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| SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee told a Seoul court on Wednesday he would make a new in the final hearing of a trial that will decide whether he returns to jail for alleged bribery | Negative | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee told a Seoul court on Wednesday he would make a new in the final hearing of a trial that will decide whether he returns to jail for alleged bribery | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-samsung-elec-heir/samsung-leader-jay-y-lee-vows-change-in-graft-trials-final-hearing-idUSKBN2940DX | 2020-12-31 |
| A subsequent Supreme Court ruling sent the matter back to the Seoul High Court which must now decide on a new sentence | Positive | SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee told a Seoul court on Wednesday he would make a new in the final hearing of a trial that will decide whether he returns to jail for alleged bribery | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-samsung-elec-heir/samsung-leader-jay-y-lee-vows-change-in-graft-trials-final-hearing-idUSKBN2940DX | 2020-12-31 |
| SEOUL South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began surpassing the previous peak in February | Negative | SEOUL South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began surpassing the previous peak in February | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-orders-schools-to-shut-as-covid-19-cases-spike-idUSKBN28O09O | 2020-12-14 |
| Seoul was not currently in talks to buy vaccines from either Russia or China Park said | Neutral | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it had signed deals to provide coronavirus vaccines for 44 million people next year but it would not hurry inoculation to allow more time to observe potential side effects | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-buy-millions-of-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-but-sees-no-need-to-hurry-idUSKBN28I053 | 2020-12-08 |
| On Sunday authorities said they will impose heightened social distancing rules for the capital Seoul and surrounding areas that will last until at least the end of the month | Negative | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein called on Monday for expanded coronavirus testing and more thorough tracing as the country struggled to control its latest and largest wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-koreas-moon-orders-more-testing-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-idUSKBN28H02B | 2020-12-07 |
| SEOUL South Korea will impose heightened social distancing rules for the capital Seoul and surrounding areas local media reported on Sunday as health authorities struggle to contain the largest wave of coronavirus infections in nine months | Negative | SEOUL South Korea will impose heightened social distancing rules for the capital Seoul and surrounding areas local media reported on Sunday as health authorities struggle to contain the largest wave of coronavirus infections in nine months | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-tightens-curbs-in-seoul-as-covid-19-cases-hit-9-month-high-media-idUSKBN28G016 | 2020-12-06 |
| The latter trial in the Seoul High Court is expected to hold its final hearing this month | Neutral | SEOUL Electronics giant Samsung Electronics announced a small reshuffle of senior executives on Wednesday without replacing its recently deceased chairman or changing top leadership positions including that of vice chairman Jay Y. Lee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-samsung-elec-leadership/samsung-electronics-keeps-chairmanship-vacant-in-modest-reshuffle-idUSKBN28C06B | 2020-12-02 |
| Wang who is also a state councillor arrived in Seoul after spending two days in Tokyo and will meet his counterpart Kang Kyungwha on Thursday said South Koreas foreign ministry | Positive | SEOUL Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in South Korea for talks on Wednesday amid talk of a trip to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china/chinese-foreign-minister-arrives-in-south-korea-amid-talk-about-xi-visit-idUSKBN2850LI | 2020-11-26 |
| Pushing forward a threeway free trade deal with Japan and South Korea Wang is headed to Seoul and will to meet South Korean President Moon Jaein on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO In his first highlevel meeting with Beijing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said stable ties with China were important as his country pursues a balancing act with its neighbour | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japans-suga-calls-for-stable-ties-with-china-in-first-high-level-meeting-idUSKBN28509G | 2020-11-26 |
| while Seouls Kospi was 0 | Neutral | AstraZeneca vaccine news drives riskon approach | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-as-biden-transition-vaccine-progress-lift-confidence-idUSL1N2IA03E | 2020-11-24 |
| to 25785 and Seouls Kospi was 0 | Neutral | MSCI Asia exJapan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-rise-on-hopes-for-rapid-vaccine-rollout-idUSL8N2I900Q | 2020-11-23 |
| Wang Yi who is also a state councillor will arrive in Seoul on Wednesday a threeday visit that will include talks with his counterpart Kang Kyungwha the ministry said | Positive | SEOUL Chinas foreign minister will visit South Korea next week for talks that will include North Korea and the novel coronavirus the South Korean foreign ministry said on Friday as the region prepares for possible changes under a new U.S. administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china-diplomat/chinese-minister-to-visit-south-korea-amid-hopes-for-xi-trip-north-korea-talks-idUSKBN2800PH | 2020-11-21 |
