Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-19 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-19 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Asia’s fastest athlete and sprinter, Yupun Abeykoon, has officially tied the knot with Sara Mariadasan.
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[2025-12-19 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: बांग्लादेश में बीते साल अगस्त में शेख हसीना सरकार के पतन के बाद गठित अंतरिम सरकार के सत्ता संभालने के बाद से ही देश में भारत विरोध की लहर उठने लगी थी. लेकिन अब फरवरी में होने वाले संसदीय चुनाव से पहले छात्र नेताओं और सरकार के सलाहकारों की तल्ख टिप्पणियों ने दोनों देशों के आपसी संबंधों में कड़वाहट और बढ़ा दी है.
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[2025-12-19 19:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank of Japan lifts rates to 0.75 per cent – a 30-year high – ending zero-interest era, paving the way for further increases amid rising inflation
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[2025-12-19 19:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-19 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The officer became an unlikely internet sensation when a dashcam video showed him ripping apart a suspect’s car door ‘like a banana leaf’
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[2025-12-19 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Japan needs to consider developing its own nuclear weapons, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reportedly told journalists.
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[2025-12-19 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-19 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russia and China have continued to rapidly expand their bilateral relationship across economic, diplomatic, and people-to-people channels in 2025, with trade turnover exceeding $200 billion for a third consecutive year, Moscow’s ambassador to Beijing, Igor Morgulov, has told RT.
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[2025-12-19 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Zhejiang pavilion takes top honours at the RIBA Asia Pacific Awards, alongside a Hong Kong finalist celebrating the beauty of impermanence
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[2025-12-19 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian embassy in Cambodia says the false assertions could jeopardise Moscow-Bangkok ties and its citizens’ safety in Thailand
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[2025-12-19 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Newly formed pairing of Ye Zixuan and Yu Sen beaten narrowly by South Korean duo in play-off for place at Games in Milano Cortina
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[2025-12-19 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Breakthrough could shake-up global tech markets with nations able to run their own grids and break away from US dominance
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[2025-12-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Japan to Indonesia, excessive tourism has created issues in some of Asia’s travel hubs this year
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[2025-12-19 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Australian police are looking into a trip the two suspects made to Davao City, but Philippine officials say it is not connected to the shooting
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[2025-12-19 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New data shows Chinese arrivals to the Philippines hit 312,000 last year, only 18 per cent of pre-pandemic levels
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[2025-12-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Phuket is one of Southeast Asia’s most popular beach destinations, but at Trisara, one doesn’t have to compromise on privacy and luxury
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[2025-12-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Newly graduated officer with a canine partner called Fries shuns online fame, wants to focus on work, says he already has a girlfriend
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[2025-12-19 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A selection of photos from across Asia
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[2025-12-19 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-19 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Menteri Kependudukan dan Pembangunan Keluarga (Mendukbangga), Wihaji, menerbitkan surat edaran (SE) pemerintah daerah terkait gerakan ayah mengambil rapor anak ke sekolah. Wihaji mengatakan penerbitan edaran itu lantaran ada sekitar 25% anak Indonesia yang tumbuh tanpa figur ayah (fatherless).
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[2025-12-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The junta has been emboldened to strike as China, Russia and the US are looking the other way to serve their own interests, analysts say
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[2025-12-19 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Hong Kong Jimmy Lai’s trial verdict to China’s high-altitude tank threat, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2025-12-19 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the urban planning features essential to climate resilience, the demise of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, and the Legislative Council election
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[2025-12-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The four elephants deployed to lift debris in Aceh last week after flooding were also involved in the 2004 post-tsunami recovery efforts
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[2025-12-19 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soft US inflation data strengthens the case for monetary easing as the Hang Seng Index gains for a third day
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[2025-12-19 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-19 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hubungan Pakistan dan Afganistan merosot ke titik terendah dalam beberapa bulan terakhir, menyusul bentrokan mematikan lintas batas yang menewaskan puluhan orang. Sejumlah jalur perdagangan utama, termasuk pintu perbatasan Torkham dan Chaman, ditutup. Penutupan ini melumpuhkan arus barang, yang mengakibatkan lonjakan harga, dan memperdalam jurang ketegangan antara kedua negara.
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[2025-12-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts pushing Beijing’s vision for a new world order say nation can offer an ‘important alternative’ but it needs to improve its messaging
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[2025-12-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Mysterious’ footwear fashion item crafted to look identical to iconic dish takes culinary craftsmanship to a new level; includes ‘soft-boiled egg’
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[2025-12-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, a new gauge, highlights top drug makers on the mainland for the first time
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[2025-12-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The changes target high-stakes national security cases amid mounting criticism over delays and alleged bias
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[2025-12-19 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key provisions target contracts with Chinese biotech companies and outbound investment in technologies with military applications in China
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[2025-12-19 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s battery makers raise prices amid lithium rebound and global AI energy demand
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[2025-12-19 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China chipmakers are projected to continue outspending the world on wafer fab equipment through 2027, report says
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[2025-12-19 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sharif Osman Hadi was attacked by assailants in Dhaka and airlifted to a hospital in the city state, where he succumbed to his injuries
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[2025-12-19 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing secures 7 million tonnes of soybeans, passing halfway mark of its US purchase agreement. However, little has been shipped so far
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[2025-12-19 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump calls for moon landing in 2028, lunar base thereafter, as China targets the end of the decade for its first crewed landing
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[2025-12-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), established in 1985, was conceived as a platform to promote regional cooperation among South Asia’s nations. Nearly four decades later, SAARC presents a mixed picture marked by vast unrealised potential, modest but meaningful prospects, and significant structural and political failures.
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[2025-12-19 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russian state media says it would take the weapon only 17 minutes to reach Nato headquarters in Brussels
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[2025-12-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The government’s response came after a senior security official suggested that Tokyo needed nuclear arms to deter potential aggressors
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[2025-12-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After a turbulent year, experts expect continued disruption to reshape global influence, testing alliances and altering the balance of power
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[2025-12-19 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US State Department approves massive deal that includes billions in Himars and howitzer equipment, drones and software
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[2025-12-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says it is now granting longer permits giving foreign companies easier access to vital minerals, but many details remain unclear
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[2025-12-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commerce authorities vow to defend firms such as Nuctech and CRRC, while Beijing continues talks with Brussels over EV tariffs
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[2025-12-19 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د پاکستان او افغانستان اړیکې په وروستیو میاشتو کې تر ټولو ټیټې کچې ته رسېدلي دي، وروسته له هغې چې د پولې دواړو غاړو کې په خونړیو نښتو کې لسګونه کسان ووژل شول. د تورخم او چمن په څېر مهمې سوداګریزې لارې تړل شوې دي. دې وضعیت سوداګري زیانمنه کړې، بیې یې لوړې کړې او سیاسي واټن یې لا ژور کړی دی.
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[2025-12-19 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From EU-China trade ties to Laos securing approval to export durians, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
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[2025-12-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry
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