[2026-05-20 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea to expand onion exports amid domestic oversupply

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push for the expansion of onion exports, mainly to the Southeast Asian market, amid domestic oversupply of the vegetable, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520003900320

[2026-05-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korean stock markets to close on June 3 for local elections

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean stock markets will be closed on June 3, the day of local elections, the bourse operator said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520003800320

[2026-05-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Auto exports down over 5 pct in April amid Middle East crisis: data

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's auto exports decreased more than 5 percent from a year earlier in April, amid a sharp decrease in shipments to the Middle East due to a geopolitical crisis there, government data showed Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520003100320

[2026-05-20 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Finance minister highlights AI capacity building for developing nations at G7

Snippet: South Korea's finance minister stressed the importance of building artificial intelligence capacity in developing countries to achieve sustainable growth during the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting, his office said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741693

[2026-05-20 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Military begins formal procedures to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The military has initiated the formal process to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a Navy document showed Wednesday, amid little progress in security talks with the United States over Seoul's push for the project.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520002900315

[2026-05-20 11:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: N. Korea's U-17 women get grand welcome after record 5th AFC win

Snippet: North Korea's U-17 women's football team has received a grand welcome ceremony in Pyongyang upon its return following a win at the Asian Football Confederation U17 Women's Asian Cup, state media reported Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741666

[2026-05-20 11:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Israeli forces seize another aid flotilla carrying Korean activists: civic group

Snippet: Israeli forces have seized another humanitarian aid flotilla, carrying two activists from a South Korean civic group, headed for the Gaza Strip, the group said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741658

[2026-05-20 11:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Japan PM Takaichi heads home after 2-day visit to Andong, summit with Lee

Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi headed home Wednesday after a two-day visit to South Korea's Andong, the hometown of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, where the two held a bilateral summit.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741647

[2026-05-20 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Israeli forces seize another aid flotilla carrying Korean activists: civic group

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Israeli forces have seized another humanitarian aid flotilla, carrying two activists from a South Korean civic group, headed for the Gaza Strip, the group said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520002600315

[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea, China's Jiangsu discuss ways to expand trade, industrial ties

Snippet: South Korea's trade ministry and the government of China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday held a joint forum aimed at promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741556

[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Finance minister highlights AI capacity building for developing nations at G7

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister stressed the importance of building artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in developing countries to achieve sustainable growth during the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting, his office said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520002500320

[2026-05-20 10:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares open lower, tracking overnight US losses

Snippet: South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday as investors tracked overnight losses on Wall Street caused by rising bond yields amid inflation woes.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741514

[2026-05-20 10:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Senior US diplomat to visit Seoul in coming weeks to launch working groups on Oct. summit agreements

Snippet: A senior US diplomat will visit Seoul in the coming weeks to launch bilateral working groups to implement agreements from a summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump in October, the countries' governments said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741488

[2026-05-20 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Japan PM Takaichi heads home after 2-day visit to Andong, summit with Lee

Snippet: ANDONG, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi headed home Wednesday after a two-day visit to South Korea's Andong, the hometown of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, where the two held a bilateral summit.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520002300315

[2026-05-20 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea, China's Jiangsu discuss ways to expand trade, industrial ties

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry and the government of China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday held a joint forum aimed at promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520002100320

[2026-05-20 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Australia's soccer federation set to cut staff due to another expected financial loss

Snippet: Australia’s Sam Kerr waves following the Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Australia and North Korea in Perth, Australia, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/football-australia-finances-layoffs-a364c010c1e9bdd0b1d4e21a0ce9b5a6

[2026-05-20 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Seoul shares open lower, tracking overnight U.S. losses

Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; CHANGES photo)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520001551320

[2026-05-20 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Seoul shares open higher despite overnight U.S. losses

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday led by tech gains, despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by rising bond yields amid inflation woes.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520001500320

[2026-05-20 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Seoul shares open 0.72 pct higher despite overnight U.S. losses

