Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record-breaking rainfall triggers school and work suspensions, evacuations in nation’s central and southwestern regions.
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[2026-05-21 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Eric Jed Olivarez is hitting peak form ahead of the highly anticipated inaugural Palawan Open 2026, battling through a grueling qualifying campaign to secure a quarterfinal berth in the M15 Luan Jian An Open in China.
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[2026-05-21 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Former Senate president Franklin Drilon criticized the government’s hesitation to serve the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen. Ronald dela Rosa.
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[2026-05-21 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged students to take advantage of the support of the government, as he reminded them that education is not a privilege but a right of every Filipino.
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[2026-05-21 14:03 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-21 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Doctors struggle to stabilise the heart rate of the 47-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2022
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[2026-05-21 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Queen Mother Sirikit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Doctors struggle to stabilise the heart rate of the 47-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2022
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Naegohyang Women’s FC wins 2-1 against South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in the Suwon Sports Complex Stadium.
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed her
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For decades, globalisation rested on a comfortable assumption: goods would flow. Oil through Hormuz, containers through Suez, grain across the Black Sea and semiconductors out of East Asia. The system was imperfect but efficient, rewarding speed, scale and the cheapest route. That era is not ending — it has ended.
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Real Estate and Housing (Residential)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Beach Visitor Accidentally Crashes a Fashion Show and Becomes a Star0:34
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[2026-05-21 13:58 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-21 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The country could face renewed pressure on rice prices and food security as the risk of a very strong El Niño continued to rise, Metrobank Wealth Insights said, potentially disrupting agricultural output across major rice-exporting countries.
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[2026-05-21 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman's investigation on Sen. Francis Escudero and Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is at the preliminary stage, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Demonstrators push through police barricades while storming Nepal's Parliament during youth-led protests in Kathmandu on Sept. 8, 2025. Analysts say Washington and Beijing are stepping up engagement with young people in Nepal to build ties in case they assume positions of power. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-05-21 13:32 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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[2026-05-21 13:32 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-21 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-21 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is the current secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), a position he was appointed to by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in November 2023.
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[2026-05-21 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Southeast Asia's largest telecom operator, Singtel, expects to boost its capital expenditure to around 3 billion Singapore dollars in its current fiscal year, up from S$2.5 billion from a year earlier, with a majority marked for AI and data center growth.
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[2026-05-21 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday that some national who were held in Israeli custody were released.
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[2026-05-21 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A container terminal in Singapore. The city-state's benchmark nonoil domestic exports grew 24.5% year on year in April. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – ‘QCitizens’ will now have direct access on local government data and monitor city projects with the launch of new digital platforms, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stacked at a port in Tokyo Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Michi Ono/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top 10 businesses accounted for more than half of the country's total exports in the first quarter of 2026, data showed Thursday, driven by robust semiconductor shipments.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will conduct an investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) service providers to address potential antitrust and consumer rights issues in the fast-growing industry, the fair trade watchdog said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to complete at least 70 percent of the tasks required in the first half for inclusion in the developed market status under Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean Earth-observation satellite is set to be launched in the United States in July, the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Sponsor-generated content is content produced or curated by an advertiser that lives on POLITICO and is promoted alongside POLITICO's own editorial content. The content will be identified as 'sponsor-generated content' anywhere it may appear on the website. POLITICO's editorial department has no involvement in the creation of this content.
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[2026-05-21 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Arafura's rare earth project in Australia's Northern Territory underscores the shift by Western governments and major manufacturers to financially back supply chain diversification. (Screenshot from the Arafura's YouTube page)
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[2026-05-21 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 7th para)
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[2026-05-21 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) must immediately take the initiative to conduct a thorough investigation over the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) driver's license system, which is allegedly being run remotely outside the country by a German information technology (IT) firm.
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[2026-05-21 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) have been urged to intensify efforts to locate and arrest London-based Italian entrepreneur Adel En Nouri, who is facing multiple criminal charges in the Philippines, including qualified human trafficking, large-scale illegal recruitment, estafa, and serious illegal detention.
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[2026-05-21 12:35 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-21 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday a summit between Pyongyang and Washington could be on the agenda if China's leader Xi Jinping visits North Korea.
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[2026-05-21 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday raised its travel alert for Uganda and plans to impose a travel ban on part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the spread of the Ebola virus disease in the region.
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[2026-05-21 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea's leading health and beauty retailer, said Thursday it is opening its first US outlet in Pasadena, California, next week, set to serve as an advance base for the brand's global expansion.
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[2026-05-21 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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[2026-05-21 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NH NongHyup Financial Group said Thursday it had signed a strategic partnership with Mayapada Group, a prominent Indonesian conglomerate spanning banking, health care, property, retail and media.
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[2026-05-21 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TO help enhance the learning environment of the nation’s scholars, the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) turned over a number of furniture and fixtures to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Taguig Campus on May 13, 2026.
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[2026-05-21 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers Inc. (PCFMI) underscored the need for more science-based, practical and consultative food policymaking as it convened regulators, food manufacturers and technical experts for the PCFMI Food Summit 2026, held in partnership with Food Industry Asia.
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[2026-05-21 12:15 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: After the first day of meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, a supporter of the U.S. president was ecstatic, exulting on X that Xi had “stunned the room” with his declaration that the two countries “should be partners, not rivals.” In her reading, the call for partnership was a sign of the newfound respect the Chinese leadership has for the U.S.
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[2026-05-21 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Netherlands have upgraded their memorandum of understanding (MOU) on bilateral agriculture cooperation for the first time in 13 years, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia have held director general-level talks to discuss ways to further develop their strategic partnership, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The presidential office said Thursday that it expects China to play a constructive role in issues concerning the Korean Peninsula following reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week.
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[2026-05-21 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's food exports increased nearly 5 percent from a year earlier in the first four months of this year, mainly driven by strong global demand for Korean instant noodle products and fruits, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:05 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: BEIJING – Two employees of Japanese real estate developer Mori Building were wounded in a knife attack in Shanghai on Tuesday, the company’s president, Shingo Tsuji, said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea's leading health and beauty retailer, said Thursday it is opening its first U.S. outlet in Pasadena, California, next week, set to serve as an advance base for the brand's global expansion.
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[2026-05-21 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports rose 65 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of May, data showed Thursday, with semiconductor shipments more than tripling over the period.
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[2026-05-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) held a policy dialogue Thursday to discuss ways to deepen bilateral supply chain cooperation in strategic industries amid heightening geopolitical uncertainties, Seoul's industry ministry said.
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