Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-12 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will play two non-World Cup teams in their final tuneup matches for the big tournament, the national football federation announced Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: CHEONGSONG, South Korea, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Authorities on Tuesday discovered the body of a boy who had gone missing in a southeastern mountain park earlier this week.
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[2026-05-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: India rejected Russia’s offer to sell it liquefied natural gas subject to US sanctions, despite a huge shortfall driven by Middle East tensions, leaving a tanker bound for India in limbo as talks continue on permitted cargoes, Reuters reports.
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[2026-05-12 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Korean campaigner on Tuesday issued a complaint over global search engine Google, pointing out that its local weather services describe the East Sea primarily as "Sea of Japan."
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[2026-05-12 11:27 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan’s stealthy and highly automated Mogami warship is set for a showdown with the simpler and less expensive Type 31 frigate from the U.K. as the two nations compete to supply vessels to the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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[2026-05-12 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-05-12 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai would be on his agenda for the Beijing summit later this week.
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[2026-05-12 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Isuzu is a major investor in Thailand and remains committed as other Japanese companies scale back their expatriate staff in the Southeast Asian country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-12 11:22 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice department
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[2026-05-12 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia-Pacific’s largest intergenerational wealth transfer in modern times is set to transpire over the next 30 years, financial firm predicts
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[2026-05-12 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asia-Pacific’s largest intergenerational wealth transfer in modern times is set to transpire over the next 30 years, financial firm predicts
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[2026-05-12 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's first homegrown fighter jet program may face delays as costs for follow-on production are projected to sharply rise from the original estimate, a document drafted by the state arms procurement agency showed Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE- Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, waves, with President Donald Trump, ahead of their summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Known for his exceptional loyalty, the pop icon has developed a strong bond with his long-term team
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[2026-05-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Multiple investigations into Chinese researchers at the University of Michigan in recent months involved members of Xu’s laboratory
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[2026-05-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Multiple investigations into Chinese researchers at the University of Michigan in recent months involved members of Xu’s laboratory
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[2026-05-12 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Newly appointed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano clarified that the change in Senate leadership was not influenced by the impending impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-05-12 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Supporters of Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs," hold a protest as Dela Rosa is placed under the protective custody of the Senate in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on May 11. © Reuters
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[2026-05-12 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday it acquired the entire stake in French health care company Gifrer in a bid to expand its presence in the European Union.
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[2026-05-12 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first homegrown fighter jet program may face delays as costs for follow-on production are projected to sharply rise from the original estimate, a document drafted by the state arms procurement agency showed Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump imposed new Iran-related sanctions targeting 12 individuals and entities accused of helping the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sell and transport Iranian oil to China.
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[2026-05-12 10:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chief of the Bank of Korea has been elected to the highest decision-making body of the Bank for International Settlements, Seoul's central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 10:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran's shipment of oil to China. The ninth company is based in Oman.
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[2026-05-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Bank of Korea (BOK) has been elected to the highest decision-making body of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Seoul's central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both taxi industry leaders and Uber sound alarm over government’s latest step towards regulating service, even before final quota is decided
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[2026-05-12 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: David Park, a food and beverages manager at Lotte Hotel Seoul, demonstrates during an interview with The Associated Press in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-12 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Una alcaldesa del sur de California aceptó declararse culpable de actuar como agente ilegal del gobierno chino y renunció a su cargo municipal, informaron autoridades el lunes.
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[2026-05-12 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's data protection watchdog has concluded its probe into a massive data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang, with its final decision on the level of punishment expected to be made next month at the earliest, sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a significant development announced today by the U.S. Department of Justice, Arcadia, California Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged with one count of acting in the United States as an illegal agent of a foreign government - the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Wang, 58, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
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[2026-05-12 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A former World Bank president has told the BBC that China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser to ease a global supply crisis caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit talk at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover how Huaiyang cuisine – China’s diplomatic delicacy – balances tradition and innovation to win over world leaders, from Nixon to Trump, in Beijing’s high-stakes banquet diplomacy
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Huaiyang Cuisine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover how Huaiyang cuisine – China’s diplomatic delicacy – balances tradition and innovation to win over world leaders, from Nixon to Trump, in Beijing’s high-stakes banquet diplomacy
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-12 09:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States have agreed to work together to strengthen cooperation in areas of "mutual security interest," including Seoul's push to retake wartime operational control from Washington and joint efforts to modernize the alliance.
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[2026-05-12 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's data protection watchdog has concluded its probe into a massive data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang, with its final decision on the level of punishment expected to be made next month at the earliest, sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-12 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump has been compared to many historical figures, by opponents (who claim he’s another Adolf Hitler) and by boosters (who cite Andrew Jackson or Teddy Roosevelt).
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[2026-05-12 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday as investors shrugged off fresh doubts over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire after President Donald Trump warned the truce was on "massive life support."
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[2026-05-12 09:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A member of the South Korean research team at the country’s Antarctic base, Jang Bogo Station, is under police investigation after returning to South Korea on Monday, following allegations that he threatened fellow crew members with a weapon, authorities said Monday.
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[2026-05-12 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Richard Chang’s rare public remarks highlight importance of mature chips to China’s supply chain security
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[2026-05-12 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Huawei Technologies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Richard Chang’s rare public remarks highlight importance of mature chips to China’s supply chain security
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[2026-05-12 09:30 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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[2026-05-12 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Security around Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square has been heightened for days, with rumours on social media swirling of a special parade or some big, choreographed event.
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[2026-05-12 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to work together to strengthen cooperation in areas of "mutual security interest," including Seoul's push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington and joint efforts to modernize the alliance.
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[2026-05-12 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A three-day return journey straddling Sichuan and Yunnan provinces highlights the best of what this world-class luxury tourist train offers
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[2026-05-12 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Silk Road Express] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A three-day return journey straddling Sichuan and Yunnan provinces highlights the best of what this world-class luxury tourist train offers
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