| In Seoul Wang is expected to meet officials from the presidential Blue House to discuss Xis trip and an incoming U.S. administration under Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | Positive | SEOUL Chinas foreign minister will visit South Korea next week for talks that will include North Korea and the novel coronavirus the South Korean foreign ministry said on Friday as the region prepares for possible changes under a new U.S. administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china-diplomat/chinese-minister-to-visit-south-korea-amid-hopes-for-xi-trip-north-korea-talks-idUSKBN2800PH | 2020-11-21 |
| SEOUL Chinas foreign minister will visit Seoul next week for meetings with officials there South Koreas foreign ministry said on Friday amid efforts to resume bilateral summit diplomacy and stalled nuclear talks involving North Korea | Positive | SEOUL Chinas foreign minister will visit Seoul next week for meetings with officials there South Koreas foreign ministry said on Friday amid efforts to resume bilateral summit diplomacy and stalled nuclear talks involving North Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china-diplomat/china-foreign-minister-to-visit-south-korea-amid-hopes-for-xi-trip-north-korea-talks-idUSKBN2800PH | 2020-11-20 |
| Kim had initiated a petition drive to sue the Seoulbased carmaker after the same brand of EV caught fire in his neighbourhood forcing about 20 residents to evacuate their homes | Negative | SEOUL Hyundai Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-electric-hyundai-motor-lg-chem/hyundai-faces-lawsuit-over-ev-fires-as-gm-launches-recall-idUSKBN27X2ZQ | 2020-11-18 |
| SEOUL South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them officials said on Tuesday warning of an even bigger crisis if antiCOVID19 efforts fail to dampen a spike in new cases | Negative | SEOUL South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them officials said on Tuesday warning of an even bigger crisis if antiCOVID19 efforts fail to dampen a spike in new cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-tighten-social-distancing-warns-of-new-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN27W32M | 2020-11-17 |
| Speaking from Seoul at an online event hosted by the Brookings Institution think tank Knapper said Washington understood Japan and South Korea had very complex and nuanced with China | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday urged Japan and South Korea to speak out against Chinas treatment of minority Muslims and its actions toward Hong Kong and Taiwan despite their trading relationships with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-southkorea-japan/u-s-urges-japan-and-south-korea-to-speak-out-on-china-idUSKBN27T291 | 2020-11-14 |
| SEOUL In a film theatre near Seoul scores of middleaged South Korean women in matching babyblue Tshirts hair bands and face masks inscribed with the word are screaming singing along and taking selfies | Neutral | SEOUL In a film theatre near Seoul scores of middleaged South Korean women in matching babyblue Tshirts hair bands and face masks inscribed with the word are screaming singing along and taking selfies | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-southkorea-kpop-elderly-trot/trot-is-hot-its-not-just-k-pop-in-south-korea-idUSKBN27T0ES | 2020-11-13 |
| Seoul has called for a joint investigation after the North said it burned a floatation device he was using not his body amid public and political outrage | Negative | SEOUL North Korea said the shooting death of a South Korean man in its waters last month was a selfdefensive measure amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus state media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/north-korea-says-shooting-death-of-south-korean-man-was-self-defensive-measure-idUSKBN27F020 | 2020-10-30 |
| and drops in Hong Kong Sydney Shanghai and Seoul were smaller than 1 | Neutral | Emini 500 futures rise oil steadies dollar gains pause | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asias-covid-control-tempers-global-stock-selloff-u-s-futures-jump-idUSL1N2HK04V | 2020-10-29 |
| To lure riders back Delhi and Seoul introduced mobile apps temperaturecheck kiosks and smart bus shelters to make public transit safer as offices and businesses reopened | Positive | Looking back in history epidemics breed overhaul and innovation with city sewage systems public transit and housing regulations all owing their existence to past pests and plagues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cities-insight-trf/cities-reboot-will-adapting-to-covid-19-change-urban-life-for-good-idUSKBN27E0O2 | 2020-10-29 |
| Seouls Kospi was off 0 | Neutral | SHANGHAI Asian shares fell on Thursday and the dollar edged higher as investors fretted over the slow pace of U.S. stimulus talks and a surge in global cases of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-drop-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSKBN2763DC | 2020-10-22 |
| In Seoul a small group gathered at a fanrun BTSthemed cafe to watch the concert together though wearing masks and keeping a distance from each other | Positive | SEOUL More than 100 million fans of BTS tuned into an online concert by the Kpop boyband on Saturday holding their signature light sticks and sharing messages in a chatroom | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-southkorea-kpop-bts/k-pop-titan-btss-online-concert-draws-more-than-100-million-fans-idUSKBN26V0PU | 2020-10-11 |
