Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Beijing is beating out Western players for major construction projects on the continent, it is not without competition
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[2026-08-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New analysis reveals the Shimao people were a distinct civilisation that evolved locally in a small region over centuries
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[2026-08-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New analysis reveals the Shimao people were a distinct civilisation that evolved locally in a small region over centuries
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[2026-08-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commercial properties are changing hands at a much faster rate in Shanghai and other major cities, as investors bet on a market rebound
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[2026-08-02 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Commercial property transactions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commercial properties are changing hands at a much faster rate in Shanghai and other major cities, as investors bet on a market rebound
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[2026-08-02 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heavy rainfall is expected in many provinces over the coming days, with the authorities braced for the possible arrival of Typhoon Dolphin
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[2026-08-02 16:58 UTC+10:00] [Sichuan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heavy rainfall is expected in many provinces over the coming days, with the authorities braced for the possible arrival of Typhoon Dolphin
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[2026-08-02 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest unrest comes almost a month after another prison riot in the same region, in which 10 guards and 21 inmates were killed
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[2026-08-02 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Sanjeewa Medawatte] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest unrest comes almost a month after another prison riot in the same region, in which 10 guards and 21 inmates were killed
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[2026-08-02 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to make a two-day state visit to Indonesia starting Aug. 3. © Getty Images
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[2026-08-02 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s record-breaking heat wave is expected to persist, raising the risk of more heat-related illnesses as weather authorities monitor a powerful typhoon moving across the western Pacific.
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[2026-08-02 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Several Filipino medical professionals welcomed the findings of a new medical review on heated tobacco products (HTPs), saying they add to the growing body of evidence supporting tobacco harm reduction as a strategy to lower smoking-related health risks.
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[2026-08-02 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s housekeeping services market has been expanding as the number of dual-income households increases
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[2026-08-02 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Hyogo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s housekeeping services market has been expanding as the number of dual-income households increases
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[2026-08-02 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Navy's 3,100-ton frigate Daejeon has won the top honor at a live-fire gunnery competition held during this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the service said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Some places in Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal will have water interruptions this week because of maintenance works, Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. said on Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 15:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Imax seats are listed at up to five times face value as movie tickets sit outside the country's sweeping new resale ban taking effect this month
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[2026-08-02 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to the state weather agency.
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[2026-08-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: McDonald’s Korea said the seasonal menu, created to support local farmers, used about 25 tonnes of corn from Chungju
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[2026-08-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [McDonald's Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: McDonald’s Korea said the seasonal menu, created to support local farmers, used about 25 tonnes of corn from Chungju
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[2026-08-02 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-02 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The COVID-19 pandemic was a fittingly paradigm-shattering start to the 2020s. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-08-02 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Initiative seeks to simplify investigator-initiated trials in Korea while leveraging US manufacturing and Korean clinical expertise
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[2026-08-02 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's youth unemployment crisis has become one of the biggest vulnerabilities for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, exposing the gap between the country's economic ambitions and the reality facing millions of young graduates.
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[2026-08-02 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine entertainment industry is mourning the loss of veteran columnist, broadcaster and talent manager Jobert Sucaldito after his death was announced Sunday through the official Facebook page of the online program he co-hosted. He was 65.
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[2026-08-02 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A man in his 50s was found dead inside a hot car in central South Korea amid a heat wave, with police suspecting heatstroke.
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[2026-08-02 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1983 - Samsung Electronics Co. declares it is the world's third firm to develop 64K dynamic random access memory (DRAM) after companies in the United States and Japan.
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[2026-08-02 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The fifth launch of South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket has been postponed until October due to problems with thrusters on nanosatellites to be carried aboard the vehicle, officials said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 14:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's largest carmaker is leveraging its manufacturing scale, Boston Dynamics and partnerships with Nvidia and Waymo to move beyond cars
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[2026-08-02 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's leadership primary continued Sunday in the southeastern region, with front-runners accusing each other of breaking the party's ethics' code and endangering the party.
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[2026-08-02 14:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 80 percent work in retail, restaurants and lodging, averaging 23.3 hours a week
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese ingredients meet French flair at one-Michelin-star Co, a five-table restaurant in Sichuan’s capital run by Yang Jin and You Meiyi
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Yang Jin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese ingredients meet French flair at one-Michelin-star Co, a five-table restaurant in Sichuan’s capital run by Yang Jin and You Meiyi
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many people choose to sleep in their cars for privacy as more than 9,000 people remain in crowded evacuation centres
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Kyushu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many people choose to sleep in their cars for privacy as more than 9,000 people remain in crowded evacuation centres
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[2026-08-02 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The RLC Residences IRONKIDS Lapu-Lapu is set to make history as it opens the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu race weekend on Aug. 8 with a record field of more than 600 young participants, underscoring the sport's growing popularity among Filipino youth and the host city's commitment to grassroots triathlon development.
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[2026-08-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without boundary demarcation, all Cambodia-Thailand ceasefires are on borrowed time
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[2026-08-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without boundary demarcation, all Cambodia-Thailand ceasefires are on borrowed time
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[2026-08-02 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Rubilen Amit denied fellow Filipino world pool champion Chezka Centeno, 4-3, 2-4, 4-2, in the second round of the WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship in Rome, Italy Saturday.
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[2026-08-02 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British-Nepali climber was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in a record 189 days in 2019
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[2026-08-02 14:04 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British-Nepali climber was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in a record 189 days in 2019
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[2026-08-02 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Marvel sequel's torrid run in Korea keeps pace with massive global launch
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry expert Mark Thomas sees great opportunity in state-owned Jiushi Dongyu Culture, Sports & Tourism Group responding to market forces
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Formula Chinese Grand Prix] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry expert Mark Thomas sees great opportunity in state-owned Jiushi Dongyu Culture, Sports & Tourism Group responding to market forces
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[2026-08-02 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- McDonald's Korea's "Taste of Korea" menu has been introduced in Taiwan amid the growing global popularity of Korean food and culture, industry sources said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — WITH two days to go, the Gymnastics of Association of the Philippines is primed and ready to step up for the 10th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships presented by the Philippine Sports Commission starting Wednesday at the Tagaytay CT Veldrome in Tagaytay City
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[2026-08-02 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Foreign tourists buy crackers from a vendor to feed to the cute wild animals that live in Japan's Nara Park. (Photos by Hiroshi Furuta)
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[2026-08-02 13:37 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 30mm of rainfall recorded in most parts of the city, with heavy rain expected on Monday before easing later in the week
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[2026-08-02 13:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s fertility rate is extending a tentative recovery from its record low, raising hopes that the annual figure could top 0.9 for the first time in seven years.
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[2026-08-02 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi, heavy rains triggered by severe convective weather battered the capital city Xian.
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