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  "id": 12569430,
  "title": "South Korea launches 'K-brand' scheme to fight counterfeits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/south-korea-launches-k-brand-scheme-to-fight-counterfeits-12569430",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-new-brand-scheme-counterfeits-6438536"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Under the new \"K-Brand Government Certification System\", consumers will now be able to check whether a product is authentic by scanning a QR code attached to it with their mobile phone.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Korea launches ‘K-brand’ scheme to fight counterfeits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/south-korea-launches-k-brand-scheme-to-fight-counterfeits",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:23:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Is your K-beauty or K-food real? South Korea’s new QR system will tell you",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/is-your-k-beauty-or-k-food-real-south-koreas-new-qr-system-will-tell",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:52:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/south-korea-signals-military-exemption-cuts-for-athletes-after-asian",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:07:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}