| SEOUL Kpop boyband BTS cancelled on Friday a concert set for October in the South Korean capital of Seoul as authorities battle a stream of new coronavirus infections imposing tougher curbs ahead of a surge in travel during a key autumn holiday | Negative | SEOUL Kpop boyband BTS cancelled on Friday a concert set for October in the South Korean capital of Seoul as authorities battle a stream of new coronavirus infections imposing tougher curbs ahead of a surge in travel during a key autumn holiday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-music-bts/south-korean-boyband-bts-cancels-october-concert-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G13W | 2020-09-26 |
| SEOUL The metropolitan government in South Koreas capital Seoul said on Friday it would seek 4 | Neutral | SEOUL The metropolitan government in South Koreas capital Seoul said on Friday it would seek 4 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/seoul-city-seeks-4-million-in-damages-from-church-over-new-covid-19-outbreak-idUSKBN2690NL | 2020-09-18 |
| Two nuclear reactors in the city of Gyeongju around 375 km southeast of Seoul were shut down according to Yonhap news agency | Neutral | South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen rolled northwards along the countrys east coast on Monday a day after the powerful storm battered Japans southern islands where four people are missing following a landslide | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-asia-storm/typhoon-haishen-threatens-korea-after-battering-japan-idUSKBN25Y00L | 2020-09-08 |
| South Korea is battling a second wave of infection centred in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas which are home to 25 million people | Negative | SEOUL More than of new coronavirus cases in South Korea are being found in people over the age of 60 contributing in part to a surge in the number of COVID19 patients who are severely or critically ill health authorities said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/older-patients-drive-south-korean-surge-in-critical-covid-19-cases-idUSKBN25T0ES | 2020-09-02 |
| SEOUL South Korea reported its 17th day of tripledigit rises in coronavirus infections on Sunday as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported its 17th day of tripledigit rises in coronavirus infections on Sunday as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-marks-17th-day-of-triple-digit-coronavirus-cases-with-dining-curbs-idUSKBN25Q018 | 2020-08-30 |
| Park said at least of the infections over the past week are from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area and many were linked to the church and political rally | Neutral | SEOUL South Korea urged businesses on Thursday to have employees work from home after reporting the highest daily number of coronavirus cases since March as it also flagged the risks of new clusters at call centres and logistics warehouses | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-urges-work-from-home-as-country-reports-most-daily-cases-since-march-idUSKBN25N05D | 2020-08-27 |
| Rapidly rising property prices led by soaring apartment costs in Seoul despite several rounds of cooling measures have also put policymakers in a bind | Negative | S.Korea c | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-economy-rates/update1-s-korea-c-bank-holds-rates-but-cuts-2020-gdp-forecast-on-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL4N2FR326 | 2020-08-27 |
| South Korea ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online | Positive | A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID19 was infected again fourandahalf months later in the first documented instance of human reinfection researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25L0DW | 2020-08-25 |
| SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases | Negative | SEOUL South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-closes-most-schools-in-seoul-area-to-battle-resurgent-coronavirus-idUSKBN25L073 | 2020-08-25 |
| SEOUL South Koreas capital Seoul on Monday mandated the wearing of face masks in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time as the country battles a surge in coronavirus cases centred in the densely populated city region | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas capital Seoul on Monday mandated the wearing of face masks in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time as the country battles a surge in coronavirus cases centred in the densely populated city region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/seoul-mandates-face-masks-as-south-korea-battles-spike-in-coronavirus-idUSKBN25K04K | 2020-08-24 |
| SEOUL South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-biggest-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-since-march-idUSKBN25J019 | 2020-08-23 |
| BTS are set to return with two concerts in Seoul in October with a limited audience observing social distancing which will also be streamed online Big Hit said | Negative | SEOUL South Korean boy band BTS said on Friday they hoped their new digital single refreshes fans and helps them recharge their batteries as they cope with the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-bts/south-koreas-bts-hopes-dynamite-blows-away-fans-amid-coronavirus-gloom-idUSKBN25H100 | 2020-08-22 |
| while Seouls KOSPI benchmark has gained only 3 | Positive | South Korean retail investors are stampeding into Chinese stocks in record numbers ploughing hundreds of millions of dollars into a tech sector rush far removed from punishing taxes and regulations on investment at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-investors-china/stymied-at-home-koreas-mom-and-pop-investors-charge-into-china-tech-stocks-idUSKBN25H0D1 | 2020-08-21 |
