Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-05 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials target greater international influence for country’s basketball, and want China’s men’s team to play in Olympics regularly by 2035
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[2025-12-05 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field
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[2025-12-05 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours
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[2025-12-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Acrid smog chokes Delhi’s skyline each winter, when cool air traps a deadly mix of pollutants from crop burning, factories, and traffic
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[2025-12-05 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PT Peter Metal director Lin Jingzhang faces investigation after domestic scrap caused caesium-137 contamination and US export recalls
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[2025-12-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dispute around new Chinese embassy will be key test of London’s ability to bring bilateral relations out of ‘Ice Age’, according to analysts
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[2025-12-05 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Setengah miliar dolar, atau Rp8,3 triliun, sedang disiapkan raksasa telekomunikasi Ooredo untuk berekspansi di Qatar. Duit tersebut akan membiayai pembangunan saluran serat optik terestrial baru, yang membentang dari Semenanjung Arab hingga Eropa.
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[2025-12-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China once exported cheap goods to Europe – now, French leader urges its firms to transfer tech expertise
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[2025-12-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Capital from the government and Big Tech firms is set to make up for any lack of market-driven capital, analysts say
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[2025-12-04 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Aksi demonstrasi dua kubu pecah di Seoul pada Rabu (03/12). Baik para pendukung mantan presiden Yoon Suk Yeol maupun pendukung penggantinya, Lee Jae-myung, turun ke jalan saat Korea Selatan menandai satu tahun sejak Yoon mengeluarkan deklarasi darurat militer yang hanya bertahan singkat. Peristiwa itu telah memicu krisis politik di Korsel.
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[2025-12-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Governor Pan Gongsheng says policy must prioritise the domestic economy, warning against ‘excessive policy swings’ that could undermine long-term stability
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[2025-12-04 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two countries have disagreed over water supply for decades, such as the perceived low prices charged by Malaysia’s Johor
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[2025-12-04 22:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fraudsters leveraging India’s cost advantages and skilled workforce create a systemic risk for legitimate businesses, analysts warn
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[2025-12-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ruski predsjednik Vladimir Putin od ovog četvrtka (4.12.) je u dvodnevnom posjetu Indiji: on na taj način ističe partnerstvo Moskve i New Delhija koje, unatoč geopolitičkim potresima, traje već skoro osam desetljeća. Na poziv indijskog premijera Narendre Modija šef Kremlja bi trebao u indijskoj prijestolnici prisustvovati 23. godišnjem summitu Indija-Rusija.
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[2025-12-04 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IndiGo blamed the disruption on ‘unforeseen operational challenges’ including technical glitches, adverse weather and new rules for workers
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[2025-12-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s wealthy are shifting more of their portfolios offshore, as they seek to hedge slowing growth, policy risks and low yields at home
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[2025-12-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai-based MetaX set its IPO pricing at 104.66 yuan, according to a company filing on Wednesday
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[2025-12-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Putin ameitoa kauli hiyo katika mahojiano na kituo cha televisheni cha India Today, kabla ya kuanza ziara yake mjini New Delhi Alhamisi. Hata hivyo, kulingana na Rais huyo wa Urusi, mazungumzo hayo yalibaki kuwa ''kazi ngumu.''
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[2025-12-04 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Rais wa Urusi, Vladimir Putin, anaanza ziara ya siku mbili nchini India katika juhudi za kuimarisha ushirikiano, hususan katika sekta ya ulinzi. Ziara hii inafanyika wakati India inakabiliwa na shinikizo kubwa kutoka Marekani ikiitaka New Delhi iachane na ununuzi wa mafuta kutoka Urusi.
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[2025-12-04 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 200 citizens revisited sites where soldiers stormed parliament in December 2024
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[2025-12-04 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Residents in New Delhi are demanding government action over poor air quality
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[2025-12-04 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Takaichi ‘still prevaricating’ by citing 1972 joint communique, Beijing says, urges that she retract wrong remarks ‘accurately and fully’
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[2025-12-04 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Президент России Владимир Путин пообещал продолжить захват украинских территорий. Самопровозглашенные Донецкая и Луганская "народные республики" ("ДНР" и "ЛНР) "будут освобождены в любом случае", заявил Путин. "Все к этому сводится. Либо мы вооруженным путем освободим эти территории. Либо украинские войска покинут эти территории и прекратят там воевать", - цитирует российское государственное агентство ТАСС высказывания главы Кремля в интервью индийскому телеканалу India Today.
