Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-13 18:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A website that helps Koreans trace their family origins and learn about historical figures and genealogies has experienced a boost in traffic after actor Ahn Ha-young came under public scrutiny over her ancestor’s alleged pro-Japanese activities during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea.
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[2026-08-13 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading online gaming firm Nexon Co. said Thursday its second-quarter net income rose 72 percent from a year earlier due to continued growth of its major franchise games.
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[2026-08-13 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday filed a constitutional complaint against a recent legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations, calling it a measure that dismantles the country's criminal justice system.
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[2026-08-13 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-08-13 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung vowed Thursday to carry on the value of honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation as he met with the families of veterans and other meritorious people.
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[2026-08-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- A senior Pentagon official on Thursday said the United States' new nuclear strategy currently under review is not aimed at highlighting the possible use of theater-range nuclear weapons but at deterring possible use of nuclear weapons by others by setting up a clear threshold.
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[2026-08-13 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul city government's response in paras 13-15)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-08-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks ended sharply higher for the fourth straight session on Thursday as investors scooped up major chipmakers. The Korean won gained ground against the US dollar.
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[2026-08-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host an economic ministerial meeting with African nations next month under its vision to expand cooperation in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector with the emerging continent, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)
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[2026-08-13 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Lee Jae Myung administration is putting greater emphasis on housing supply as the red-hot property market in the wider Seoul area exposes the limits of taxes, tight lending rules and other measures aimed at curbing speculative demand, adding to public discontent over its real estate policy.
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[2026-08-13 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended sharply higher for the fourth straight session on Thursday as investors scooped up major chipmakers. The Korean won gained ground against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-08-13 16:34 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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[2026-08-13 16:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A calligraphic work by Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun, written after Japanese authorities rejected his plea for a trial under international law, has been returned to Korea from Japan, the Korea Heritage Service said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top Catholic leader on Thursday expressed condolences to victims of a deadly earthquake in Colombia and said he would pray alongside the faithful of the Korean church for all those affected by the disaster.
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[2026-08-13 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul could soon join a growing number of major cities seeking tighter controls on new data centers as concerns mount over their heavy use of electricity and water.
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[2026-08-13 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have busted a Thailand-based voice phishing ring that allegedly swindled 6.7 billion won (US$4.73 million) from 68 victims in South Korea last year.
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[2026-08-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 36 Kospi and Kosdaq firms receive new warnings as authorities spur market cleanup
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[2026-08-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has completed the development of the country's first small satellite constellation set to be topped on the Nuri rocket in October, and held a pre-shipment review on Thursday, the space agency said.
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[2026-08-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ministers of South Korea and Fiji held talks in Seoul on Thursday, seeking ways to strengthen bilateral ties and discussing energy supply chains and other areas of mutual interest, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-08-13 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed his aides Thursday to swiftly pursue defense reforms centered on building a "smart" military through advanced technologies and selective conscription.
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[2026-08-13 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Thursday visited the site of a 2024 plane crash and sought to comfort bereaved families of the 179 victims amid delays in recovering the remains and determining what exactly led to the crash and who is responsible.
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[2026-08-13 16:06 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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[2026-08-13 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Rain is forecast across South Korea over the upcoming three-day weekend, the national weather agency said Thursday, likely bringing relief to southern regions suffering from a severe drought.
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[2026-08-13 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Coupang will provide 100 million won ($70,700) in scholarships to 60 descendants of Korean independence activists, the e-commerce company said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 15:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kairospace says it verified the effectiveness of a system designed to reduce space debris
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[2026-08-13 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) have earned their second shootout victory in a continental tournament, with their South Korean superstar Son Heung-min converting his spot kick.
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[2026-08-13 15:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-08-13 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK hynix will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 27 for its $3.87 billion advanced chip packaging plant in Indiana, as the South Korean memory maker steps up its US expansion in artificial intelligence chip production.
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[2026-08-13 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The advocacy group for professional football players on Thursday called on the top domestic league to switch to the fall-spring schedule to better protect its athletes during summer.
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[2026-08-13 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to the lowest level since his inauguration, a poll showed Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 15:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s media regulator has delayed a final decision on sanctions against Google and Apple over in-app payment practices it says violated Korean law, nearly three years after the penalties were first proposed.
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[2026-08-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1961 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Gabon.
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[2026-08-13 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Korean YouTuber has touched off controversy after filming at a mixed-gender outdoor hot spring in Japan despite the facility's no-filming policy.
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[2026-08-13 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The government will newly establish a meeting of related ministries to be presided over by the prime minister to make sure that its latest housing supply plan will proceed smoothly, Government Policy Coordination Minister Lim Ki-keun said.
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[2026-08-13 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have signed a South Korean high school player.
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[2026-08-13 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Engineering and Construction (E&C) Co. said Thursday it has been selected as a preferred bidder for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea.
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[2026-08-13 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 7-10, 13-15, photo)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-08-13 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout, returning to bull-market territory as investors pile back into the country's semiconductor giants that dominate the index.
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[2026-08-13 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: English-language assistance is available for inquiries about Seoul's public services and administrative information
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[2026-08-13 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin state representative who emerged as an unlikely national figure in the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial primary race, said Tuesday that she was deeply proud to be part of the Korean community.
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[2026-08-13 13:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea on Thursday unveiled plans to begin construction of 230,000 houses in the Greater Seoul area within five years to address the housing affordability crisis.
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[2026-08-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will push to supply more than 230,000 additional homes in the Seoul metropolitan area by accelerating development on public land, lifting some greenbelt areas and supporting private-sector projects, as part of efforts to rein in high housing prices.
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[2026-08-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors remained net sellers of South Korean securities for the sixth consecutive month in July, central bank data showed Thursday, amid a broader market readjustment.
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[2026-08-13 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's auto exports rose 7 percent in July from a year earlier to a new record high, driven by strong demand for environment-friendly models, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's criticism Wednesday of Seoul's push for nuclear-powered submarines marked Pyongyang's first official response to the matter, a South Korean unification ministry official said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-13 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea's leading battery maker, said Thursday that the average utilization rate of its domestic and overseas production facilities rebounded in the first half of the year from a year earlier.
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[2026-08-13 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Naver Corp. said Thursday it has made an investment in a U.S. startup developing wave-powered floating data centers, without disclosing the financial details.
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[2026-08-13 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has held a series of golf meetings with senior lawmakers from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), sources said Thursday, in an apparent effort to foster dialogue with the opposition party.
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