Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-08-13 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended gains Thursday morning, led by a rally in big-cap semiconductor shares.
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[2026-08-13 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHANGWON, South Korea, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Firefighting water tankers and military vehicles from across the nation were mobilized Thursday to supply water to South Gyeongsang Province as a deepening drought grips the nation's southeast.
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[2026-08-13 12:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's tax agency has launched a special probe into KB Kookmin Bank, a major lender, financial sources said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax agency has launched a special probe into KB Kookmin Bank, a major lender, financial sources said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation said Thursday it held an online briefing with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on non-tariff barriers to Korean food exports to Southeast Asia for food exporters and industry officials.
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[2026-08-13 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ink-and-brush writing left by iconic Korean independence activist An Jung-geun in the days before his execution has been repatriated from Japan ahead of the anniversary of Korean liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, cultural heritage authorities said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 11:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Park Jihoon announced Thursday via agency YY Entertainment that he would perform two encore shows in Seoul on Sept. 12 and 13.
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[2026-08-13 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Ink-and-brush writing left by iconic Korean independence activist An Jung-geun in the days before his execution has been repatriated from Japan ahead of the anniversary of Korean liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, cultural heritage authorities said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean stocks rallied Thursday, lifting the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull market as a global revival in the AI trade fuels a sharp recovery after last month's historic sell-off.
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[2026-08-13 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea said Thursday that it holds more than $250 million worth of a gold exchange-traded fund traded on the US stock market, marking its first investment in gold in 13 years.
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[2026-08-13 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to Seoul, ranked first worldwide in international passenger traffic in the first half of this year, handling more than 38 million passengers, the airport operator said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday that it holds more than US$250 million worth of a gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) traded on the U.S. stock market, marking its first investment in gold in 13 years.
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[2026-08-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Floating ice in the Arctic Ocean: Nordic governments are increasingly alarmed by security challenges in the region as climate change clears routes for navigation. © Reuters
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[2026-08-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier over the January-June period, with the deficit narrowing to a three-year low amid stronger tax revenue, the budget ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will confer state medals and awards on 283 late independence fighters to honor their roles in the resistance movement against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula, the veterans ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Korea Football Association has offered a public apology after a series of controversies. (Getty Images: dpa/Fabian Kretschmer)
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[2026-08-13 10:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean shares opened sharply higher Thursday, led by gains in major chipmakers, tracking an overnight gains in US technology stocks.
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[2026-08-13 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; CHANGES photo; ADDS more info throughout)
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[2026-08-13 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hyundai Rotem Co. said Thursday they have agreed to jointly develop and integrate long-range air-to-air missiles for the KF-21 fighter jet and explore opportunities to export aircraft and weapons packages to global markets.
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[2026-08-13 10:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will come up with detailed measures to create jobs for young people soon in response to recent challenges in the labor market, the finance minister said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will come up with detailed measures to create jobs for young people soon in response to recent challenges in the labor market, the finance minister said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 10:10 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Ahead of the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, South Korean ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk said the two countries “need to strengthen cooperation” to address an increasingly severe international environment.
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[2026-08-13 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares opened sharply higher Thursday, led by gains in major chipmakers, tracking an overnight rally in U.S. technology stocks.
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[2026-08-13 10:01 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 09:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea vowed to ease a set of regulations, including administrative procedures, to support the country's three megaprojects centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence facilities, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 09:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean professional baseball league has offered a mea culpa after its oversight prevented a club from acquiring a minor league pitcher.
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[2026-08-13 09:34 UTC+10:00] [Extreme weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days
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[2026-08-13 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea vowed to ease a set of regulations, including administrative procedures, to support the country's three megaprojects centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) facilities, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-13 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional baseball league has offered a mea culpa after its oversight prevented a club from acquiring a minor league pitcher.
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[2026-08-13 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s theater ticket revenue more than doubled in the first half of this year from a year earlier, driven by the popularity of high-priced, large-scale productions based on global intellectual properties.
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[2026-08-13 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea stayed silent Thursday on the ballistic missile it launched the previous day, marking the second straight time Pyongyang has departed from its usual practice of announcing such launches the following morning.
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[2026-08-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New research hubs are emerging in other countries in response to Washington’s restrictions – but there are likely to be few winners overall
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[2026-08-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New research hubs are emerging in other countries in response to Washington’s restrictions – but there are likely to be few winners overall
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[2026-08-13 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Ruling party's bid to rewrite Assembly rules is dangerous: The Democratic Party's proposed revisions could weaken opposition safeguards and undermine the consensus needed for a functioning legislature.
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[2026-08-13 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Warning signs for Lee: Time to listen to public, overhaul state governance
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[2026-08-13 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Dangerous mismatch: North Korea gains battlefield experience as South Korea-US allies scale back drills
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[2026-08-13 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 13.
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[2026-08-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: It is difficult not to feel both dismayed and disappointed by the series of election management failures recently revealed at South Korea’s National Election Commission. During the local elections in June, some polling stations ran short of ballots, forcing voters to wait for extended periods and, in some cases, disrupting their ability to vote as scheduled.
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[2026-08-13 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The captain of the high school baseball team recently banned for insensitive trash talk said Wednesday he has learned how words and actions can hurt others.
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[2026-08-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: South Korea's football association is facing enormous scrutiny over a variety of scandals
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[2026-08-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, just days before the United States and South Korea begin annual military drills known as the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises in the region.
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[2026-08-12 22:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun plans to meet with Bill Gates, founder and chairman of US nuclear energy firm TerraPower, in Seoul later this week to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in small modular reactors, industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 22:00 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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[2026-08-12 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US: Futures are higher, led by Tech as AI infra earnings boost the theme while the Semis trade was bid overnight led by a surge in Korea's Kospi. As of 7:45am ET, S&P futures are up 0.2% ahead of today's CPI report, while Nasdaq futures gain 0.7% as investors react positively to updates from US technology firms.
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[2026-08-12 21:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special counsel team indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday on charges of instructing officials to justify his failed martial law bid to the United States and other major partner nations.
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-08-12 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun plans to meet with Bill Gates, founder and chairman of U.S. nuclear energy firm TerraPower, in Seoul later this week to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in small modular reactors (SMRs), industry sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's media watchdog concluded Wednesday that US-based Google LLC. and Apple Inc. violated related laws by abusing their dominance in their respective app marketplaces.
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[2026-08-12 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday on charges of instructing officials to justify his failed martial law bid to the United States and other major partner nations.
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