Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —Veteran entertainment journalist Danilo “Danny” Vibas died on Wednesday, April 29. He was 71.
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[2026-04-30 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The “Nation’s Girl Group” BINI took a major step onto the international stage after receiving the Global Force Award at the Billboard Women in Music 2026 on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila) at the Hollywood Palladium.
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[2026-04-30 14:46 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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[2026-04-30 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Technicians work at Zhejiang Youlai Biotechnology Co. in Hangzhou on April 16. China's pharmaceutical sector is attracting global interest. © AP
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[2026-04-30 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The much-delayed Dengvaxia case will now likely go full blast after a Quezon City court judge turned down the motions filed by former Health secretary and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin and other co-accused to dismiss the multiple cases for reason of "double jeopardy," among others, according to the public prosecutors.
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[2026-04-30 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘It’s nice to see people enjoying it, but really, it’s just getting a bit too much,’ a resident says as visitors descend on Gerringong
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[2026-04-30 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Chengdu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘It’s nice to see people enjoying it, but really, it’s just getting a bit too much,’ a resident says as visitors descend on Gerringong
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[2026-04-30 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sugar Land 7, Reno 4, 10 innings
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[2026-04-30 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La ministra de Comunicación y Asuntos Digitales de Indonesia, Meutya Hafid, concede una entrevista a The Associated Press el miércoles 29 de abril de 2026, en Yakarta, Indonesia. (AP Foto/Achmad Ibrahim)
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[2026-04-30 14:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s national soccer team has already secured at least $12.5 million for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America next June.
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[2026-04-30 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will mark its first Labor Day on Friday, ending more than six decades in which the May 1 holiday was officially known as Workers’ Day.
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[2026-04-30 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo has offered to give Delhi the plans to its US$500-million Mogami-class ship so that it can be built in India using Japanese materials
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[2026-04-30 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Arabian Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo has offered to give Delhi the plans to its US$500-million Mogami-class ship so that it can be built in India using Japanese materials
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[2026-04-30 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JAL and ANA aircraft park at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2023. Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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[2026-04-30 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JAL and ANA aircraft park at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2023. Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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[2026-04-30 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Countries respond to massive economic pain with accelerating demand for Chinese PV products but will they maintain the pace?
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[2026-04-30 14:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Countries respond to massive economic pain with accelerating demand for Chinese PV products but will they maintain the pace?
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[2026-04-30 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices jumped on Thursday in Asia after a report that the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war.
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[2026-04-30 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Despite record losses, Shenzhen Metro said its operations, cash flow and debt-servicing ability remain unaffected. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Suzuki, Getty Images and Reuters)
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[2026-04-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tugboats push a crude oil tanker into position at a pier handling oil imports in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
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[2026-04-30 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Eastern Police District (EPD) is ramping up preparations for Labor Day on May 1, 2026 to ensure the safety and security.
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[2026-04-30 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GYERYONG, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Army is reviewing deploying "suicide drones" to battalion-level units as part of its modernization push, according to Army officials.
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[2026-04-30 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) demanded payment from a bus company for repair costs following a fire that damaged a major Metro Manila flyover.
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[2026-04-30 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One of the pachyderms reportedly suffered a damaged tusk at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka
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[2026-04-30 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Wildlife and National Parks Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One of the pachyderms reportedly suffered a damaged tusk at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka
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[2026-04-30 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States has become the largest exporter of naphtha to South Korea following the outbreak of the Iran conflict, the industry ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: UIWANG, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at an apartment in Uiwang, just south of Seoul, on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two others, officials said.
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[2026-04-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's homegrown app marketplace One Store said Thursday it will evolve into an “all-in-one store,” bringing app downloads, payments and instant-play games onto a single platform as the company marks its 10th anniversary.
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[2026-04-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Ryoo Sang-dai, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), will attend the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and gatherings of ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, next week, the central bank said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign tourist arrivals in South Korea surpassed pre-pandemic levels in March, data showed Thursday, driven in part by fans coming to attend a landmark concert in Seoul to mark the long-awaited comeback of K-pop supergroup BTS.
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[2026-04-30 12:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will remove the term “out-of-wedlock child” from government forms used in child welfare administration, as authorities move to update official language in line with changing views on family and childbirth.
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[2026-04-30 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ommathi, a village along the Mandalay-Lashio road, is still heavily scarred by civil war clashes and, more than six months after its recapture by Myanmar's military, remains largely deserted. (All photos by Nikkei Asia contributing writer)
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[2026-04-30 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The value of South Korea's investment funds rose more than 8 percent in the first quarter of this year from three months earlier, driven by an increase in investment funds traded on stock exchanges, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will redeploy an attache in charge of unification affairs to the country's embassy in Russia later this year, the unification ministry said Thursday, ending a vacancy of more than a year.
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[2026-04-30 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Joanna Korner was selected by the tribunal to preside over the trial of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
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[2026-04-30 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leaders say slight increases in fuel surcharges for flights to Asian destinations ‘not the main driver’ behind Hongkongers heading to mainland
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[2026-04-30 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Dongguan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leaders say slight increases in fuel surcharges for flights to Asian destinations ‘not the main driver’ behind Hongkongers heading to mainland
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[2026-04-30 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are not discussing drawing down the 28,500-strong U.S. forces stationed in Korea, a Seoul defense ministry official said Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing a possible reduction of American troops in Germany.
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[2026-04-30 12:22 UTC+10:00] [Luzon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-30 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yen at one point depreciated to 160.48 per dollar during New York trading on April 29. (Photo by Koji Uema)
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[2026-04-30 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien gets permission to travel to Manila from May 2-25 for an internship
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[2026-04-30 12:10 UTC+10:00] [mischief] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien gets permission to travel to Manila from May 2-25 for an internship
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[2026-04-30 12:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will announce their FIFA World Cup squad in the capital city on May 16.
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[2026-04-30 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce their FIFA World Cup squad in the capital city on May 16.
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new inter-agency rules aim to give investigators a framework tailored to Pogo-linked crime and support a coordinated response
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Metro Manila] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new inter-agency rules aim to give investigators a framework tailored to Pogo-linked crime and support a coordinated response
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talented young scientist’s links with Beihang University raised in recent article but questions remained unanswered
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [AI chip] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talented young scientist’s links with Beihang University raised in recent article but questions remained unanswered
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax revenue increased by 5.5 trillion won (US$3.7 billion) from a year earlier in March, driven by increases in income tax collections, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested three foreigners in Pampanga for their suspected involvement in online scamming and money laundering, as part of the government’s intensified crackdown on transnational crimes.
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