Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-14 23:56 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-04-14 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-14 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Cignal Super Spikers shrugged off a heavily pro-Creamline atmosphere to score a convincing 25-13, 13-25, 25-16, 25-16 victory over the Creamline Cool Smashers in the semifinals of the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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[2026-04-14 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kristalina Georgieva, directora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), en una sesión informativa en Beijing, China, el 10 de diciembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan, Archivo)
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[2026-04-14 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manila said tests found cyanide in bottles seized near the Second Thomas Shoal, rejecting Beijing’s claim that the evidence was manufactured
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[2026-04-14 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Armed Forces of the Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manila said tests found cyanide in bottles seized near the Second Thomas Shoal, rejecting Beijing’s claim that the evidence was manufactured
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[2026-04-14 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to provide US$500,000 worth of humanitarian assistance to war-torn Iran at the request of international organizations, including the United Nations, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — NLEX caught fire in the fourth quarter as it pulverized hapless Macau, 106-97 to grab a share of second place in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
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[2026-04-14 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-14 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-14 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai Gigafactory could be a ‘golden key’ to advancing Elon Musk’s hopes of commercialising the technology swiftly, Tesla China head says
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[2026-04-14 23:02 UTC+10:00] [Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai Gigafactory could be a ‘golden key’ to advancing Elon Musk’s hopes of commercialising the technology swiftly, Tesla China head says
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[2026-04-14 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said this week that the fund would have upgraded its forecast for the global economy if not for the war in the Middle East. © Reuters
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[2026-04-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), listens during a briefing in Beijing, China, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-04-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest projection is 0.1 percentage lower than January’s estimate but higher than October’s
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[2026-04-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The latest projection is 0.1 percentage lower than January’s estimate but higher than October’s
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[2026-04-14 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday kept its 2026 growth forecast for South Korea unchanged at 1.9 percent despite the Middle East crisis, the finance ministry said.
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[2026-04-14 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A super typhoon is taking aim at several remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean. Super Typhoon Sinlaku is on track to barrel over the Northern Mariana Islands late Tuesday local time with widespread rain and flooding along with destructive winds that could cause lengthy power outages, the National Weather Service said.
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[2026-04-14 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's four-and-a-half-month crusade across the Western Hemisphere, and now into the Middle East, increasingly looks like a massive blitz to acquire - or control - energy assets and maritime chokepoints as part of a broader economic pressure campaign against China, which depends heavily on the Gulf and Venezuelan crude.
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[2026-04-14 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Major platforms like Shopee, run by Singapore tech company Sea, along with China's Alibaba-owned Lazada and ByteDance's TikTok Shop controlled 99% of the online shopping market within ASEAN member states in 2025. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
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[2026-04-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir warns the effects of the crisis can last until next year, with oil prices expected to remain high
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[2026-04-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir warns the effects of the crisis can last until next year, with oil prices expected to remain high
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[2026-04-14 22:38 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The preparations of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will continue and will not be wasted even if the elections will be postponed, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 22:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will ban hoarding of key petrochemical feedstocks and products starting Wednesday, the government said, as the Iran war raises the risk of further supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-14 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trabajadores revisan el Modelo Y de Tesla en una línea de producción en la Tesla Gigafactory durante una visita a los medios en Shanghái, China, el martes 14 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Andy Wong)
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[2026-04-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The central banks of the UAE and the Philippines have signed an agreement that includes efforts to develop digital currencies and link payment systems, as they work to boost cross-border transactions.
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[2026-04-14 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai Gigafactory is the ‘golden key’ to advancing Elon Musk’s hopes of commercialising the technology swiftly, Tesla China head says
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[2026-04-14 22:24 UTC+10:00] [Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai Gigafactory is the ‘golden key’ to advancing Elon Musk’s hopes of commercialising the technology swiftly, Tesla China head says
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[2026-04-14 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will ban hoarding of key petrochemical feedstocks and products starting Wednesday, the government said, as the Iran war raises the risk of further supply disruptions.
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[2026-04-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move has triggered warnings that the new drones could be stationed in the Ryukyu chain close to the Chinese coast
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[2026-04-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move has triggered warnings that the new drones could be stationed in the Ryukyu chain close to the Chinese coast
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[2026-04-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s strong industrial base, abundance of factory data give its world models a decisive push, says executive from leading start-up GigaAI
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[2026-04-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s strong industrial base, abundance of factory data give its world models a decisive push, says executive from leading start-up GigaAI
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[2026-04-14 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bargain platform Pinduoduo is facing the highest fine among leading Chinese e-tailers that have drawn scrutiny from regulators. © Reuters
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[2026-04-14 21:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-04-14 21:20 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Three of Japan’s internationally acclaimed filmmakers are heading back to Cannes. Festival organizers announced last week that Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Koji Fukada have all been selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where they will vie for the Palme d’Or.
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[2026-04-14 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers check on the Tesla Model Y at the production lines at the Tesla Gigafactory assembly plant during a media organized tour, in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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[2026-04-14 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Filipinas (AP) — Más de 17.000 militares estadounidenses y filipinos participarán en uno de sus mayores ejercicios anuales de combate en Filipinas, que subrayan el firme compromiso de Estados Unidos con Asia pese a su preocupación por Oriente Medio, afirmó un funcionario militar estadounidense el martes.
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[2026-04-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says American move will ‘inflame tensions, escalate the situation and undermine an already fragile ceasefire’
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[2026-04-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says American move will ‘inflame tensions, escalate the situation and undermine an already fragile ceasefire’
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[2026-04-14 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shanghai-based start-up says its chip design is likely to improve energy efficiency by 40 per cent compared with its predecessor
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[2026-04-14 20:59 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shanghai-based start-up says its chip design is likely to improve energy efficiency by 40 per cent compared with its predecessor
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[2026-04-14 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 17,000 American and Filipino military personnel will participate in one of their largest annual combat exercises in the Philippines that underscore the United States’ staunch commitment to Asia despite its preoccupation with the Middle East, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 20:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Top admirals of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet for talks in Seoul this week to discuss ways to bolster trilateral maritime security cooperation, military officials said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-14 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The nine-story Gourmet Xchange facility in Kallang, Singapore, will enable food manufacturing, storage and distribution operations and include restaurants and event spaces. (Mitsubishi Estate)
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[2026-04-14 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — First time to step into the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) semifinals, the Farm Fresh Foxies displayed heart and grit to take down the PLDT High Speed Hitters in four sets, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, in the 2026 PVL 2026 All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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[2026-04-14 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Local residents of Prey Popel village receive a holy water shower, which is believed to bring good luck, during Khmer New Year celebrations on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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[2026-04-14 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Nikkei Stock Average jumped more than 1,400 points at one point during morning trade on April 14. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-04-14 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Corporate Crimes
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[2026-04-14 20:14 UTC+10:00] [Kyoko Irie] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He is the first among an alleged teachers’ voyeurism ring to receive a prison sentence in a high-profile case that came to light last year
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