Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Insurance companies in South Korea saw their combined net profit rise 9.5 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier on the back of higher gains on their investments, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog has no grounds to investigate Starbucks Korea over the coffee chain's controversial marketing campaign allegedly mocking the 1980s democracy movement, though it would be a "serious" issue if done intentionally, its chief said.
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's overseas financial assets rose to a fresh record high in the first quarter, driven by increased direct investments in the United States, central bank data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans relocating to new regions moved up 6.3 percent in April from a year earlier amid the growing number of houses traded in the country, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea shot up nearly 20 percent in March to a seven-year high from 2025 amid a higher number of marriages, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Accident disrupts train operations throughout the country
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[2026-05-27 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop group Seventeen celebrated its 11th anniversary on Monday by making a donation to the Korean National Commission for UNESCO.
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[2026-05-27 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply higher over the 8,400-point level late Wednesday morning, driven by renewed optimism for tech shares related to artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-05-27 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- More than 36,000 people have acquired the integrated overseas Korean visa (F-4) since its launch about three months ago, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, lead para)
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[2026-05-27 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The government held an inaugural meeting Wednesday of a committee charged with drawing up a blueprint for what South Korea should look like in 2045, kicking off a process to put together strategies to tackle a complex series of challenges the country faces to shape a better future.
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[2026-05-27 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (YOnhap) -- North Korea's women's football team Naegohyang received a grand welcome home ceremony in Pyongyang after winning a recent regional tournament, state media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen difundida por el gobierno de Corea del Norte, su mandatario, Kim Jong Un, al centro a la derecha, revisa varios sistemas de armas, el martes 26 de mayo de 2026, en una ubicación desconocida de Corea del Norte. (Agencia Central de Noticias de Corea/Korea News Service vía AP)
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[2026-05-27 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Suwon Migrant Community Service Center will open applications for two Korean cooking classes open to foreign and Korean residents in Korea.
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[2026-05-27 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korea has tested a mix of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets, and precision cruise missiles designed for modern warfare with enhanced combat application under leader Kim Jong Un's supervision, KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Revenue of major retail companies here increased 7.2 percent from a year earlier in April on the strong performance of both offline and online retailers, government data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Wednesday began their joint efforts to analyze remains presumed to be American soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fake delivery and smoke-break sites offer stress relief to South Korean youth, simulating orders without cost and easing cravings
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[2026-05-27 11:51 UTC+10:00] [Kim Heon-sik] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fake delivery and smoke-break sites offer stress relief to South Korean youth, simulating orders without cost and easing cravings
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[2026-05-27 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics voted to approve a wage agreement, the union said Wednesday, easing concerns about potential disruptions to the global supply chain.
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[2026-05-27 11:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A labor union at Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's popular messenger service, and the company's management will undergo a second round of mediation with the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission later Wednesday, industry sources said.
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[2026-05-27 11:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seorae Global Village Center will host a free English-language talk on how Korean literature explores climate and environmental issues, in collaboration with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and Dulwich College Seoul.
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[2026-05-27 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- A labor union at Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's popular messenger service, and the company's management will undergo a second round of mediation with the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission later Wednesday, industry sources said.
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[2026-05-27 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday pledged to foster shipping and port industries as national strategic sectors in an effort to establish unhindered maritime supply routes.
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[2026-05-27 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Kim Myung-soo, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), appeared before special prosecutors Wednesday for questioning over his alleged involvement in an insurrection related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law.
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[2026-05-27 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Wednesday vowed active support for the growth of small and medium-sized shipbuilders and shipbuilding equipment manufacturers.
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[2026-05-27 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center right, inspects the multiple weapons systems, at an undisclosed location, North Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-05-27 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Actor Kim Soo-hyun's agency said Wednesday that "truth has been proven" following the arrest of a conservative YouTuber charged with spreading false and fabricated information about the actor over his relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron.
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[2026-05-27 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- "Swim," the latest hit from K-pop supergroup BTS, has surpassed 500 million streams on Spotify, becoming the first song released this year to reach the milestone globally, the group's agency BigHit Music said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 10:48 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – North Korea has tested a mix of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets and precision cruise missiles designed for modern warfare with enhanced combat application under leader Kim Jong Un’s supervision, the official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with police inspection; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-27 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS photo, more details in last 4 paras)
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[2026-05-27 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of SK Hynix jumped more than 11% on Wednesday, lifting the South Korean chipmaker's market capitalization above $1 trillion as investors continued to pile into artificial intelligence-linked semiconductor stocks.
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[2026-05-27 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures, more info in paras 2-3, 8-11; ADDS new photo)
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[2026-05-27 10:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened at a new record high Wednesday, driven by strong gains in semiconductor stocks amid renewed tensions in the Middle East in search of a peace deal.
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[2026-05-27 10:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Operations of more than 120 KTX high-speed trains have been suspended or undergone route changes after the partial collapse of an overpass near Seoul Station earlier this week, the state-run rail operator said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Wednesday activated a trading halt on the main bourse due to a sharp rally led by tech firms.
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[2026-05-27 10:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The agency of South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun said Wednesday that “the truth is being confirmed through due legal process and a thorough investigation,” following the arrest of a YouTuber who led accusations that the actor dated the late Kim Sae-ron when she was underage.
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[2026-05-27 10:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The prosecution said Wednesday it will launch a team to investigate the collapse of an overpass in Seoul that killed three people and injured three others the previous day.
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[2026-05-27 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a new record high Wednesday, driven by strong gains in semiconductor stocks amid renewed tensions in the Middle East in search of a peace deal.
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[2026-05-27 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-27 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Operations of more than 120 KTX high-speed trains have been suspended or undergone route changes after the partial collapse of an overpass near Seoul Station earlier this week, the state-run rail operator said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution said Wednesday it will launch a team to investigate the collapse of an overpass in Seoul that killed three people and injured three others the previous day.
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[2026-05-27 09:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui on Tuesday in Pyongyang and discussed strengthening bilateral ties, KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-27 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HERRIMAN, United States, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Gearing up for his fourth FIFA World Cup this summer, South Korea captain Son Heung-min is closing in on a record in a career full of many.
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[2026-05-27 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea said Wednesday it had tested a new lightweight multi-purpose missile launching system and a multiple tactical cruise missile weapon system the previous day.
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[2026-05-27 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has held talks with her Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan in Pyongyang, state media said Wednesday, in the first visit by a Singaporean foreign minister to North Korea in eight years.
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[2026-05-27 09:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson has said that South Korea is a "dagger in the heart of Asia" if seen from China's east coast, a remark that apparently underscored the strategic location of the Asian ally amid an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry.
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[2026-05-27 09:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea has tested a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile launching system and multiple tactical cruise missiles, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong-un overseeing the test as part of Pyongyang's ongoing weapons modernization drive.
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[2026-05-27 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RECASTS throughout)
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