News - KOR
6 articles tagged KOR, newest first
2026-09-06
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│ North Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer │
│ as US, South Korea and Japan begin a │
│ military drill │
│ large - Associated Press - wire/independent │
│ [PRK,KOR,JPN,USA] │
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│ Kim Jong Un commissioned a second naval │
│ destroyer and called for a more reliable │
│ fleet, as the US, South Korea and Japan │
│ launched the fourth Freedom Edge trilateral │
│ exercise with six Aegis destroyers │
│ conducting integrated ballistic-missile │
│ defence. A second destroyer is an │
│ incremental capability step and the drill │
│ is an annual iteration, so both are │
│ recorded rather than scored. │
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│ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/ │
│ 2026-09-06/north-korea-commissions-2nd-nava │
│ l-destroyer-as-us-south-korea-and-japan-beg │
│ in-a-military-drill │
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2026-07-11
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│ North Korea fires salvo of around 10 │
│ ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS │
│ medium - NK News - unknown/independent │
│ [PRK,KOR,JPN] │
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│ North Korea fired ~10 ballistic missiles │
│ toward the East Sea July 11, its first │
│ ballistic test since January per South │
│ Korea's JCS, days after weapons tests for │
│ the new destroyer Kang Kon slated for │
│ September commissioning. North Korea │
│ conflict held at -8 with confidence up │
│ (pattern resumed, not broken). │
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│ https://www.nknews.org/2026/07/north-korea- │
│ fires-salvo-of-around-10-ballistic-missiles │
│ -toward-east-sea-jcs/ │
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2026-07-07
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│ South Korean law targeting 'fake news' │
│ takes effect as journalists' groups raise │
│ concerns │
│ medium - Associated Press - │
│ wire/independent [KOR] │
│ │
│ On July 7 a law allowing punitive damages │
│ (up to 5x proven losses) for spreading │
│ 'false information' took effect; journalist │
│ and civil-liberties groups warn of a │
│ chilling effect. South Korea press_freedom │
│ 0 to -2; civil_liberties 4 to 3. │
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│ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articl │
│ es/2026-07-07/south-korean-law-targeting-fa │
│ ke-news-takes-effect-as-journalists-groups- │
│ raise-concerns │
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2026-06-20
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│ President Lee Jae Myung: A Year in Power │
│ medium - Carnegie Endowment - │
│ unknown/independent [KOR] │
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│ President Lee's approval fell below 50% for │
│ the first time amid a mid-June │
│ ballot-shortage local-election crisis, │
│ offset by strong local gains and a peaceful │
│ PM transition. Korea political_stability │
│ near 2 -> 1. │
│ │
│ https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2026/06 │
│ /president-lee-jae-myung-a-year-in-power │
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2026-06-03
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│ South Korea exit polls show sweeping local │
│ election win for Lee's party │
│ medium - UPI - unknown/independent [KOR] │
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│ Exit polls in South Korea's June 3 local │
│ elections showed President Lee Jae-myung's │
│ Democratic Party winning roughly 11 of 16 │
│ key races, consolidating his governing │
│ mandate a year after the martial-law │
│ crisis, though ballot shortages drew an │
│ election-commission apology and recount │
│ demands. │
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│ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/202 │
│ 6/06/03/korea-South-Korea-local-elections-L │
│ ee-Jae-Myung-Democratic-Party-sweeping-win- │
│ exit-polls/3701780478769/ │
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2026-06-02
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│ Korea May Inflation Hits 3.1%, Highest in │
│ 26 Months │
│ medium - Seoul Economic Daily - │
│ unknown/independent [KOR] │
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│ South Korea's May consumer price index rose │
│ 3.1% year on year, the highest since March │
│ 2024, driven mainly by a 24.2% jump in │
│ petroleum prices as gasoline and diesel │
│ costs surged amid the Middle East oil │
│ shock. │
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│ https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/06/02/k │
│ orea-may-inflation-hits-31-percent-highest- │
│ in-26-months │
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