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South Korea Hosts Inaugural Presidential Summit with Central Asian Leaders

South Korea is hosting its first ever presidential summit with the leaders of five Central Asian states: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The meeting follows a series of bilateral summits between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and the…

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3 sources across 2 countries · South Korea · Qatar · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • The Hankyoreh South Korea · Left · Reader-owned (60,000+ shareholders)
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded

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  • Centre
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  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

South Korea Hosts Inaugural Central Asia Summit to Strengthen Strategic Ties

South Korea is hosting the first Korea-Central Asia Summit, bringing together the heads of state from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The summit focuses on enhancing partnerships in critical minerals, supply chains, artificial intelligence, and…

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2 sources · South Korea · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Yonhap South Korea · Centre · State-affiliated · Cooperative; statutory national agency with state subsidy
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from South Korea.

· morning

South Korea Hosts Inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit to Strengthen Strategic and Economic Ties

South Korea is hosting the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit in Seoul this Wednesday, bringing together the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The multilateral event marks a shift from ministerial level coordination to strategic…

development
2 sources · South Korea · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Yonhap South Korea · Centre · State-affiliated · Cooperative; statutory national agency with state subsidy
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from South Korea.

· morning