Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-25 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry will hold a public hearing this week to collect opinions over its plan to integrate the academies of the three military branches, officials said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 10:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened sharply lower Tuesday, following overnight losses in US technology shares, as investors remained cautious ahead of key events, including the upcoming earnings release from US chip giant Nvidia.
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[2026-08-25 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras; CHANGES headline, lead and photo)
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[2026-08-25 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has launched the 2027 Palisade sport utility vehicle (SUV) in South Korea, expanding its lineup with new variants, including a high-roof model.
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[2026-08-25 10:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Freshly crowned the world champion, South Korean badminton star An Se-young said Tuesday she will now turn her focus to defending her Asian Games title next month in Japan.
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[2026-08-25 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses in technology shares on Wall Street, as investors remained cautious ahead of key events, including the upcoming earnings release from U.S. chip giant Nvidia.
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[2026-08-25 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will develop a next-generation environmental and ocean observation satellite by 2033 to succeed the current geostationary satellite, the country's space agency said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean players will tee off at an exclusive-field PGA Tour playoff finale this week, with the winner's prize money of US$10 million on the line.
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[2026-08-25 09:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A man in his 30s was injured after being thrown from a “Disco Pang Pang” ride at an amusement park in Wolmido, Incheon, on Sunday, a notoriously rough ride that spins and bounces as riders cling to a railing.
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[2026-08-25 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Freshly crowned the world champion, South Korean badminton star An Se-young said Tuesday she will now turn her focus to defending her Asian Games title next month in Japan.
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[2026-08-25 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The management and labor union of Hyundai Motor Co. tentatively reached a wage agreement early Tuesday following a series of strikes that caused production disruptions.
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[2026-08-25 09:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor's South Korean union said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative agreement with management, averting further production losses after staging its first full strike in a decade on Friday, following a series of partial stoppages.
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[2026-08-25 09:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have agreed to continue "close" communication and cooperation to address North Korea's nuclear issue and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula during a call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Property tax overhaul needs a fundamental rethink: The government should rethink punitive tax changes that could disrupt housing markets and burden ordinary households.
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[2026-08-25 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Yongsan Park needs consensus, not political tug of war: Break deadlock over urban space
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[2026-08-25 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: The new price of capital: Surging global bond yields threaten Korea as sovereign debt and AI borrowing collide
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[2026-08-25 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 25.
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[2026-08-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Fresh on the heels of President Trump controversially ordering scaled-down US-South Korea military drills last week, there are emerging reports of more canceled plans for joint exercises.
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[2026-08-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Consumer sentiment fell for the first time in four months in August on a stock market correction and rising inflation, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS paras 2-3, 5; ADDS more details in 13th para)
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[2026-08-25 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: YANBIAN, China, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korea's struggle for independence from the Japanese colonial rule was a "lofty cry" for universal values, such as peace and humanitarianism, not merely a nationalist movement, a South Korean historian said.
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[2026-08-25 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TONGHUA, China, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying South Korean high school students came to a stop at what seemed like the middle of nowhere after passing by acres and acres of cornfields in Tonghua County in northeast China.
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[2026-08-25 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: DALIAN, China, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A thick noose hung from the ceiling of the replica of a gallows at Lushun Prison in the northeastern Chinese port city of Dalian, accentuating the heavy, solemn mood of the room.
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[2026-08-25 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in 5th para)
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[2026-08-25 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 3, 8)
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[2026-08-25 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have agreed to continue "close" communication and cooperation to address North Korea's nuclear issue and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula during a call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-24 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea says the United States has cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-08-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower with Tech underperforming as the market focuses on NVDA / MRVL earnings this week; while the AI theme is pressured globally and memory stocks slump driven by a slide in the Kospi. Futures got a boost just after 7am when CNBC reported that the Treasury could use the General Account ($935BN as of today) to fund bond buybacks.
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[2026-08-24 19:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A new study suggests that a combination of cognitive performance and educational background may help identify older drivers at a higher risk of serious crashes, according to researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital.
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[2026-08-24 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Tuide, a new girl group from Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind global superstars BTS, made its debut Monday with its first EP, "Tune & Play."
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[2026-08-24 18:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Monday nominated prosecutor-turned-attorney Choi Kil-su for the post of independent inspector general.
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[2026-08-24 18:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea University’s technology holding company plans to pay dividends for the first time after wiping out accumulated losses with gains from startup investments.
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[2026-08-24 18:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Household & Health Care is selling its Avon business in North America, operated independently as the Avon Company, as it shifts gears toward retail and digital channels for its Korean beauty and wellness brands, the company said Monday.
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[2026-08-24 18:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Some cafes may have been built around inheritance-tax benefits, but many are distinct destinations, drawing tourists and boosting communities, insiders say
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[2026-08-24 18:09 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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[2026-08-24 18:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met his Mexican counterpart Roberto Velasco in Seoul on Monday to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation and strengthening coordination between the two middle powers.
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[2026-08-24 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Monday granted bail for a jailed self-proclaimed power broker convicted for providing free opinion polls to former President Yoon Suk Yeol between 2021 and 2022, legal sources said.
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[2026-08-24 17:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Hanwoo Association has launched a campaign opposing the government’s push to expand beef imports through a possible Korea-Mercosur free trade agreement and the opening of the Brazilian beef market.
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[2026-08-24 17:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Premium Korean beef and pork are gaining traction in Singapore, as exports make their debut in the market.
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[2026-08-24 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields in bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-08-24 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won hit a near 13-month high against the U.S. dollar Monday, as exporters continued to offload greenback holdings amid growing concerns about U.S. debts.
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[2026-08-24 17:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea and Belarus are set to sign a visa-waiver agreement, in the latest sign of rapidly expanding ties between Pyongyang and Moscow’s close ally as North Korea deepens a Russia-centered network of cooperation amid the war in Ukraine.
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[2026-08-24 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has appointed a former prosecutor as the special inspector in charge of investigating corruption allegations involving the president's family and key aides, a presidential spokesperson said Monday.
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[2026-08-24 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has accepted Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho's resignation, a presidential spokesperson said Monday, a week after the minister offered to step down.
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[2026-08-24 17:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BUSAN — South Korea will launch its first pilot operation of a container ship through the Northeast Passage on Saturday, as the government steps up efforts to develop new Arctic shipping routes and assess their commercial potential.
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[2026-08-24 17:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and Greece have launched a major exhibition tracing nearly 6,000 years of Greek civilization and its deep connection to the sea, marking the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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[2026-08-24 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional info in paras 3-4, bottom)
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[2026-08-24 17:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks closed sharply lower Monday as disappointment over Samsung Electronics' shareholder return plan triggered a sell-off in semiconductors. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.
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