2026-05-28 10:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A court was set to offer its ruling Thursday in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on charges of giving false testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's insurrection trial.
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[2026-05-28 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will travel to Singapore later this week to attend an annual security forum, his ministry said Thursday, amid an increasingly volatile security landscape, highlighted by the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-05-28 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as a rally led by artificial intelligence (AI) took a breather amid falling oil prices and conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over their peace deal negotiations.
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[2026-05-28 09:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A court was set to offer its ruling Thursday in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on charges of giving false testimony during former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's insurrection trial.
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[2026-05-28 09:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korea-US alliance remains committed to a "conditions-based" transfer of wartime operational control to Seoul from Washington, a US Forces Korea official said Wednesday, amid a report that the US military has expressed concerns over a potentially rushed OPCON transition.
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