Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday that resuming dialogue with North Korea would never be possible if Pyongyang is asked to denuclearize first.
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[2026-09-17 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kim Long Motor's buses are parked at the company's Hue facility. The Vietnamese manufacturer plans to make Thailand its first overseas production base. (Screenshot from Kim Long Motor's Facebook page)
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[2026-09-17 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The main batch of the South Korean delegation to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games arrived in the main host city in central Japan on Thursday, with their sights set on challenging the host country in the medal race set to begin this weekend.
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[2026-09-17 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Thursday adopted the confirmation report on its embattled justice minister nominee despite resistance from the main opposition.
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[2026-09-17 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move shows how military ties have expanded beyond weapons and troops into labour and industrial production, the report says
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[2026-09-17 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move shows how military ties have expanded beyond weapons and troops into labour and industrial production, the report says
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[2026-09-17 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; CHANGES photos and headline)By Choi Kyong-ae
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[2026-09-17 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The plan was reportedly set to be carried out earlier this year, just before Park Wang-yeol was to be repatriated to South Korea to face charges for allegedly importing 4.8kg (10.5lbs) of drugs.
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[2026-09-17 16:33 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SAPPORO – Hokkaido Railway (JR Hokkaido) has said it will withdraw a proposal to ask local municipalities to share the cost of maintaining loss-making sections in the prefecture.
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[2026-09-17 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- When he found out in February that teqball will be added to the Asian Games in Japan this fall, Lee Jun-suk was ready to fully commit himself to earning a spot in that competition -- even if it meant quitting his day job.
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[2026-09-17 16:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Disputes over reactor models, upfront cash, risk-sharing leave agreement expected this week uncertain
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[2026-09-17 16:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tradr, Turtle court market where Koreans account for up to 25% of assets and influence new product launches
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[2026-09-17 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adeeb Usmani set aside the disappointment of missing out on qualification for the Asia Cup by helping the UAE to a clean sweep of Malaysia.
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[2026-09-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passenger traffic rose to 44.3 million in the first eight months of the year, while cargo volume fell 1.2 per cent in August
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: North Korea's vice defense minister said on Thursday that a growing US-led military buildup and what he called an expanding nuclear alliance among Washington, Seoul and Tokyo justified Pyongyang's efforts to strengthen and expand its nuclear forces.
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The BRICS summit that ended in New Delhi on Sunday produced no military alliance, common currency, or unified anti-Western front. It did, however, produce a 140-paragraph declaration showing how a group of countries with sharply different interests is trying to create greater room for emerging economies to shape the rules governing trade, finance, technology and international institutions.
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[2026-09-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US allies in Asia are growing anxious that US President Donald Trump may be tempted to soften Washington's support for Taiwan in return for an economic win with Beijing as he prepares to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week.
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[2026-09-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: KOMAKI, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- After a comfortable 3-0 win over Qatar in a women's volleyball group match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in central Japan on Thursday, head coach Cha Sang-hyun said he had already shifted his focus to the next match against Vietnam.
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[2026-09-17 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Financial Group plans to make up to $200 million in financing available to financial institutions in Uzbekistan as it expands cooperation with the country and neighboring Kazakhstan.
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[2026-09-17 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy group Cortis has surpassed 4 million copies in sales with its second EP, "GreenGreen," becoming the second act to reach the milestone in South Korea this year, its agency said Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 16:10 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-17 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The 20th Asian Games begins on Saturday in Japan. The Games run until October 4, when 165 Emirati athletes will chase glory on the continent’s biggest sporting stage.
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[2026-09-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-09-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pop-up ads frustrate everyone; their exit buttons are hard for sighted users to find and nearly impossible for the visually impaired to locate
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[2026-09-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pop-up ads frustrate everyone; their exit buttons are hard for sighted users to find and nearly impossible for the visually impaired to locate
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[2026-09-17 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-17 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain a joint government response team in Nepal to continue efforts to locate nine South Korean nationals who have remained missing since massive floods hit the country last month, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: RISE ASIA initiative targets fossil fuel reliance and AI-driven power demand
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[2026-09-17 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-17 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former Philippine leader’s trial over his ‘war on drugs’ that killed thousands starts on November 30.
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[2026-09-17 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Authorities have nabbed a South Korean national accused of illegally importing and selling 5.8 billion won (US$4.2 million) worth of fake goods at local e-commerce sites by conspiring with Chinese manufacturers, the drug ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Group said Thursday it will invest 970 billion won (US$701.5 million) to expand copper clad laminate (CCL) production capacity in South Korea and China amid growing demand from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
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[2026-09-17 15:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul Arts Center will launch a new orchestra next year as part of a broader strategy to strengthen South Korea’s classical music ecosystem, President and CEO Chang Han-na announced in an interview with MBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia
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[2026-09-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia
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[2026-09-17 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-17 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-17 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: FAMILY DOMINATION. Migz (left), LRay (center), and Luigi Villafuerte (right) pose following their official proclamation in May 2025, securing a sweep in Camarines Sur during the 2025 midterm elections.
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[2026-09-17 15:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday retained key ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle that seeks to shore up political support to push through her flagship spending plans amid jittery financial markets.
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[2026-09-17 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: KOMAKI, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Qatar in its second preliminary group round match of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, strengthening its position for the quarterfinals.
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[2026-09-17 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from reporters about the filling of key Liberal Democratic Party posts at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-09-17 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea's foreign minister told reporters that no decision has been made on any military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-17 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Jun-suk won all five matches in the men's singles preliminary round as teqball made its Asian Games debut in central Japan on Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Exchange will examine listing-rule changes to attract space IPOs in move aligned with Beijing’s prioritisation of space technology
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[2026-09-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Exchange will examine listing-rule changes to attract space IPOs in move aligned with Beijing’s prioritisation of space technology
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[2026-09-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: DAEGU, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- IKEA Korea said Thursday it has opened its eighth store in the southern city of Daegu as it seeks to expand its presence in the Korean market and boost sales.
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[2026-09-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Global Affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-17 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fake K-beauty products and health supplements smuggled in from China were sold on Korean online marketplaces for more than a year, prompting authorities to warn consumers to be wary of counterfeit products when shopping online.
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[2026-09-17 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Explainers] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Former Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, and retired Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna, appearing as amici curiae, advised the impeachment court on the conviction threshold debate whether the vote threshold should be based on the full membership of 24 senators or only those able to participate, on September 16, 2026.
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