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    [2026-01-11 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Explainer | How ancient Chinese ‘borrowing longevity’ custom helps to extend lifespan
    Snippet: In ancient China, people believed that fate predetermined lifespan, yet they also thought life expectancy could be borrowed or exchanged
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3338112/how-ancient-china-borrowing-longevity-custom-helps-extend-lifespan-seriously-ill-people
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    [2026-01-11 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China’s Wang lets world No 13 Svitolina off the hook in Auckland WTA final
    Snippet: Top-seeded Ukrainian survives three break points in second set and going 0-3 down in the tiebreaker to clinch 19th title of her career
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3339483/chinas-wang-xinyu-lets-world-no-13-elina-svitolina-hook-auckland-wta-final
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    [2026-01-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China offers full-time job to top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson
    Snippet: Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339310/china-offers-full-time-job-top-european-immunologist-andrew-macpherson
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    [2026-01-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Explainer | China ‘hair-shaving’ ritual for newborns uses stones, coins, eggs, symbolises success
    Snippet: Ancient custom sometimes saw babies’ eyebrows completely shaved by a highly skilled barber; tradition believed to remove ‘misfortune, evil’
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3338863/china-hair-shaving-ritual-newborns-uses-stones-coins-red-eggs-symbolising-future-success
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    [2026-01-11 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Can Peru keep both China and US onside in an increasingly volatile environment?
    Snippet: Its mineral resources make it a focus for superpower rivalry, but analysts say the country is in a very different situation to Venezuela
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339392/can-peru-keep-both-china-and-us-onside-increasingly-volatile-environment
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    [2026-01-11 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Malaysia vows crackdown on air force officers’ ‘immoral culture’
    Snippet: The air force is investigating the ‘yeye culture’ scandal involving 20 officers, pledging strict action against those found guilty
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3339476/malaysia-vows-crackdown-air-force-officers-immoral-culture
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    [2026-01-11 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Top Hong Kong fencer Ryan Choi gets year off to solid start with World Cup silver
    Snippet: World No 1 follows up a gold medal win in Japan last month with another podium finish in Paris while at home, women’s team attain best finish
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339475/hong-kongs-top-fencer-ryan-choi-gets-year-solid-start-foil-world-cup-silver
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    [2026-01-11 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Dutch passenger dies after collapsing on Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong
    Snippet: Man, 53, collapsed on flight from Amsterdam and was later pronounced dead at hospital despite emergency first aid by cabin crew
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3339474/dutch-passenger-dies-after-collapsing-flight-hong-kong
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    [2026-01-11 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Asian Angle | Indonesia’s digital 2045 ambition rests on a fragile seabed spine
    Snippet: With few domestic repair ships and convoluted laws, Indonesia struggles to safeguard the 115,000km of cables powering its digital future
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3339417/indonesias-digital-2045-ambition-rests-fragile-seabed-spine
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    [2026-01-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China turns mega-project failure into defining moment in modern engineering
    Snippet: In rendezvous beneath the Yangtze River, a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine meets its stalled twin with just 2mm of vertical error
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339450/how-china-turned-mega-project-failure-defining-moment-modern-engineering
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    [2026-01-11 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Heightened tensions with China rattle Japan’s property market: analysts
    Snippet: Bilateral friction is expected to impact assets tied to tourism, including hotels and high-street retail shops, CBRE’s Chinatsu Hani says
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3339362/have-investors-missed-boat-japans-property-market-amid-tensions-china
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    [2026-01-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Indonesia eyes 6% growth in 2026, as a youth jobs ‘time bomb’ ticks
    Snippet: Economists have cast doubt on the ‘optimistic’ target as educated youth struggle to find work and manufacturing lay-offs neared 80,000
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3339414/indonesia-eyes-6-growth-2026-despite-jobs-time-bomb
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    [2026-01-11 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: How a sporting snub has rolled back India-Bangladesh relations - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/how-a-sporting-snub-has-rolled-back-india-bangladesh-relations/
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    [2026-01-11 09:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: New law bans China-based IT engineers from Pentagon cloud access - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/new-law-bans-china-based-it-engineers-from-pentagon-cloud-access/
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    [2026-01-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: How the US raid in Venezuela has triggered Brazilian fury and a Chinese opening
    Snippet: Latin America’s largest economy seeks ‘delicate balance’ between Trump’s ambitions and boosting ties with Beijing, its top trading partner
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339437/how-us-raid-venezuela-has-triggered-brazilian-fury-and-chinese-opening
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    [2026-01-11 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: South Korea walks a narrow bridge between China and Japan - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/south-korea-walks-a-narrow-bridge-between-china-and-japan/
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    [2026-01-11 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: Trial balloon: Japan PM Takaichi contemplates Feb. snap election - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/trial-balloon-japan-pm-takaichi-contemplates-feb-snap-election/
