Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-20 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia’s Meteorological Department says it expects maximum temperatures to exceed the local record set nearly 30 years ago
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[2026-07-20 14:27 UTC+10:00] [Climate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Malaysia’s Meteorological Department says it expects maximum temperatures to exceed the local record set nearly 30 years ago
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[2026-07-20 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of China's Zhongji Innolight surged as much as 8% Monday before paring some gains, after the company received approval for a major Hong Kong listing worth up to $8 billion on Friday, in what is likely to be one of the city's biggest in years.
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[2026-07-20 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-07-20 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Wang Jibing, a food delivery rider, posted his poems and essays on social media for years before going viral
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[2026-07-20 13:50 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-20 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the obligations of Chinese enterprises and projects abroad, and the economic landscape of Central Asia and the Caucasus
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[2026-07-20 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Tajikistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the obligations of Chinese enterprises and projects abroad, and the economic landscape of Central Asia and the Caucasus
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[2026-07-20 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wall Street giant Citi adjusts its emerging market asset allocation, identifying China as benefiting from a broadening market rally
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[2026-07-20 13:16 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wall Street giant Citi adjusts its emerging market asset allocation, identifying China as benefiting from a broadening market rally
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[2026-07-20 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several people remain missing in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir.
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[2026-07-20 13:10 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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[2026-07-20 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ASEAN foreign ministers pose for a photo during an informal meeting in Bangkok on July 12. The ministers convene this week in Manila for their annual gathering. © Reuters
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[2026-07-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says
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[2026-07-20 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 200 households evacuated as floodwaters swept through Muong Than village in Lai Chau, Vietnam.
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[2026-07-20 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s fifth-driest June on record was followed by a sudden deluge that dumped about a month’s worth of rain in a single week
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[2026-07-20 12:52 UTC+10:00] [El Nino] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s fifth-driest June on record was followed by a sudden deluge that dumped about a month’s worth of rain in a single week
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[2026-07-20 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: We were lucky enough to read the tea leaves ahead of the "frontier", so to speak, and conclude that various "open" models out of China would soon be the biggest talking point - not to mention the market's fulcrum catalyst. See for example:
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[2026-07-20 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police guard outside the venue of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Post-Ministerial Conferences, and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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[2026-07-20 12:33 UTC+10:00] [Special Coverages] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – On its seventh day of the impeachment trial, the Senate impeachment court is expected to rule on one of the most significant procedural votes in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial – whether to grant the prosecution’s request to subpoena her financial records.
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[2026-07-20 12:32 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, has reported that 1,999 children and grandchildren of hibakusha — atomic bomb survivors — participate in activities at entities linked to the group.
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[2026-07-20 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Children from China and Russia have joined a North Korean youth camp, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, in a sign of closer informal cooperation among the three countries.
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[2026-07-20 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Monday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in semiconductors.
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[2026-07-20 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NCT Wish’s third single in Japan claimed the top spot on Oricon’s Daily Single Ranking, label SM Entertainment said Monday.
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[2026-07-20 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Young classical musicians in South Korea will have an opportunity to perform before faculty members from a leading British conservatory during BIEK Global Arts Week 2026 in Seoul later this month.
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[2026-07-20 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and Algeria have agreed to establish direct air services and designate traffic rights between the two countries, the transport ministry said Monday.
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[2026-07-20 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's Samsung Biologics said on Monday that it had made an all-cash bid of 1.46 billion Swiss francs ($1.8 billion) for Switzerland's PolyPeptide Group, which specializes in peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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[2026-07-20 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by AAP via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-07-20 12:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JobKorea said Monday that entry-level hiring in South Korea's semiconductor industry surged in the first half of the year, reflecting robust demand for talent as the AI-driven chip boom continues.
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[2026-07-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BTS took the stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final sporting the colors of Korea's Red Devils supporters, turning the tournament's first-ever halftime show into a tribute to the national team's fans.
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[2026-07-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world produces 460 million tonnes of plastic a year, creating a devastating environmental problem. China may have an answer
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[2026-07-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [nickel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world produces 460 million tonnes of plastic a year, creating a devastating environmental problem. China may have an answer
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[2026-07-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Algeria have agreed to establish direct air services and designate traffic rights between the two countries, the transport ministry said Monday.
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[2026-07-20 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Last year, about 558,000 South Koreans visited Malaysia, making it the country’s eighth-largest source market for international visitors
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[2026-07-20 11:54 UTC+10:00] [Borneo] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Last year, about 558,000 South Koreans visited Malaysia, making it the country’s eighth-largest source market for international visitors
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[2026-07-20 11:50 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China’s Moonshot AI, co-founded by former Google and Meta researcher Yang Zhilin, rattled western markets last week with the release of an impressive new model called Kimi K3. Now, the company reportedly plans to list publicly with a valuation of more than $43 billion.
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[2026-07-20 11:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The CSRC is set to convene on Monday as state-backed firms buy 60 billion yuan of stocks amid market turbulence
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[2026-07-20 11:41 UTC+10:00] [china stock market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The CSRC is set to convene on Monday as state-backed firms buy 60 billion yuan of stocks amid market turbulence
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[2026-07-20 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Prime Minister Modi secured another major uranium supply line. During his visit to Australia this month, the two sides finalized the administrative arrangements needed to move Australian uranium to India under the previous 2014 nuclear cooperation agreement. The fuel must stay under IAEA safeguards for exclusively peaceful use.
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[2026-07-20 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: From left: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source photos by Reuters and Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-07-20 11:05 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: HANGZHOU, China – Huang Zhen, 34, shut his cafe for a day last week to be buffeted by surging waters and powerful winds that knocked him off his feet — training for extreme weather events that are increasingly afflicting China.
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[2026-07-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young woman in Henan suffers spinal fracture and becomes disabled after nuptial hazing activity goes wrong
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[2026-07-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young woman in Henan suffers spinal fracture and becomes disabled after nuptial hazing activity goes wrong
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[2026-07-20 10:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will leverage its existing economic cooperation network built through summit diplomacy to address lingering uncertainties in the global trade environment, including geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Monday.
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[2026-07-20 10:42 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Youth-led movement has been galvanised after Delhi police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital
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[2026-07-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-20 10:29 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cargo ship attack kills six people; Russian president tells visiting foreign minister that Moscow will ‘never forget’ Pyongyang’s support. What we know on day 1,608
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[2026-07-20 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chinese startup Moonshot AI sparked another DeepSeek-like moment for US AI stocks and hyperscalers last week. David Sacks, the former White House AI and cryptocurrency czar, warned that this is "very concerning."
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[2026-07-20 10:24 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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[2026-07-20 10:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala on Monday slipped one spot to No. 29 in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings heading to her North American hardcourt swing campaign.
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