Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-02 13:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s fertility rate is extending a tentative recovery from its record low, raising hopes that the annual figure could top 0.9 for the first time in seven years.
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[2026-08-02 13:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean girls' tennis prospect Kim Seo-hyun completed a perfect European tour by winning the Tennis Europe International German Championships in Düren, Germany, Saturda, capturing one of the circuit's prestigious U-14 Super Category titles.
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[2026-08-02 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. sold more than 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe in the first half of the year as the South Korean automakers stepped up efforts to strengthen their presence in the region, the companies said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean heritage-themed goods boost cultural awareness at international convention
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[2026-08-02 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: McDonald's Korea ended sales of its new burger featuring locally produced corn after multiple customers reported biting into what they claimed to be small stones.
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[2026-08-02 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hotels and Airbnb hosts will soon face penalties for price gouging and unjustified canceling of reservations ahead of major events.
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[2026-08-02 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prices of seven out of 10 stocks listed on South Korea's main and secondary stock markets fell last month as the country's bourses posted their steepest monthly declines since the 2008 global financial crisis, market data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of drug offenders apprehended through special crackdowns reached 5,203 in the first half, police said Sunday, vowing to step up measures against substance-related crimes for the rest of 2026.
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[2026-08-02 12:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean police are broadening their drug enforcement campaign to focus more heavily on cross-border supply networks and online distribution, as foreign nationals account for a growing share of suspected suppliers.
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[2026-08-02 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Sunday approved the takeover of SR Corp. by Korea Railroad Corp., saying the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the transportation industry.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Sunday approved the takeover of SR Corp. by Korea Railroad (KORAIL) Corp., saying the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the transportation industry.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nightlife operators are transforming their entertainment offerings to focus more on music genres and healthier options to draw customers
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Haebangchon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nightlife operators are transforming their entertainment offerings to focus more on music genres and healthier options to draw customers
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[2026-08-02 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min has extended his scoring streak to four matches in Major League Soccer (MLS).
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[2026-08-02 11:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won appreciated at its fastest monthly pace since 2009, driven largely by a surge in US dollar inflows into the country's foreign exchange market following SK hynix Inc.'s American depositary receipt offering on the Nasdaq, industry data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won appreciated at its fastest monthly pace since 2009, driven largely by a surge in U.S. dollar inflows into the country's foreign exchange market following SK hynix Inc.'s American depositary receipt (ADR) offering on the Nasdaq, industry data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Temperatures were expected to peak at 39 C on Sunday as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea, the state weather agency said.
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[2026-08-02 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures were expected to peak at 39 C on Sunday as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea, the state weather agency said.
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[2026-08-02 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who received consular support over their involvement in drug smuggling crimes overseas jumped around threefold in the past two years, a lawmaker said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Household loans by major banks rose sharply in July despite tight borrowing regulations, as mortgage and credit loans picked up, financial data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US Justice Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance journalist for the New York Times as part of a probe into the sourcing of a 2025 story about a botched US military operation in North Korea, the newspaper said on Saturday.
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[2026-08-02 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran has fallen out of the lead in her bid for a third straight LPGA major title with one round remaining in England.
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[2026-08-02 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The New York Times has revealed that another journalist is facing a subpoena from the administration of United States President Donald Trump, this time about reporting conducted into a secret military operation in North Korea.
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[2026-08-02 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ROK AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has taken a major step toward cementing South Korea's presence as a global artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor hub with a trip that helped secure chip supply deals with U.S. tech giants and expand critical mineral cooperation with South American countries, officials said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [LIFE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Hidaka, Hokkaido – One of my favorite Korean dishes for summer is seasoned rice stuffed into tofu pockets. In the same way that “sushi” is originally a contraction of the words “su” (vinegar) and “meshi” (cooked rice), the Korean name for this dish, “yubuchobap,” combines the words “yubu” (fried tofu), “cho” (vinegar) and “bap” (rice).
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[2026-08-02 05:48 UTC+10:00] [New York Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Newspaper revealed that US prosecutors demanded contacts and sources from reporter Matthew Cole
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[2026-08-02 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-01 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanon’s Mount Amel Castles, the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, and the historic site of Sebastia in Area C of the West Bank, were designated as World Heritage Sites in Danger by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 48th session in Busan, South Korea over the weekend.
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[2026-08-01 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: UNESCO's World Heritage Committee (WHC) added 25 new sites to its list of World Heritage Sites at its 48th session in Busan, South Korea this week, spanning millennia of history and carrying "outstanding universal value" for humanity.
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[2026-08-01 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — South Korean actress Kim Go-eun won the Daesang (Grand Prize) at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards, earning the highest honor for her performance in the Netflix romance drama "You and Everything Else." The victory marks the first Daesang of her career, adding another milestone to her decade-long list of acclaimed performances.
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[2026-08-01 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The second special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday questioned Rep. Yoon Han-hong of the main opposition People Power Party over allegations that he was involved in favoritism related to the relocation of the presidential residence about four years ago.
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[2026-08-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sold-out screens and a franchise-best first day end 'Hope's' reign at No. 1, giving Marvel its first real sign of life here in years
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[2026-08-01 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chef Ko Seok-hyun's buckwheat-noodle house has grown from Seoul to Hong Kong, but the pitch stays the same — spare, beef-forward Pyongyang cold noodles
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[2026-08-01 16:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean baseball league has decided to operate matches more flexibly starting Saturday, as record-breaking temperatures continue to grip the nation.
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[2026-08-01 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league has decided to operate matches more flexibly starting Saturday, as record-breaking temperatures continue to grip the nation.
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[2026-08-01 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures surpassed 40 C in the southeastern city of Yangsan for the fourth straight day to set a new record of 41.6 C as a scorching heat wave continued to grip the nation, the state weather agency said Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1953 -- The U.S. military command moves its headquarters to Yongsan in central Seoul.
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[2026-08-01 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three years after the Inwol Temple in Gangneung, 163 kilometers east of Seoul, was destroyed by wildfire in April 2023, the Buddhist temple has taken on a colorful new look.
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[2026-08-01 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jimin's solo track "Who" has officially surpassed 2.5 billion streams on Spotify, his agency said Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The latest Spider-Man film has become the fastest film of 2026 to attract 2 million moviegoers in South Korea, reaching the milestone just three days after its release, the film's local distributor said Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The latest Spider-Man film has become the fastest film of 2026 to attract 2 million moviegoers in South Korea, reaching the milestone just three days after its release, the film's local distributor said Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photos)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-01 11:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's monthly exports soared to the second highest ever by moving up nearly 63 percent in July from a year earlier, data showed Saturday, amid solid global demand for memory chips.
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[2026-08-01 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that South Korea and Argentina will usher in a new era of cooperation, saying closer bilateral collaboration is strategically more important than ever.
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[2026-08-01 11:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean graphic novel has won a prestigious US comic industry award for the first time, marking a milestone for the country's comics.
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks
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[2026-08-01 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean graphic novel has won a prestigious U.S. comic industry award for the first time, marking a milestone for the country's comics.
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[2026-08-01 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Busan welcomed more than 2.42 million foreign visitors between January and June – a 43.9 per cent jump compared to the same period last year
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[2026-08-01 10:52 UTC+10:00] [BTS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Busan welcomed more than 2.42 million foreign visitors between January and June – a 43.9 per cent jump compared to the same period last year
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