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    [2026-01-11 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: Beijing’s long game in a post-Maduro Venezuela - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/beijings-long-game-in-a-post-maduro-venezuela/
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    [2026-01-11 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: F-16 fighter crash brings fresh scrutiny to Taiwan’s ageing military equipment
    Snippet: Opposition politicians frame incident as readiness problem created by high operational tempo, ageing airframes and slow equipment delivery
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3339444/f-16-fighter-jet-crash-brings-fresh-scrutiny-taiwans-ageing-military-equipment
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    [2026-01-10 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Singapore steps up migrant worker reforms amid calls for deeper change
    Snippet: The government has rolled out a slew of new initiatives, such as improved safety and living conditions and better healthcare access
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3339451/singapore-steps-migrant-worker-reforms-amid-calls-deeper-change
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    [2026-01-10 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China calls on US to form united front against Japanese militarism
    Snippet: Tokyo is blurring the line between civilian and military sectors, undermining Beijing’s interests in Taiwan, state media account says
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339449/china-calls-us-form-united-front-against-japanese-militarism
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    [2026-01-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Taiwan to fortify key facilities and ramp up ammunition output to ward off PLA
    Snippet: Senior official says the island must be ready for drones and new grey-zone tactics as Trump fuels doubts about US commitment
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3339441/taiwan-fortify-critical-facilities-and-ramp-ammunition-output-ward-pla-pressure
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    [2026-01-10 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Deutsche Welle
    Title: Trump asema Marekani itaichukua Greenland ipende isipende
    Snippet: Rais wa Marekani Donald Trump ameendelea kusisitiza madai yake ya kutaka kukinyakua kisiwa cha Greenland, akisema Marekani lazima ichukue hatua hiyo ili kuzuia China au Urusi kupata udhibiti wa kisiwa hicho muhimu cha Aktiki.
    Read full article: https://www.dw.com/sw/trump-asema-marekani-itaichukua-greenland-ipende-isipende/a-75459780
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    [2026-01-10 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Hong Kong education summit to discuss impact of geopolitics on universities
    Snippet: City to host 2,500 delegates from more than 65 jurisdictions at Asia-Pacific Association for International Education conference
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3339443/hong-kong-education-summit-discuss-impact-geopolitics-universities
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    [2026-01-10 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: North Korea: the elephant in the room when Xi met Lee in Beijing
    Snippet: Lee Jae Myung and Xi Jinping found common ground on ‘one China’ but there was no word on what to do about Pyongyang
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339434/north-korea-elephant-room-when-xi-met-lee-beijing
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    [2026-01-10 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China woman who lost limbs in crash gives disabled staff jobs based on their strengths
    Snippet: 30-year-old who suffered 3 heart attacks, 14 rounds of surgery dresses like a ‘warrior’; is described as the ‘pride of all women’ online
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3339147/china-woman-who-lost-limbs-car-crash-assigns-disabled-staff-jobs-based-their-strengths
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    [2026-01-10 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Goodwill or necessity? Why is China slashing solar and battery subsidies?
    Snippet: Analysts expect policy will signal to Europe that Beijing is interested in serious trade relations and is a good partner
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339430/goodwill-or-necessity-why-china-slashing-solar-and-battery-subsidies
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    [2026-01-10 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Opinion | From memes to the streets: Gen Z’s fight back against corruption
    Snippet: Youth-led movements are too often treated as fleeting emotional outbursts, even though they express structured political demands
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3339386/memes-streets-gen-zs-fight-back-against-corruption
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    [2026-01-10 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Horse power: brands in China seek sales boost with Lunar New Year items
    Snippet: Distiller Kweichow Moutai among the companies launching limited-run Year of the Horse products to jolt revenues during the festive season
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339334/horse-power-chinese-brands-look-boost-sales-lunar-new-year-items
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    [2026-01-10 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China actor rejects US$2,800 mountain-climbing companion fee, plans to change jobs
    Snippet: Buff, struggling performer who adheres to a strict ‘non-sexual’ service policy plans to branch out into becoming a swimming buddy
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3338309/china-actor-rejects-us2800-fee-be-mountain-climbing-companion-plans-change-jobs
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    [2026-01-10 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Deutsche Welle
    Title: Trump ya sha alwashin karbe iko da Tsibirin Greenland
    Snippet: Trump da yake ganawa da manema labarai a ranar Juma'a ya ce idan Amurka ba ta karbe iko da tsibirin ba, to Rasha ko China za su yi hakan.
    Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ha/trump-ya-sha-alwashin-karbe-iko-da-tsibirin-greenland/a-75458963
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    [2026-01-10 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Indonesia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over AI porn concerns
    Snippet: Becoming the first government to bar access to Musk’s AI tool, Indonesia condemned non-consensual deepfakes as a human rights violation
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3339435/indonesia-blocks-elon-musks-grok-chatbot-over-ai-porn-concerns
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    [2026-01-10 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: System failure at Malaysia-Singapore border leaves thousands stranded
    Snippet: Intermittent faults had plagued the system for days before a total crash caused weekend misery for thousands
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3339433/system-failure-malaysia-singapore-strands-thousands-travellers
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    [2026-01-10 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Soaring healthcare costs in the Philippines: are doctors’ fees to blame?
