Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-25 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GWACHEON, South Korea, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A new special counsel team officially launched Wednesday to investigate remaining suspicions surrounding ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, his failed martial law bid and allegations involving his wife.
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[2026-02-25 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The US Central Intelligence Agency has never been shy about letting it be known it is seeking to recruit informants from places like China, North Korea and Iran.
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[2026-02-25 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A petrochemical industry association on Wednesday welcomed the government's approval of South Korea's first restructuring project in the sector, as companies grapple with a prolonged downturn.
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[2026-02-25 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former LVMH executive has always been invested in Asia – and the new Hong Kong store is a testament to this
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[2026-02-25 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tommy Schaefer, convicted of killing girlfriend Heather Mack’s mother in 2014, apologised to the victim’s family after his early release
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[2026-02-25 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index climbs as concerns over AI disruption ease, with investors awaiting Nvidia earnings to gauge sentiment
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[2026-02-25 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Crowds have started to gather at the EDSA People Power Monument to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution.
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[2026-02-25 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Live viewings of the group's Goyang and Tokyo concerts will be broadcast to roughly 3,800 screens across 80 countries
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[2026-02-25 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: KADENA, Japan, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean national baseball team, which is gearing up for the World Baseball Classic (WBC), will welcome its U.S.-based stars to training camp in Japan this week.
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[2026-02-25 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lucy Cooper is a reporter for ABC Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program, covering news and current affairs in the Pacific. She previously worked as a multiplatform rural reporter in the Townsville and Toowoomba newsrooms. Hailing from Tasmania, Lucy studied Ag Business at UTAS, and upon discovering she could talk until the cows came home, she knew she was destined for the ABC.
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[2026-02-25 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Stephen Dziedzic is the ABC's Foreign Affairs (Asia Pacific) reporter, based in the Parliament House bureau. He covers foreign policy and Australia's relationship with countries in the Asia Pacific region. Stephen has worked for the ABC since 2007, and spent five years covering federal politics.
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[2026-02-25 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that foreign financial companies operating here are urged to support efforts to vitalize the local financial markets.
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[2026-02-25 12:37 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-02-25 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The videos targeting Lawrence Wong spread false narratives about his leadership being under threat and political infighting in Singapore
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[2026-02-25 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocates hailed the ruling as a breakthrough, though observers said its reach remains limited without congressional action
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[2026-02-25 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-02-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China cabby drives foreign influencers on 4,000-km trip sees snow for first time‘Grass roots’ taxi driver experiences host of ‘firsts’ during ‘trip of a lifetime’; pledges to take his family travelling when he has enough money.
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[2026-02-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday that foreign financial companies operating here are urged to support efforts to vitalize the local financial markets.
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[2026-02-25 11:51 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-02-25 11:45 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up “death lists” and boasted about murders committed during his “war on drugs,” an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor alleged Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing.
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[2026-02-25 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-02-25 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- BARANGAY Ginebra coach Tim Cone is unperturbed despite PBA teams cashing in on the no height restriction on imports in the coming Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup.
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[2026-02-25 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Sports Commission hosted the ceremonial handover of select memorabilia from boxing legend Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, marking a defining moment in the preservation of Philippine sporting heritage.
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[2026-02-25 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi vaulted past 6,000 in early trading Wednesday, riding a powerful chip-led surge.
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[2026-02-25 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, dateline, slug)
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[2026-02-25 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Three Asian nations account for two-thirds of 2025 total imports, Washington says
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[2026-02-25 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index breached the 6,000 mark on Wednesday, one month after topping the 5,000-point threshold amid an extended rally in chipmakers.
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[2026-02-25 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (URGENT) S. Korea to seek reinstatement of no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact: unification minister
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Congressional hearings reflect bipartisan concern and highlight persistent advanced tech market tension as key Trump-Xi summit looms
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazil says there has been no proposal or talks within Brics to create a common currency across the bloc
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai’s Enhance Anting Golf Club, which will host the DP World Tour in April, is expected to be one of the potential venues
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[2026-02-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-25 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The easterlies would continue to prevail and bring humid and warm weather over Metro Manila and the rest of the archipelago at least over the next 24 hours, the state weather bureau said on Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An official said the establishment’s action tarnished Sabah’s image as a responsible, sustainable nature tourism destination
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[2026-02-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South China Morning Post examines how political and economic factors will shape budget and what Hongkongers can expect from it
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[2026-02-25 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From restaurants serving top Cantonese food to shopping streets and Sun Yat-sen’s former home, Zhongshan provides a feast for the senses
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[2026-02-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A Russian professor specializing in Korean studies and teaching at a South Korean university, Andrey Lankov, has been detained by police in Latvia, where he was giving a lecture on North Korea, Russian media has reported.
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[2026-02-25 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Helicopter services boomed during the Chinese New Year, offering fast travel and new routes across different cities
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[2026-02-25 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-02-25 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Breakthrough said to overcome long-standing limitations of traditional ferroelectric transistors, ‘paving way for large-scale application’
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[2026-02-25 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In July 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made history. He touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport, becoming the first Indian PM to visit the Jewish state, shattering decades of diplomatic hesitation.
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[2026-02-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wisconsin at Oregon — BTN
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[2026-02-25 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Organizers and teams competing in The Hundred said Tuesday that the cricket competition was “inclusive” and “open to all” after claims Indian-owned franchises could freeze out Pakistani players.
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[2026-02-25 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, “If you sow the wind, you’ll reap the whirlwind,” at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-02-25 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In mid-January lawmakers from the Hawaiʻi House and Senate committees on consumer protection called in executives from HMSA and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health to explain their proposal to create a new system designed to address Hawaiʻi’s health care crisis.
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[2026-02-25 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: There is public concern now regarding the move by a powerful garments manufacturing company to close down one of its factories in Thulhiriya. The company appears to have considered the relocation of the factory to India considering market gains. Still, it has threatened the employment opportunities for 1400 people living in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-25 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: TWC Capital (PVT) LTD, the corporate financial advisory arm of TWC Holdings, acted as the exclusive buy-side financial adviser to CBL Group on its acquisition of PT Tri Jaya Tangguh Indonesia (TJT), a large-scale coconut processing facility in Indonesia, with an investment exceeding USD 25 million.
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[2026-02-25 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A long- running dispute between Asia Capital PLC and its Japanese investors has come to a close following a mutually agreed settlement, marking the end of nearly five years of legal battles, restructuring efforts, and complex negotiations that reshaped the company’s trajectory. The settlement follows a recent development in which the Fort Magistrate’s Court discharged a criminal complaint filed by CC Trust Pte.
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[2026-02-25 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – El cofundador de Telegram, Pavel Durov, aparece en une vento el 1 de agosto de 2017, en Yakarta, Indonesia. (AP Foto/Tatan Syuflana, Archivo)
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[2026-02-25 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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