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August 2026
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Security
Politics
Economy
Society
Unusual Activity
August 2026
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Sep ›
Jul 27
Aug 3
Aug 10
Aug 17
Week of Aug 10, compared to 12-week average
112 topics this week ( the usual 87)
Tone shifted: 48% cooperative vs usual 79%
Active Narratives
15
North Korea's proliferation and closed door are a hardening threat
from United States
9
Alliance deterrence plus engagement is the right Korea policy
from United States
1
China is a strategic competitor; firmness, derisking and export controls justified
from United States
1
North Korea's deterrent and its Russia/China partnerships are legitimate
from North Korea
1
Russia is an aggressive threat; deterrence and rearmament are justified
from United States
Economy
206
Economy
· Investment
44%
Technology
· Semiconductors
11%
Economy
· Currency
11%
8
Samsung tests Chinese chip tools and boosts shareholder returns
6
SK Hynix to Spend $38 Billion on Chip Fab Expansion in Korea
5
Korea Steps Up Home Supply Push as President Faces Discontent
5
South Korea to establish fund for semiconductor materials, parts and equipment, official says
5
Samsung unveils AI memory tech and foldable phone record
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Politics
266
Diplomacy
· Bilateral Relations
75%
Governance
· Executive Action
7%
Diplomacy
· Alliance
5%
27
North Korea Rejects Trump’s Drills-Cut Overture as an Empty Gesture
25
Trump Says Kim Jong Un Responded to Talks Overture After Drill Cutback
23
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit South Korea from August 19-20
19
South Korea's Lee urges talks with North Korea to replace armistice with peace
4
Chinese FM’s visit to South Korea ends five-year gap, ‘underscores importance of bilateral ties’
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Security
287
Military
· Missile
29%
Military
· Ground Forces
20%
Military
· Defense Policy
12%
23
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea drills
16
South Korea says it fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed demarcation line - The Straits Times
12
Police raid Starbucks Korea over 'Tank Day' ad
3
South Korea’s K2 Black Panther Tank Is Getting Anti-Drone Weapons
3
Inside North Korea’s Operation to Conquer the American Job Market
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Society
101
Health Environment
· Natural Disaster
53%
Society
· Demographics
11%
Society
· Media Press
9%
10
South Korea's heatwave kills 16
9
South Korea Records Highest-Ever Temperature At 42.5 Degrees Celsius
4
South Korea: One killed in Geoje landslide as record rains hit southern region
3
Labour union rally misrepresented as investors' protest in South Korea - AFP Fact Check
3
21 Descendants of Korean Independence Activists to Visit S. Korea for Liberation Day
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