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[2025-12-04 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spat began when Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in Taiwan Strait, leading Beijing to issue a travel warning
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[2025-12-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The KDramaDate platform offers curated outings with Korean men, including one of an ‘intimate experience’ at a motel or client’s home
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[2025-12-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Confucian trained ‘Wen Dao’ weighs potential societal costs of rule that seals records of convicted drug users
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[2025-12-04 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Serious structural defects and inefficient bureaucracy tainted by corruption are common in the region, fire safety experts say
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[2025-12-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The combined wealth of mainland China’s billionaires soars 22 per cent to US$1.77 trillion; Hong Kong’s ultra-rich population rises
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[2025-12-04 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Penang anticipates a surge in year-end visitors, with events and food-driven itineraries boosting hotel bookings
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[2025-12-04 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors
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[2025-12-04 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a floating restaurant’s final ‘dangerous’ dinner to Franz Ferdinand’s Hong Kong gig, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2025-12-04 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Increased audit sees super-rich buyers favouring art and wine over Bentleys and private jets, adopting a discreet lifestyle
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[2025-12-04 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consumer retailers, carmakers and internet companies are expected to bear the brunt of fund outflows
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[2025-12-04 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The aide is accused of receiving cash and gifts as inducement to help the businessman secure mineral exploration projects
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[2025-12-04 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the prime minister is known for her extreme work routine, she has also sparked a fashion frenzy among young women in Japan
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[2025-12-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HashKey is likely to debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange within the next two to three months ‘if it receives adequate investor interest’
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[2025-12-04 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists conduct study in ‘home of Chinese dinosaurs’, discover that flat rocks with ‘chicken claw’ prints are from Jurassic period
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[2025-12-04 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong ‘must be able to cultivate solidarity and strength to move forward from grief’, liaison office deputy director says
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[2025-12-04 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin dijadwalkan tiba di India pada Kamis (04/12) untuk kunjungan selama dua hari. Hal ini menjadi sebuah sinyal kemitraan antara Moskow dan New Delhi, yang telah bertahan selama hampir delapan dekade di tengah gejolak geopolitik.
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[2025-12-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Relatives still waiting for answers 11 years after plane disappeared welcome news that the search will continue later this month
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[2025-12-04 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yasuo Ono’s nearly 60-year-old cake shop Emily, now in Owariasahi, Japan, thrives thanks to family support – and keeping things tasty
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[2025-12-04 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pair meet in Beijing for ‘candid and fruitful’ talks followed by the signing of 12 deals covering everything from nuclear power to pandas
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[2025-12-04 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28
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[2025-12-04 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Macron vile vile atafanya mazungumzo kuhusu mahusiano ya kibiashara na XI. Rais Macron ambaye anaizuru China kwa mara ya nne tangu aingie madarakani mwaka 2017, anatarajiwa pia kukutana na Waziri Mkuu Li Qiang kabla kusafiri kuelekea Chengdu.
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[2025-12-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some 55 per cent of those surveyed would rather not align with either superpower, while 48 per cent saw Trump as ‘a foe of Europe’
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[2025-12-04 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India is hosting the first international conference of the sixth Dalai Lama at his birthplace in disputed Himalayan area
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[2025-12-04 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China is Brazil’s top trading partner and is seeking to expand economic and political ties across the region amid tensions with the US
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[2025-12-04 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rates traders price in more than 90 per cent probability of a quarter-point reduction next week after private US labour market report
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[2025-12-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speakers at a conference pointed to the country’s advances in a number of fields, with one saying it could help support the Global South
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[2025-12-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Italian brand’s new menswear boutique joins its other outposts at the Hong Kong Island mall, creating an on-brand immersive experience
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