{ "edition": "South Korea", "country": "KR", "self": "https://urgent.news/api/geo/KR.json", "generated": "2026-08-12T21:31:45.642Z", "count": 50, "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original.", "stories": [ { "id": 700074, "title": "North Korea cracks down on private hairdressers and barbers", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/north-korea-cracks-down-on-private-hairdressers-and-barbers", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T20:53:00.000Z", "source": { "name": "Daily NK", "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-hairdresser-crackdown-south-hamgyong/" }, "summary": "Authorities in South Hamgyong province are cracking down on private hairdressers and barbers, but young North Koreans who want personalized styles are still seeking the stylists out. Many now take only regular customers or make house calls to stay out of view. A source told Daily NK on Wednesday that Hamhung’s People’s Committee, the city’s […]", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 692965, "title": "Colombia quake rescue efforts enter 'final phase' as toll hits 239", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-quake-rescue-efforts-enter-final-phase-as-toll-hits-239", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:42:03.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260813/colombia-quake-rescue-efforts-enter-final-phase-as-toll-hits-239" }, "summary": "BOGOTA — Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning for victims of an earthquake that killed 239 people, as rescuers entered what officials called the final phase of the search for survivors. Monday's magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, devastated towns across the coffee-growing west, leaving at least 3,700 families homeless, according to the national…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700809, "title": "[단독] ‘20대 끼임사’ HL 만도…안전점검 가짜 회의록 노동부에 제출", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/20-hl", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:30:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/labor/1272669.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700810, "title": "‘선거관리’ 행안부장관, 중수청의 정치인 수사 지휘 가능…정치적 외풍 차단이 관건", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-700810", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:29:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1272668.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700812, "title": "수두 걸려도 견뎌야…얼굴도 마음도 흉터만 남은 가자의 여름", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-700812", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:27:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/international_general/1272666.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700814, "title": "반려묘와 야생고양이를 어떻게 구분하죠? 일본서도 갈등", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-700814", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:25:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/science/science_general/1272664.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700815, "title": "비어버린 미군의 탄약고와 확장억제의 신화 [세상읽기]", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-700815", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:24:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion/column/1272663.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700817, "title": "“하나도 안 힘들어”…역도 유망주 우진이의 꿈은 ‘걱정 없는 가족’", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-700817", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:22:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1272661.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 700818, "title": "부산 국제커피박물관, 어디로 가야 하나요?", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-700818", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T19:21:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/yeongnam/1272660.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 685689, "title": "Earliest-ever harvest for France's Champagne region after heatwaves", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/earliest-ever-harvest-for-frances-champagne-region-after-heatwaves", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T18:07:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260813/earliest-ever-harvest-for-frances-champagne-region-after-heatwaves" }, "summary": "LILLE, France — France's Champagne region has begun its earliest-ever grape harvest after successive scorching heatwaves accelerated ripening, industry officials said Wednesday. The publication of the official harvest dates, before which harvesting is prohibited without special permission, marks the earliest on record, said David Chatillon, co-chairman for the Comite Champagne industry…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 685688, "title": "US finally approves new UV filter. Can it catch up with K-beauty?", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-finally-approves-new-uv-filter-can-it-catch-up-with-k-beauty", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T18:07:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260813/us-finally-approves-new-uv-filter-can-it-catch-up-with-k-beauty" }, "summary": "SEATTLE — The U.S. has approved its first new sunscreen filter in more than two decades. But for American fans of Korean skincare, the bigger question is: Is one new filter enough? The Food and Drug Administration in June approved bemotrizinol, a broad-spectrum ultraviolet filter that has been used for years in sunscreens sold in South Korea, Europe and other markets. It is the first new active…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 685687, "title": "Fed expected to leave rates unchanged next month after soft inflation data", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fed-expected-to-leave-rates-unchanged-next-month-after-soft-inflation", "topic": "finance", "section": "Finance & Markets", "published": "2026-08-12T18:07:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260813/fed-expected-to-leave-rates-unchanged-next-month-after-soft-inflation-data" }, "summary": "Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to feel little fresh urgency to raise interest rates in September after data on Wednesday showed inflation cooled on a year-over-year basis for a second straight month, but they may take little comfort that monetary policy is tight enough to continue the easing trend. