Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 20:07 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua.
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[2026-05-07 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua.
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[2026-05-07 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s top diplomat also tells delegation led by close Trump ally the two countries should be ‘partners rather than adversaries’
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[2026-05-07 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Maria Cantwell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s top diplomat also tells delegation led by close Trump ally the two countries should be ‘partners rather than adversaries’
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demise of US budget carrier seen as a warning sign of how turbulent it could get for China’s airlines with fragile bottom lines
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China State Railway Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Demise of US budget carrier seen as a warning sign of how turbulent it could get for China’s airlines with fragile bottom lines
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company alleges potential sabotage in counter lawsuit but fails as court rules there is no evidence that woman passed secrets to her man
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[2026-05-07 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company alleges potential sabotage in counter lawsuit but fails as court rules there is no evidence that woman passed secrets to her man
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[2026-05-07 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details on ship's status, Iranian official's remarks)
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[2026-05-07 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ASEAN foreign ministers pose for a group photo during their meeting in Cebu, the Philippines, on Thursday morning ahead of a leaders' summit in the city on Friday. © Reuters
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[2026-05-07 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 5.6 per cent growth was propelled by robust household consumption during the festive season and a surge in government spending
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[2026-05-07 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 5.6 per cent growth was propelled by robust household consumption during the festive season and a surge in government spending
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[2026-05-07 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday maintained a cautious stance over the cause of a recent explosion and fire aboard a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that a fact-finding investigation must come before reaching any conclusion.
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[2026-05-07 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We can’t control what happens in the Middle East, but we have to take a view that it’s not going to last for two years,’ CEO Tony Fernandes says
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[2026-05-07 19:28 UTC+10:00] [AirAsia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We can’t control what happens in the Middle East, but we have to take a view that it’s not going to last for two years,’ CEO Tony Fernandes says
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[2026-05-07 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean ministry's response in paras 10-12)
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[2026-05-07 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has been warning that she is prepared to take "decisive action" against speculative yen selling. Market participants wonder if she might become overzealous. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Lejun Wang and Sae Kamae)
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[2026-05-07 19:14 UTC+10:00] [Announcements] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 19:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Much of the gains from Korea’s stock rally are redirected into real estate, limiting consumer spending
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[2026-05-07 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold their high-level defense talks in Washington next week, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday, with the wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer and access control of the inter-Korean buffer zone expected to top the agenda.
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[2026-05-07 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding businesses, said Thursday this year's record first-quarter profit was largely fueled by robust demand for high-margin, eco-friendly vessels.
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[2026-05-07 18:51 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 18:48 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 7, 2026 18:48 | News
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[2026-05-07 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Huawei has enjoyed success with wearables and unveiled its latest smartwatches at an event in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-07 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Warren Buffett, chairman and former CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks with Nikkei in Tokyo in 2023.(Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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[2026-05-07 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: After multiple warnings against the "speculative" and "one-sided" currency moves, Japan's Ministry of Finance appears to have put its money where its mouth is and intervened in the yen during the country's Golden Week holiday. The first intervention, reportedly on April 30, came after the yen weakened past the politically sensitive 160 yen level, marking the first yen-buying operation since July 2024.
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[2026-05-07 18:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea National Park Service plans to install additional bear alert bells in Jirisan National Park by July to help prevent encounters between hikers and Asiatic black bears, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Michele Bullock] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reserve Bank of Australia is less an outlier than a harbinger of global monetary trends in the wake of war-induced supply shocks
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[2026-05-07 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reserve Bank of Australia is less an outlier than a harbinger of global monetary trends in the wake of war-induced supply shocks
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[2026-05-07 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is pushing for a stronger yuan to help globalise the currency, but the upswing could create issues for the country’s export giants
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[2026-05-07 18:22 UTC+10:00] [United Arab Emirates] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is pushing for a stronger yuan to help globalise the currency, but the upswing could create issues for the country’s export giants
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[2026-05-07 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Busan Lotus Lantern Festival
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[2026-05-07 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division)
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[2026-05-07 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — The maritime issues in the South China Sea will return to the discussion table in Cebu this week as leaders open the 48th Asean Summit with negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) set for another discourse alongside broader regional security and economic priorities.
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[2026-05-07 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Long Time Technology Co requires employees to ‘stay away from any political behaviour that undermines peace and stability’: statement
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[2026-05-07 18:06 UTC+10:00] [mainland China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Long Time Technology Co requires employees to ‘stay away from any political behaviour that undermines peace and stability’: statement
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[2026-05-07 18:04 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Erwin Garcia on Thursday said the poll body will publish on its website next Friday the list of approved candidates for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections as it wraps up the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs).
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[2026-05-07 18:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-07 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-07 17:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The main opposition People Power Party on Thursday boycotted the plenary session of South Korea's National Assembly, where a motion to amend the Constitution was tabled.
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[2026-05-07 17:54 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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[2026-05-07 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A local court junked a petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte's husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to stop a committee of the House of Representatives from acquiring tax records and other documents that can be used as evidence in its impeachment case against the vice president.
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[2026-05-07 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top general on Thursday visited a key Air Force unit in the central region and inspected the country's air defense posture, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
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[2026-05-07 17:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tesla topped South Korea’s imported car market for the third consecutive month in April, fueled by robust electric vehicle demand amid high fuel prices, industry data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 17:42 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines– The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday that it monitored a Chinese research vessel and dozens of maritime militia ships operating in the West Philippine Sea.
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[2026-05-07 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok ordered a thorough investigation Thursday into suspicions that Korea National Railway internally circulated content of ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree and tried to implement it even after the National Assembly demanded the lifting of the illegal act.
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[2026-05-07 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Fresh from a two-title romp in last week’s Bagong Pilipinas Juniors tennis tournament, Miguel Lagac III hopes to sustain his winning momentum as he headlines a stacked field in the San Pablo Juniors Age Group Championships at the 7 Lakes courts in San Pablo City, Laguna.
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[2026-05-07 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – A week after suffering a heartbreaking one-shot loss to Zero Plete at Del Monte, Precious Zaragosa delivered a stirring comeback of her own Thursday, erasing a daunting five-stroke deficit before outlasting her rival in sudden death to capture the girls’ 15-18 division crown in the ICTSI Junior PGT Pueblo de Oro Championship in Cagayan de Oro.
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