Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-17 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NEW DELHI -- Last month, Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, announced the taking of "a historic step towards strengthening women-led households" in the state: the sending of 9,000 rupees ($96) to 4 million participants in a program for families living below the poverty line.
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[2026-04-17 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Thursday underscored his commitment to making South Korea a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI), pointing to international organizations' plans to install their key AI platforms in the Asian country.
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[2026-04-17 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: In Japan, small and medium-sized businesses make up the majority of those victimized by ransomware attacks, according to official data. (Illustration by Nikkei)
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[2026-04-17 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A recent brief by the Asian Development Bank highlights that Sri Lanka has about US$ 6 billion unrealised export potential, of which US$ 808 million is with India.
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[2026-04-17 06:25 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The first crude oil tanker to arrive in the country from the United Arab Emirates since the conflict in the West Asia began will come to Colombo Port today (17).
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[2026-04-17 06:18 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-17 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A traveler walks by a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Nov. 6, 2025, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-04-17 06:10 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Under-12 girls’ team is competing at the Regional Qualifying Event of South Asia – ITF Asia 12&U Team Competition, which is currently underway from April 15 to 19 at the NTA Tennis Complex in Nepal, with two top teams earning qualification to the Asian finals.
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[2026-04-17 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, on April 12. The waterway, once a reliable artery of global commerce, is now a contested chokepoint, with lasting implications for how energy moves and power is exercised. © Reuters
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[2026-04-17 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Michigan State at Washington — Big Ten Plus
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[2026-04-17 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka will send a full strength fencing team to the South Asian Fencing Championship in New Delhi this June, marking a major return to international competition after a seven-year absence since the 2019 Kathmandu South Asian Games.
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shin-Etsu uses shale gas-derived ethylene to make PVC in the U.S. (Shin-Etsu Chemical)
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Vanuatu's minister for climate change adaptation, Ralph Regenvanu, says Australia needs to do more to phase out fossil fuels. Source: AAP / Joel Carrett
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[2026-04-17 05:35 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong said that Sri Lanka has also been affected by the global fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, and that China will support Sri Lanka at all times to mitigate its impact.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Television sets in a Bic Camera store in central Tokyo's Chiyoda ward. (Photo by Hitomi Izawa)
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Local] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Despite headwinds from global energy market disruptions triggered by the Iran war, South Asia continues to be the world’s fastest-growing region, with India acting as the principal engine of growth, according to the latest report by the World Bank.
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[2026-04-17 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Punjab Kings’ wicketkeeper Prabhsimran Singh celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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[2026-04-17 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BOOSTING the local farmers' capabilities in improving their productivity, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga region introduced them to a capacity-building training on the Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines, or Sarai Mobile Applications and Automatic Weather Station (AWS) installation and maintenance, recently in Butuan City.
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[2026-04-17 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Catching a glimpse of the now-retired Doctor Yellow trains was considered good luck. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)
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[2026-04-17 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: POLICYMAKERS and health experts are calling for urgent sodium reduction initiatives in the Philippines, including administrative measures, legislation, and industry reformulation, to curb the growing burden of hypertension, heart disease, kidney complications, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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[2026-04-17 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The government has a stockpile of medical supplies, including nearly 500 million surplus gloves, in case of an infectious disease outbreak. © Kyodo
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[2026-04-17 03:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Orion Machinery CEO Tomomi Katagiri, second from left, seals joint venture deal with Kumark Vacuum Systems director Kiran Kumar Kumar. (Photo by Yoko Hata)
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[2026-04-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Efforts are under way to repatriate the ex-lawmaker, who is accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood-control projects
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[2026-04-17 03:37 UTC+10:00] [Czech Republic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Efforts are under way to repatriate the ex-lawmaker, who is accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood-control projects
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[2026-04-17 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military said on Thursday that it will intercept any vessel, including those in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, that it believes is providing "material support" to Iran.
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[2026-04-17 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan imports nearly all of its liquefied natural gas, with about 40% coming from Australia. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-04-17 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MPOWER, the local retail electricity supplier of Manuel Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco), formalized its partnership with Rustan Coffee Corp. (RCOC), the authorized licensee of Starbucks in the Philippines, for the supply of electricity to select Starbucks branches across Metro Manila.
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[2026-04-17 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US military said on Thursday that it will intercept any vessel, including those in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, that it believes is providing "material support" to Iran.
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[2026-04-17 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday night that a key suspect in a corruption scandal that has sparked public outrage in the Philippines has been arrested in the Czech Republic and that efforts were underway to repatriate the former lawmaker.
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[2026-04-17 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is made safer through its friends and allies in Nato – a situation that does not benefit countries such as Russia and China, said former alliance head Jens Stoltenberg.
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[2026-04-17 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 16 (Yonhap) -- An official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that South Korea has "substantial" energy buffers although it has vulnerabilities stemming from energy supply disruptions caused by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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[2026-04-17 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-04-17 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Honda dealership in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap. The motorcycle maker has acknowledged the presence of imitation Hondas in the country. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
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[2026-04-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 17 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 17 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 17 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 17 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-17 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rail operator Hankyu and a MS&AD Insurance Group member will take part in the emissions credit market. (Nikkei photo montage)
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[2026-04-17 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANBERRA — Australia will raise its defense spending to 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2033 as armed conflicts flare worldwide, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday.
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[2026-04-17 02:09 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-17 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, announced the launch of two Managed Detection and Response (MDR) subscription tiers: ESET Protect MDR for small and medium businesses and ESET Protect MDR Ultimate for enterprises across Asia Pacific, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
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[2026-04-17 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Unfinished apartment buildings in Zhengzhou, part of a complex that was scheduled to be completed at the end of 2022. (Photo by Kentaro Shiozaki)
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[2026-04-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DURING the long Holy Week lull, our attention was drawn to several social media posts from the academic community inside the Mindanao State University (MSU). The MSU was created in 1955 through Republic Act 1387 and opened its main campus in Marawi City in 1962, envisioned as the country’s premier institution of higher learning in Mindanao at par with the University of the Philippines (UP).
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[2026-04-17 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Summer in the Philippines is a time many look forward to. However, rising temperatures also come with health risks that should not be overlooked.
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[2026-04-17 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Marubeni anticipates power demand to increase in Spain and elsewhere as more data centers are built. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-04-17 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday night said it taking note of the reported arrest of fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co in Prague, but said it is still verifying the veracity of the news “through official channels.”
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