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.4 percent in the 12 months through July, down from 3.5…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 685789, "title": "North Korea shifts from raw material to processed goods exports", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/north-korea-shifts-from-raw-material-to-processed-goods-exports", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T17:37:00.000Z", "source": { "name": "Daily NK", "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-china-trade-processed-goods-2026/" }, "summary": "North Korea is shifting its foreign currency strategy in 2026, with trading units moving away from raw material exports to China and turning instead toward joint ventures with Chinese investors. The source spoke to Daily NK on Wednesday and described a clear shift in recent months. North Korean trading units are changing how they earn […]", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 678209, "title": "'Parasite' star Cho Yeo-jeong eats noodles just twice a year — is it her secret to looking young?", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/parasite-star-cho-yeo-jeong-eats-noodles-just-twice-a-year-is-it-her", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T16:27:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/20260813/parasite-star-cho-yeo-jeong-eats-noodles-just-twice-a-year-is-it-her-secret-to-looking-young" }, "summary": "com. Actor Cho Yeo-jeong, 45, has revealed one of her secrets to maintaining her youthful appearance. Recently, Cho appeared on a television variety show and said she was ready to indulge her appetite after strictly controlling her diet. When asked about the secret to her youthful looks, Cho answered without hesitation, “It’s about having no choice but to…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 678208, "title": "Koreans live long, but not happily, OECD data shows", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/koreans-live-long-but-not-happily-oecd-data-shows", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T16:27:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260813/koreans-live-long-but-not-happily-oecd-data-shows" }, "summary": "Korea ranked first in housing among 38 OECD countries but placed near the bottom in social connections and life satisfaction. The country ranked 19th overall, placing in the middle tier, as weak social ties and poor labor conditions dragged down quality of life despite generally strong material conditions. The findings were published Monday in an independent well-being assessment titled \"Trends…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 680009, "title": "Trump reiterates U.S. has 'total' control of Strait of Hormuz", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-reiterates-u-s-has-total-control-of-strait-of-hormuz", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T15:37:51.000Z", "source": { "name": "Yonhap News", "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260813000200315" }, "summary": "WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that ...", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671737, "title": "Seoul Fashion Week expands from DDP to Lotte World Tower for 2027 S/S season", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/seoul-fashion-week-expands-from-ddp-to-lotte-world-tower-for-2027-s-s", "topic": "culture", "section": "Culture", "published": "2026-08-12T14:52:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260812/seoul-fashion-week-expands-from-ddp-to-lotte-world-tower-for-2027-ss-season" }, "summary": "Seoul Fashion Week has operated largely within and around the stark, futuristic curves of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza for the last 12 years, serving as an industry-facing platform for buyers, press and domestic designers. But as global demand for Korean style and pop culture continues to surge, the capital’s flagship fashion event is stepping out into the open city air. The Seoul Metropolitan…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 670906, "title": "Samsung, SK hynix Unions Unite Over \"N% Performance Bonus\" Fight", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/samsung-sk-hynix-unions-unite-over-n-performance-bonus-fight", "topic": "business", "section": "Business", "published": "2026-08-12T14:40:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "BusinessKorea", "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=274699" }, "summary": "As the launch of the SK hynix unified labor union enters the final countdown, movements for a joint response with the Samsung Electronics super-enterprise union are also being detected. The backlash against the reorganization of performance bonuses linked to treasury shares is evolving beyond intern", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 670813, "title": "Choo Shin-soo reveals details of his $200,000-a-year MLB pension", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/choo-shin-soo-reveals-details-of-his-200-000-a-year-mlb-pension", "topic": "culture", "section": "Culture", "published": "2026-08-12T14:37:03.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260812/choo-shin-soo-reveals-details-of-his-200000-a-year-mlb-pension" }, "summary": "Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Choo Shin-soo has revealed details about the pension and welfare benefits he is entitled to as a former MLB player. On the July 10 episode of tvN STORY’s \"What To Do with Leftovers,\" Choo appeared as a guest alongside fellow former MLB players Kim Byung-hyun and Oh Seung-hwan. The three former players discussed the size of MLB pensions and various…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 672618, "title": "Captain of high school baseball team banned for trash talk embraces lessons learned", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/captain-of-high-school-baseball-team-banned-for-trash-talk-embraces", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T14:13:17.000Z", "source": { "name": "Yonhap News", "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260812011400315" }, "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The captain of the high school baseball team recently...", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 663471, "title": "Industry Minister Defends Honam Semiconductor Site Choice", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/industry-minister-defends-honam-semiconductor-site-choice", "topic": "tech", "section": "Tech", "published": "2026-08-12T13:00:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "BusinessKorea", "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=274697" }, "summary": "Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-gwan stated on Aug. 12 regarding the location of the Honam region semiconductor cluster, “It is true that we proposed various sites, and the final decision to select that site was made by the company.” Regarding the government’s goal to complete the f", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 663470, "title": "Retail Investors Dump Samsung, SK hynix Amid Shareholder