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  "id": 3205704,
  "title": "Kimchi-Loving South Korea Ups China Cabbage Checks After Scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kimchi-loving-south-korea-ups-china-cabbage-checks-after-scandal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:49:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/kimchi-loving-south-korea-ups-china-cabbage-checks-after-scandal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korea has stepped up checks of cabbage arriving from China after sellers there were found to be using formaldehyde to keep the brassicas fresh, triggering a widespread crackdown by Beijing.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "South Korea Tightens China Cabbage Inspections After Formaldehyde Scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/south-korea-tightens-china-cabbage-inspections-after-formaldehyde",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:13:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}