Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-24 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A bilateral economic cooperation agreement between South Korea and Moldova came into force Friday, the foreign ministry said, paving the way for a broader partnership in areas ranging from energy and transportation to science and technology.
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[2026-04-24 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign patients topped 2 million for the first time last year as South Korea emerged as a global hub for plastic surgery and dermatology, the health ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-24 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Core inflation in Japan accelerated for the first time in five months, rising to 1.8% in March as Iran war-fueled higher energy prices stoke consumer inflation.
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[2026-04-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic financial corridors now bridge mainland bourses with global hubs, enabling more seamless investment through specialised fund vehicles and receipts
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[2026-04-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [SIX Swiss Exchange] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic financial corridors now bridge mainland bourses with global hubs, enabling more seamless investment through specialised fund vehicles and receipts
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[2026-04-24 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Intel faces chip supply constraints due to rising demand, and the company prioritized meeting customer demand for its data center and AI products over PC products. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-04-24 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: White House director of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios speaks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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[2026-04-24 08:19 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-24 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Republican senator to lead bipartisan delegation to China next week; visit will begin on May 1, with stops planned in Shanghai and Beijing
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[2026-04-24 08:18 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Republican senator to lead bipartisan delegation to China next week; visit will begin on May 1, with stops planned in Shanghai and Beijing
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[2026-04-24 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Imagine two teams preparing for a world championship. One arrives with a full game plan. Coaches, players, and management are aligned around a single strategy.
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[2026-04-24 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just days after the UAE hinted at a growing dollar shortage in the Gulf nation by requesting swap lines with the Fed, Bloomberg reports that as Iran's struggling neighbors scramble to build cash buffers to deal with any potential economic fallout from the Iran war, one large buyer has stepped in: the world's largest bond manager, Pacific Investment Management Co.
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[2026-04-24 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Semiconductor windfall exposes risks as unions press for bonuses
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[2026-04-24 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: A $1 copper mine: Korea's costly lesson in accountability, resource strategy
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[2026-04-24 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Mending alliance fractures: Seoul must restore trust in Korea-US ties through diplomacy, clearer messaging
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[2026-04-24 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s foreign ministry called the remarks ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’
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[2026-04-24 08:07 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s foreign ministry called the remarks ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’
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[2026-04-24 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's universities collectively have trillions of yen in assets, but need to make up for declining enrollment income. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-04-24 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos informó el jueves que impuso sanciones a una veintena de personas y entidades que presuntamente estarían relacionadas a una red de intermediarios que operaba en México, Guatemala y la India, y que se encargaba de proveer precursores químicos a facciones del Cártel de Sinaloa, que fue designado el año pasado como organización terrorista por la administración del presidente Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Army troops of South Korea and Canada launched joint high-tech military drills in South Korea for the first time earlier this week, officials said Friday, as part of efforts to bolster bilateral military ties between the two nations.
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[2026-04-24 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: ACSL, which makes the PF2 drone seen here, is one of a few Japanese producers of unmanned aerial vehicles. (ACSL)
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[2026-04-24 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The United States head coach Emma Hayes reacts on the sideline during the second half of an international friendly soccer match against Japan Saturday, April 11, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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[2026-04-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump in March announced the outline of the second round of Japan's investment plan in Washington. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Zhao Xintong (left) is the defending world champion while Ding Junhui was China's trailblazer on the green baize
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[2026-04-24 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: TOKYO -- The war in the Middle East is raising concern over Japan's supply of plastic products for medical care and drawing renewed attention to how heavily the country relies on imports for such essential items as dialysis tubes.The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has cut sharply into Japanese imports of crude oil and the petrochemical feedstock naphtha, which is used to make plastics.
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[2026-04-24 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan relies more 99% of its medical gloves on imports. © Kyodo
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[2026-04-24 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the first three decades since independence top level visits between India and Sri Lanka were very rare. First Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Sri Lanka in 1955 and the first Sri Lankan leader to go to New Delhi was then fourth Prime Minister S W R D Bandaranaike in 1956.
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[2026-04-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington at Michigan — Big Ten Plus
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[2026-04-24 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama yesterday (23) ordered the remanding of suspected underworld operative Keselwatte Dinusha Chathuranga until May 5. The suspect, who was subject to a Red Notice, was recently arrested in India and brought back to Sri Lanka.
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[2026-04-24 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka–Korea Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently hosted an awareness session titled “Doing Business with South Korea”, bringing together key stakeholders to explore opportunities for strengthening bilateral trade and investment relations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea.
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[2026-04-24 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Women’s Asian Games Qualifier 2026 hockey tournament got underway in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday (April 23), bringing together top teams from across the region in a crucial competition that will decide qualification for the Asian Games.
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[2026-04-24 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is far more ambitious than the ports, railways and highways that it is often reduced to in Western commentary, said Hussein Askary, a prominent Iraqi-Swedish scholar of international relations and geo-economics.
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[2026-04-24 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: As a child in India, Nehchal Singh remembers playing with old war medals at his grandmother's house.
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[2026-04-24 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Territorial Disputes
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[2026-04-24 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDRES (AP) — El gobierno británico informó el jueves que ADN y otros datos confidenciales de salud de 500.000 personas que se ofrecieron como voluntarias para un enorme estudio sanitario en el Reino Unido fueron ofrecidos a la venta en internet en China tras una filtración de datos ocurrida esta semana.
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[2026-04-24 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Volvo Car began production of its new EX60 electric sport utility vehicle on April 22 at its factory in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Photo by Takako Fujiu)
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[2026-04-24 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson celebrates his century during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026.(AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-04-24 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration on Thursday accused Chinese entities of waging "industrial-scale campaigns" to rip off U.S. artificial intelligence systems, and said it will explore ways to hold the foreign actors accountable.
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[2026-04-24 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Terry Tsai, country manager for Japan, unveils Lime's new electric bike model for the market at a briefing April 23 in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-04-24 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Commodity currencies' divergence in performance reflects the U.S.-China economic rivalry. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-04-24 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Haruki Murakami's first novel in three years will hit shelves in Japan in July, starring a woman as the main character for the first time, his publisher said Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: AI data centers require more power as models become bigger and more advanced. © Reuters
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[2026-04-24 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. lobbying reports showed Thursday that e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. has spent more than US$1 million on lobbying activities in the United States, including efforts involving the White House and Congress, since its massive data leak scandal in South Korea erupted in November.
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[2026-04-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 24 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 24 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 24 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 24 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-24 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TENNIS sensation Alex Eala of the Philippines will face a familiar foe in the round of 32 of the 2026 Madrid Open as she clashes against Elise Mertens of Belgium at the Caja Magica (Magic Box), Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain.
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[2026-04-24 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
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[2026-04-24 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Docked pirogues at the Port Artisanal in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. AFPInfo Columns of smoke rise from a mountainous area as wildfires burn around the town of Otsuchi in north-eastern Japan. ReutersInfo Displaced women hold their severely malnourished babies at a medical centre in Kismayo, Somalia. AFPInfo Scaffolding set up in London's Westminster Abbey amid preparations for repairs to the nave ceiling.
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