Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-28 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, stranded residents are evacuated on a boat after flooding from heavy rainfall in Qinzhou in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, April 27, 2026. (Zhang Ailin/Xinhua via AP)
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[2026-04-28 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-28 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese economy is grappling with weak domestic demand, a prolonged property downturn and rising external risks
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[2026-04-28 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese economy is grappling with weak domestic demand, a prolonged property downturn and rising external risks
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[2026-04-28 15:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Literature Translation Institute of Korea on Tuesday announced a plan to establish a graduate school next year in efforts to nurture more translators specializing in Korean literature, officials said.
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[2026-04-28 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s share of the global OLED market rose for the first time in nearly a decade in 2025, as domestic display makers strengthened their lead in high-end technologies despite intensifying competition from China.
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[2026-04-28 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Denso has ended its bid to acquire Rohm but the two companies will continue their partnership, including joint work on product development. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-04-28 15:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is expected to secure up to 90 percent of pre-Iran war naphtha supplies for May, the industry ministry said Tuesday, adding that major petrochemical companies are expanding their plant operations in line with inbound supplies.
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[2026-04-28 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.
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[2026-04-28 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Supply control, pricing power help secure memory as Chinese rivals face shortages
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[2026-04-28 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Indonesia’s ambitions outside of Asean to how a Filipino retiree lost his life savings, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-04-28 15:18 UTC+10:00] [Takaichi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Indonesia’s ambitions outside of Asean to how a Filipino retiree lost his life savings, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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[2026-04-28 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday ordered authorities to cancel 68.7 billion won (US$ 46.6 million) in taxes levied on the local unit of U.S. streaming giant Netflix.
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[2026-04-28 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: It remains unclear how Meta's $2 billion purchase of Manus can be rolled back after Beijing's national security review of the deal. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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[2026-04-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kazakhstan’s green transition is drawing China and Europe, leaving Korea to seek a stronger foothold
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[2026-04-28 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1932 -- Yun Bong-gil attacks Japanese officials at a park in Shanghai where they gathered to celebrate the birthday of then Japanese Emperor Hirohito. The Korean activist threw two bombs he had hidden in lunch boxes onto the podium, killing seven top Japanese military leaders, in protest of Japan's colonization of Korea.
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[2026-04-28 14:50 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-28 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-28 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Court says key content storage and transmission functions were carried out by overseas entities, not Netflix’s Korean unit
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[2026-04-28 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nationality is seen through the lens of fairness, placing public expectations on even private family decisions
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[2026-04-28 14:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ninety liberal lawmakers on Tuesday urged the US Congress to respect South Korea's judicial sovereignty in a letter to the US ambassador to South Korea, countering allegations of discriminatory actions against e-commerce firm Coupang and other US companies.
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[2026-04-28 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Catalytic converter thefts surge in Malaysia due to high demand for rare metals like rhodium, fetching lucrative prices
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[2026-04-28 14:36 UTC+10:00] [The Star] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Catalytic converter thefts surge in Malaysia due to high demand for rare metals like rhodium, fetching lucrative prices
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[2026-04-28 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-04-28 14:28 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido announced that it has been forced to postpone its summer opening after a male employee admitted to disposing of his wife’s body in the zoo’s incinerator.
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[2026-04-28 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Bank of Japan's decision comes amid growing pressure on the economy from rising consumer prices. (File photo by Miki Kamiyama)
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[2026-04-28 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHEN the doors open at the Manila Marriott Hotel tomorrow morning, the Philippines will host its most significant gathering of artificial intelligence leaders to date. The second Annual GEN AI Summit Philippines — curated and organized by CollabConf — brings together over 250 C-suite executives, policymakers, technologists and entrepreneurs across two intensive days of keynotes, fireside chats and panel discussions on the future of generative AI.
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[2026-04-28 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN the aftermath of Yolanda in 2013, the Philippines faced one of its most devastating disasters. Entire communities were flattened, and the country urgently needed satellite imagery to assess damage and guide response efforts. At the time, however, access to space data was constrained, highlighting a critical gap in the country’s disaster management capabilities.
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[2026-04-28 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says Tokyo stands ready to take "strong measures" against speculative market moves. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast
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[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 77-year-old has taken up a full-time role as a professor with one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country’s northeast
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[2026-04-28 14:00 UTC+10:00] [South Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-28 13:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Tuesday called on overseas Filipinos to respect the national anthem following a viral video online where the national anthem was sung at a party in the United States.
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[2026-04-28 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Umno-led Barisan Nasional claims to have a simple majority after teaming up with opposition lawmakers amid an attempt to overthrow the ruler
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[2026-04-28 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Perikatan Nasional] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Umno-led Barisan Nasional claims to have a simple majority after teaming up with opposition lawmakers amid an attempt to overthrow the ruler
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[2026-04-28 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores y equipos de rescate examinan los restos de un choque de trenes en Bekasi, Indonesia, el martes 28 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Tatan Syuflana)
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[2026-04-28 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Executions rose sharply in North Korea during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Seoul-based NGO.
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[2026-04-28 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Bank of Japan's decision comes amid growing pressure on the economy from rising consumer prices. (File photo by Miki Kamiyama)
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[2026-04-28 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's central bank kept its policy rate steady at 0.75% on Tuesday, while revising its inflation estimates upwards as the Iran war raises supply-side risks.
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[2026-04-28 13:14 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages
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[2026-04-28 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to secure up to 90 percent of pre-Iran war naphtha supplies for May, the industry ministry said Tuesday, adding that major petrochemical companies are expanding their plant operations in line with inbound supplies.
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[2026-04-28 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Former Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque late on Monday denied the tax evasion complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against himself, his wife Mylah, and his legal counsel, Percival Ortega.
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[2026-04-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax authorities said Tuesday they will begin receiving filings under the new global minimum corporate tax regime from more than 2,500 multinational enterprises next month.
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[2026-04-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has extended by three years the compliance period for corrective measures imposed as a condition of a major shipbuilder acquisition led by Hanwha Group in 2022.
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[2026-04-28 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says
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[2026-04-28 12:57 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia heatwave] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says
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[2026-04-28 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon returned to the Navotas Sanitary Landfill on Tuesday, leading a high-level inspection team amid escalating concerns over toxic emissions and persistent underground fires at the dumpsite.
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[2026-04-28 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The Literature Translation Institute (LTI) of Korea on Tuesday announced a plan to establish a graduate school next year in efforts to nurture more translators specializing in Korean literature, officials said.
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[2026-04-28 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of China's Contemporary Amperex Technology declined 8.5% Tuesday after the EV battery giant unveiled plans for a roughly $5 billion equity offering in Hong Kong.
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[2026-04-28 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Participants and visitors attend the SusHi Tech startup conference, one of Japan's largest startup gatherings, on April 27 in Tokyo. (SusHi Tech Tokyo)
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