Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-16 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Video shows the men being pulled out of the well with ropes and a net for support
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[2025-12-16 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese authorities uncovered the drug in an international container at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, according to CCTV
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[2025-12-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Simple village girl from the country’s Dong ethnic minority is now a humble mother of two; her family have never tried to cash in on fame
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[2025-12-16 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-16 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police said a 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident in Terengganu state
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[2025-12-16 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-16 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tito Karnavian dismissed the US$60,000 aid package as ‘not much’ compared to Jakarta’s own disaster response, touching a raw nerve online
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[2025-12-16 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From ex-NBA player’s cancer treatment to backlash against Malaysia’s ‘moral police’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2025-12-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Proposed changes would also mandate alternative service for transgender and intersex people, a move that has sparked backlash
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[2025-12-16 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘There’s no shortage of cancer cases in this village,’ a worker, who has been sorting plastic in Xa Cau for a decade, says
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[2025-12-16 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss China’s record trade surplus so far this year, Hong Kong’s ambitions to be a cryptocurrency hub, and how to effectively curb social media overuse
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[2025-12-16 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: VigyanShaala International connects science and other experts with vulnerable children
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[2025-12-16 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-16 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commissioner’s office also writes to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, condemning their editorials on verdict
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[2025-12-16 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caution prevails as investors weigh China’s growth prospects after key economic data showed a deceleration across the board
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[2025-12-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysian scam victims are being targeted again by fraudsters posing as legal experts who promise high recovery rates
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[2025-12-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US accuses China of supplying Iran with dual-use components that could potentially support Tehran’s ballistic missile build-up
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[2025-12-16 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Recent shifts in Taiwan’s political environment and international attitudes suggest the time is right for cross-strait engagement
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[2025-12-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fearless 13-year-old tells anxious mother of drowning boy, 4, that she is ‘rather light’, ignoring danger to crawl onto thin ice
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[2025-12-16 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sajid Akram and his son Naveed had been radicalised by an ‘ideology of hate’
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[2025-12-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The cars, both pure EVs, can only navigate urban streets and highways in designated areas, according to the ministry
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[2025-12-16 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In Kim Jong-un’s public grief for fallen mine-clearers, observers see a strategic play to lock in a role in Russia’s post-war rebuilding
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[2025-12-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: App AQ integrates Apple and Huawei devices, adds family health profiles and smart reminders to boost user engagement
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[2025-12-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Wu expects boost from local fans as he looks to vie with Jerry Shang and Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong
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[2025-12-16 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president says he asked Chinese leader to consider freeing Lai, describing the jailed media executive as ‘an older man’ who is ‘not well’
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[2025-12-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ByteDance tops rivals Meituan and Alibaba in recruitments this year, according to professional social networking platform Maimai
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[2025-12-16 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington argues that targeted assistance and partnerships will deepen regional ties and deliver longer-term economic and security gains
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[2025-12-16 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The temperature has lowered after a downward spiral since Trump’s return to the White House, but relations may face ‘strong headwinds’ again
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[2025-12-16 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Paris pursues strategic autonomy and Beijing seeks national rejuvenation, both powers are poised to reimagine a new global order
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[2025-12-16 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Em meio às negociações para uma paz duradoura na Ucrânia, que prosseguem em Berlim neste domingo e nesta segunda-feira (15/12), ressurgiram os apelos para que a China desempenhe um papel mais construtivo para pôr fim à guerra.
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[2025-12-16 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government defends tariff package as vital to supporting domestic workers and producers, and not aimed at curbing imports from China
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[2025-12-16 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lai, 78, was mastermind behind three conspiracies to instigate international sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China, judges find
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[2025-12-16 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-16 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hii ni kesi muhimu zaidi inayohusu sheria tata ya Usalama wa Taifa iliyowekwa na China. Jimmy Lai mwenye umri wa miaka 78, anaweza kuhukumiwa kifungo cha maisha jela baada ya kukutwa na hatia ya kuchochea maandamano ya mwaka 2019 ya kudai demokrasia ambayo yalichukuliwa kama changamoto kubwa kwa utawala wa Beijing.
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[2025-12-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Western nations unlikely to hit city with more sanctions as they need Beijing’s cooperation to offset unfair US trade practices, experts say
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[2025-12-16 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling outlaws the feminist group from operating in Russia and puts anyone linked with them at risk of prosecution
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[2025-12-16 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Venue’s ranking, just nine months after debut, cements city’s status as Asia’s events capital, operator says
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[2025-12-16 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Attackers shot student leader Sharif Osman Hadi shortly after a date was announced for elections, following on from last year’s uprising
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[2025-12-16 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Designer says UAV can quickly penetrate target areas for reconnaissance and rely on stealth to send information from battle front lines
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[2025-12-16 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: खबर है कि दो यूक्रेनी बच्चों को उत्तर कोरिया में बने एक कैंप में भेजा गया था. यह कैंप उत्तर कोरियाई उच्च वर्ग के बच्चों के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाता है. कुछ विश्लेषक इन यूक्रेनी बच्चों को रूस और उत्तर कोरिया के प्रोपेगैंडा वॉर के मोहरे के तौर पर देखते हैं.
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[2025-12-16 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Tokyo spelling out in part its position on Taiwan to acclaimed author Liu Cixin discussing AI, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
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[2025-12-16 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former media boss tapped into vast political network for intervention against Beijing and Hong Kong, according to 857-page judgment
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[2025-12-16 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite ‘meaningful density improvements’ in its N+3 process, SMIC’s capabilities are still behind leading chipmakers TSMC and Samsung
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[2025-12-16 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advanced product is used in huge infrastructure projects but that has further reduced supply for overseas buyers like the US defence sector
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[2025-12-15 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Local governments are subsidising a portion of expensive treatments, but experts warn that cash handouts will not fix the economic pressure of raising a family
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[2025-12-15 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new US security strategy has sent shock waves through its allies and leaves Japan exposed
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[2025-12-15 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calls for greater focus on player workload after statement omits mention of schedule at WTT Finals in Hong Kong
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[2025-12-15 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Majaji watatu wa serikali walimkuta Lai aliye na umri wa miaka 78, na hatia ya kuungana na wenzake wengine kushirkiana kinyume cha sheria kuhatarisha usalama wa China pamoja na kuchapisha taarifa za uchochezi. Hata hivyo Lai ambae ni mpinzani mkubwa wa serikali ya Beijing amekanusha mashitaka yote dhidi yake.
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[2025-12-15 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Environmentalists and experts have highlighted the role forest loss played in deadly flash flooding and landslides
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