| SEOUL South Korean health authorities warned on Friday that a cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital Seoul was threatening to spread after thousands of people attended a rally by conservative political groups last week | Negative | SEOUL South Korean health authorities warned on Friday that a cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital Seoul was threatening to spread after thousands of people attended a rally by conservative political groups last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-urges-more-testing-quarantines-as-coronavirus-outbreak-threatens-to-spread-idUSKBN25H06Z | 2020-08-21 |
| In Seoul and some surrounding cities the government has reimposed social distancing rules including restricting large gatherings banning inperson church meetings while closing nightclubs karaoke bars buffets and cyber cafes | Negative | SEOUL South Korean health authorities warned on Friday that a cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital Seoul was threatening to spread after thousands of people attended a rally by conservative political groups last week | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-urges-more-testing-quarantines-as-coronavirus-outbreak-threatens-to-spread-idUSKBN25H06Z | 2020-08-21 |
| The outbreak linked to the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul is the countrys biggest in nearly six months and led to a tightening of social distancing rules on Sunday | Negative | SEOUL South Korea warned on Monday of a looming novel coronavirus crisis as new outbreaks flared including one linked to a church where more than 300 members of the congregation have been infected but hundreds more are reluctant to get tested | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-battles-worst-coronavirus-outbreak-in-months-warns-of-tighter-rules-idUSKCN25D0G6 | 2020-08-17 |
| Seoul says the ruling must be respected as a decision by an independent judiciary | Neutral | SEOUL South Koreas President Moon Jaein said on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two that his government was always ready to talk with Tokyo about disputes over history that continue to divide the two neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-koreas-moon-says-always-ready-to-talk-with-japan-over-history-disputes-idUSKCN25B040 | 2020-08-15 |
| Kim Joonsung an analyst at Meritz Securities in Seoul said it was uncertain whether any partnership would bring benefits to Hyundai at this point | Negative | SEOUL U.S. electric truck maker Nikola NKLA.O said it was open to collaborating with Hyundai Motor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nikola-hyundai-motor/nikola-says-open-to-cooperation-with-hyundai-on-hydrogen-idUSKCN2590ED | 2020-08-14 |
| Disputes with Seoul over Koreans forced to work for wartime Japanese firms and comfort a euphemism for those pushed into Japans wartime military brothels are still flashpoints | Negative | TOKYO In a 4 radio speech on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japan-faces-world-war-two-anniversary-in-shadow-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN258027 | 2020-08-12 |
| Home prices in Seoul have soared more than since 2017 the fastest pace in the world according to statistics site Numbeo despite more than 20 cooling policies introduced under Moon | Negative | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein replaced some of his senior aides on Monday as part of a shakeup aimed at jacking up approval ratings amid criticism over skyrocketing home prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-politics/south-koreas-moon-replaces-some-aides-amid-falling-ratings-idUSKCN2560XT | 2020-08-11 |
| The foreign ministry official said Seoul had discussed the Swiss route as another possible way of clearance but added that the U.S. hasnt been positive about such | Positive | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| Similar statues of girls alone have been set up in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and elsewhere to honour the women | Negative | PYEONGCHANG South The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japans prime minister Shinzo Abe kneeling and bowing to a seated comfort a euphemism for women forced to work in Japans wartime brothels | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-statue-appearing-to-show-japans-pm-bowing-to-comfort-woman-angers-tokyo-idUSKCN24T0GQ | 2020-07-29 |
| HONG KONG July 15 The New York Times will shift part of its Hong Kong office to Seoul the latest sign of the chill Beijings new national security law is having on the global financial centre just two weeks after the legislation was imposed | Negative | former democracy lawmaker stepping down international media | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security-media/update-1-new-york-times-to-move-part-of-hong-kong-office-to-seoul-idUSL3N2EM14G | 2020-07-15 |
| HONG KONG July 15 The New York Times will shift part of its Hong Kong office to Seoul in an ominous move as worries grow that the new national security law China imposed on the financial hub two weeks ago would curb media and other freedoms in the city | Negative | HONG KONG July 15 The New York Times will shift part of its Hong Kong office to Seoul in an ominous move as worries grow that the new national security law China imposed on the financial hub two weeks ago would curb media and other freedoms in the city | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security-media/ny-times-to-relocate-part-of-hong-kong-office-to-seoul-idUSL5N2EM05K | 2020-07-15 |
