[2025-12-26 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Japan stabbing rampage leaves 15 injured at Yokohama rubber factory

Snippet: Authorities confirm injuries after a weapon and ‘spray-like liquid’ attack. Local media report one man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3337831/japan-stabbing-rampage-leaves-14-injured-yokohama-rubber-factory

[2025-12-26 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand rediscovers ‘extinct’ flat-headed cat after three decades

Snippet: Elusive feline spotted with cub, offering hope for endangered species’ survival

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3337829/thailand-rediscovers-extinct-flat-headed-cat-after-30-years

[2025-12-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China opens shopping centre on Woody Island in disputed Paracels

Snippet: 6,000 square metre complex is latest Chinese civilian facility on South China Sea island after first hardware store and hotpot restaurant

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337811/china-opens-shopping-centre-woody-island-disputed-paracels-south-china-sea

[2025-12-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China aircraft carrier allows use of naked flames for TCM therapy popular with troops

Snippet: Military chiefs describe flames used in cupping treatment as ‘necessary fire’; say strict fire prevention code enforced on ship

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3337781/china-aircraft-carrier-allows-use-naked-flames-tcm-therapy-which-popular-among-troops

[2025-12-26 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Lima Tahun Kudeta, Junta Myanmar Gelar Pemilu Kontroversial

Snippet: Myanmar membuka kembali kotak suara di tengah dentum senjata. Tahap ketiga pemungutan suara pemilihan umum dijadwalkan pada 25 Januari 2026, sementara perang saudara masih mengoyak jiran Asia Tenggara itu. Kabar ini disampaikan media pemerintah pada Jumat (26/12), mengutip pernyataan junta militer yang berkuasa.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/id/lima-tahun-kudeta-myanmar-gelar-pemilu-yang-kontroversial/a-75308333

[2025-12-26 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Launch window opens for China’s space companies as LandSpace advances IPO

Snippet: LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/ipo-quote-profile/article/3337821/launch-window-opens-chinas-private-space-companies-landspace-advances-ipo

[2025-12-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China bolsters e-cigarette regulations to smoke out non-compliance

Snippet: The draft policy would cut down on excess capacity within e-cigarette sector and tighten enforcement of standards in production and export

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3337797/china-bolsters-e-cigarette-regulations-smoke-out-non-compliance

[2025-12-26 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Kim, ameagiza uzalishaji zaidi wa makombora mwaka 2026

Snippet: Taarifa kutoka katika chombo cha habari cha umma nchini Korea Kaskazini zimeripoti kuwa kiongozi wa taifa hilo Kim Jong Un ameagiza ‘kuongeza' na kuboresha uzalishaji wa makombora ya nchi hiyo mwaka ujao, pamoja na ujenzi wa viwanda zaidi ili kukidhi mahitaji yanayoongezeka. Katika ziara yake katika viwanda vya silaha akiwa na maafisa waandamizi, Shirika la Habari la Korea (KCNA) limesema Kim ameagiza viwanda hivyo kukidhi ‘mahitaji yanayotarajiwa katika uendeshaji wa vikosi vya makombora na mizinga vya taifa'.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/sw/kiongozi-wa-korea-kaskazini-kim-ameagiza-uzalishaji-zaidi-wa-makombora-mwaka-2026/a-75308280

[2025-12-26 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Udang RI Kembali Ditarik di AS, Karena Dugaan Radioaktif

Snippet: Produk udang asal Indonesia kembali ditarik dari peredaran di Amerika Serikat (AS). Otoritas Pengawas Obat dan Makanan AS (FDA) mengumumkan penarikan puluhan ribu kemasan udang beku mentah yang diduga terpapar zat radioaktif cesium-137 (Cs-137).

