Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-10 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US champions AI as an autonomous agent, a content creator. China exports a vision of AI as a digital nervous system for the real economy
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[2025-12-10 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With China’s stock rally fading, markets are pinning their hopes on the Central Economic Work Conference for signs of clearer policy support
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[2025-12-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company founder Zhu Qiuguo says the new funding would be used for research and the recruitment of top robotics talent
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[2025-12-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wu Hailong tells forum that Tokyo ‘has never truly reflected on or repented its crimes of aggression’ during World War II
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[2025-12-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Local level government staff make printouts of colleagues’ faces to circumvent clocking-in system, triggering backlash
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[2025-12-10 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Southern province in Greater Bay Area has fallen short of national average since 2021, but new proposals pin hope on hi-tech industries
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[2025-12-10 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both will face Japanese opponents in round 1 while Hongkongers Wong Chun-ting, Doo Hoi-kem open mixed doubles campaign against top seeds
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[2025-12-10 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After Yoon Suk-yeol wasted millions on a move critics linked to fortune-tellers, the presidential office is returning to its historic home
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[2025-12-10 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HSBC Private Bank sets a target of 31,000 for the Hang Seng Index next year, representing a 22 per cent gain from Tuesday’s close
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[2025-12-10 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PM Albanese called the ban, which is being closely watched by other nations considering similar measures, ‘a proud day’ for families
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[2025-12-10 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Unique’ Chinese efficiency turns European firm’s vision into reality by building the world’s first large-scale silica-removal technology
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[2025-12-10 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unless the two superpowers reach a long-term solution to trade tensions, smaller companies and economies will get caught in the crossfire
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[2025-12-10 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides have been trading barbs following a stand-off between fighters during Saturday’s training exercise involving the Liaoning carrier
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[2025-12-10 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tokyo Cement Group’s longstanding commitment to social progress and sustainability was honoured with a CSR Brand of the Year Merit Award at the SLIM Brand Excellence 2025 Awards ceremony held recently.
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[2025-12-10 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Phone call brings ‘relief’ to parent, though officials still will not say where the child is being held
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[2025-12-10 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: As Forças Armadas da Coreia do Sul disseram nesta terça-feira (09/12) que sete aeronaves militares russas e duas chinesas entraram na Zona de Identificação de Defesa Aérea, mas não violaram o espaço aéreo do país.
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[2025-12-10 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Breakthrough hailed for meeting ‘emergency communication needs in obstructed conditions such as valleys and dense forests’
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[2025-12-10 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 20 tour groups from Hong Kong were in the country when 7.5-magnitude tremor hit northern Japan, triggering megaquake warning
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[2025-12-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Orangutans have disappeared since landslides struck Sipirok in North Sumatra province
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[2025-12-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: James Politi in Washington
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[2025-12-10 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Liaoning aircraft carrier’s unique route to the retirement of Asia’s fastest man, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage
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[2025-12-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX
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[2025-12-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island’s legislature moves to deter rise in intentional sabotage, which now carries a prison sentence of up to seven years
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[2025-12-09 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At a recent summit, the economist said China has been a ‘benefactor’ by lowering the cost of technology for developing economies
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[2025-12-09 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The advisory urges preparedness for a possible large quake and tsunami, recalling the 2011 disaster that destroyed Fukushima’s nuclear plant
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[2025-12-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tributes to the ‘distinguished architectural educator, scholar and curator’ from Syracuse University say he was killed on Monday
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[2025-12-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As governments revive tariffs as a policy weapon, the cost will ultimately be borne by consumers, warns Hong Kong tycoon Victor Fung
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[2025-12-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese businesses in China are under pressure amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan, but they have dealt with political tensions for years
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[2025-12-09 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bai is the second senior figure from Huarong to be put to death for corruption following the execution of Lai Xiaomin in 2021
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[2025-12-09 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media reported seven people were on board at the time of the crash
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[2025-12-09 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Makers of fast-moving goods must look to lower-tier cities for growth as deflation persists, Bain & Co and Kantar Worldpanel say
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[2025-12-09 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2025-12-09 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prabowo’s government is ‘busy bragging about its quick reaction’ while deaths mount and people suffer from lack of aid, critics say
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[2025-12-09 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese defence ministry cites annual joint strategic patrol with Russia, hours after South Korea says aircraft did not violate airspace
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[2025-12-09 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Argumentative couple stage ‘accident’ in remote location but their ill-conceived criminal scheme unravels when police step in
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[2025-12-09 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wellington says ship was to carry out surveillance and deterrence activities to bolster UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea
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[2025-12-09 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocates warned that deporting Greggy Sorio, who lost a toe and 10kg while held in US immigration custody, would be a ‘death sentence’
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[2025-12-09 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia’s customs chief reminds citizens about undeclared goods, saying personal items are ‘not a magic spell for duty-free immunity’
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[2025-12-09 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The cause is under investigation, but witnesses reported seeing a battery spark in the testing area of the building belonging to a drone company
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[2025-12-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing-based Z.ai said its work in ‘teaching AI how to use a smartphone’ dates back to early 2023
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[2025-12-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prosecutors accuse Cezarah ‘Sarah’ Discaya of pocketing millions for a government-funded flood control project that was never built
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[2025-12-09 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Filipino envoy in city also says Manila can move ‘quickly’ once Hong Kong has processed the necessary papers for worker killed in blaze
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[2025-12-09 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: To truly harness their potential, countries across the continent seeking to industrialise must develop education and infrastructure in tandem
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[2025-12-09 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail investors oversubscribe crypto exchange operator’s offering despite China central bank’s tough stance on virtual assets
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[2025-12-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bi Jingquan, who received an international award for promoting innovation, has also been removed from public office over corruption charges
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[2025-12-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A watchdog alleges the company colluded with ex-ministers to inflate costs and siphon off US$74 million from the Pokhara airport project
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[2025-12-09 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities have appealed to Interpol for help to find brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, who escaped to Phuket
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[2025-12-09 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Billie Tsien, founding partner of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, tells of designing the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre and the Obama Presidential Centre
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[2025-12-09 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Dalam beberapa pekan terakhir, siklon tropis di Asia Selatan dan Asia Tenggara menimbulkan hujan deras dan banjir yang menewaskan sedikitnya 1.800 orang, membuat lebih dari satu juta warga mengungsi, serta berdampak pada hampir 11 juta orang.
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[2025-12-09 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China is witnessing a surge of interest and strategic investment in the deployment of humanoid robots
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