Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [nickel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Key Gulf plants have been hit by Iranian missiles, causing a drop in output of the metal used in making solar panels and wind turbines
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover how Hong Kong-mainland border crossings transformed from slow, queue-filled journeys in the 1970s to today’s seamless high-speed rail trips
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Old Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover how Hong Kong-mainland border crossings transformed from slow, queue-filled journeys in the 1970s to today’s seamless high-speed rail trips
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-20 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin are meeting in Beijing for bilateral talks. The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker, and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, break down their relationship and answer this key question - are they best friends, or is it just geopolitics?
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[2026-05-20 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: President Prabowo Subianto, center, at a ceremony on May 13 in which Indonesia's forestry task force symbolically handed over $579 million in fines from companies penalized for environmental and other alleged offenses. (Photo from Indonesia's presidential office)
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[2026-05-20 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open mixed Wednesday as investors weighed elevated bond yields and renewed geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "an hour away" from deciding whether to attack Iran on Tuesday before he was convinced to postpone the strike for a few days.
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[2026-05-20 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's U-17 women's football team has received a grand welcome ceremony in Pyongyang upon its return following a win at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U17 Women's Asian Cup, state media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 09:29 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-20 09:28 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-President J.D. Vance said US and Iran are working together positively; however, military campaign will restart if negotiations collapse
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[2026-05-20 09:22 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday tracked and challenged the illegal presence of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel CCG-4305 that was drifting at around 48 nautical miles west of the coastline of Pandaquit, Zambales.
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[2026-05-20 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit centred on talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow and Beijing draw closer amid war, sanctions and an increasingly fractured global order.
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[2026-05-20 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the Pacific Whale Foundation in May 2026, shows the tail markings of a humpback whale that was spotted at breeding sites in Australia and Brazil. (Pacific Whale Foundation via AP)
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[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nio and Li Auto take different approach to pricing new models, with one executive praising ‘reasonable’ carmakers that raise prices
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[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Li Auto] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nio and Li Auto take different approach to pricing new models, with one executive praising ‘reasonable’ carmakers that raise prices
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[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s farming, forestry and fisheries communities are aging rapidly, with more than half now aged 65 or older, according to government data.
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[2026-05-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The four accused companies produce about 95% of the world's dry shipping containers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After years of promoting the city in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, it is sensible for city leaders to look to Central Asia
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[2026-05-20 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Astana] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After years of promoting the city in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, it is sensible for city leaders to look to Central Asia
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[2026-05-20 08:35 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-20 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Kwon Yeong-jeon
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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[2026-05-20 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Foreign tourists get a taste of a bygone era in the well-preserved historic districts of Takayama in Gifu prefecture. (Photo by Hideyuki Miura)
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[2026-05-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Angola is willing to provide South Korea with greater crude oil supplies to help ease its supply woes amid the Middle East crisis, which could serve as a basis for longer-term bilateral energy cooperation, the African nation's envoy to South Korea has said.
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Rising rates and record household debt demand caution
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[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Samsung at crossroadsCourt, president put brakes on Samsung Electronics labor strife
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[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Global rate resetEnd of cheap money may force Korea to confront debt risks, rising volatility
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[2026-05-20 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India produces roughly 70% of the coal it consumes. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Most parts of the country would be again experiencing hot weather while isolated downpours would only be likely during late afternoon or at night, the state-run weather agency said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the 1930s.
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[2026-05-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Straits like Hormuz and Malacca are pressure points where commerce and power converge. What once defined success now defines vulnerability
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[2026-05-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Indian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Straits like Hormuz and Malacca are pressure points where commerce and power converge. What once defined success now defines vulnerability
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[2026-05-20 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to, from bottom right, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, top right, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top left, and others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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[2026-05-20 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Development Bank of Japan will boost its supply of risk capital compared with its previous medium-term plan. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-05-20 07:06 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The chief executives of Nissan, Honda and Toyota, (left to right) Ivan Espinosa, Toshihiro Mibe and Kenta Kon are grappling with a loss of market share to BYD and other Chinese automakers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato, Tomoki Mera and Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-05-20 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fishermen operating from the Natuna islands often use traditional wooden fishing boats. (Photo by Tomoyoshi Oshikiri)
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[2026-05-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
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[2026-05-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: IBA, ZAMBALES, Philippines — Coastal communities in this province are once again preparing for possible livelihood disruptions as large portions of the province’s waters will be temporarily closed later this month for joint military exercises near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Manus AI agent app is displayed on a mobile phone near the logo of U.S. tech giant Meta, in this illustration picture taken April 28, 2026. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Less than a week after US President Donald Trump traveled to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin also arrived in China for a diplomatic visit.
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[2026-05-20 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-20 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-20 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte revealed on Tuesday that the local government in partnership with the Gaming Library - the country’s premier board game retailer, publisher and community hub is now ready for the four-day All Aboard Expo 2026.
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