Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-17 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Monday it would provide $1 billion in financing to Swiss commodities giant Glencore in return for a stable supply of copper to Korean companies.
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[2026-08-17 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Electric said Monday it has developed Korea’s first 420-kilovolt circuit breaker that does not use sulfur hexafluoride, positioning the company to tap Europe’s growing market for greener power grid equipment.
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[2026-08-17 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's elite science high schools will admit a record number of students next year, expanding opportunities for young science talent at a time when universities and companies are competing for students in fields from artificial intelligence and semiconductors to medicine.
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[2026-08-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Poyet, Casas, Torrent eyed for interim Korea job; former Serbia coach seeks long-term role
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[2026-08-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1955 -- South Korea and Japan sever economic ties.
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[2026-08-17 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seventy-three acts from Korea and Japan will perform at Sound Planet Festival at Paradise City in Incheon this fall.
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[2026-08-17 14:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea’s biggest game companies are bypassing G-Star for overseas showcases, putting the country’s largest gaming convention at a crossroads.
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[2026-08-17 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- CJ Group has set a goal of generating 12 trillion won (US$8.47 billion) in annual sales in North America by 2028 through synergies among its Korean food, entertainment and beauty businesses.
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[2026-08-17 14:48 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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[2026-08-17 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Madison Huang, a senior director at Nvidia Corp. and the daughter of CEO Jensen Huang, is scheduled to visit LG Electronics Inc.'s robotics hub in South Korea later this week, industry sources said Monday.
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[2026-08-17 14:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul Metropolitan Ballet marks two years
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[2026-08-17 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating edged down to a new low of 43 percent, marking its fifth consecutive weekly decline, a public opinion poll showed Monday.
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[2026-08-17 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) is set to elect a new leader at its national convention later Monday, a choice that could shape its relations with President Lee Jae Myung and its strategy for the 2028 parliamentary elections.
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[2026-08-17 12:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three bakery brands are running a Big Bang pop-up at Lotte World Mall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, selling limited-edition piano-themed confections for the group's 20th anniversary.
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[2026-08-17 12:34 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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[2026-08-17 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's defense ministry said Monday that its joint military exercise with the United States has started after President Donald Trump's announcement it would be scaled back.
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[2026-08-17 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Madison Huang, the eldest daughter of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the chipmaker’s senior director of product marketing for omniverse and robotics, will visit LG Electronics’ humanoid robot data factory in Seoul on Tuesday for talks on robotics cooperation, industry sources said Monday.
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[2026-08-17 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AI tourist services, year-round attractions planned to encourage longer stays
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[2026-08-17 12:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Olive Young makes US festival debut, turning KCON LA into Korean lifestyle showcase
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[2026-08-17 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 1 dead, 2 injured as landslides hit Geoje amid torrential rain
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[2026-08-17 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean city is asking the public for ideas to save a 34.4 billion won ($24.4 million) landmark that became famous for all the wrong reasons.
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[2026-08-17 11:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's industry minister has said that Seoul and Washington need to resolve outstanding issues over a $200 billion investment plan agreed upon as part of their bilateral tariff negotiations
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[2026-08-17 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 9-10, 13, 20-22)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-17 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop band Stray Kids has landed atop the Billboard 200 with its new EP "This & That," the group's ninth No. 1 on the main chart, Billboard said.
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[2026-08-17 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry minister has said that Seoul and Washington need to resolve outstanding issues over a US$200 billion investment plan agreed upon as part of their bilateral tariff negotiations
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[2026-08-17 11:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Baek In-chun, the only man to bat .400 in a South Korean professional baseball season, was laid to rest on Monday.
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[2026-08-17 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GEOJE, South Korea, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- More than 800 millimeters of rain has pounded South Gyeongsang Province, including Geoje, over the weekend, triggering a landslide in the city that killed a resident, authorities said Monday.
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[2026-08-17 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RECASTS paras 2, 6; ADDS more details in paras 9-10, 15-16)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-17 10:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States kicked off their key summertime combined exercise Monday, with Seoul seeking to use the drills to accelerate efforts to regain wartime operational command from Washington.
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[2026-08-17 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Turning Yongsan Park into housing would break a national promiseBuilding 20,000 apartments in Yongsan Park could ease Seoul's housing shortage but would require breaking legal and public commitments to preserve the site as green space.
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[2026-08-17 10:19 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilities
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[2026-08-17 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 17.
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[2026-08-17 10:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has instructed the Pentagon chief to "substantially" reduce joint South Korea-US military exercises, noting that those exercises are not only "costly" but also send a "totally inappropriate and hostile" signal to North Korea.
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[2026-08-17 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean veterans have opened the PGA Tour playoffs by finishing in the top five and climbing up the crucial points standings.
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[2026-08-17 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with close ally South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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[2026-08-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States kicked off their key summertime combined exercise Monday, with Seoul seeking to use the drills to accelerate efforts to regain wartime operational command (OPCON) from Washington.
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[2026-08-17 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The first generation to grow up with AI is reshaping Korea’s traditional paths to education, work and success
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[2026-08-17 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "has been unthreatening and respectful". (AP: Susan Walsh)
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[2026-08-17 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 6-12)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-08-17 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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[2026-08-17 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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[2026-08-17 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start Monday.
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[2026-08-17 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has instructed the Pentagon chief to "substantially" reduce joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, noting that those exercises are not only "costly" but also send a "totally inappropriate and hostile" signal to North Korea.
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[2026-08-17 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After South Korea declined to help denuclearise Iran, Trump said the exercises are costly and send a ‘hostile’ signal to North Korea
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[2026-08-17 08:29 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After South Korea declined to help denuclearise Iran, Trump said the exercises are costly and send a ‘hostile’ signal to North Korea
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[2026-08-17 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea in a social media post that also mentions Seoul's refusal to take part in actions against Iran.
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[2026-08-17 08:01 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said he was scaling back “costly” and “inappropriate” joint military exercises with South Korea scheduled to start Monday.
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[2026-08-17 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-17 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-08-17 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
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