Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-12 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop supergroup BTS has remained on Billboard's main albums and singles charts for 20 consecutive weeks with its fifth studio album "Arirang."
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[2026-08-12 11:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Doh Kyung-soo, also known as Exo's D.O., will launch a 10-city Asia solo tour titled “Day Off” in Seoul in October, agency Blitzway Music said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 11:22 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy warns Putin will use Russian election, in which opposition to the war is banned, as pretext for major call-up of troops. What we know on day 1,631
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[2026-08-12 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co. said Wednesday it has resumed operations at all 67 of its outlets nationwide following a court decision to extend its rehabilitation proceedings.
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[2026-08-12 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to attend a meeting Wednesday to explore ways to nurture advanced future industries, including small modular reactors (SMRs), nuclear fusion and aerospace, that he says will be key economic drivers and support the country's artificial intelligence (AI) transformation.
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[2026-08-12 10:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three South Korean players will be in the field in the opening leg of the annual PGA Tour playoffs this week, with two of them in good position to advance to the next round and the one remaining player looking to join them.
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[2026-08-12 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean players will be in the field in the opening leg of the annual PGA Tour playoffs this week, with two of them in good position to advance to the next round and the one remaining player looking to join them.
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[2026-08-12 10:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean customs agency said Wednesday it has agreed with its Indian counterpart to bolster cooperation in customs affairs and facilitate smoother trade between the two countries.
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[2026-08-12 10:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea has launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan, according to Seoul and Tokyo, marking the second such test from Pyongyang in less than a week.
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[2026-08-12 10:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean shares opened higher Wednesday, led by gains in major technology stocks, despite overnight losses on Wall Street as optimism over a potential US-Iran peace deal faded.
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[2026-08-12 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more info throughout)
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[2026-08-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has set up a business entity in South Korea to directly purchase Korean consumer goods for sale in China, the trade ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean customs agency said Wednesday it has agreed with its Indian counterpart to bolster cooperation in customs affairs and facilitate smoother trade between the two countries.
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[2026-08-12 10:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The presidential office on Wednesday held an emergency meeting to address North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, describing it as a provocation and calling for an immediate halt to such actions.
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[2026-08-12 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6, 14, 16-17, last 2 paras, new photo)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the Sea of Japan off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-08-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares opened higher Wednesday, led by gains in major technology stocks, despite overnight losses on Wall Street as optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal faded.
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[2026-08-12 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-12 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with latest details; ADDS byline)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-08-12 09:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion.
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[2026-08-12 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Wednesday held an emergency meeting to address North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, describing it as a provocation and calling for an immediate halt to such actions.
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[2026-08-12 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details from 7th para)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-12 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-12 09:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the second consecutive month of gains, while manufacturing employment continued to remain weak.
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[2026-08-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the second consecutive month of gains, while manufacturing employment continued to remain weak.
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[2026-08-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-12 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A study shows that temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius are reshaping summer mobility in South Korea, driving people away from outdoor destinations and toward air-conditioned indoor facilities.
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[2026-08-12 08:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent condolences over the death of a former leader of the Lao parliament, state media said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move comes as South Korea and the US plan to conduct joint military drills to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear capabilities
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[2026-08-12 08:53 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move comes as South Korea and the US plan to conduct joint military drills to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear capabilities
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[2026-08-12 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)
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[2026-08-12 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States, Japan and 38 other countries issued a joint statement Tuesday calling on countries to provide sufficient advance notification of launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and space launch vehicles (SLVs).
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[2026-08-12 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Presidential office ducks leadership on 52-hour workweek dispute
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[2026-08-12 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Prudent approaches for OPCON transferKorea-US alliance essential to tackle rapid security changes
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[2026-08-12 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Underfunded mandatesGovernment must honor statutory funding before raising health insurance premiums
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[2026-08-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-12 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 12.
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[2026-08-12 07:44 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: North Korea launched an apparent ballistic missile early Wednesday — Pyongyang’s second in less than a week — with the weapon believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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[2026-08-12 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, the second such weapons launch in less than a week.
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[2026-08-12 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward on Wednesday, South Korea's military said.
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[2026-08-12 07:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-08-12 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The city was struck with North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons,’ President Zelensky said of the strike on Zaporizhzhia that killed 7
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[2026-08-12 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Min] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The city was struck with North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons,’ President Zelensky said of the strike on Zaporizhzhia that killed 7
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[2026-08-12 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating how a North Korean remote information technology (IT) worker got a job at a U.S. federal agency, a report said Tuesday, underscoring the growing risks posed by Pyongyang's IT worker scheme to the U.S. government sector.
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[2026-08-12 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-12 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. expert cautioned Tuesday against letting trade issues between South Korea and the United States define the entire bilateral relationship, noting the need to draw a lesson from a 2008 dispute over U.S. beef imports that the two countries resolved through continued engagement.
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[2026-08-12 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said on Tuesday, accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid.
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[2026-08-12 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine's President Zelensky has in fresh remarks warned North Korea against its deepening involvement with Russian in executing the war against Ukraine.
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[2026-08-12 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league cleared yet another attendance milestone in record-breaking fashion Tuesday, as it topped 9 million fans in the fewest games in its history.
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