Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Kun ramps up exposure to liquor makers and e-commerce, backing a gradual recovery in consumption despite weak retail data
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Kun ramps up exposure to liquor makers and e-commerce, backing a gradual recovery in consumption despite weak retail data
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What’s behind the ‘CPU renaissance’ and where China stands in designing and manufacturing central processing units in the AI age
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Morgan Stanley] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What’s behind the ‘CPU renaissance’ and where China stands in designing and manufacturing central processing units in the AI age
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[2026-04-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The European Union has announced measures to tighten steel imports aimed at preventing Chinese companies from dumping excess capacity. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talks between Asean and China to agree on setting rules for maritime behaviour and crisis management under the code have stalled
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[2026-04-24 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Cebu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talks between Asean and China to agree on setting rules for maritime behaviour and crisis management under the code have stalled
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[2026-04-24 17:57 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-24 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Drivers charge their Tata EVs at a charging station in Mumbai on Sept. 9, 2025. Total electric car sales in India grew 87% in the fiscal year through March, with incoming emissions rules expected to give the segment a further boost in the near future. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 17:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Low Kok Peng married a domestic helper in Batam before the pair returned to Singapore and he continued living with his first wife
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[2026-04-24 17:45 UTC+10:00] [CNA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Low Kok Peng married a domestic helper in Batam before the pair returned to Singapore and he continued living with his first wife
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[2026-04-24 17:39 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japanese author Haruki Murakami attends a meeting with Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit during the Norwegian Literature Festival in Lillehammer, Norway, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Cornelius Poppe/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-04-24 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korean stocks have been surging to record highs over the past year, but that hasn't dimmed the allure of U.S. equities for its residents.
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[2026-04-24 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Taipei, Taiwan — Japan’s southern island of Kyushu is known for its volcanic landscape and tonkatsu ramen, but the popular tourist destination is ground zero for one of the greatest shifts in Japan’s defence strategy since 1947, when it formally renounced the use of war to settle international disputes.
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[2026-04-24 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng expects to start large-scale production of its "flying" cars next year and of its humanoid robots in the fourth quarter of 2026, President Brian Gu told Reuters on Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel welcomed 240 new immigrants from India’s Bnei Menashe community this week, marking the launch of a broader government-backed effort to complete the group's aliyah, according to an official statement.
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[2026-04-24 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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[2026-04-24 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight-time Japan champion jockey believes the Group One Tenno Sho winner has potential to become “one of the greatest”
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[2026-04-24 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Arima Kinen] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight-time Japan champion jockey believes the Group One Tenno Sho winner has potential to become “one of the greatest”
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[2026-04-24 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Naver will begin a closed beta of its agentic search product "AI Tab" as early as next week, in the company's most substantive defensive move yet against Google's artificial intelligence-powered push into South Korea, one of a handful of major markets where Google has never overtaken the local incumbent.
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[2026-04-24 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Metro Manila] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-24 17:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
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[2026-04-24 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
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[2026-04-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has secured 74.6 million barrels of crude oil for May, lessening the country's reliance on Middle Eastern oil imports amid ongoing regional conflict, according to Cheong Wa Dae on Friday.
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[2026-04-24 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bigger risk is not of the Iran war spilling into their waters, but the strain of operating in more contested sea lanes, analysts say
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[2026-04-24 17:10 UTC+10:00] [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bigger risk is not of the Iran war spilling into their waters, but the strain of operating in more contested sea lanes, analysts say
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[2026-04-24 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured over 74 million barrels of crude oil for May, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said Friday, easing concerns over oil supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Opposition parties say while they were in favour of quotas for women legislators, they had concerns over changing India's voting boundaries. (X: @mkstalin)
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[2026-04-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans support President Lee Jae Myung's "peaceful coexistence" policy toward North Korea aimed at engagement and peace, according to a survey released Friday.
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[2026-04-24 17:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Police have launched an investigation into a large-scale data theft at Duo — one of South Korea's largest matchmaking firms — as authorities believe the personal information of 427,464 members was stolen.
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[2026-04-24 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 6 out of 10 South Koreans support President Lee Jae Myung's "peaceful coexistence" policy toward North Korea aimed at engagement and peace, according to a survey released Friday.
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[2026-04-24 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Indonesia reaffirmed their longstanding partnership and expanded areas of cooperation during the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Philippines-Indonesia Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), officials said Friday.
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[2026-04-24 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Uno de los cuatro pandas del zoo de Atlanta descansa en su recinto, el 30 de diciembre de 2023, en Atlanta. (AP Foto/Kate Brumback, archivo)
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[2026-04-24 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool, File)
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[2026-04-24 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, left, greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 24, 2026. ( Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand via AP)
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[2026-04-24 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai bets on 20 localized models, $1 billion to revive sales in world's largest automotive market
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[2026-04-24 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Car giants such as Volkswagen and Nissan Motor are attending the Beijing auto show, as they look to accelerate their business in China and beyond. (Source photos by Wataru Suzuki, Sota Tanaka and Getty Images)
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[2026-04-24 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comment in paras 8-9)
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[2026-04-24 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's second-highest-grossing film of all time will debut Wednesday on Coupang Play with upgraded CGI effects
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[2026-04-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Two exhibitions in Korea and France revisit Bang Hai-ja and Shin Sung-hy who reshaped painting through decades of work abroad
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[2026-04-24 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On the sidelines of a Central Asia summit in Astana, UNEP’s Inger Andersen said China had always been active in multilateralism
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[2026-04-24 16:07 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On the sidelines of a Central Asia summit in Astana, UNEP’s Inger Andersen said China had always been active in multilateralism
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[2026-04-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Vice Trade Minister Park Jung-sung met with his Polish counterpart in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between South Korea and Poland in supply chains and advanced industries, Park's office said.
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[2026-04-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The couple’s recent appearance on a Japanese television show generated considerable buzz and discussion among the public
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[2026-04-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The couple’s recent appearance on a Japanese television show generated considerable buzz and discussion among the public
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[2026-04-24 15:55 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is going to trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his crimes against humanity case.
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[2026-04-24 15:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-24 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday clarified that there was no contradiction on the pronouncements of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other Philippine officials regarding former lawmaker Zaldy Co, saying he was indeed apprehended due to immigration concerns.
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