Topic: South Korea — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What do a South Korean drug ring and a Japanese robbery syndicate have in common? They were both allegedly run from Philippine prison cells
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[2026-05-11 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For many international students in Korea, preparing for employment can feel like navigating an entirely different culture, from unfamiliar resume formats and networking expectations to complex visa concerns.
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[2026-05-11 14:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's under-17 national soccer team surged to the top of Group C at the U17 Asian Cup after scoring four second-half goals in a 4-1 victory over Vietnam at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday.
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[2026-05-11 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yeo Seo-jeong secured her place at the 2026 Asian Games after winning the final national team trials for South Korea's artistic gymnastics squad.
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[2026-05-11 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Relentless global rush into artificial intelligence-linked semiconductor stocks continues to propel Seoul's market.(Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-11 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Monday that North Korea's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade was to display the two nations' deepening military ties.
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[2026-05-11 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The largest labor union at Samsung Electronics on Monday reiterated its demand that the company allocate 15 percent of operating profit to employee performance-based bonuses and remove the payout cap, warning that mediation efforts could collapse if no progress is made.
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[2026-05-11 12:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A looming strike at Samsung Electronics could send shock waves through global supply chains and dent South Korea's investment appeal, the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 12:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean battery-makers race to defend early lead in Europe as Chinese rival accelerates expansion
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[2026-05-11 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has raised the alarm over the danger posed by the hantavirus after an outbreak on a foreign cruise ship has killed three passengers, echoing its response to the COVID-19 pandemic years earlier.
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[2026-05-11 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were trading at a fresh record high of above 7,800 points late Monday morning, boosted by an extended rally of blue chip semiconductor shares, despite woes over the U.S.-Iran peace deal falling apart.
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[2026-05-11 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday criticized the government for downplaying a strike on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and refraining from describing it as an Iranian attack.
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[2026-05-11 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday pledged to build a nation where all people have fair opportunities and share prosperity, reaffirming his commitment to reducing social disparities.
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[2026-05-11 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop veterans to perform at Inspire Arena in Incheon in August
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[2026-05-11 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will offer basic theory and road safety classes for foreign residents in Seoul to help them obtain a Korean driver’s license.
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[2026-05-11 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will roll out a second batch of cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners, or about 36 million people, next week, officials said Monday, in an effort to ease financial strains caused by rising fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- India can serve as a prominent manufacturing and export hub for South Korea amid recent shifts in global supply chains, local experts said Monday, as Seoul is pushing to deepen its economic ties with the world's most populous nation.
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[2026-05-11 12:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday a closer examination is needed regarding a recent strike on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as the government has yet to determine who was responsible for the incident.
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[2026-05-11 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will roll out a second batch of cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners, or about 36 million people, next week, officials said Monday, in an effort to ease financial strains caused by rising fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-11 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group 2PM will hold a series of full-group concerts in South Korea for the first time in three years, the group's agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at their last meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30. They are set to meet again in Beijing this week. © Reuters
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[2026-05-11 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's largest hotel and resort operator is rebranding as Sono Trinity Group, a move it says is meant to knit its lodging business and recently acquired airline arm into a single travel company.
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[2026-05-11 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Occult horror "The Shrine: Whispers of the Evil Spirit" has been set for a June 17 opening in Korea, Library Co. announced Monday.
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[2026-05-11 12:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: K-pop star and actress to reportedly headline Korean adaptation of acclaimed Japanese mystery drama
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[2026-05-11 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The government will look into all "perfect-score" winners in apartment applications since July last year to see if any foul play was involved, officials said Monday, amid complaints that perfect scores should be rare in principle but too many such cases have been reported.
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[2026-05-11 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday a closer examination is needed regarding a recent strike on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as the government has yet to determine who was responsible for the incident.
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[2026-05-11 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- No team in South Korean baseball this season has been as streaky as the Samsung Lions.
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[2026-05-11 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Authorities were searching for a missing elementary school student for the second day Monday after he disappeared while visiting a mountain park with his family.
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[2026-05-11 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Dino, the youngest member of K-pop boy band Seventeen, will drop his debut album as alter ego "Pi Cheolin" in August, his agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean benchmark Kospi hit a fresh intraday record Monday, surpassing the 7,800 mark for the first time. The sharp gain triggered a buy-side sidecar.
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[2026-05-11 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rebounded slightly to 59.7 percent on a strong stock rally and economic achievements, a survey showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Monday activated a trading halt on the main bourse amid an extended bull run of big-cap semiconductor shares.
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[2026-05-11 10:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports jumped 43.7 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of May, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea urged its people to intensify efforts toward this year's grain harvest, state media reported Monday, as the country continues to grapple with food shortages.
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[2026-05-11 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports jumped 43.7 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of May, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened at a fresh record high Monday, easily breaching the 7,700-point mark, boosted by an extended rally of blue chip semiconductor shares, despite woes over the US-Iran peace deal at the risk of rupture.
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[2026-05-11 10:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a fresh record high Monday, easily breaching the 7,700-point mark, boosted by an extended rally of blue chip semiconductor shares, despite woes over the U.S.-Iran peace deal at the risk of rupture.
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[2026-05-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed a deal to export an additional three units of its Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia under the two countries' framework arrangement for the long-term supply of Korea's multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to the Eastern European country, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 09:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The confirmed strike by unidentified objects on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to give Seoul grounds to consider joining US-led missions aimed at safeguarding freedom of navigation in the strait, experts said Sunday.
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[2026-05-11 09:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean government investigation has concluded that “unidentified airborne objects” struck a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week, causing an explosion and fire aboard the ship, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday, while stopping short of identifying who was responsible for the attack.
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[2026-05-11 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The supernatural horror film "Salmokji: Whispering Water" has attracted more than 3 million viewers, just about a month after its release, data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Im Sung-jae has posted his second top-10 finish of the season in his final tournament before an upcoming major tournament.
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[2026-05-11 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to visit South Korea before heading to China for a U.S.-China summit, his social media post showed Monday.
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: North Korea and Russia deepen ties as South Korea-U.S. alliance strains
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Abortive constitutional reform: Partisan politics derails much-needed constitutional reform
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[2026-05-11 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Reform deferred: Political mistrust derails move to amend Korea's aging constitutional framework
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[2026-05-11 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 11.
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[2026-05-11 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a weapons factory. (KCNA)
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[2026-05-11 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: North Korea just casually revised its constitution to automatically launch a nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, or if the country’s nuclear command-and-control system is placed in danger by hostile forces’ attacks.
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