Returns", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/retail-investors-dump-samsung-sk-hynix-amid-shareholder-returns", "topic": "finance", "section": "Finance & Markets", "published": "2026-08-12T13:00:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "BusinessKorea", "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=274698" }, "summary": "Samsung Electronics and SK hynix stocks surged on expectations tied to shareholder return policies, but retail investors used the rally to cash out rather than hold. Meanwhile, money sitting on the sidelines for stock investment slipped below 100 trillion won (about $70.5 billion) for the first time", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 663419, "title": "Media watchdog says Google, Apple violated laws regarding in-app purchases", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/media-watchdog-says-google-apple-violated-laws-regarding-in-app-663419", "topic": "tech", "section": "Tech", "published": "2026-08-12T12:57:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/others/20260812/media-watchdog-says-google-apple-violated-laws-regarding-in-app-purchases" }, "summary": "Korea's media watchdog concluded Wednesday that U.S.-based Google and Apple violated related laws by abusing their dominance in their respective app marketplaces. The level of sanctions will be decided at a later date, the Korea Media Communications Commission (KMCC) said at a regular meeting held in the afternoon. The two U.S. tech companies are accused of bypassing the revision to the…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 663417, "title": "US consumer prices increase as expected in July", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-consumer-prices-increase-as-expected-in-july", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:57:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260812/us-consumer-prices-increase-as-expected-in-july" }, "summary": "WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices increased slightly in July, potentially weakening the argument for an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve next month. The Consumer Price Index edged up 0.1 percent last month after dropping 0.4 percent in June, which was the first decline in six years, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday. In the 12 months through July,…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671664, "title": "장동혁, 선거 소청 기각에 “선관위 아전인수…소송 갈 수밖에”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-671664", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:52:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1272659.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671665, "title": "개미들 ‘빚투’ 자금 대느라…증권사들 ‘급전’ 발행 급증", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-671665", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:51:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/finance/1272658.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671666, "title": "동전주·시총미달 36곳 관리종목 지정…상폐 기로 ‘운명의 90일’", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/36-90", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:50:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/finance/1272657.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671667, "title": "‘VIP 격노 은폐 혐의’ 황유성 전 방첩사령관 구속영장 기각", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/vip", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:49:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1272656.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671668, "title": "교회서 자란 11살 ‘학교 밖 청소년’된 지 5개월 만에 세상 떠났다", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/11-5", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:48:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/chungcheong/1272655.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671669, "title": "‘애국지사 글씨’ 알고 보니 친일파 것?…국중박 “검증 미흡 사과”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-671669", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:47:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/culture_general/1272654.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 671670, "title": "‘5·18 폄하’ 배재고, 봉황대기 1회전 탈락으로 시즌 마감", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/5-18-1", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T12:46:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1272653.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656971, "title": "HD Hyundai chairman, Bill Gates to meet Friday to discuss SMR cooperation: sources", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hd-hyundai-chairman-bill-gates-to-meet-friday-to-discuss-smr", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:27:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260812/hd-hyundai-chairman-bill-gates-to-meet-friday-to-discuss-smr-cooperation-sources" }, "summary": "HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun plans to meet with Bill Gates, founder and chairman of U.S. nuclear energy firm TerraPower, in Seoul later this week to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in small modular reactors (SMRs), industry sources said Wednesday. It would mark their first meeting in seven months since they met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The meeting…", "outlets": 2, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656970, "title": "Special counsel indicts ex-President Yoon over messages justifying martial law", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/special-counsel-indicts-ex-president-yoon-over-messages-justifying", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:27:02.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260812/special-counsel-indicts-ex-president-yoon-over-messages-justifying-martial-law" }, "summary": "A special counsel team indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday on charges of instructing officials to justify his failed martial law bid to the United States and other major partner nations. Special counsel Kwon Chang-young's team said it charged Yoon with abuse of power in its first indictment against the jailed former president. With the new indictment, Yoon is standing a total of…", "outlets": 2, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664266, "title": "미 7월 소비자물가 전년 대비 3.4% 상승…연준 금리 인상 어려워져", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/7-3-4-664266", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:12:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/america/1272652.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664267, "title": "구창모 7이닝 무실점…NC, 선두 KT 3-0 꺾어 8연승 저지", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/7-nc-kt-3-0-8", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:11:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/baseball/1272651.