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/id/udang-ri-kembali-ditarik-di-as-karena-dugaan-radioaktif/a-75308252

[2025-12-26 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Outside In | As the US pursues unilateralism, China faces challenging task as Apec host

Snippet: China’s return as Apec chair is an opportunity to show that both the organisation and its message of multilateralism are as relevant as ever

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3337421/us-pursues-unilateralism-china-faces-challenging-task-apec-host

[2025-12-26 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Top biotech scientist Chen Xiaoyuan denies harassment claim, says he will appeal

Snippet: Professor is the subject of social media claims and counterclaims after NUS alleged his behaviour was ‘unsolicited and unwanted’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337808/top-biotech-scientist-chen-xiaoyuan-denies-sexual-harassment-claim-says-he-will-appeal

[2025-12-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing municipality eases home purchase curbs to shore up sluggish market

Snippet: China’s property sector, once a pillar of economic growth, has been on a downward trajectory since the second half of 2021

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337794/beijing-municipality-eases-home-purchase-curbs-shore-sluggish-market

[2025-12-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Power, protests and policy shake-ups shape Indonesia’s 2025

Snippet: President Prabowo Subianto asserts his authority as he navigates the global stage and domestic challenges in his first full year in office

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337718/indonesia-2025-year-collision-and-contrast-prabowo-takes-charge

[2025-12-26 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In South Korea, vouchers to curb county’s falling population draw new residents

Snippet: Officials in Okcheon, however, are looking to identify fake residents who change addresses without moving in

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3337796/south-korea-vouchers-curb-countys-falling-population-draw-new-residents

[2025-12-26 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia’s Najib sentenced to 15 years in jail for abuse of power in 1MDB saga

Snippet: The ruling comes after a years-long trial in the financial fraud that saw more than US$4.5 billion plundered from the state fund

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337795/malaysias-najib-found-guilty-abuse-power-charge-final-1mdb-case

[2025-12-26 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Yoon faces 10-year jail term in South Korea over first of 4 failed coup trials

Snippet: During a hearing, Yoon appears tense and laughs in disbelief as special prosecutors present the charges in his first trial

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337790/south-koreas-ex-president-yoon-faces-10-year-jail-over-first-4-failed-coup-trials

[2025-12-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing extends Mars mission lead; stranded crew returns: China’s year in space

Snippet: From the US-China race to bring rocks back from Mars to a ‘tit-for-tat’ orbital stand-off, here are some of the year’s most notable space stories

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337321/beijing-extends-mars-mission-lead-stranded-astronauts-back-home-chinas-year-space

[2025-12-26 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: As India’s US$70 million obesity drug market bulges, so does price war

Snippet: Pharmaceutical giants like Lilly and Nordisk are battling for dominance in India’s weight-loss market with price cuts and early launches

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3337789/indias-us70-million-obesity-drug-market-bulges-so-does-price-war

[2025-12-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In world first, Chinese surgeons save patient’s ear with graft onto foot

Snippet: The ear was torn off in an industrial accident and was successfully reattached to the woman’s scalp several months later

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337620/chinese-surgeons-become-first-graft-patients-ear-her-foot-after-accident

[2025-12-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China village imposes ‘unjust’ fines for out-of-province marriage, cohabitation

Snippet: Village committee accused of being ‘crazy for money’ after seeking to impose fines for being ‘rowdy while drinking’ and ‘spreading rumours’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3336870/china-village-imposes-unjust-fines-out-province-marriage-and-cohabitation

[2025-12-26 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Video | Finger-lickin’ good KFC on the Christmas menu for millions in Japan

Snippet: Christmas Eve is KFC’s busiest day in Japan. Millions of families visit branches across the country to enjoy special holiday menus

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3337779/finger-lickin-good-kfc-christmas-menu-millions-japan

[2025-12-26 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Israel’s rising air defence sales become its ‘most potent’ foreign policy weapon

Snippet: With more countries increasingly turning to Israel for their air defence systems, they cannot afford to isolate the Middle East power

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337726/israels-rising-air-defence-sales-become-its-most-potent-foreign-policy-weapon

[2025-12-26 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s reusable rocket failure, PLA growth leaves US ‘vulnerable’: 7 highlights

Snippet: From Hong Kong’s crowded border at Christmas to jailed ex-Malaysian PM’s request rejected, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3337771/chinas-reusable-rocket-failure-plas-growth-leaves-us-vulnerable-scmps-7-highlights

[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Japan’s US$782 billion budget to boost military firepower, tame inflation

Snippet: The budget comes as the market worries about Prime Minister Takaichi’s big spending policies adding to Japan’s public debt

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3337764/japans-record-us782-billion-budget-boost-military-firepower-tame-inflation

