Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 08:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Conservative: Beijing Will Pay for Backing Iran
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[2026-04-25 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: 'Home away from home' for refugees and travelers marks 65th anniversary this year
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[2026-04-25 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Maine Democrat Graham Platner is vowing to pursue closer ties with China if elected to the Senate, arguing that the U.S. should be “far more cooperative” with the communist state on issues like climate change.
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[2026-04-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans
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[2026-04-25 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Antigravity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans
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[2026-04-25 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. on Friday said University of the Philippines (UP) student leader Alyssa Alano was “armed and fighting” during the Toboso, Negros Occidental clash supporting the military’s claim that all 19 casualties were identified members of the New People’s Army (NPA).
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[2026-04-25 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Opanchu Usagi, center, and other costumed characters appear at a preview of an exhibition in Yokohama on April 24. (Photo by Yui Sato)
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[2026-04-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Taiwan’s opposition KMT want to foster cross-strait interdependence but DPP offers only isolation and endless confrontation
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[2026-04-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Taiwan’s opposition KMT want to foster cross-strait interdependence but DPP offers only isolation and endless confrontation
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[2026-04-25 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The recent surge in fuel prices due to the war in Iran has spurred demand for electric vehicles around the world, and Chinese car makers are making the most of the opportunity.
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[2026-04-25 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kari Briski, Nvidia vice president, said the reports of the death of software as a service are exaggerated. (Photo by Kosuke Shimizu)
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[2026-04-25 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A new investigation found some Labubu dolls contain cotton that is banned in the US because it comes from a region in China known for its forced-labor laws.
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[2026-04-25 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Union members representing Samsung Electronics workers rally at the group's chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23. © AP
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[2026-04-25 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-25 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, testifica sobre los cálculos del presupuesto propuesto por su agencia para el año fiscal 2027 en un subcomité de Asignaciones del Senado, en el Capitolio, Washington, el miércoles 22 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-25 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington at Michigan — Big Ten Plus
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[2026-04-25 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Denso has been pursuing a deal with power semiconductor maker Rohm separately from Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-04-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The supply shock from the U.S.-Iran war impacted the oil and gas units of India's largest company Reliance Industries. © Reuters
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[2026-04-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remarks come ahead of a month-long conference to revise the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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[2026-04-25 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remarks come ahead of a month-long conference to revise the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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[2026-04-25 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Executives from CP's Ascend Commerce and NTT Docomo Global in Bangkok on Friday. (Photo by Keigo Iwamoto)
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[2026-04-25 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Ishara Samanmali and Sashikala Lankathilaka secured silver and bronze medals respectively in the women’s long jump at the 6 th Asian BeachGames held in .Sanya , China yesterday.
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[2026-04-25 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Assistant Secretary-General responsible for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Khaled Khiari on Wednesday (22), continuing his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
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[2026-04-25 05:16 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-25 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ATHENS, Greece — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday banded US President Donald Trump together with Russia's Vladmir Putin and China's Xi Jinping as world leaders who are "dead against" Europe.
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[2026-04-25 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was selected in March following the assassination of his father. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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[2026-04-25 04:51 UTC+10:00] [Bonds] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Europeans have to step up and defend their own interests because the U.S., China and Russia are now all “dead against” them, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday.
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[2026-04-25 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China
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[2026-04-25 04:47 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China
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[2026-04-25 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. military's 55-day war with Iran has alarmingly drawn down several categories of high-end air-delivered munitions, forcing the Department of War to draw from critical stockpiles in Asia and Europe. The drawdown of these weapons only suggests a possible readiness problem and helps explain why President Trump's war economy is set to accelerate, with expected increases in munitions production.
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[2026-04-25 04:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-25 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli clean bowled by Gujarat Titans’ Jason Holder during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru, India, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-25 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A tour guide admires the statue of renowned racehorse Dubai Millennium. The artwork at Vision Pavilion in Expo City, Dubai, is made from marble imported from Spain and weighs 52 tonnes. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalInfo Docked pirogues at the Port Artisanal in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. AFPInfo An employee checks the quality of raw cotton at a warehouse in Gujarat, India.
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[2026-04-25 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Last month, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his country’s decision to phase out nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima power plant accident in Japan as a “strategic mistake”. His statement is indicative of a global shift in attitudes towards nuclear energy.
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[2026-04-25 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ARNAUDVILLE, LA – As travel costs continue to climb, some Americans are rethinking their destinations, swapping out trips to major cities for smaller towns.
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[2026-04-25 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho, Cho Joon-hyung and Baek Na-ri
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[2026-04-25 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Habyt Singapore bedroom: Unlike serviced apartments, which often provide hotel-style cleaning and front desk services, flexible living keeps services to a minimum, enabling cost-efficient living arrangements. (Habyt)
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[2026-04-25 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan Investment Corp. CEO Keisuke Yokoo, right, is set to succeed current TEPCO Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-25 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday defended the possibility of the U.S. participating in currency swaps with allies in the Persian Gulf and Asia who are seeking financial backstops due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-25 02:48 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritarian threat and American unpredictability
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[2026-04-25 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, questioning whether detention is necessary as he faces a high-profile investigation into alleged investor fraud.
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[2026-04-25 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: China has dismissed criticism from the United States, rejecting claims that it pressured African nations to block a planned trip by Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, and insisting its actions were legitimate.
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[2026-04-25 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 25 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-25 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 25 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-25 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 25 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-25 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 25 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-25 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering drone flights over its capital Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.
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[2026-04-25 02:08 UTC+10:00] [Self-driving cars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets
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[2026-04-25 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NOWADAYS, when the United States-Israel war against Iran is threatening to get out of control again, China’s apparent dogged resolve to stay out of trouble defies comprehension.
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[2026-04-25 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Recording the level of degradation of EV batteries can help boost the sales prices of used vehicles. (Photo by Risako Kojima)
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