Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Monday his agency will seek ways to prevent companies from dodging investigations by seeking court injunctions, citing its stalled probe into U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. and Hanwha Group.
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[2026-09-21 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 5th para)
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[2026-09-21 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean military helicopter mistakenly crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) during wildfire operations in a border area earlier this year, a lawmaker said Monday, citing the outcome of an audit.
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[2026-09-21 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On the OECD's yardstick - defense R&D budget allocations per $1,000 of GDP - the United States spends $3.64. The next country on the list, South Korea, spends $2.06, and nobody else clears a dollar.
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[2026-09-21 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Korea Zinc Co., the world's largest refined zinc smelter, said on Monday that its US$7.4 billion U.S. manufacturing project has cleared an environmental impact assessment.
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[2026-09-21 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks rose Monday as investors scooped up semiconductor shares, offsetting concerns over renewed tensions in the Middle East and elevated oil prices. The Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-09-21 16:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: From shared meals to family tensions, these series offer a glimpse into the many layers of Korea’s biggest family holiday
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[2026-09-21 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-09-21 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Monday that it is time to "turn the clock forward" on the Korean Peninsula for peace, calling for renewed efforts to revive dialogue with North Korea.
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[2026-09-21 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee on Monday adopted a confirmation hearing report for Land Minister nominee Hong Jee-sun, paving the way for his appointment.
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[2026-09-21 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is rapidly expanding its overseas Korean-language education network, even as a growing number of local partners pull out of the King Sejong Institute program.
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[2026-09-21 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday pledged to be more thoughtful and humble in governing the country, reaffirming his efforts to improve the quality of people's lives.
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[2026-09-21 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Former US State Department nuclear affairs official says Trump-Kim talks should be backed by diplomats, military experts and scientists
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[2026-09-21 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Herald correspondent
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[2026-09-21 16:05 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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[2026-09-21 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Laughter, loss and the fear of a disappearing world, Chekhov’s old question still resonates in Simon Stone’s Korean-language play
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[2026-09-21 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Munich-authorized festival draws a diverse Seoul crowd with German music, food and a Korean addition
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[2026-09-21 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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[2026-09-21 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mental health support sought as international student numbers rise
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[2026-09-21 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-21 15:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Following in Seong Jeong-a’s footsteps, Lee becomes part of first Korean mother-son duo to win Asian Games gold in same sport
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[2026-09-21 15:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Starbucks said Monday it will launch its My Star Coffee campaign, providing up to 1 million cups of coffee to people who contribute to local communities. Starting Sept. 28, every purchase of an eligible brewed coffee will generate one matching cup for donation, and customers who purchase eligible drinks will receive a free size upgrade.
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[2026-09-21 15:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1948 -- A law to punish Koreans who collaborated with the Japanese colonial regime (1910-1945) takes effect. The law, however, was ineffective because of implicit opposition from the U.S. military government and criticism from President Rhee Syng-man, who was supported by a number of upper-class people who accumulated their wealth during the colonial era.
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[2026-09-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Monday it has launched a pilot program for a 24-hour offshore won settlement network in line with South Korea's efforts to lower barriers for foreign investors.
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[2026-09-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry on Monday pledged budget support for the Korea Coast Guard's plan to acquire three additional patrol cutters by 2030 as part of efforts to bolster the country's maritime security.
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[2026-09-21 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Three military officers were injured Monday in an unidentified explosion during a search operation at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.
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[2026-09-21 14:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An exhibition featuring works from the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's collection will open at the British Museum in London on Oct. 1, tracing 2,000 years of Korean history to contemporary art.
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[2026-09-21 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea claimed bronze in the men's 10-meter air rifle team event at the Asian Games on Monday, while two of its shooters missed out on individual medals.
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[2026-09-21 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco has renovated special education classrooms at eight elementary schools across Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province, Gwangyang in Jeonnam-Gwangju and Seoul.
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[2026-09-21 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik has offered to resign, the press secretary at Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
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[2026-09-21 14:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hana Bank issued a $100 million digital bond through Euroclear's blockchain platform, completing the transaction on the same day in a first for Korea's foreign currency bond market.
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[2026-09-21 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Three people were hospitalised by the explosion, though who planted the device has yet to be confirmed
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[2026-09-21 13:53 UTC+10:00] [DMZ] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Three people were hospitalised by the explosion, though who planted the device has yet to be confirmed
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[2026-09-21 13:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Michael Blunck, an former actor and wakeboarder, rode a jet ski into the Hangang River to rescue a middle school student after hearing screams near Seoul’s World Cup Bridge.
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[2026-09-21 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Turkmen instruments, equestrian dance, handicrafts put cultural exchange alongside summit diplomacy
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[2026-09-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy became more dependent on trade in 2024 amid a strong recovery in the chip industry, central bank data showed Monday.
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[2026-09-21 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defending champion North Korea scored twice in second-half stoppage time to beat Canada 2-0 and reach the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup semifinals, keeping its bid for back-to-back titles alive.
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[2026-09-21 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean center back Lee Han-beom scored his first goal in Belgian soccer to help Club Brugge secure a third consecutive victory before joining coach Moreno's first national team squad.
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[2026-09-21 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- State-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Monday it will keep electricity rates unchanged in the fourth quarter despite higher raw material prices and its financial difficulties.
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[2026-09-21 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Anthology Studio behind Korean remake of 'The Intern' secures 'Killing Eve' adaptation rights
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[2026-09-21 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Soon after South Korea clinched the Asian Games gold in men's basketball Sunday night in Japan, Seong Jeong-a, former women's national team star, got on the phone with her son, the sharpshooting forward Lee Hyun-jung.
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[2026-09-21 12:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul National University has embedded anti-deepfake signals into some 5,800 portraits in its 2026 graduation yearbook, two years after women’s graduation photos were used to create sexually explicit deepfakes in a digital sex crime case involving SNU alumni.
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[2026-09-21 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea midfielder Hwang In-beom celebrated his 30th birthday with his first goal in Portuguese soccer, helping Porto beat Benfica 3-1 before joining coach Moreno's first national team squad.
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[2026-09-21 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading higher late Monday morning as gains in major chipmakers lifted the broader market, offsetting concerns over Middle East tensions and elevated oil prices.
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[2026-09-21 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Complaints mount over sculpture depicting sign for ‘I love you,’ prompting temporary withdrawal for improvements
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[2026-09-21 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco has introduced robotic systems for building maintenance and customer services at its Seoul headquarters, including a robot that cleans the exterior of the multistory building, as the steelmaker seeks to boost worker safety and operational efficiency.
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[2026-09-21 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday urged its people to complete the rice harvest at the right time as part of a broader push to meet targets under its five-year national economic plan.
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[2026-09-21 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Monday the government will make seamless preparations to realize the country's "Global AI Hub" initiative, including selecting the best location for the envisioned hub through fair and transparent procedures.
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[2026-09-21 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Soyeon, leader of K-pop girl group i-dle, has topped major South Korean music charts with a song about quitting work that has struck a chord with office workers and other listeners.
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