[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China vows to keep up the fight after record ‘tigers’ caught in corruption net

Snippet: Politburo agrees to push forward campaign and calls for graft-busters to provide ‘guarantee’ for nation’s economic and social development

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337759/china-vows-keep-fight-after-record-number-tigers-caught-corruption-net

[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s Comac to team up with China Eastern for bigger C919 variant, sources say

Snippet: Comac’s stretched model, expected to be dubbed the C919-800, could target lucrative Asian routes and seat more than 200 passengers

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3337728/chinas-c919-maker-teams-china-eastern-bigger-variant-cards-sources

[2025-12-26 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Don’t embarrass Malaysia’: minister furious over public littering

Snippet: Nga Kor Ming stressed that urban cleanliness was crucial for national image ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3337757/minister-lashes-out-public-litterers-dont-embarrass-malaysia

[2025-12-26 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Firmer yuan fuels share gains on bets Beijing will tolerate appreciation

Snippet: Chinese equities edged higher on Friday, led by BYD, after the offshore yuan climbed through 7 per dollar for the first time since 2024

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337755/firmer-yuan-fuels-chinese-share-gains-bets-beijing-will-tolerate-appreciation

[2025-12-26 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | West is getting on the same page as China for children’s social media use

Snippet: Governments face the same problem: how to let young people grow up in a connected world, around products not designed with their well-being in mind

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3337434/west-getting-same-page-china-childrens-social-media-use

[2025-12-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency

Snippet: Chinese team is first outside the US to cross key threshold that determines whether practical quantum computers can work reliably at scale

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337742/chinas-new-quantum-computer-hits-stability-milestone-beating-google-efficiency

[2025-12-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Can’t buy true love’: Chinese man abducted as child returns to birth family after reunion

Snippet: Now 26, man says he ‘feels a deep sense of belonging’ after being reunited; works as volunteer with group who help find missing children

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3336781/cant-buy-true-love-chinese-man-abducted-child-returns-birth-family-after-reunion

[2025-12-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Maximum deterrence’: why North Korea just revealed its new nuclear submarine

Snippet: The unprecedented transparency from the normally secretive country shows a shift in North Korean defence strategy, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337712/north-koreas-new-nuclear-sub-reveal-bid-counter-us-south-korean-naval-power

[2025-12-26 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Will Japan cave in to Olympics opposition? | South China Morning Post

Snippet: Tokyo 2020 Olympic GamesTokyo 2020 Olympic GamesOverviewLatest NewsSee all knowledgeOverviewLatest NewsSUBSCRIBETokyo 2020 Olympic GamesThe Greatest Show on Earth + FOLLOWRegister and follow to be notified the next time content from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is published.Link CopiedOther Sport26 Dec 2025Chinese diving star Chen Yuxi says she has been threatened, denies ‘connections’Sport31 Oct 2025Chinese swimmers’ doping tests: Wada launches Operation Puncture to probe leakOther Sport29 Apr 2025China women’s volleyball coach Zhao says ‘hard work’ can take team back to topOther Sport18

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/knowledge/events/tokyo-2020-olympic-games

[2025-12-26 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Will Trump’s battleship plan deter China or is it just a pipe dream?

Snippet: Donald Trump unveils new class of ship meant to ‘inspire fear in America’s enemies’, but analysts say the initiative faces huge hurdles

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337739/golden-fleet-will-trumps-battleship-plan-deter-china-or-it-just-pipe-dream

[2025-12-26 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Macroscope | Why Wall Street remains bullish on China amid economic slowdown

Snippet: Just because fund managers were too bearish on China doesn’t mean their concerns were misplaced – economic fundamentals matter

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3337436/has-chinas-stock-market-gone-uninvestable-irresistible

[2025-12-26 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Little Manila time capsules in California's Stockton tell stories - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/little-manila-time-capsules-in-stockton-california-tell-stories/

[2025-12-26 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Advice to Trump on the next steps for engagement with Pyongyang - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/advice-to-trump-on-the-next-steps-for-engagement-with-pyongyang/

[2025-12-26 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: All hail the Panama Canal, a frontline in the US-China trade war - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/all-hail-the-panama-canal-a-frontline-in-the-us-china-trade-war/