    Snippet: Doctors have hit back, saying that they are being unfairly blamed for deeper systemic failures in healthcare financing
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339405/healthcare-costs-soar-philippines-are-doctors-fees-blame
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    [2026-01-10 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: ‘Leave, go’: Australia declares state of disaster amid bushfires
    Snippet: Emergency crews can now force evacuations as conditions rivalled the infamous ‘Black Summer’ blazes of 2019-2020
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3339429/australia-declares-state-disaster-bushfires-rip-through-victoria-state-leave-go
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    [2026-01-10 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: How China’s global investment model is changing – and what it means for the yuan
    Snippet: The trade war, weak domestic demand and stronger policy support push more firms to invest overseas, with growing implications for currency
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3339333/how-chinas-global-investment-model-changing-and-what-it-means-yuan
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    [2026-01-10 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: ‘Something has to give’: Iran on the brink as protest fury mounts
    Snippet: Weakened by conflict with Israel and a plummeting currency, analysts say the regime faces a choice between radical reform or collapse
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3339404/protest-fury-pushes-iran-edge-social-revolution
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    [2026-01-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Our cheat sheet for what to do in Hong Kong, January 11-17
    Snippet: Disney on Ice skates into town, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon takes over, and Cristal Room hosts a star Beijing chef
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3339304/our-cheat-sheet-what-do-hong-kong-january-11-17
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    [2026-01-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: ‘No taste’: Malaysia’s Life of Pi and Squid Game artists warn against AI rush
    Snippet: After viewers slammed AI-enhanced films for looking ‘cheap’, local experts warn that algorithms serve profit, not storytelling
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3339379/no-taste-malaysias-life-pi-and-squid-game-artists-warn-against-ai-rush
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    [2026-01-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Review of Meta-Manus deal underscores China’s tightening grip on AI exports
    Snippet: AI agent start-up may face half a year of regulatory checks on data security, dual-use technologies and overseas investment rules: analysts
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3339335/review-meta-manus-deal-underlines-chinas-tightening-grip-ai-exports
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    [2026-01-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China-led team replicates human embryo ‘invasion’ of the womb for the first time
    Snippet: Scientists create a ‘mini-womb’ 3D model on a microfluidic chip which could lead to treatments for women affected by infertility
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339247/china-led-team-replicates-human-embryo-invasion-womb-first-time
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    [2026-01-10 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: North Korea revives drone claims in rebuff to Seoul’s outreach
    Snippet: Analysts dismiss the ‘implausible’ breach involving low-tech devices as a ploy, backing Seoul’s denial that its military was involved
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3339423/north-korea-revives-drone-claims-rebuff-seouls-outreach
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    [2026-01-10 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Meow arriving: Japan railway’s newest cat stationmaster clocks in
    Snippet: Yontama is the third cat to become stationmaster on the Kishigawa Line in Wakayama prefecture after the death of her predecessor last year
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3339388/all-aboard-cat-train-japan-railway-gets-new-feline-stationmaster
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    [2026-01-10 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Fisherman, defector or spy? Mystery ‘ghost ship’ discovery puzzles Japan
    Snippet: Korean writing on the boat led to conjecture that it was a ‘ghost ship’ similar to those that washed up on Japanese shores in the past
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3339354/body-capsized-boat-found-japan-waters-raise-spectre-north-korean-ghost-ships
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    [2026-01-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China tutoring school links civil service exam success to higher bride prices
    Snippet: Wedding betrothal advertisement emblazoned on public bus sparks public anger; officials order institution to stop marketing campaign
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3338287/china-tutoring-schools-promotion-links-civil-service-exam-success-higher-bride-prices
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    [2026-01-10 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: India overtakes Japan in economic size – while prosperity trails far behind
    Snippet: Becoming the No 4 economy is a source of pride. Now, the race is on to turn statistical success into 8 million new jobs a year
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3339378/india-overtakes-japan-economic-size-prosperity-trails-far-behind
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    [2026-01-10 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: Capitalism at war: America’s foreign policy reckoning  - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/capitalism-at-war-americas-foreign-policy-reckoning/
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    [2026-01-10 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Kashmir turmoil
    Snippet: Tourists are returning to Gulmarg despite continuing threat of separatist violence
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/kashmir-turmoil
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    [2026-01-10 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: China plays rare-earth card on Japan, but keeps it subtle - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/china-plays-rare-earth-card-on-japan-but-keeps-it-subtle/
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    [2026-01-10 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Asia Times
    Title: Venezuela crisis's impact on the Korean Peninsula peace process - Asia Times
    Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
    Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/venezuela-crisiss-impact-on-the-korean-peninsula-peace-process/
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