Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new chief trade negotiator has vowed to make an all-out effort to manage risks in the country's trade ties with Washington as the global order undergoes a major transition, the trade ministry said Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Special counsel Kwon Chang-young's team said Monday it has indicted 58 people, including former President Yoon Suk Yeol, in its 180-day investigation into wide-ranging allegations involving Yoon, his wife and key administration officials.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A man accused of posting false information about the victims and bereaved families of the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking and the Itaewon crowd crush in 2022 was sentenced to one year in prison Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks extended losses late Monday morning as investors locked in profits from large-cap tech shares, including semiconductors.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A cultural exchange program centered on Chuseok will bring Korean and foreign participants together to experience traditional holiday customs and share stories about celebrations in their home countries.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Monday it has won a 515.4 billion-won (US$373.3 million) order from an Oceanian client to build four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police said Monday they are investigating an assault in which a Kazakh national was allegedly beaten with metal pipes by four following a parking dispute.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has established a set of new guidelines to help defense companies better meet technical standards required by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations for arms exports, the arms agency said Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK member Jennie will release a new EP, titled "Fallen Angel," later this week, her agency, OA Entertainment, said Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol discussed cooperation in technology and infrastructure projects with the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Seoul's finance ministry said Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog said Monday it issued an administrative notice of proposed revisions to consumer protection guidelines for prepaid installment transactions, aimed at strengthening transparency in operators' management of customers' advance payments.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 10:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul stocks opened lower Monday, as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of major events, including the upcoming earnings release from US chip giant Nvidia.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Name and resident registration number changes made with one financial institution will be automatically applied at all other financial institutions, officials said Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has slipped to a new low of 40.2 percent, also marking the sixth consecutive week of decline, a poll showed Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional info from para 4; CHANGES photo)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened lower Monday, as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of major events, including the upcoming earnings release from U.S. chip giant Nvidia.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) Gov't, ruling party share need to relax tax rule for single-home owners not living in property
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of attempts to illegally import weight-loss medications, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, from abroad in the first half was more than triple those caught for the whole of 2025, customs data showed Monday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday slammed Japanese politicians for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and sending ritual offerings, criticizing the move as "neo-militarist frenzy."
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The top two clubs in the South Korean baseball standings will be on a collision course for a crucial weekend series, as the battle for the regular-season title is heating up.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean adults scored an average of 58.6 out of 100 on the Healthy Eating Index in 2022-2024, with little change from 58.9 in 2019-2021, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in his PGA Tour career, Im Sung-jae will not get to play in the playoff finale in Atlanta.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Another death raises more doubts over police investigations
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Korea's AI ambition faces power crunch: Korea's mega projects depend on reliable, abundant power
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Fiscal guardrails: Korea's strategic investment requires firm fiscal discipline over discretionary spending
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 24.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S.-based K-pop girl group Katseye has debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart with its new album.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: He’s become world-famous for embracing America’s enemies and backstabbing our allies. Yet, US President Donald Trump outdid himself on Aug. 16 — on the eve of joint military exercises with South Korea — when he announced the US was scaling back participation to avoid offending his great friend, the nuclear-armed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ten years ago, I had an opportunity to travel along the Demilitarized Zone — more precisely, along its southern limit line — all the way from Goseong, Gangwon Province, at the eastern end to Gyodong Island in Ganghwa County, Incheon. I was part of a field-trip team of writers, photographers and editorial staff for a magazine aimed at English-speaking readers overseas.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Kept in the dark after reporting her boss for harassment, South Korean advocate Baek Song-yi is now campaigning for survivors’ right to know how their bullies were disciplined.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GOYANG, South Korea, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop veterans BIGBANG launched a world tour marking the group's 20th debut anniversary with a three-night, hit-packed concert in Goyang, its first standalone show under the group's name in nine years.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An Se-young helps South Korea to double triumph as well, while Chinese top seeds in mixed doubles, women’s doubles lose their finals
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An Se-young helps South Korea to double triumph as well, while Chinese top seeds in mixed doubles, women’s doubles lose their finals
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 23:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean badminton star An Se-young claimed her second career world title in New Delhi on Sunday with a victory over her longtime Japanese rival.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 21:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Baek Hana and Lee So-hee teamed up for the women's doubles badminton world title in India on Sunday, South Korea's first triumph in the event in over three decades.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 21:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's alcoholic beverage production plunged to below 3 million kiloliters for the first time in 27 years in 2025, data showed Sunday, signaling a structural decline in the industry, with more South Koreans turning to healthy lifestyles.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Kept in the dark after reporting her boss for harassment, South Korean advocate Baek Song-yi is now campaigning for survivors' right to know how their bullies were disciplined.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Baek Hana and Lee So-hee teamed up for the women's doubles badminton world title in India on Sunday, South Korea's first triumph in the event in over three decades.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 18:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seo Kyo-rim became the first player to win four times on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour this season, claiming the BC Card-Hankyung Ladies Championship on Sunday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 18:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Soprano Sumi Jo joined a list of Korean cultural and sporting icons — among them BTS, Son Heung-min, Faker, Seventeen and An Se-young — honored with commemorative medals by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO), which last week released a medal marking the 40th anniversary of her debut on the world stage.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jan van Zanen, mayor of The Hague, Netherlands, paid tribute Sunday to Yi Jun, a Korean independence activist who traveled to the Dutch city in 1907 to defend Korea’s sovereignty before the international community and died there.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 17:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea police are investigating a teenager accused of stabbing his parents on Sunday, killing the father and inflicting severe injuries to the mother.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 16:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host a business event in September to connect local hospitals, clinics and medical tourism companies with overseas agencies seeking to send patients to Korea.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 16:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Eight municipal museums and other cultural facilities in Seoul will remain open until 9 p.m. five days a week, expanding nighttime access currently available only once a week, according to the city government.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KakaoTalk, the most popular mobile messenger platform in South Korea, had its text-to-speech service disabled for three days on Aug. 12-14, it reported Sunday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 16:01 UTC+10:00] [Korea Securities Depository] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘I don’t think I will ever invest in the Kospi again,’ says an emotionally drained retiree who, like others, is reeling from the rout
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Admissions for the latest Spider-Man film and Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" were each nearing the 10 million mark in South Korea, data showed Sunday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: EuBiologics said Friday its typhoid conjugate vaccine has received prequalification from the World Health Organization, opening the door for the Korean vaccine maker to bid for international public procurement programs.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-08-23 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) held a high-level policy coordination meeting Sunday to discuss housing policy and other issues affecting people's livelihoods.
--------------------------------------------------------------------