Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 12:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi with NSHIP TN and Sagarmala Finance Corp. to cooperate on building core infrastructure and establishing a joint venture for a new shipyard project in India.
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[2026-04-21 12:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song on Tuesday vowed to pursue a prudent and cautious monetary policy amid heightened uncertainties stemming from the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) on Tuesday hosted a business forum in Seoul, calling for stronger regulatory alignment and policy predictability as South Korea navigates the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven era.
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[2026-04-21 11:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's benchmark stock index breached a pre-Middle East-crisis high Tuesday and is poised to reach a new high.
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[2026-04-21 11:50 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The Japanese government moved on Tuesday to allow the sale of more weapons abroad, in the latest shift away from pacifist policies imposed after World War II, as it grapples with rising security threats from China and a rapidly changing global order.
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[2026-04-21 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilding conglomerate, said Tuesday it has forged a partnership with Indian government-backed entities to establish a joint shipyard in India.
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[2026-04-21 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has maintained high approval ratings during her half-year in office despite a series of domestic and diplomatic challenges. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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[2026-04-21 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Johor locals stunned as polite, orchard-owning man with a licensed shotgun for crops was arrested for a triple shooting
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[2026-04-21 11:39 UTC+10:00] [Johor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Johor locals stunned as polite, orchard-owning man with a licensed shotgun for crops was arrested for a triple shooting
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[2026-04-21 11:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor for clean energy sources surpassing the world’s strong demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new global power analysis.
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[2026-04-21 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at her office in Tokyo Monday, April 13, 2026, after holding telephone talks with her Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South China Morning Post examines 22 firms opening or expanding in the city, with HK$73 billion in investment and 25,000 jobs expected
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[2026-04-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South China Morning Post examines 22 firms opening or expanding in the city, with HK$73 billion in investment and 25,000 jobs expected
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[2026-04-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers say the prime minister’s assertive style and policy agenda have caused unease among the Liberal Democratic Party’s old guard
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[2026-04-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Diet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers say the prime minister’s assertive style and policy agenda have caused unease among the Liberal Democratic Party’s old guard
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[2026-04-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The firm still relies on overseas suppliers for some critical parts, while labour shortages also pose problems, a company source says
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[2026-04-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [GE Aerospace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The firm still relies on overseas suppliers for some critical parts, while labour shortages also pose problems, a company source says
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[2026-04-21 11:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hybrid SUV blends global platform with local tuning, lifting Renault’s market presence
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[2026-04-21 11:14 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-21 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices declined Tuesday during Asia hours amid uncertainty over the fate of the second round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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[2026-04-21 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Higher global oil prices are beginning to "erode the purchasing power" of Filipino households, a Fitch Group unit said, as rising fuel costs have pushed inflation above target and reduced consumers’ ability to spend.
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[2026-04-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Sensible’ 9-year-old handles all the household chores, often cries in his sleep while dreaming about his dead father
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[2026-04-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Sensible’ 9-year-old handles all the household chores, often cries in his sleep while dreaming about his dead father
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[2026-04-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- New Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song on Tuesday vowed to pursue a prudent and cautious monetary policy amid heightened uncertainties stemming from the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
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[2026-04-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipina tennis star Alex Eala turned heads as she graced the prestigious 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain, wearing an elegant Filipiniana dress.
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[2026-04-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China have reaffirmed the need to work together to ensure stable supply chains for critical minerals, rare earths and other materials amid growing global uncertainties, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 10:52 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-21 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with more info)
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[2026-04-21 10:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s benchmark Kospi rose to a fresh intraday high on Tuesday, surpassing its previous peak set before the outbreak of the Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala climbed one spot to No. 44 at the latest WTA official rankings Monday, a few days before her Madrid Open campaign.
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[2026-04-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last week, Goldman analysts led by Mark Delaney laid out a detailed roadmap for clients on how autonomous vehicles could reshape America's highways through the 2030s, with a particular focus on "the impact of AI on profit pools."
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[2026-04-21 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index breached a pre-Middle East-crisis high on Monday, to poise for another new high.
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[2026-04-21 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City is testing a transition housing unit made from recycled plastic as a temporary shelter option for families who may be displaced during community upgrading works.
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[2026-04-21 10:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports surged 49.4 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of this month, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 10:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports surged 49.4 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of this month, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 10:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's top portal operator Naver said Monday it has inked a strategic partnership with India's Tata Consultancy Services to jointly build and sell artificial intelligence and cloud services in India, targeting sectors such as banking, manufacturing and retail.
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[2026-04-21 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday amid hopes for a resolution to the Middle East conflict, even as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to simmer. "Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table— in his own imagination— into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering," Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a X post.
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[2026-04-21 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- More than 50 clinical trials were approved in the first quarter of this year, with over 80 percent led by overseas entities, data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese-made EVs accounted for 16 per cent of the EU market in the year’s first two months, up from 12.2 per cent in 2025, CPCA data shows
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[2026-04-21 09:30 UTC+10:00] [EU EV sales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese-made EVs accounted for 16 per cent of the EU market in the year’s first two months, up from 12.2 per cent in 2025, CPCA data shows
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[2026-04-21 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-21 09:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that South Korea and the United States have finalized a cooperation framework on critical minerals, expressing expectations that it will help address non-market policies and unfair trade practices, according to his department.
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[2026-04-21 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A technician walks among solar panels that provide electrical power to the Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. © Reuters
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[2026-04-21 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor for clean energy sources surpassing the world’s strong demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new global power analysis.
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[2026-04-21 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what's driving the world's second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-04-21 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Museum of Korea ranked third in the world for visitor numbers in 2025, surpassing the British Museum and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, according to industry data.
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[2026-04-21 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The weather system - the easterlies – has resurfaced and is expected to bring warm and humid weather over Metro Manila and most parts of the country over the next three days, the state-run weather agency said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's interior minister has arrived in North Korea for talks on enhancing cooperation in law enforcement between the two nations, a Russian news report showed Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits on the 13th hole during the final round of The Sentry golf event, Jan. 5, 2025, at Kapalua Plantation Course, in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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