| Kim Donghwan who works in IT in Seoul wanted to avoid public transportation during the pandemic and driving fatigue on his long commute | Negative | Kang Sungmo who runs an advertising production agency in Seoul is a convert | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-southkorea/cars-a-cocktail-and-a-celebrity-south-koreans-succumb-to-tesla-fever-idUSKBN24838B | 2020-07-08 |
| SEOUL North Korea has no intention to sit down with the United States and urged South Korea to stop a senior diplomat said on Tuesday just as a U.S. envoy was due to visit Seoul in an effort to renew stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang | Negative | SEOUL North Korea has no intention to sit down with the United States and urged South Korea to stop a senior diplomat said on Tuesday just as a U.S. envoy was due to visit Seoul in an effort to renew stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-usa-southkorea/north-korea-says-it-wont-sit-down-with-u-s-as-envoy-due-in-south-korea-idUSKBN2472TY | 2020-07-07 |
| Kim called the comment foolish and warning Seoul should think and behave not create a greater crisis | Positive | SEOUL North Korea is suspending military action plans against South Korea the official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday as a report from Seoul suggested North Korean troops were taking down loudspeakers reinstalled at the fortified border | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-kim/north-korea-suspends-military-action-plans-against-south-korea-idUSKBN23U3CU | 2020-06-25 |
| SEOUL North Korea is suspending military action plans against South Korea the official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday as a report from Seoul suggested North Korean troops were taking down loudspeakers reinstalled at the fortified border | Negative | SEOUL North Korea is suspending military action plans against South Korea the official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday as a report from Seoul suggested North Korean troops were taking down loudspeakers reinstalled at the fortified border | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-kim/north-korea-suspends-military-action-plans-against-south-korea-idUSKBN23U3CU | 2020-06-25 |
| North Korea has snubbed Seouls calls for engagement as efforts to restart interKorean economic projects stalled due to international sanctions designed to rein in the Norths nuclear and missile programmes | Negative | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein on Friday accepted the resignation of the minister responsible for relations with North Korea as tensions with Pyongyang rise over the activities of defectors in the South and stalled diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-koreas-unification-minister-steps-down-over-rising-tensions-with-north-korea-idUSKBN23Q0J2 | 2020-06-19 |
| Pyongyang has increasingly snubbed Seouls calls for engagement as efforts to restart interKorean economic projects stalled due to international sanctions designed to rein in the Norths nuclear and missile programmes | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas chief nuclear negotiator will hold talks with officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an interKorean liaison office and threatened military action | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-koreas-nuclear-envoy-visits-u-s-as-tensions-flare-with-north-korea-idUSKBN23P048 | 2020-06-19 |
| Pyongyang has increasingly snubbed Seouls calls for engagement as efforts to restart interKorean economic projects stall due to international sanctions designed to rein in the Norths nuclear and missile programmes | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas chief nuclear negotiator will visit officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an interKorean liaison office and threatened military action | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-koreas-nuclear-envoy-visits-u-s-amid-flaring-tension-with-north-idUSKBN23P048 | 2020-06-18 |
| These guidelines are aimed at cutting the series of infections centered in the Seoul area that could result in a return to social he said | Negative | SEOUL South Korea will extend its prevention and sanitation guidelines against the coronavirus until daily new infections drop to single digits the health minister said on Friday failing which he warned of a return to tough social distancing measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-extend-virus-guidelines-on-prevention-sanitation-idUSKBN23J0BS | 2020-06-12 |
| Seoul plans however to continue dialogue with Tokyo which it accuses of not showing sufficient commitment to resolving problems while proceeding with the WTO complaint | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it would recommence proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization over export controls on some hightech materials adding that talks to resolve the dispute had so far failed to make progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korea-to-resume-wto-complaint-over-japans-export-curbs-after-talks-stall-idUSKBN2390JI | 2020-06-03 |
| SEOUL When a man in Seoul tested positive for the new coronavirus in May South Korean authorities were able to confirm his wideranging movements in and outside the city in minutes including five bars and clubs he visited on a recent night out | Positive | SEOUL When a man in Seoul tested positive for the new coronavirus in May South Korean authorities were able to confirm his wideranging movements in and outside the city in minutes including five bars and clubs he visited on a recent night out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-tracing/how-south-korea-turned-an-urban-planning-system-into-a-virus-tracking-database-idUSKBN22Y03I | 2020-05-22 |