[2025-12-26 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Ball in French court’: Russia makes ‘proposal’ over jailed NGO researcher

Snippet: Laurent Vinatier is in prison in Russia and facing more spying allegations, but Moscow says it has reached out to Paris

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3337745/russia-makes-proposal-france-over-jailed-ngo-researcher-vinatier

[2025-12-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military maglev achieves 0-700km/h acceleration in less than 2 seconds

Snippet: Feat seen to catapult China into global top tier of ultra-high-speed maglev technology and unlock new possibilities for hyperloop transport

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337735/chinas-record-smashing-maglev-achieves-0-700km/h-acceleration-less-2-seconds

[2025-12-26 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Momen Natal, Prabowo Minta Doa bagi Korban Bencana

Snippet: Presiden Prabowo Subianto menyampaikan ucapan selamat Hari Natal 2025 kepada seluruh umat kristiani di Indonesia dan di berbagai belahan dunia. Ia berharap perayaan Natal membawa pengharapan dan kekuatan bagi sesama.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/id/momen-natal-prabowo-minta-doa-bagi-korban-bencana/a-75303879

[2025-12-26 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Christmas under fire’: Ukraine, Russia report fatal air strikes

Snippet: Ukraine has been warding off a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3337736/christmas-under-fire-ukraine-russia-report-fatal-air-strikes

[2025-12-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Mercedes-Benz buys US$191 million stake in Chinese autonomous driving developer

Snippet: The German carmaker obtains a 3 per cent stake in Chongqing Qianli Technology

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337719/mercedes-benz-acquires-stake-chinese-autonomous-driving-developer-us191-million

[2025-12-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UBTech’s US$237 million Fenglong deal tightens humanoid robot supply chain

Snippet: Hong Kong-listed UBTech is buying a 43 per cent stake in Zhejiang Fenglong, as China’s robotics firms increasingly eye A-share acquisitions

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337708/ubtechs-us237-million-fenglong-deal-tightens-humanoid-robot-supply-chain

[2025-12-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Tracing China’s long links with Kenya, from Admiral Zheng He to belt and road

Snippet: National museum in Nairobi celebrates 620th anniversary of Ming dynasty navigator’s voyages and 62 years of modern bilateral ties

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337689/exhibition-traces-chinas-long-links-kenya-admiral-zheng-he-belt-and-road

[2025-12-25 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Makin Dekat dengan Taiwan, Jepang Picu Amarah Cina

Snippet: Kunjungan sekelompok politisi senior Jepang ke Taiwan mengundang kecaman pemerintah di Beijing, karena dianggap sebagai bentuk campur tangan Tokyo dalam urusan dalam negeri Cina.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/id/makin-dekat-dengan-taiwan-jepang-picu-amarah-cina/a-75301462

[2025-12-25 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Can Catholic Church and Vietnamese state finally coexist? - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/can-catholic-church-and-vietnamese-state-finally-coexist/

[2025-12-25 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: With 1MDB verdict due, will Malaysia’s Najib have to ‘prepare for the worst’?

Snippet: The High Court will rule on abuse of power and money laundering charges, with Najib facing the prospect of lengthy prison terms if found guilty

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3337730/1mdb-verdict-due-will-malaysias-najib-have-prepare-worst

[2025-12-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China broadens foreign investment list in renewed pitch for overseas capital

Snippet: The catalogue, which lists the sectors carrying policy incentives for overseas investors, has hundreds of new entries, many in advanced manufacturing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3337727/china-sharpens-sales-pitch-overseas-investment-new-list-sought-after-sectors

[2025-12-25 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Korea Utara Pamerkan Kapal Selam Nuklir Pertama

Snippet: Korea Utara memamerkan kemajuan terbaru dalam pembangunan kapal selam bertenaga nuklir, sebuah langkah yang menandai eskalasi baru dalam persaingan militer di Semenanjung Korea. Pameran ini muncul di tengah ketegangan yang meningkat dengan Korea Selatan, yang juga tengah mengupayakan teknologi serupa dengan dukungan Amerika Serikat.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/id/korea-utara-pamer-kapal-selam-nuklir-adu-kuat-dengan-korea-selatan/a-75300933