Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: India's youth-led "cockroach" movement said it would continue its protest demanding the resignation of the education minister on Tuesday, a day after violent protests disrupted central Delhi, injuring scores of protesters and police personnel.
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[2026-07-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will issue a statement on the Middle East crisis after expressing grave concern about the evolving situation, the Philippines' top diplomat said on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Omio hopes to use Granite-Integral's expertise in the Japanese and Southeast Asia markets, where it sees further growth potential in overseas tourism. (Photo by Koji Nozawa)
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[2026-07-21 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: BEIJING — Beijing summoned the ambassador of the Philippines to China on Tuesday over a clash at a disputed shoal the previous day, the latest development in an incident that has spiked tensions between the nations.
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[2026-07-21 15:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SBS' 'My AI Partner: Strange Romance' to explore whether a relationship with AI can spark real-world emotions
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[2026-07-21 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's crude oil supply remains stable despite renewed tensions in the Middle East, the industry ministry said Tuesday, vowing to closely monitor major shipping routes in the region.
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[2026-07-21 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Live demonstrations spotlight Korea's master artisans
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[2026-07-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1943 -- Japanese colonial authorities issue an expanded order for the mobilization of Korean students for Japan's World War II efforts. Hundreds of thousands of Koreans, many of them students, were forced to become soldiers for the Japanese army toward the end of Japan's 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-07-21 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Employment at Korea’s leading companies stayed virtually unchanged from 2023, report says
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[2026-07-21 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co. stock price at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-21 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vietstar provides private flights for jet setters on trips from Vietnam to Singapore for business or to Nepal for spiritual holidays. (Vietstar)
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[2026-07-21 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-21 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: In life's later chapters, fandom can bring a new beginning. The Korea Herald spoke to three women who found that through Korean pop
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[2026-07-21 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ASEAN chair and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers her opening statement during the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Metro Manila on July 21. © Reuters
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[2026-07-21 14:20 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exercise took place about 180km from Okinotori, Japan’s southernmost island, and comes as Chinese and Philippine sailors clashed in the South China Sea
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[2026-07-21 14:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign payment revenue at GS25 convenience stores in popular coastal destinations across South Korea jumped 136.9 percent year-on-year between July 1 and Sunday, the company said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese defence ministry confirms the navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific, southwest of the remote Okinotori Island
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japanese defence ministry confirms the navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific, southwest of the remote Okinotori Island
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Skyroot’s Vikram-1 rocket lifted off on Saturday, carrying customer payloads and in-orbit experiments on its maiden orbital mission
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[2026-07-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Skyroot Aerospace] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Skyroot’s Vikram-1 rocket lifted off on Saturday, carrying customer payloads and in-orbit experiments on its maiden orbital mission
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[2026-07-21 13:54 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-21 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-21 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index sharply rose, led by tech gains.
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[2026-07-21 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Jieyang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss animal protection legislation in mainland China, dogs in restaurants in Hong Kong, and animal welfare
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[2026-07-21 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss animal protection legislation in mainland China, dogs in restaurants in Hong Kong, and animal welfare
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[2026-07-21 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The jobless rate for 16- to 24-year-olds fell for the third month, though the labour market in China faces headwinds
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[2026-07-21 13:28 UTC+10:00] [jobs data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The jobless rate for 16- to 24-year-olds fell for the third month, though the labour market in China faces headwinds
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Torrential rainfall in Shanghai’s Yangpu district overwhelms drainage systems, inundating local roads.
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn Gyu-back’s accuser claims a gap in his military record reflected an absence without leave. Ahn has called it an ‘administrative error’
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[2026-07-21 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Lee Jae Myung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahn Gyu-back’s accuser claims a gap in his military record reflected an absence without leave. Ahn has called it an ‘administrative error’
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[2026-07-21 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated and may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Report issues here.
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[2026-07-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the South Korean central bank will attend a meeting of top central bankers from the East Asia and Pacific region later this week to discuss recent financial issues, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The government has retrieved 73 percent of the public funds used to bail out troubled financial firms since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, the financial regulator said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 12:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mamamoo added a Tokyo stop to its tour, according to agency RBW Entertainment on Tuesday.
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[2026-07-21 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Philippines on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a deep divide over Myanmar's return to the diplomatic fold.
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[2026-07-21 12:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Bank of Korea said Tuesday that it plans to launch a pilot program for a 24-hour offshore won settlement network in September as part of the country's efforts to improve foreign investors' access to the local financial market.
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[2026-07-21 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Though slavery has been illegal in what is now Indonesia for more than 160 years, it survives in Sumba’s rigid caste system
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[2026-07-21 12:38 UTC+10:00] [marapu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Though slavery has been illegal in what is now Indonesia for more than 160 years, it survives in Sumba’s rigid caste system
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[2026-07-21 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Uber's proxy entry into delivery market may come down to membership-perks contest with Coupang Eats
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[2026-07-21 12:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prosecutors on Monday sought a one-year prison term for the owner of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant accused of serving ants that are not approved for use as food ingredients in South Korea.
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[2026-07-21 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lipton Matthews via American Greatness,
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[2026-07-21 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Tuesday that it plans to launch a pilot program for a 24-hour offshore won settlement network in September as part of the country's efforts to improve foreign investors' access to the local financial market.
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[2026-07-21 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. condemned what it termed China's "dangerous and aggressive" actions against Philippine navy personnel in the contested South China Sea waters, after Manila said a Chinese coast guard officer repeatedly struck a Filipino sailor on the head with a wooden baton, injuring him and damaging a navy rubber boat.
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[2026-07-21 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the Office of the Ombudsman's handling of the controversial flood control scandal with the filing of cases against agency officials and arrest and detention of "big fish."
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[2026-07-21 12:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet speeds for the first time during annual civil defense drills in August, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
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[2026-07-21 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese-backed online brokerage Moomoo entered Japan in 2022 but is now subject to disciplinary recommendations by the country's Financial Services Agency. (Source photos by Ryuta Minamihata and Manami Yamada)
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[2026-07-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court enters the eighth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, with National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag expected to take the witness stand as the prosecution concludes its presentation of evidence under Article IV of the Articles of Impeachment.
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[2026-07-21 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 21 Jul 2026 at 11:59am
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[2026-07-21 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives prosecution panel on Tuesday said it was now focused on securing the “whale of evidence” after the Senate impeachment court approved subpoenas for the release of bank and tax records if Vice President Sara Duterte and husband, Manases Carpio.
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[2026-07-21 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.
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