Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry on Tuesday held a meeting with relevant ministries and companies to discuss the impact of the latest U.S. tariffs on polysilicon and possible countermeasures.
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[2026-08-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a new system to automatically pay lottery prizes to winners amid a rise in unclaimed winnings, the country's state-run lottery commission said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-11 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Police on Tuesday called on domestic companies and institutions to strengthen their security against a ransomware variant named "Gunra," as they jointly released details of its latest attack methods with U.S. authorities.
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[2026-08-11 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for large-scale strategic investments in future industries, including small modular reactors (SMRs), renewable energy and aerospace, reaffirming his commitment to advancing South Korea's industrial prowess.
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[2026-08-11 11:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police raided the Korea Airports Corp. and two other sites Tuesday to seize evidence related to their ongoing investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people.
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[2026-08-11 11:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. defense unit of South Korea's Hanwha Group said Tuesday it has made a preliminary offer to acquire the U.S. business of Australian defense shipbuilder Austal as part of efforts to expand its presence in the U.S. market.
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[2026-08-11 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry vowed Tuesday to actively push for the temporary relocation of Air Force operations from an air base in the southwestern city of Gwangju to help speed up a key chip cluster project in the broader surrounding region.
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[2026-08-11 11:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police raided the Korea Airports Corp. and two other sites Tuesday to seize evidence related to their ongoing investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people.
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[2026-08-11 10:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A fire broke out at a chemical storage warehouse in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on Tuesday, but it was partially brought under control, with no casualties reported so far.
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[2026-08-11 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Police raided the Korea Airports Corp. (KAC) and two other sites Tuesday to seize evidence related to their ongoing investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people.
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[2026-08-11 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kong director Ann Hui will be honored at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for her contributions to empowering women in the film industry, organizers said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-11 10:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports jumped 45.3 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of August, data showed Tuesday, on the back of strong global demand for memory chips.
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[2026-08-11 10:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street.
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[2026-08-11 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout)
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[2026-08-11 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-11 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 45.3 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of August, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-08-11 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street.
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[2026-08-11 10:02 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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[2026-08-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If South Korea were to agree to Zelensky’s request, it could further strain ties with Russia and impair its own defence, analysts say
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[2026-08-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If South Korea were to agree to Zelensky’s request, it could further strain ties with Russia and impair its own defence, analysts say
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[2026-08-11 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Credit card spending by foreigners in June surged to nearly 10 times the level from three years earlier amid a sharp increase in overseas visitors, a report showed Tuesday.
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[2026-08-11 09:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US military bases in South Korea, Japan and other countries in the Pacific are "highly vulnerable" to North Korean and Chinese missile and drone attacks, a US expert has said, calling for efforts to strengthen air and missile defenses.
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[2026-08-11 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a chemical storage warehouse in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on Tuesday, but it was partially brought under control, with no casualties reported so far.
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[2026-08-11 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's latest defense white paper, calling it an attempt to justify the country's military buildup and describing it as legal basis for "the operation of war machine."
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[2026-08-11 08:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Who are we to invent artificial intelligence, only to immediately start biting our nails over its technological proficiency? Who are we to come together and protect one another, while surrounded by conflict and violence?
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[2026-08-11 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Rushing Opcon transfer while scaling back joint drillsAs Seoul accelerates wartime control transfer while cutting joint drills, questions are growing over military readiness and trust within the Korea-U.S. alliance.
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[2026-08-11 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: A bus is not home for Korean youthLawmaker's ill-timed proposal upsets younger Koreans
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[2026-08-11 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Tax resistance'Bus housing' idea sparks anger as tax overhaul plan provokes backlash
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[2026-08-11 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia was preparing to station more North Korean troops on its territory and had received more ballistic missiles from Pyongyang.
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[2026-08-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 11.
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[2026-08-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: On July 29, BTS announced, in Korean, that “We have decided not to enter the Grammys this year. I hope that music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language."
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[2026-08-11 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The 3-kilometer New Yalu River Bridge was completed in 2014 but has yet to open. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
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[2026-08-11 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. military bases in South Korea, Japan and other countries in the Pacific are "highly vulnerable" to North Korean and Chinese missile and drone attacks, a U.S. expert has said, calling for efforts to strengthen air and missile defenses.
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[2026-08-11 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean and US troops will begin their annual exercises next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats, the allies announced Monday, days after North Korea resumed ballistic missile testing activities that are banned by the UN.
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[2026-08-11 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — A North Korean hacking group built large language model tools and collected software that could help automate cyberattacks, analyze stolen material and produce more convincing phishing campaigns, a South Korean cybersecurity firm said Monday.
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[2026-08-11 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's space agency on Tuesday announced a revision aimed at easing the process to conduct multiple space launches and establishing a framework for the safe management of launch sites.
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[2026-08-10 22:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government maintained a cautious stance on Ukraine's request for air defense support and other military provisions, a senior government official said Monday, amid Ukrainian claims that North Korea is preparing to send more troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.
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[2026-08-10 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The government maintained a cautious stance on Ukraine's request for air defense support and other military provisions, a senior government official said Monday, amid Ukrainian claims that North Korea is preparing to send more troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.
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[2026-08-10 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures start the new week barely higher, having erased almost all of their overnight gains, yet still trading at all time highs, led by Tech with small caps starting the week in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are fractionally in the green as traders look to the next big data print from the US this week in the form of CPI and PPI updates, as bets on September rate hikes tumbled after Friday's jobs debacle;
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[2026-08-10 21:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Union imposed on Monday tariffs on terephthalic acid - a raw material used to make a common sort of plastic known as PET - made in South Korea and Mexico to protect producers in Belgium, Poland and Spain.
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[2026-08-10 21:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University and the University of Michigan have developed an oral nanomedicine that uses a gut bacterial metabolite to enhance the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.
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[2026-08-10 20:54 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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[2026-08-10 20:35 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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[2026-08-10 20:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Actor Ha-young on Monday denied claims that her great-grandfather was a pro-Japanese collaborator during Japan's colonial rule of Korea.
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[2026-08-10 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean and US troops will begin their annual exercises next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats, the allies announced Monday, days after North Korea resumed ballistic missile testing activities that are banned by the UN.
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[2026-08-10 19:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korean National Police Agency said Monday it will strengthen measures to encourage whistleblowing and protect those who report legal violations as part of its efforts to reform the organization following a recent legal revision that grants investigative authority solely with the police.
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[2026-08-10 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Korean National Police Agency said Monday it will strengthen measures to encourage whistleblowing and protect those who report legal violations as part of its efforts to reform the organization following a recent legal revision that grants investigative authority solely with the police.
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[2026-08-10 18:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Democratic Party of Korea leadership candidate Rep. Jung Chung-rae on Monday dismissed speculations that the party could splinter after the leadership election.
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[2026-08-10 18:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: E-commerce giant Coupang said Monday that hundreds of global brands have joined its cross-border shopping service, Rocket Jikgu, broadening Korean shoppers' access to brands with a following abroad.
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[2026-08-10 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz outfielder Sam Hilliard has been named South Korean baseball's top player for July.
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