Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon on Monday blasted the Supreme Court for its “much-delayed” ruling that voided the 2018 dismissal of former overall deputy ombudsman Arthur Carandang by then president Rodrigo Duterte.
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[2026-05-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has never governed the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold
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[2026-05-05 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Indian National Congress] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has never governed the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold
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[2026-05-05 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAOAG, Ilocos Norte — Over 800 combined Philippine, United States and Japanese forces on Monday (May 4) showed a massive display of integrated firepower in intercepting targets from air, land and sea during a coastal defense wargame as part of Exercise Balikatan 41-2026.
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[2026-05-05 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his supporters as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters as BJP celebrates its win in the West Bengal and other states' assembly elections, in New Delhi, May 4. © Reuters
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[2026-05-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The PM is clearly not prepared to risk backlash from Asian energy trading partners during a fuel crisis – but his government will face domestic challenges if it doesn’t move eventually
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[2026-05-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) 1981 or the proposed Basic Education Voucher Program Act (BEVPA) seeking to decongest public schools.
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[2026-05-05 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vessel is a cargo ship of almost 180 metres (590 feet) sailing under the flag of Panama
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[2026-05-05 00:55 UTC+10:00] [Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The vessel is a cargo ship of almost 180 metres (590 feet) sailing under the flag of Panama
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[2026-05-05 00:36 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-05-05 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Voting 22-0-0, the Senate passed on third and final reading Senate Bill (SB) 1432 or the proposed People's Freedom of Information Act (PFIA) providing access to official government records.
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea's foreign ministry reported on Monday that an “explosion and fire” struck a carrier owned by Korean shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz near the UAE while it was attempting to pass through.
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a bloated UN to ‘red carpet’ visas for Chinese spies, here are highlights from our correspondents in the second half of April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Pentagon] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a bloated UN to ‘red carpet’ visas for Chinese spies, here are highlights from our correspondents in the second half of April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bengaluru, India – In the sultry August heat of 2007, India’s government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sweating over the future of negotiations with the United States over a landmark nuclear deal. The proposed agreement aimed to ease access to nuclear fuel and technology in exchange for greater international scrutiny of India’s facilities.
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[2026-05-05 00:16 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Celebrated photographer who captured the political upheavals and everyday life of post-independence India
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[2026-05-05 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday filed Senate Bill (SB) 2076 that will remove the value-added tax (VAT) on systems loss charges currently being passed on to consumers’ monthly electricity bills.
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[2026-05-05 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern Philippines were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes, officials said Monday.
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[2026-05-05 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said focus crimes declined by 30% from January to April 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, citing the impact of its “Safer Cities” initiative.
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Qatar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen’s retail sales barely rose in the first quarter despite strong GDP growth, a sign of the Chinese tech hub’s unbalanced development
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [retail sales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen’s retail sales barely rose in the first quarter despite strong GDP growth, a sign of the Chinese tech hub’s unbalanced development
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[2026-05-04 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea is checking intelligence that reported a South Korean-flagged vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, Yonhap News reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-04 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEATTLE — Few cities in North America can lay claim to better summer weather than Seattle, neatly nestled in the Pacific Northwest with sunny skies and little humidity after Memorial Day.
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[2026-05-04 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL/BUSAN, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is verifying reports of a possible attack on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 23:26 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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[2026-05-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership
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[2026-05-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership
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[2026-05-04 22:58 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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[2026-05-04 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Military forces from the Philippines, the United States, and Japan conduct high-intensity Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise on May 4, 2026, at the La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. The joint maneuvers, featured a massive display of integrated firepower including HIMARS rocket systems, Apache Longbow attack helicopters, and 105mm howitzers.
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[2026-05-04 22:51 UTC+10:00] [5G] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Commission is blocking EU funding for solar panel inverters from what it considers high-risk vendors like China's tech giant Huawei, it confirmed on Monday.
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[2026-05-04 22:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: COPENHAGEN - Eight people adopted by Danish citizens from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are suing Denmark for allegedly denying them the right to their identity, origin and family life, their lawyer said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures whipsawed and crude oil spiked higher as tensions flared up again in the Middle East, taking the focus off a run of strong earnings by megacap tech companies. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.2% from Friday's record highs, falling as much as 0.5% just minutes earlier after Iran’s Fars agency claimed two missiles hit an American patrol boat, before erasing most of the declines after the US denied a ship was hit.
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[2026-05-04 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—A food-grade plastic recycling firm is set to open the first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-to-bottle facility in Visayas and Mindanao in the third quarter of 2026.
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[2026-05-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states
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[2026-05-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Serbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states
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[2026-05-04 22:28 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-04 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAOAG, Ilocos Norte — The military exercise being conducted by the Philippines, United States and allied partners in northern Luzon does not target anyone and is not in preparation for any possible foreign invasion, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rescue personnel pull 26-year-old worker from shaft at Pacific View in Stanley, and he is certified dead at scene
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[2026-05-04 22:02 UTC+10:00] [Pacific View] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rescue personnel pull 26-year-old worker from shaft at Pacific View in Stanley, and he is certified dead at scene
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[2026-05-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: NAC Breda had contested 6-0 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles, whose defender Dean James was part of Indonesia’s World Cup qualifying campaign
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[2026-05-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: NAC Breda had contested 6-0 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles, whose defender Dean James was part of Indonesia’s World Cup qualifying campaign
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[2026-05-04 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: For years, India's West Bengal state was the great exception to Narendra Modi's political advance.
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[2026-05-04 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government-backed lab says China-chip compatibility will support secure, local AI use as it explores overseas expansion
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[2026-05-04 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government-backed lab says China-chip compatibility will support secure, local AI use as it explores overseas expansion
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[2026-05-04 21:25 UTC+10:00] [Volcanoes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eyewitness video showed large ash clouds billowing from the Mayon volcano on Luzon island in the Philippines over the weekend. Emergency services issued alerts to nearby towns and more than 5,450 fled to emergency shelters.
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[2026-05-04 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Chery Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales of EVs fall 11 per cent year on year in April to 614,000 units – but foreign markets are providing a boost
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