| SEOUL South Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual violence boycotted a weekly protest in Seoul on Wednesday after a former leader of the group organising the rally was accused of misusing funds meant for victims | Negative | SEOUL South Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual violence boycotted a weekly protest in Seoul on Wednesday after a former leader of the group organising the rally was accused of misusing funds meant for victims | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-comfortwomen/victims-absent-from-south-koreas-comfort-women-rally-amid-graft-allegations-over-ex-leader-idUSKBN22W112 | 2020-05-21 |
| Of those new cases five were linked to the outbreak from the night spots in Seoul and seven were people with the infection entering South Korea from abroad | Negative | SEOUL South Korea on Sunday reported five new domestic cases of coronavirus all linked to a cluster of cases centred around bars and nightclubs in the capital which has raised fears in the country of a fresh wave of contagion | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-single-digit-domestic-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN22T06E | 2020-05-17 |
| Seoul mayor Park Wonsoon put the total at 101 confirmed cases and said 7272 people had been tested in connection with the cluster including family members or coworkers of clubgoers | Neutral | SEOUL South Korean authorities were combing through mobile phone data credit card statements and CCTV footage on Tuesday to identify people who visited nightclubs at the centre of one of the capitals biggest novel coronavirus clusters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-investigators-comb-digital-data-to-trace-club-coronavirus-cluster-idUSKBN22O0OD | 2020-05-12 |
| However Seoulbased LG Chem said on Friday the decision to extend the evacuation area from 3 | Negative | CHENNAI India Indian officials were evacuating more people on Friday from the area around a chemical plant in the south of the country that leaked toxic gas killing at least 11 people and sickening hundreds more | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-india-disaster/evacuation-area-around-india-lg-chem-plant-widened-after-deadly-gas-leak-idUSKBN22J38X | 2020-05-08 |
| The Seoul production of Phantom of the is back up but only due to extensive coronavirus testing and contact tracing by South Korean authorities Koravos said | Neutral | Television can fake it movie audiences can wear masks but a live theatre performance like Romeo and needs real actors kissing and fighting rivals in front of real people | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-theatre/musicals-out-one-man-plays-in-broadway-gets-creative-waiting-for-show-to-go-on-idUSKBN22I2LX | 2020-05-07 |
| Daily NK a Seoulbased website reported earlier this week that Kim was recovering after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure on April 12 | Positive | China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un according to three people familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-politics-exclusive/exclusive-china-sent-team-including-medical-experts-to-advise-on-north-koreas-kim-sources-say-idUSKCN2263DW | 2020-04-25 |
| On Saturday a Hyundai Motor dealership on the outskirts of Seoul was busy with a steady stream of maskwearing customers going in and out | Positive | SEOUL As Detroits automakers shut production in March due to the coronavirus pandemic South Koreas Hyundai Motor cranked up its factories back home to ship cars to the United States a move that is proving costly for the worlds fifthlargest auto group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-hyundai-motor-focu/no-takers-hyundai-cars-sit-in-u-s-ports-as-virus-keeps-buyers-away-idUSKCN2233D1 | 2020-04-22 |
| Seouls defence ministry also said on Monday that the military is resuming medical screening for candidates while considering easing restrictions on travel and guest visits | Neutral | SEOUL South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls parks golf courses and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-koreans-return-to-work-crowd-parks-malls-as-social-distancing-rules-ease-idUSKBN2220EO | 2020-04-20 |
| A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Seoul did not directly address Harris plans but said the ambassador remains energized to continue to serve the United States | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| And Seouls foreign ministry summoned Harris in August after U.S. officials expressed disappointment over its decision to end an intelligencesharing pact with Japan | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| Seoulbased Big Issue Korea was still being sold on the streets but started a fund to help vendors who have seen a decline in sales | Positive | Trading for almost three decades The Big Issue is one of Britains best known social enterprises businesses that aim to do good and has inspired dozens of street papers globally | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-streetpapers-trfn/moving-indoors-and-online-can-street-papers-survive-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6ZF | 2020-04-02 |
| Last month it also cancelled a concert in Seoul set for April as South Korea grapples with the pandemic | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas boy band BTS will postpone a North America tour that had been scheduled to kick off in April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic its management said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bts/south-korea-boy-band-bts-postpones-u-s-canada-tour-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E022 | 2020-03-27 |
