Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-14 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- German online delivery platform Delivery Hero is seeking to sell Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea's largest food delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 11:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's top economic and financial policymakers on Thursday called for the prompt settlement of a labor dispute at Samsung Electronics Co., warning that a possible strike could threaten the country's economy amid a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-14 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top economic and financial policymakers on Thursday called for the prompt settlement of a labor dispute at Samsung Electronics Co., warning that a possible strike could threaten the country's economy amid a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-14 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the defense ministry said Thursday, amid the allies' apparent different views over the timeline of Seoul retaking wartime command from Washington.
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier in the first three months of 2026 on robust tax gains, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the defense ministry said Thursday, amid the allies' apparent different views over the timeline of Seoul retaking wartime command from Washington.
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[2026-05-14 10:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened at a new high Thursday, attempting to reach another historic milestone of 8,000, as large-cap shares took a cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street, boosted by major tech companies.
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[2026-05-14 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-05-14 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration opened Thursday for the upcoming local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a key test of public sentiment toward President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
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[2026-05-14 10:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Latin American fans are powering a surge in global streams of K-pop supergroup BTS' latest album, with Brazil and Mexico surpassing South Korea in the album's first-week streaming figures, US music industry data showed.
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[2026-05-14 10:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul appellate court on Thursday was set to hold the first formal hearing of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeals trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his failed 2024 martial law bid after a lower court sentenced him to life in prison.
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[2026-05-14 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a new high Thursday, attempting to reach another historic milestone of 8,000, as large-cap shares took a cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street, boosted by major tech companies.
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[2026-05-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The removal of wartime sex slave memorials in Germany and New Zealand has electrified certain LDP hardliners, risking a diplomatic rift
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Berlin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The removal of wartime sex slave memorials in Germany and New Zealand has electrified certain LDP hardliners, risking a diplomatic rift
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[2026-05-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has expressed deep concern over the estimated tens of thousands of sailors stranded in and around the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, while also calling for continued engagement on North Korea's human rights situation.
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[2026-05-14 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has joined the European Union's (EU) energy initiative aimed at helping households use electricity more efficiently.
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[2026-05-14 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Latin American fans are powering a surge in global streams of K-pop supergroup BTS' latest album, with Brazil and Mexico surpassing South Korea in the album's first-week streaming figures, U.S. music industry data showed.
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[2026-05-14 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appellate court on Thursday was set to hold the first formal hearing of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeals trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his failed 2024 martial law bid after a lower court sentenced him to life in prison.
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[2026-05-14 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras; TRIMS)
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[2026-05-14 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday launched the latest version of its flagship Grandeur sedan in South Korea, featuring an infotainment platform powered by new artificial intelligence (AI).
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[2026-05-14 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan easing decades-old restrictions on arms exports opens a big opportunity for the country's defense industry in a world increasingly hungry for weapons.
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[2026-05-14 09:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police on Thursday released the identity of 23-year-old Jang Yoon-gi, who was arrested on charges of fatally stabbing a high school girl and injuring a male student in an apparently random attack in Gwangju on May 5.
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[2026-05-14 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has held talks with her Vietnamese counterpart, Le Hoai Trung, and agreed to deepen bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields, Pyongyang's state media reported Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s public libraries have exceeded 1,300 nationwide, while annual visits topped 230 million, reflecting improved access and rising use.
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[2026-05-14 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 14.
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[2026-05-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Before he signed with the Hanwha Eagles as a temporary injury replacement in early April, right-hander Jack Cushing admittedly knew little about the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
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[2026-05-14 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 'Progressive' candidates' pledges risk leveling education downward
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[2026-05-14 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: AI dividend is policy gambleOne-time cash payment is no solution to widening inequality
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[2026-05-14 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 'Citizen dividend'Top presidential aide's proposal raises fears of anti-market thinking
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[2026-05-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: North Korea’s nuclear reality and the overlapping interests of the US, China and Russia make tension reduction a prerequisite
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[2026-05-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: North Korea’s nuclear reality and the overlapping interests of the US, China and Russia make tension reduction a prerequisite
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[2026-05-14 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A new tendency is emerging in Washington that portrays North Korea as a strategic winner. The war in Ukraine, intensifying US-China rivalry and expanding military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow have all contributed to the perception that North Korea has gained strategic momentum. A growing number of analysts argue that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has taken advantage of the geopolitical upheavals and successfully repositioned his country.
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[2026-05-14 06:11 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The last time Donald Trump met Xi Jinping – in South Korea in October – he referred to the encounter as a “G2 meeting”. That language didn’t go unnoticed, and hasn’t been forgotten.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has taken a major step forward in modernizing its shrimp aquaculture sector through the successful completion of the project “Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture through Effective Biosecurity and Digital Technology”, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Ministry with financial support from the Korean Government.
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[2026-05-13 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with top diplomatic envoys from China and Japan to seek closer trilateral cooperation, the ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 22:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading refiner, on Wednesday said it swung to the black in the first quarter on inventory-related gains, led by higher oil prices and improved refining margins amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-13 22:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Wednesday its net income rose more than 6 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter, despite a limited increase in sales, thanks to its cost-saving efforts under an emergency management mode.
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[2026-05-13 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung visited the headquarters of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, in Ulsan on Wednesday and pledged government support for the country's shipbuilding industry.
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[2026-05-13 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet Nobel economics laureate Peter Howitt later this week to listen to his opinions on the country's economic policies, a presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Wednesday the principle of non-refoulement applies to two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukrainian forces amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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[2026-05-13 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RECASTS; ADDS photo, details in paras 1-3, 7-8)
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[2026-05-13 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more comments in paras 7-15, 17)
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[2026-05-13 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to discuss human rights issues and Seoul's efforts to improve ties with Pyongyang, the ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics argue the Korean war memorial should not be in a space in Seoul long associated with pro-democracy protests and its imperial past
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[2026-05-13 19:12 UTC+10:00] [Oh Se-hoon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics argue the Korean war memorial should not be in a space in Seoul long associated with pro-democracy protests and its imperial past
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[2026-05-13 19:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean Air, Asiana to sign merger deal to launch integrated carrier on Thursday
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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