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664268, "title": "교육교부금 ‘내국세 20.79% 연동’, 폐지로 가닥…변동폭 줄여", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/20-79", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:10:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/schooling/1272650.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664269, "title": "이 대통령 “AI 이후 7개 첨단기술이 차세대 성장 엔진”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ai-7-664269", "topic": "ai", "section": "AI", "published": "2026-08-12T11:09:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/bluehouse/1272649.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664270, "title": "‘하얀거탑’ ‘밥누나’ 안판석 감독 별세…향년 64", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/64", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:08:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/culture_general/1272648.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664271, "title": "프로야구 LG, 웨일즈와 ‘오카다 영입’ 합의했지만…규정 막혀 불발", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lg", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:07:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/baseball/1272647.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 664272, "title": "주룽지 전 중국 총리 별세…시장경제 전환 이끈 ‘경제 차르’", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-664272", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T11:06:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/china/1272646.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656037, "title": "Korean-American State Assemblywoman Francesca Hong Loses DP's Primary for Wisconsin Governor", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/korean-american-state-assemblywoman-francesca-hong-loses-dps-primary", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T10:13:28.000Z", "source": { "name": "KBS World Radio", "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203547" }, "summary": "[Politics] : Wisconsin state assemblywoman and democratic socialist Francesca Hong has lost the Democratic Party’s primary for Wisconsin governor after having been widely viewed as a frontrunner. According to U.S. media outlets, as of 2:34 a.m. Wednesday with 98 percent of votes counted, Milwaukee County Executive ... [more...]", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 657882, "title": "Media watchdog says Google, Apple violated laws regarding in-app purchases", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/media-watchdog-says-google-apple-violated-laws-regarding-in-app", "topic": "tech", "section": "Tech", "published": "2026-08-12T10:06:00.000Z", "source": { "name": "Yonhap News", "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260812010100320" }, "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's media watchdog concluded Wednesday that...", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 657883, "title": "(4th LD) N. Korea conducts another missile launch ahead of key S. Korea-U.S. military drills", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/4th-ld-n-korea-conducts-another-missile-launch-ahead-of-key-s-korea-u", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T10:05:33.000Z", "source": { "name": "Yonhap News", "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260812000754315" }, "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East...", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 649827, "title": "N. Korea vows to secure 'unsurvivable' retaliatory capability over S. Korea's nuclear submarine push: KCNA", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/n-korea-vows-to-secure-unsurvivable-retaliatory-capability-over-s-649827", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:32:03.000Z", "source": { "name": "The Korea Times", "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260812/n-korea-vows-to-secure-unsurvivable-retaliatory-capability-over-s-koreas-nuclear-submarine-push-kcna" }, "summary": "North Korea denounced South Korea's efforts to build a nuclear-powered submarine, calling it a step toward \"nuclear armament,\" Pyongyang's state media said. In a commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Jang Kum-chol, first vice minister of North Korea's foreign ministry, said that Seoul's goal was to \"free itself from the constraints of restrictions on spent nuclear fuel…", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656929, "title": "지적장애인 노동자 성폭행한 60대 전 임원 구속", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/60-656929", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:30:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/capital/1272645.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656038, "title": "Top Court Sides with Forced Labor Victim’s Family: Nippon Steel Must Pay 80 Million Won", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/top-court-sides-with-forced-labor-victims-family-nippon-steel-must", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:30:51.000Z", "source": { "name": "KBS World Radio", "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203546" }, "summary": "[Domestic] : Japan’s Nippon Steel is obligated to pay 80 million won, or 56-thousand dollars, to the family of a Korean victim of forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule, after the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling. On Wednesday the top court dismissed the company’s appeal in a damages lawsuit filed by ... [more...]", "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656930, "title": "노란봉투법 ‘쟁의 대상 축소’ 못박나…노동계 “정부, 노동기본권 제약”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-656930", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:29:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/labor/1272644.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656931, "title": "김민석 “2022년 대선 망쳐먹어”…정청래 “배신 트라우마 있나”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/2022", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:28:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1272643.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656932, "title": "선관위, 국힘 제기 ‘서울시장 선거소청’ 기각…“선거 결과 무영향”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-656932", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:27:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1272642.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true }, { "id": 656933, "title": "“중장년층 고립에서 ‘한국 고독사의 얼굴’ 보게 됐죠”", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/story-656933", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-08-12T09:26:52.000Z", "source": { "name": "Hankyoreh", "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/rights/1272641.html" }, "summary": null, "outlets": 1, "illustration": null, "original_language": null, "ai_generated": true } ] }