| But Seoul officials urged facilities to stay closed and citizens to maintain social distancing as concerns of imported cases and new outbreaks around small clusters persisted | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 98 new coronavirus cases on Sunday maintaining a downward trend in daily infections the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-koreas-new-daily-coronavirus-cases-fall-to-98-idUSKBN219016 | 2020-03-22 |
| 27 meeting at the Seoul train station South Korean government leaders told companies they were cleared for takeoff | Positive | We acted like an he said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-specialrep/special-report-how-korea-trounced-u-s-in-race-to-test-people-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153BW | 2020-03-19 |
| SEOUL South Koreas BTS may have canceled their April concert in Seoul over coronavirus fears but the Kpop groups fervent fans are rallying in small groups and emulating their idols in donating money for coronavirus relief | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas BTS may have canceled their April concert in Seoul over coronavirus fears but the Kpop groups fervent fans are rallying in small groups and emulating their idols in donating money for coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bts-fandom/bts-fans-keep-fervor-alive-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2150C8 | 2020-03-18 |
| Fifty two of the latest infections were in Seoul but authorities did not say how many of those were linked directly to the call center operated by an insurance company | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported a jump in new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as authorities tested hundreds of staff at a call center where the disease appeared this week reversing 11 days of slowing infections health officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-data/south-korea-reports-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20Y04C | 2020-03-11 |
| Seoul has also protested to Southeast Asian neighbors Singapore and Vietnam over similar curbs | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-suspends-visas-for-japanese-in-tit-for-tat-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-07 |
| Seoul had earlier summoned the Japanese envoy to protest against Japans decision to quarantine South Korean visitors for two weeks | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-suspends-visas-for-japanese-in-tit-for-tat-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-07 |
| Prime Minister Chung Syekyun said Seoul would respond with countermeasures although he gave no details on what actions could be taken | Neutral | SEOUL South Korea issued a strongly worded protest on Friday against Japans decision to quarantine South Korean visitors for two weeks as coronavirus containment measures ignited a fresh diplomatic row between the Asian nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-protests-japanese-travel-curbs-as-coronavirus-ignites-diplomatic-row-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-06 |
| Australias move to ban the arrival of foreigners from South Korea is a blow to Seouls efforts to prevent the United States from imposing such restrictions | Negative | SEOUL South Korea declared a special care on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-declares-new-special-care-zone-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20S04O | 2020-03-05 |
| South Korean officials met the U.S. ambassador in Seoul on Wednesday to urge the United States not to limit travel | Negative | SEOUL South Korea declared a special care on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-declares-new-special-care-zone-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20S04O | 2020-03-05 |
| Seoul has suspended China flights from Jan | Negative | Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20P2YY | 2020-03-03 |
| At Yongsan in central Seoul a notice outside the large Samil Presbyterian Church advised parishioners all gatherings had been cancelled with the parking area closed off | Negative | SEOUL Churches were closed in South Korea on Sunday with many holding online services instead as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings with 376 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3526 cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea/south-korea-reports-376-new-coronavirus-cases-total-rises-to-3526-idUSKBN20O15J | 2020-03-01 |
| The U.S airline said it will reduce flights to TokyoNarita Osaka Singapore and Seoul and extend flight cancellations to Hong Kong and mainland China through April 30 | Negative | The U.S airline said it will reduce flights to TokyoNarita Osaka Singapore and Seoul and extend flight cancellations to Hong Kong and mainland China through April 30 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-aviation-unitedairlines/united-cuts-more-flights-to-asia-extends-china-cancellations-idUSKCN20M22W | 2020-02-29 |
| The airlines new service from SeoulIncheon to Manila previously scheduled to begin on March 29 will now start on May 1 | Neutral | The airlines new service from SeoulIncheon to Manila previously scheduled to begin on March 29 will now start on May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/delta-cutting-flights-to-south-korea-jetblue-waives-u-s-change-fees-idUSKCN20K2JB | 2020-02-27 |
