Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 16:17 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.
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[2026-08-20 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is considering allowing investigators, under warrant, to hack websites that distribute illegal sexual content to collect evidence and delete illegal data.
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[2026-08-20 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Thursday that he met with Land Minister Kim Yun-duk to discuss the government's proposal to build apartments in Yongsan Park in central Seoul, but the two were unable to narrow their differences.
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[2026-08-20 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they plan to implement comprehensive suicide prevention measures across the police force to tackle the high rate of suicide among officers.
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[2026-08-20 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming Netflix original series "Mousetrap" draws inspiration from a Korean folktale in which a rat turns into a person by eating that person's clipped nails, while weaving in a chase to track down the rat-turned-human, its director said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix shares surged as much as 14 percent Thursday after the chipmaker unveiled a 40 trillion won ($28.7 billion) share buyback and cancellation plan, a move it said would mark the largest treasury-share cancellation by a listed Korean company.
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[2026-08-20 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday, citing a range significantly higher than US President Donald Trump's recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.
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[2026-08-20 15:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Woori Bank has become the first Korean bank to complete a government bond transaction with an overseas financial institution through an international securities settlement network, marking the first such transaction by a domestic bank since authorities opened the channel earlier this year.
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[2026-08-20 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's space agency said Thursday it carried out a field test of a contactless delivery system for heavy cargo utilizing drones and robots last month in Sacheon, southwest of Seoul.
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[2026-08-20 15:34 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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[2026-08-20 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have booked an officer over allegations he closed a missing person case without confirming the safety of the person who went missing on the southern island of Jeju.
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[2026-08-20 15:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New title based on mythical creature from Korean folklore set for October launch
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[2026-08-20 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BitGo Korea, the local unit of global digital asset infrastructure company BitGo, has received approval from South Korean regulators to operate as a virtual asset service provider here, making it the first foreign player to earn the status.
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[2026-08-20 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- All six members of NCT Dream, a subunit of K-pop supergroup NCT, have renewed their contracts with SM Entertainment, the company said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump's move to sharply curtail U.S.-South Korean military exercises will not only affect they countries' combat readiness, but also undermine the credibility of American commitments to its alliances.
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[2026-08-20 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with Ahn's remarks, other details throughout; ADDS byline)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-08-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1875 -- A Japanese warship attacks Ganghwa Island on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in an attempt to expand Japan's influence in the neighboring country.
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[2026-08-20 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Series uses a bizarre tale of a human double to ask: Who are we?
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[2026-08-20 14:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unused frequent flyer miles at Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have surpassed 4 trillion won ($2.9 billion) for the first time, while a delayed antitrust approval for the two carriers' merger muddies the picture of when, or how, that liability gets unwound.
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[2026-08-20 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade watchdog said Thursday it will recommend that the finance ministry impose antidumping duties on Chinese and Taiwanese solid sodium hydroxide after concluding that the imports had injured the domestic industry.
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[2026-08-20 14:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean elementary school textbooks are presenting a more diverse and positive picture of Africa than before, according to a civic group that has campaigned against stereotypical portrayals of the continent in classrooms.
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[2026-08-20 14:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When a foreign worker loses legal status because an employer fails to complete required procedures, the Ministry of Employment and Labor should give the worker another opportunity to obtain work authorization, South Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 13:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Thursday that Seoul estimates that North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, somewhat higher than the figure of 57 suggested by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-20 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of SK Hynix surged over 12% in Seoul on Thursday after the company announced a massive stock buyback.
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[2026-08-20 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)
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[2026-08-20 13:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-08-20 13:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS will bring a four-legged security robot to Tower Palace, the luxury residential-commercial complex in southern Seoul, marking the first time the company has moved its physical artificial intelligence platform from factories and warehouses into a lived-in residential setting.
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[2026-08-20 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The new leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) stepped up efforts to ease factional tensions and promote unity within the party on Thursday, paying tribute to key liberal figures as part of a broader push to bring the party together.
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Financial commitments held by foreign investors in South Korea rose at the sharpest pace ever to a new record high in the second quarter, driven by a rally in the local stock market, central bank data showed Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Genesis, the independent luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Group, has unveiled the GV90, its flagship large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), with a driving range of up to 500 kilometers on a single charge
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Korean aged 100 years or older has nearly tripled in a decade on the back of improvements in medical treatment and living conditions, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The antitrust watchdog said Thursday it has conditionally approved a merger plan under the government-led program to restructure the local petrochemical industry, which has been suffering a prolonged downturn.
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[2026-08-20 12:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NCT127 will run a pop-up store in Seoul to celebrate the release of its seventh album, “Blingy,” label SM Entertainment announced Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is estimated to have around 80 to 120 nuclear weapons, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Thursday, declining to offer a specific figure.
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[2026-08-20 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Gov't aims to supply over 230,000 additional homes in Seoul metropolitan area to tame housing prices
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[2026-08-20 12:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Big Bang dropped the single “Biiig” on Wednesday, and within an hour, it had ascended to the top of all major music charts in Korea, YG Entertainment said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to review allowing investigators to lawfully hack into websites distributing illegally filmed sexual material in a push to clamp down on digital sex crimes, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The government will offer free mental health counseling services to construction workers suffering from depression due to economic difficulties caused by a prolonged slump in the construction sector amid the Middle East conflict, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares traded more than 6 percent higher late Thursday morning as investors snapped up major chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, amid expectations for stronger shareholder returns from chip giants.
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[2026-08-20 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Michelle Park Steel, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, met with representatives of the U.S. business community operating here Thursday, the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) said.
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[2026-08-20 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's taxi-hailing and mobility platform, is said to have confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a financial market tracker Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Jang Dong-hyeok on Thursday criticized President Lee Jae Myung's remarks portraying the reduction of South Korea-U.S. military exercises as a big decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, calling it "an unprecedented moral victory."
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[2026-08-20 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as US Treasury yields eased on plans for increased debt buybacks.
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[2026-08-20 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Seoul, South Korea – The order arrived not through diplomatic channels but via a post on social media, just hours before the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States were set to begin.
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[2026-08-20 11:56 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-20 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Im Sung-jae has been climbing up the FedEx Cup points standings on the PGA Tour throughout the summer to qualify for the first two legs of the playoffs, and now he needs one more push this week to reach the final tournament for the eighth consecutive year.
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[2026-08-20 11:45 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After 10 years and more than 17bn YouTube views, Geonroung Park, aka Baby Shark Boy, speaks about his life as a child star and his new K-Pop career
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[2026-08-20 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-08-20 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Singer talks about reviving castrato roles, the voice he once wanted to change and why he still hesitates over what to wear
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[2026-08-20 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The state civil rights commission has recommended the labor ministry to allow reemployment of foreign workers in the event their employers fail to apply for an extension of their employment by mistake, officials said Thursday.
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