Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi Jinping’s wife is a famous singer and an important presence as she accompanies her husband on state visits
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[2026-09-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi Jinping’s wife is a famous singer and an important presence as she accompanies her husband on state visits
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[2026-09-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a nation with a small military, Brunei would rather work with Beijing in safe zones such as peacekeeping than butt heads, analysts say
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[2026-09-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a nation with a small military, Brunei would rather work with Beijing in safe zones such as peacekeeping than butt heads, analysts say
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[2026-09-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As political discourse in the country is increasingly suppressed and polarised, in a village tent, a local magistrate’s attempt to bring back a national tradition attracted thousands of participants
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[2026-09-23 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Philippine senators wearing red judicial robes attend a session of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 7. © Reuters
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A 6-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record by solving Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of just over four seconds per cube.
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The wife of a US expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late 2024 said on Tuesday the White House has assured her that US President Donald Trump will ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free her husband when the pair meet this week.
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[2026-09-23 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Sun-woo won silver in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming race on Wednesday for his second straight medal in the distance.
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[2026-09-23 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dosma Sijabat says the 34 counterfeit S$10,000 notes did not belong to his client, who was merely exchanging them for someone else
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[2026-09-23 18:32 UTC+10:00] [Yosia Ginting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dosma Sijabat says the 34 counterfeit S$10,000 notes did not belong to his client, who was merely exchanging them for someone else
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[2026-09-23 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Kim Seung-won earned bronze in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Asian Games on Wednesday for her second medal in swimming this week.
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[2026-09-23 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un trabajador pasa junto a robots de la empresa china Lens en el China International Supply Chain Expo en Beijing, el 22 de junio de 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, archivo)
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[2026-09-23 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese state media said Wang Ran was first lured to Thailand and later told a friend she was being held against her will in Myanmar.
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[2026-09-23 18:20 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Second day of UNGA in New York will feature speeches by European leaders, while Trump and Xi will meet later
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[2026-09-23 18:18 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: JAKARTA – The official death toll from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in Indonesia’s Java Sea rose to 26 on Wednesday, up from the previous 20, with rescuers expecting to find more bodies as the ongoing underwater search widens, officials said.
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[2026-09-23 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Yvon Bisera put herself squarely in title contention with a brilliant opening 67 on Wednesday, giving the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour a major boost and raising hopes of a Filipina return to the Taiwan LPGA Tour winner’s circle after nine years.
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[2026-09-23 18:09 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-23 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Soybean purchases, orders for Boeing aircraft and access to rare earths elements — three of the headline commitments underpinning the U.S.-China trade truce — are progressing at markedly different speeds ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday.
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[2026-09-23 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea breezed past Uzbekistan 43-13 for its third straight victory in women's handball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, taking another step toward its eighth gold medal in the event.
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[2026-09-23 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Britain, France and five other nations from Europe and the Indo-Pacific have warned that disruption of sea lanes, including the Strait of Hormuz, is unacceptable and vowed to stand together in addressing shared challenges, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ousting of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli was a ‘major victory’ in the Chinese military’s war on corruption: PLA Daily
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[2026-09-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ousting of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli was a ‘major victory’ in the Chinese military’s war on corruption: PLA Daily
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[2026-09-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Fiction] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At once a grand sweep through history and a domestic novel of petty differences, this tale of corruption and betrayal is packed with drama
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[2026-09-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for South Korea to 3.7 percent, citing the country's robust exports.
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[2026-09-23 17:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's top tax official called on Mexico to provide tax support for Korean firms operating in the country during the first bilateral high-level meeting with Mexico's tax authority, the National Tax Service said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Five-day visit by 1,200 students reflects ‘powerful’ synergy in patriotic education efforts, official commentary says
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[2026-09-23 17:37 UTC+10:00] [Macau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Five-day visit by 1,200 students reflects ‘powerful’ synergy in patriotic education efforts, official commentary says
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[2026-09-23 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Donald Trump wants the U.S. to beat China in the AI race. But as he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, both countries are also weighing how to address the risks posed by rapidly advancing technology.
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[2026-09-23 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino seafarers should remain at the center of every direction the maritime industry takes.
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[2026-09-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Pistol shooter Choo Ga-eun carries a small four-leaf clover, the universal symbol of good luck, on her backpack, and she ended up being the lucky charm for the national team at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Cambodian police officer stands guard near a basketball court in the Jin Zi Rui scam compound in Kandal province on Sept. 22. (Photo by Ananth Baliga)
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[2026-09-23 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – On September 16, a delegation from Powerus, a year-old United States drone company backed by two sons of President Donald Trump, was received by Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, at military headquarters in Rawalpindi.
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[2026-09-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- A worker passes by robots from Chinese company Lens at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-09-23 17:14 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jack Zhang, the co-founder and chief executive of Australian-born payments company Airwallex, once claimed to have worked 100 hours a week for the past 20 years. These days, some of that time appears to be dedicated to playing keyboard warrior, with Zhang embroiled in increasingly intemperate online sparring over the company’s links to China.
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[2026-09-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-23 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez inspected on Wednesday the breakthrough of the Metro Manila Subway Project’s (MMSP) tunnel boring machine (TBM), marking the completion of the southbound tunnel connecting the North Avenue and Quezon Avenue Stations.
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[2026-09-23 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The water dropper is part of the Lee Kun-hee Collection at the National Museum of Korea
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[2026-09-23 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is scouring the nation for resources ranging from oil to rare earths, as it tries to shield its economy from rising geopolitical turbulence
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[2026-09-23 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is scouring the nation for resources ranging from oil to rare earths, as it tries to shield its economy from rising geopolitical turbulence
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[2026-09-23 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS manager's comments at bottom)
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[2026-09-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Ri Song-gum won gold in the lightest weight class in women's weightlifting on Wednesday, earning her country its first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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[2026-09-23 16:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Sookmyung Women’s University held a cultural event Tuesday for international students ahead of Chuseok, Korea’s autumn harvest holiday.
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[2026-09-23 16:55 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: EARLY CHILDHOOD. Inside a national child development center, which serves as a convergence point for efforts related to early childhood care and development.
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[2026-09-23 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- After battling through a shoulder injury in his first two races at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, swimmer Kim Woo-min withdrew from his next two races Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana discusses the U.S. company's plans for Singapore during an event in the city-state on Sept. 18. (Photo by Kentaro Takeda)
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[2026-09-23 16:40 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. The Senate impeachment court in session for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-09-23 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Wednesday testified before the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division in connection with the graft case against fugitive lawmaker Zaldy Co and several former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials over an allegedly substandard flood control project in Oriental Mindoro.
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[2026-09-23 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From oil refining with reduced energy use to a self-powered neural device, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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