| Seouls foreign ministry said none of the visitors to Mauritius has shown symptoms of having contracted coronavirus | Negative | SEOUL The honeymoons of 34 South Korean newlyweds on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius turned into a holiday from hell after they were rounded up and held in isolation by authorities due to fears over the coronavirus according to Seoul officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-southkorea-tourists/honeymoon-from-hell-coronavirus-travel-bans-trap-south-koreans-abroad-idUSKBN20J1X1 | 2020-02-26 |
| SHANGHAI China has quarantined 94 passengers on a flight from Seoul to Nanjing after three were showing signs of fever the state broadcaster CCTV said early on Wednesday | Negative | SHANGHAI China has quarantined 94 passengers on a flight from Seoul to Nanjing after three were showing signs of fever the state broadcaster CCTV said early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-flight/china-quarantines-94-on-flight-from-seoul-after-three-show-fever-symptoms-cctv-idUSKCN20K03K | 2020-02-26 |
| a dark social satire about the disparities between rich and poor in Seoul made history this month by becoming the first foreignlanguage film to take Hollywoods top prize | Negative | TOKYO One of the stars of said on Sunday he hoped the film would help improve cultural ties between Japan and Korea which have been strained by disputes including a trade row that ignited between the Asian neighbors last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-awards-oscars-parasite/parasite-star-hopes-film-will-help-japan-korea-cultural-ties-idUSKCN20H0GD | 2020-02-24 |
| Several major department stores including at least one in Seoul were closed after reports that Patient 31 had visited in recent weeks Yonhap reported | Positive | SEOUL Residents of a South Korean city at the centre of a new coronavirus outbreak described empty streets deserted shops and a climate of fear as a surge in confirmed cases linked to a church raised the prospect of wider transmission | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/like-a-zombie-apocalypse-residents-on-edge-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-in-south-korea-idUSKBN20E04F | 2020-02-21 |
| In Seoul a Hyundai spokesperson said the automakers partnership with twoyearold Canoo would focus on smaller electric passenger vehicles about the size of its Accent compact | Positive | Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co broadened its future transportation portfolio with an agreement to jointly develop electric vehicles with California startup Canoo the companies said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-hyundai-motor-electric/hyundai-signs-development-deal-with-another-electric-vehicle-startup-idUSKBN2052MI | 2020-02-12 |
| SEOUL Feb 3 Supporting their presidents efforts to rein in runaway home prices in affluent parts of Seoul was a priority for a majority of South Koreas central bank policymakers last month when they voted to keep interest rates unchanged sources familiar with their thinking said | Positive | with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-economy-cenbank/rpt-s-korean-mission-to-cool-home-prices-puts-central-bank-in-quandary-idUSL4N2A339C | 2020-02-04 |
| Yet the median price for an apartment in smart parts of Seoul has surged by since Moon took office according to data from KB Bank | Positive | with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-economy-cenbank/rpt-s-korean-mission-to-cool-home-prices-puts-central-bank-in-quandary-idUSL4N2A339C | 2020-02-04 |
| SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | Negative | SEOUL The U.S. military said it has begun notifying nearly 9000 South Korean workers that they will be put on leave starting April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on sharing costs for the upkeep of 28500 U.S. soldiers in South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/u-s-military-warns-south-korean-workers-of-potential-leave-amid-prolonged-talks-idUSKBN1ZS0AR | 2020-01-29 |
| Seoul says the United States knows of its plans and South Korean officials are seeking to sound out Pyongyang about them albeit quietly given the sensitivity of relations officials said | Neutral | SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-analysis/south-koreas-push-for-tourism-in-north-poses-tricky-balancing-act-idUSKBN1ZN0DH | 2020-01-24 |
| Seouls new proposal includes not only Kumgang but also new areas built up under Kim including the Wonsan coastal tourist zone the Samjiyon alpine town and Yangdok hot spring resort | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-analysis/south-koreas-push-for-tourism-in-north-poses-tricky-balancing-act-idUSKBN1ZN0DH | 2020-01-24 |
| But now that theres clearance from Washington Seoul would need to craft a smart strategy to convince North Koreans before throwing the ball back into their court | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas push to resume tourism with the North is aimed at resetting border ties but must overcome Pyongyangs skepticism and chart a careful course around U.S. efforts to pressure leader Kim Jongun into eliminating his nuclear arsenal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-analysis/south-koreas-push-for-tourism-in-north-poses-tricky-balancing-act-idUSKBN1ZN0DH | 2020-01-24 |
| In an annual New Years speech in Seoul Moon called for new talks with Kim Jong Un and vowed to keep up work to facilitate U.S.North Korea communication | Positive | SEOUL There is a desperate for practical ways to improve ties with North Korea the Souths President Moon Jaein said on Tuesday adding that he was ready to meet with the reclusive leader in Pyongyang repeatedly if necessary | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-southkorea-politics-moon/south-koreas-moon-cites-desperate-need-for-ways-to-improve-ties-with-north-idUSKBN1Z603B | 2020-01-07 |
