Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-23 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s key shopping street rents have fallen to 2018 levels as cautious consumers cut spending and landlords lower prices to fill vacancies
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[2026-02-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s travellers outspend even their Indian and Saudi peers, splashing twice the regional average on luxury goods, airport retail study says
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[2026-02-23 16:59 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-23 16:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens were on board the Kathmandu-bound bus when it veered off a highway after midnight
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[2026-02-23 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Snooker star beats John Higgins to join Steve Davis, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson as the fourth player to win first five ranking finals
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[2026-02-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nik é repórter na equipa de economia da DW e nutre grande interesse pela China.
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[2026-02-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Política interna e externa dos Estados Unidos, relações econômicas entre Estados Unidos e China, diversidade e política de mídia.
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[2026-02-23 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Operator apologises after ‘elevator malfunction’ at famous Tokyo landmark traps visitors until 2am
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[2026-02-23 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: विज्ञान, तकनीक और नई खोजों के सामाजिक सरोकार से जुड़ी खबरों को सामने लाने में खास दिलचस्पी है.
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[2026-02-23 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian memberikan penjelasan terkait produk-produk Amerika Serikat (AS) yang dibebaskan sertifikasi halal saat masuk ke Indonesia serta transfer data lintas negara secara terbatas. Hal tersebut menjadi kesepakatan dalam perjanjian dagang terkait Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) atau tarif resiprokal atau antara Indonesia dan Amerika Serikat (AS).
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[2026-02-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Beijing is gifting space infrastructure as a form of soft power on the continent
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[2026-02-23 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea formally protests display in the heart of its capital as the Ukraine-Russia war enters its fifth year
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[2026-02-23 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese insurers are turning to AI as the technology cuts labour costs and enhances pricing accuracy
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[2026-02-23 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘China and Hong Kong are the biggest beneficiaries’ of US court decision on tariffs, Goldman Sachs strategists and economists say
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[2026-02-23 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedFebruary 23 2026
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[2026-02-23 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The gauge has fallen 5.5 per cent this year, while newly listed AI firms Zhipu AI, MiniMax and Beijing Haizhi are up at least fivefold
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teammate Li Tianma has urged the pair to start a family, with netizens saying they could name a child ‘Wang Erjin’, meaning two gold medals
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some 450 regional studies centres have been set up across more than 180 institutions nationwide since Ministry of Education launched project
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Graduate from top US university keeps filming as wife gets emergency treatment for severe bleeding; even adds advert voice-over during recording
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[2026-02-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The average hours put in by Japanese workers are lower than those of their American and Italian counterparts
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[2026-02-23 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Three weather systems – easterlies, shear line, and northeast monsoon (‘amihan’) – have been affecting the entire archipelago, bringing isolated and scattered downpours in some areas in 24 hours, the weather agency said on Monday.
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[2026-02-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A police officer was killed, 25 other people were wounded in bomb explosions in Lviv
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[2026-02-23 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) sees data centers as a potential “catalyst for clean power deployment and economic opportunities” in the Philippines. In a recent press release, the organization explained that for this potential to be realized, data centers must be co-located with renewable energy zones. This would lead to dispersal of investments and jobs to the countryside, where wind energy projects are usually located.
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[2026-02-23 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: When people hear “online gaming,” they usually remember one kind of number: the winnings. In 2025, a record jackpot of ₱935 million won through BingoPlus made headlines.
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[2026-02-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation SSN features advanced acoustic stealth and strike capacity, narrowing tech gap with rival US
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[2026-02-22 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: په پام کې وو چې هندي پلاوی نن یکشنبه د فبروري ۲۲مه واشنګټن ته سفر وکړي او له متحده ایالاتو سره یو موقت سوداګريز تړون نهايي کړي، خو د هندوستان د سوداګرۍ وزارت یوې سرچينې په همدې ورځ وویل چې دغه سفر ځنډول شوی دی.
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[2026-02-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid increasing pressure from trade wars and climate change, Beijing is reframing agriculture as a matter of national security
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[2026-02-22 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Afghan Defence Ministry said ‘various civilian areas’ in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrasa and multiple homes
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[2026-02-22 22:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Civil society groups and protesters are seeking an investigation into allegations surrounding abuse of power, unexplained wealth and regulatory extortion
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[2026-02-22 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eileen Gu becomes greatest freeskier in Winter Olympics history after winning sixth medal, while teammate Li Fanghui claims silver
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[2026-02-22 21:40 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-02-22 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Leni Robredo (full name: Maria Leonor Gerona Robredo) served as vice president of the Philippines from June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2022.
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[2026-02-22 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kyiv has faced waves of overnight strikes in recent weeks as Moscow has intensified its winter assaults
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[2026-02-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: OpenMind works with several Chinese robotics companies including Unitree, UBTech, AgiBot and Engine AI
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[2026-02-22 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emergency workers were returning from putting out blaze at a hillside home in Hunan province
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[2026-02-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As confidence in US monetary stewardship falters, inflation risks rise and capital flows become more volatile. Emerging markets with fewer policy buffers will bear the brunt
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[2026-02-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Twin strengths, battery technology and shipbuilding, are being fused to electrify maritime transport, moving beyond short-haul passenger vessels to commercial cargo
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[2026-02-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI-generated before and after images posted online raise fears about promoting risky procedures; warping youngsters ideas about beauty
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[2026-02-22 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anzac-class frigate ‘conducted a routine transit through the South China Sea’, Australian defence department says
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[2026-02-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Slumping profits at Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical have dragged the shares to about HK$7 in December 2025 from HK$15.62 in December 2022
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[2026-02-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Creator of new incarnation of martial arts epic says connection to the game is more than commercial – it is personal
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[2026-02-22 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Days and Nights of Confrontation’, which depicts a plot to kill Kim Jong-il, was released for the first time on state television last month
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[2026-02-22 14:18 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Job-placement rates for vocational undergraduate colleges now outpace traditional universities, as youth unemployment drives pivot to more reliable employment path
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[2026-02-22 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief’s blueprint seen as gauge for officials’ ‘reform mindset’ following Beijing’s 15th five-year plan recommendations
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[2026-02-22 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chubby youngster in a daze after agreeing to dad’s ‘likes for skips’ idea; asks father to help him out after massive response
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[2026-02-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An estimated 1.4 million Malaysian adults vape, despite existing curbs. Many say new laws will simply push them back to cigarettes
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[2026-02-22 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: * Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
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[2026-02-22 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As China embraces humanoid robots, policymakers and companies are expanding the scope of innovation and applications in daily life
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[2026-02-22 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A China ultrapassou os Estados Unidos e voltou a figurar como principal parceiro comercial da Alemanha, segundo dados divulgados nesta sexta‑feira (20/02) pelo Departamento Federal de Estatísticas da Alemanha (Destatis).
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