Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-23 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Still about four months shy of his 19th birthday, right-hander Park Jun-hyun, the first overall selection at last year's Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) draft, is scheduled to make his debut with the Kiwoom Heroes on Sunday.
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[2026-04-23 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Top officials from Central Asian countries gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan, to address shared environmental challenges Thursday, with South Korean representatives presenting on their country's experience in preserving mountainous environments.
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[2026-04-23 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Canadian companies are turning towards making deals with China because of economic coercion from the U.S., according to former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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[2026-04-23 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark
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[2026-04-23 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Japanese Prime Minister] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The remark came as Takaichi’s leadership recently hit the six-month mark
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[2026-04-23 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war-driven hike in fossil fuel prices is narrowing the cost gap, making the clean energy alternative look like a good option
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[2026-04-23 18:33 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The war-driven hike in fossil fuel prices is narrowing the cost gap, making the clean energy alternative look like a good option
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[2026-04-23 18:31 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-23 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The wrong kind of inflation and the effects of the war in Iran complicate the outlook for Japanese interest rates
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[2026-04-23 18:30 UTC+10:00] [inflation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The wrong kind of inflation and the effects of the war in Iran complicate the outlook for Japanese interest rates
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[2026-04-23 18:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Rotem has secured its first railway contract in Vietnam, establishing a foothold in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing infrastructure markets.
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[2026-04-23 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-23 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Turkey's government as well as some members of the European Parliament on Wednesday criticized recent remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggesting Europe should not fall under the influence of Russia, Turkey, or China - calling the comments misleading and divisive.
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[2026-04-23 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division)
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[2026-04-23 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division)
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[2026-04-23 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINJU, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a truck driver who drove into a group of rallygoers in the southeastern city of Jinju this week, killing one and injuring two others.
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[2026-04-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence and foreign ministers meet in Phnom Penh after Hun Manet described China as a ‘most important and most trustworthy good friend’
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[2026-04-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Prak Sokhonn] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence and foreign ministers meet in Phnom Penh after Hun Manet described China as a ‘most important and most trustworthy good friend’
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[2026-04-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied Thursday at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, demanding higher bonuses and threatening to strike as booming demand for artificial intelligence drives up memory-chip profits.
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[2026-04-23 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Optimism surrounding the Iran war and the global tech rally sent the Nikkei Stock Average to a historic intraday high on April 23. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
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[2026-04-23 17:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Five deep-sea fish were caught in waters off Busan earlier this week, but local experts expressed doubt that the unusual catch was linked to recent earthquakes in nearby Japan.
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[2026-04-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands sign petition demanding a new probe into the woman’s death after police dismissed her case, igniting public fury
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[2026-04-23 17:49 UTC+10:00] [The Korea Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands sign petition demanding a new probe into the woman’s death after police dismissed her case, igniting public fury
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[2026-04-23 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda Motor, facing heavy losses following changes to its EV strategy, says it will stop selling automobiles in South Korea. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami)
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[2026-04-23 17:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's Public Procurement Service said Thursday it visited local waste recycling company City Oil Field to explore ways to expand public procurement channels and strengthen domestic raw material supply chains.
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[2026-04-23 17:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Honda Korea said Thursday it will exit the automobile sales business in Korea by the end of 2026, following a strategic review of its operations.
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[2026-04-23 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Four chiefs have declared that Tuanku Muhriz is no longer the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia’s only state with an elected Malay ruler
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[2026-04-23 17:45 UTC+10:00] [Sungai Ujong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Four chiefs have declared that Tuanku Muhriz is no longer the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia’s only state with an elected Malay ruler
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[2026-04-23 17:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Israel has never been a contentious issue in South Korea — until President Lee Jae Myung posted a short message on X earlier this month. Sharing a video that appeared to show Israeli soldiers dropping the body of a deceased Palestinian boy from a rooftop, Lee questioned whether the footage was real.
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[2026-04-23 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday rejected claims that among those who were killed in the Toboso, Negros Occidental were “civilians.”
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[2026-04-23 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tamil Nadu, India – Standing on top of a customised van on a hot and humid afternoon in Tirunelveli, about 600km (373 miles) south of Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai in southern India, C Joseph Vijay tells his supporters his opponents have joined hands to stop him from becoming the state chief minister.
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[2026-04-23 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is confident thatfugitive lawmaker Zaldy Co, one of the central figures in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal, will be brought home, Malacañang said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) aims to position South Korea as a "regional sustainment hub" by leveraging the country's outstanding military production capabilities to expedite the repair and maintenance of U.S. military assets, the USFK commander said.
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[2026-04-23 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUNCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A woman who brutally beat her four-month-old son and left him to die in a bathtub was sentenced Thursday to life imprisonment in a child abuse case that stunned the nation.
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[2026-04-23 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Technology group NEC says it will work with Anthropic to boost AI adoption in Japan. (Source photos by Ayami Yamada and Reuters)
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[2026-04-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi hit another record high on Thursday, marking a third consecutive session of fresh highs, buoyed by strong earnings.
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[2026-04-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: YEONCHEON, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The ex-husband of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has belatedly been revealed to be serving a one-year prison sentence for deceiving authorities in a bizarre case involving his shaman girlfriend, legal sources said Thursday.
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[2026-04-23 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara says the easing of export rules for Japan's defense equipment will enhance deterrence and response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-04-23 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara says the easing of export rules for Japan's defense equipment will enhance deterrence and response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-04-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Honda Korea, the South Korean sales unit of Japan's Honda Motor Co., said Thursday it will withdraw from the country's automobile market, ending its 23-year operation in the country.
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[2026-04-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Ali Shamkhani, then secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, right, shakes hands with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban, left, as Wang Yi, China’s most senior diplomat, looks on for a photo during a closed meeting held in Beijing, on March 11, 2023.
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[2026-04-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s ultra-wealthy population has grown 23 per cent in five years, while Hong Kong is forecast to see a 25 per cent rebound by 2031
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[2026-04-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [American economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s ultra-wealthy population has grown 23 per cent in five years, while Hong Kong is forecast to see a 25 per cent rebound by 2031
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[2026-04-23 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Visitors watch a Samsung Electronics’ Micro RGB TV at its booth during the World IT Show in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-23 16:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-23 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. aim to meet OPCON transfer conditions no later than Q1 of 2029: USFK commander
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[2026-04-23 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, right, welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as the Southeast Asian country's first state guest since adding the post of president to his existing role as Communist Party chief, on April 22 in Hanoi.
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[2026-04-23 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday trashed China’s recent accusation that the Philippine Navy ship anchored on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has been damaging the marine ecosystem by burning garbage and dumping waste into the open sea.
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[2026-04-23 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: MBK Partners’ plan to acquire Japan-based machine tool maker Makino Milling Machine has run into regulatory resistance, after the Japanese government urged the firm to halt the deal on national security grounds.
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