Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-24 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials say the two lions, two Asiatic black bears and one sun bear suffered from underfeeding and prolonged neglect at Thmor Dar Casino
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[2025-12-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Generals Chang Dingqiu and Guo Puxiao were not present at PLA promotions ceremony on Monday, footage broadcast by CCTV shows
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[2025-12-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rhodora Alcaraz earlier lauded by Philippine president as hero for her role in helping save three-month-old baby during last month’s fire
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[2025-12-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Cute and sweet’ exterior of 37-year-old actress hides an inner strength that saw her stand up to her ‘alcoholic’ father, philandering ex-boyfriend
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[2025-12-24 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zaldy Co, who is on the run, has been accused of being involved in the flood-control corruption scandal
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[2025-12-24 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new law, which will end years of near-exclusive state control, could unlock stalled investment and boost nuclear capacity, analysts say
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[2025-12-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asset restructuring aims to boost liquidity as mainland China developers face a prolonged property downturn
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[2025-12-24 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ex-prime minister has lost his case to have his imprisonment commuted to house arrest based on a supposed royal decree
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[2025-12-24 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election
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[2025-12-24 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Critics say the romantic comedy ‘Princess Goes to School’ risks softening perceptions of North Korea’s regime
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[2025-12-24 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The year 2025 delivered headline after headline in the Philippines — from the unprecedented impeachment of the country’s vice president, to one of the most unnerving corruption scandals that the nation has seen in years.
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[2025-12-24 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-24 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-24 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Hangzhou robot maker has entered the IPO ‘guidance’ phase, becoming the latest embodied intelligence start-up to eye an A-share listing.
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[2025-12-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow’s ambassador tells Beijing forum that relations between the two countries have reached their ‘highest level in history’
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[2025-12-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From EV battery giants in China venturing into shipbuilding to BYD’s ambitious plans in Brazil, here are seven EV stories you may have missed
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[2025-12-24 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘With news about bears growing, the number of customers who want to eat their meat has increased a lot,’ an eatery owner says
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[2025-12-24 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Moscow hit by second bombing in three days, following a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine
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[2025-12-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a world-leading statistician to a mathematics luminary, here are some experts who made the move
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[2025-12-24 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-24 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 56-year-old was a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ community and supported the abolition of the death penalty in the city state
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[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Long-held beliefs about animal fats being unhealthy are challenged as scientists discover consumption at moderate levels can have benefits
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[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The deal to acquire US$18.9 billion of assets is meant to reduce excessive competition and enhance efficiency among state-owned enterprises
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[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid Sino-Japanese tensions, woman describes treatment she received as ‘incredibly warm, genuine and professional’
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[2025-12-24 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Beredar konten viral melalui Facebook yang menampilkan foto pertemuan Presiden Prabowo Subianto dengan Presiden Brasil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Di unggahan tersebut, tertulis bahwa Indonesia mengeluarkan uang sebesar Rp16,7 triliun untuk memulihkan hutan rusak daerah tropis di Brasil.
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[2025-12-24 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Director Chong Keat Aun’s father trained the actress to create a talisman to ward off curses in ‘Mother Bhumi’
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[2025-12-24 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president instructs central SOEs to drive industrial upgrading while securing critical technologies and supply chains in the face of geopolitical risks
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[2025-12-24 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The main reason is that Japan has experienced several incidents … including bear attacks and earthquakes,’ Travel Industry Council says
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[2025-12-24 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Known as Jumbo for his length off the tee, Ozaki won 114 tournaments over the course of his distinguished career
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[2025-12-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emperor Hirohito should be held accountable, according to scholars who say the wartime ruler was shielded from prosecution by US policy
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[2025-12-24 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposal is likely to be endorsed at a party congress scheduled to take place in Hanoi next month
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[2025-12-24 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘For established domestic cosmetics companies attempting to expand abroad, progress is still in its early stages,’ CLSA’s Chris Gao says
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[2025-12-24 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A month after the disaster, residents are still struggling to recover as anger against Jakarta’s slow rescue response mounts
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[2025-12-24 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report adds that Americans’ security is threatened by Beijing’s development of its ‘historic military build-up’, including nuclear arsenal
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[2025-12-24 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors shrug off weaker US Federal Reserve easing hopes and bet on resilient corporate profits into 2026
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[2025-12-24 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US is playing down global warming and pushing its oil and gas on the world while China is helping others to adopt renewables
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[2025-12-24 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prosecution said Chinese national Liu Ming’s act was financed by a criminal syndicate
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[2025-12-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fan Enshi from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences also warns about the threat of ‘de-Sinicisation’ in US-led historical perspectives
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[2025-12-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 20-year-old rapper says being born, raised a woman caused her ‘deep discomfort’; hopes operation can ‘shine a light’, divides online opinion
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[2025-12-24 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GF Fund and E Fund have capped daily subscriptions at 10 yuan, while China Asset Management has stopped accepting new subscriptions
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[2025-12-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two aides’ testimonies give a rare insight into the thinking of the former president, who is charged with leading the ‘insurrection’
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[2025-12-24 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong is drawing cautious interest from buyers, while markets such as Shenzhen remain weighed down by persistent price declines
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[2025-12-24 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government’s plan to invest in people as well as physical assets is aimed at improving domestic demand while aiding low-income households
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[2025-12-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fast-growing robotics start-up expects to ship out 5,000 units in 2025 amid Beijing backing of the embodied intelligence industry
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[2025-12-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The party’s new chairwoman Cheng Li-wun has adopted a mainland-friendly tone but it remains to be seen if she can live up to Beijing’s hopes
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[2025-12-24 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many have also been imprisoned for disagreeing, including three youths sentenced to over 40 years each for hanging anti-election posters
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[2025-12-24 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Timeline reflects effort to preserve trade truce with Beijing rather than build leverage through faster import duty escalation, analysts say
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[2025-12-24 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong government’s office in Beijing provides advice and assistance in accordance with wishes of victim’s family
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[2025-12-24 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Lima hotel baru telah dibuka di Samjiyon, dekat perbatasan Cina. Saat meresmikan hotel-hotel ituKim Jong Un memuji "meningkatnya status” rakyat Korea Utara.
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