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Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520001400320

[2026-05-20 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: N. Korea's U-17 women get grand welcome after record 5th AFC win

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's U-17 women's football team has received a grand welcome ceremony in Pyongyang upon its return following a win at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U17 Women's Asian Cup, state media reported Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520001300315

[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Graphic News] Half of farming population is over 65

Snippet: South Korea’s farming, forestry and fisheries communities are aging rapidly, with more than half now aged 65 or older, according to government data.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741282

[2026-05-20 08:35 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Korea’s being positioned as logistics base for US-China conflict

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/koreas-being-positioned-as-logistics-base-for-us-china-conflict/

[2026-05-20 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Starbucks' U.S. headquarters also apologizes over 'Tank Day' event in S. Korea

Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Kwon Yeong-jeon

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520001100315

[2026-05-20 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (2nd LD) Senior U.S. diplomat to visit Seoul in coming weeks to launch working groups on Oct. summit agreements

Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES photo; UPDATES with foreign ministry's release in paras 7, 13-16, minor edits throughout)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000453315

[2026-05-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: UN lowers forecast for global economic growth in 2026

Snippet: The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Kim Sang-hun/Yonhap via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/un-global-economic-forecast-growth-inflation-oil-e79c64aeb599030c308e6c93eaf9b350

[2026-05-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (Yonhap Interview) Angola to prioritize crude oil supply to S. Korea amid Middle East crisis: envoy

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Angola is willing to provide South Korea with greater crude oil supplies to help ease its supply woes amid the Middle East crisis, which could serve as a basis for longer-term bilateral energy cooperation, the African nation's envoy to South Korea has said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260519012600315

[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Korean Bubble Mania: Retail Investors Max Out On Margin Debt, Choose To "Risk Complete Collapse" Than Miss Stock Rally

Snippet: For many years, Koreans were bitcoin's best friend.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/korean-bubble-mania-retail-investors-max-out-margin-debt-choose-risk-complete-collapse-miss

[2026-05-20 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on May 20)

Snippet: Rising rates and record household debt demand caution

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000900315

[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 20)

Snippet: Samsung at crossroadsCourt, president put brakes on Samsung Electronics labor strife

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000800315

[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on May 20)

Snippet: Global rate resetEnd of cheap money may force Korea to confront debt risks, rising volatility

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000700315

[2026-05-20 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 20.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520001000315

[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Banks' Q1 earnings down on fall in non-interest income

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' net profit edged down in the first quarter of the year from a year earlier due mainly to a fall in non-interest income, data showed Wednesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260519007700320

[2026-05-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) Senior U.S. diplomat to visit Seoul in coming weeks to launch working groups on Oct. summit agreements: State Dept.

Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS para 3; ADDS more info in paras 5-7)By Song Sang-ho

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000452315

[2026-05-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Cannes Film Festival 2026: ‘Colony’ Brings ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Back to Zombie Mayhem

Snippet: There are dumb movies that think themselves smart, and there’s smartly conceived trash like Colony, which re-unites South Korean genre virtuoso Yeon Sang-ho with the undead. Following his loosely connected zombie trilogy of Train to Busan, Seoul Station, and Peninsula — the former of which set the world on fire, and is all set for a Hollywood remake — Yeon zigs in a brand-new direction, with a goofy action-thriller that zags at every turn, and makes its sprinting dead the

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/05/19/colony-movie-review-cannes-film-festival-2026/

[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Senior U.S. diplomat to visit Seoul in coming weeks to launch working groups on Oct. summit agreements: State Dept.

Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat will visit Seoul in the coming weeks to launch bilateral working groups to implement agreements from a summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in October, the State Department said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000451315

[2026-05-20 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Senior S. Korea, U.S. diplomats reaffirm importance of freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz: State Dept.

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Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000500315

[2026-05-20 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (URGENT) Senior U.S. diplomat to visit S. Korea in coming weeks to launch bilateral working groups on Oct. summit agreements: State Dept.

Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000400315

[2026-05-20 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Samsung, union to resume wage mediation talks at 10 a.m. Wednesday

Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union will resume government-led wage mediation talks on Wednesday morning, a state labor dispute resolution body said, after they failed to bridge differences during two days of marathon negotiations this week.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260520000200315

[2026-05-20 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: North Korean children's camp sanctioned by UK over Russian 'reeducation'

Snippet: A ceremony at Songdowon International Children's Camp in North Korea. (KCNA)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/north-korean-children-s-camp-sanctioned-by-uk-over-russian-reeducation

[2026-05-20 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Samsung, labor union meet again as Seoul threatens to intervene to block strike

Snippet: SEOUL — Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union began another round of government-mediated talks on Tuesday to break an impasse in negotiations over pay and bonuses and avert the biggest strike in the tech conglomerate's history.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/19/business/foreign-business/samsung-labor-union-meet-again-as-seoul-threatens-to-intervene-to-block-strike/2347426

[2026-05-19 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Starbucks Korea CEO fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar, calls for boycott

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Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/world-news/starbucks-korea-ceo-fired-after-tank-day-promotion-sparks-public-uproar-calls-for-boycott/

[2026-05-19 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Futures Fall As Momentum Cracks Grow With Yields And Oil Higher

Snippet: US equity futures are lower, set for a 3rd drop in a row, as traders waited for futile signs of progress toward a peace deal in the Middle East. and as tech and small cap stocks reacted adversely to higher bond yields around the globe, but nowhere more so than in Japan, where many tenors are trading at record lows, as the wheels have fully come off the clown bus, aka the Bank of Japan.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/futures-fall-momentum-cracks-grow-yields-and-oil-higher

[2026-05-19 21:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Unification ministry defends white paper against criticism over 'two-state' language

Snippet: The unification ministry on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that its newly published white paper violates the Constitution, clarifying the controversial "two-state" language falls under broader peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741271

[2026-05-19 21:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Uber becomes top shareholder in Delivery Hero, Baemin parent

Snippet: Uber has become the largest shareholder in the parent company of Woowa Brothers, operator of the South Korean food delivery app Baemin, after acquiring an additional stake.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741268

[2026-05-19 21:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul, Tokyo agree to pursue oil, petroleum product swaps amid energy shock

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741264

[2026-05-19 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan and South Korea build on thaw through deeper energy ties

Snippet: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, foreground, left, and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung, third from right, meet in Andong, South Korea, on May 19. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/japan-and-south-korea-build-on-thaw-through-deeper-energy-ties

[2026-05-19 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korea’s Lee hails ‘deep friendship’ as he hosts Japan’s Takaichi in hometown

Snippet: The talks in Andong, a city famous for its centuries-old folk village, come after the two met in Takaichi’s hometown of Nara in January

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3354117/south-koreas-lee-hails-deep-friendship-he-hosts-japans-takaichi-hometown?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-19 20:54 UTC+10:00] [Takaichi] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korea’s Lee hails ‘deep friendship’ as he hosts Japan’s Takaichi in hometown

Snippet: The talks in Andong, a city famous for its centuries-old folk village, come after the two met in Takaichi’s hometown of Nara in January

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3354117/south-koreas-lee-hails-deep-friendship-he-hosts-japans-takaichi-hometown

[2026-05-19 20:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea raises travel alert to Cuba amid country's political uncertainty

Snippet: South Korea on Tuesday raised its travel alert level for Cuba from a Level 2 alert to a special travel advisory, citing uncertain political developments surrounding the Caribbean island nation, the foreign ministry said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10741252

[2026-05-19 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea raises travel alert to Cuba amid country's political uncertainty

Snippet: SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday raised its travel alert level for Cuba from a Level 2 alert to a special travel advisory, citing uncertain political developments surrounding the Caribbean island nation, the foreign ministry said.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260519012000315