Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-04 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Colombo] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Among those arrested in a raid on a hotel rented by Chinese men in the coastal town of Chilaw were 133 Chinese people
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[2026-04-04 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Peace talks between Afghanistan's Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China's government said Friday, two days after those countries resumed conversations following weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds.
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[2026-04-04 01:48 UTC+10:00] [Adriana Diaz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Chuqin is the only Chinese player through to quarter-finals of men’s singles in Macau
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[2026-04-04 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: China is tightening border controls and culling livestock in its northwestern Xinjiang region after detecting a small outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, Reuters reported Friday, measures that come amid growing concern about possible cross-border spread following months of mass cattle culls in Russia.
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[2026-04-04 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GUANGZHOU, China, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GAC continued its strong overseas momentum in March, with monthly sales of its own brands reaching 17,031 units. First-quarter cumulative sales hit 42,165 units, up 86% year-on-year. Driven by the "One GAC 2.0" strategy and "Tech-Driven GAC, Advancing Global Reach with a Full-Chain Ecosystem" theme, GAC is accelerating its shift from product exports to global operations.
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[2026-04-04 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1921 — The NHL champion Ottawa Senators beat the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Vancouver Millionaires 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup 3 games to 2.
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[2026-04-04 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — El organismo disciplinario del Partido Comunista de China informó el viernes que ha puesto bajo investigación al exjefe del partido en Xinjiang por presuntas violaciones de la disciplina y la ley.
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tianqin Program] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Device can spot objects by measuring tiny shifts in gravity, and its compact design means it can be used outside a lab
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[2026-04-04 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labeling and banning services that could mislead children or fuel addiction.
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[2026-04-04 00:54 UTC+10:00] [Chinese companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since 2022, big tech firms including Alibaba and Baidu have established internal science and technology ethics review committees
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[2026-04-04 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Supreme Court dismisses Young Poong's final appeal, with all three court levels confirming the legality of Korea Zinc's voting rights restrictions
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[2026-04-04 00:15 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GUANGZHOU, China, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 57th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF Guangzhou 2026) concluded on March 31 under the theme "CONNECT•CREATE." With an all‑time high of over 5,100 exhibitors, 93.8% of whom chose CIFF Guangzhou as the platform to debut new products, the eight‑day event welcomed 353,106 professional visitors from 185 countries and regions.
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[2026-04-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Travel news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fourteen months after a powerful earthquake devastated Port Vila, Vanuatu’s capital is signalling a confident return to business, with a wave of hotel reopenings and new tourism investment helping drive recovery across the island nation.
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[2026-04-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Inspiration] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the decades since Michelle Mackintosh and Steve Wide first set foot in Tokyo on their honeymoon in the late 1990s, they’ve watched the city transform. It hasn’t been Tokyo itself so much, as the travellers arriving into it.
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[2026-04-03 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details on joint statement)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-04-03 23:39 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A delegation of government officials, financial executives and business leaders attending the 2026 Global South Financiers Forum recently visited Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, touring the city's advanced technology facilities and intangible cultural heritage sites.
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[2026-04-03 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — Las conversaciones de paz entre el gobierno del Talibán de Afganistán y Pakistán avanzan, señaló el gobierno de China el viernes, dos días después de que las naciones vecinas reanudaran el diálogo tras semanas de combates que han dejado cientos de muertos.
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[2026-04-03 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Fashion Week has risen to the fourth place globally, overtaking New York, according to a report released Thursday in Shanghai. The Global Fashion Industry Index-Fashion Week Vitality Index Report (2025), issued by China Economic Information Service, describes Shanghai as the fastest-growing node city in the global fashion landscape.
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[2026-04-03 23:02 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the ripple effects of the Middle East war continue, the government says Islamabad will give people free public transport for 30 days
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[2026-04-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing takes a stand at the United Nations at the closure of shipping lanes
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[2026-04-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ClawPro tool promises quick AI agent deployment, giving enterprises control over models, tokens and security
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[2026-04-03 22:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The defense chiefs of South Korea and France held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss the regional security situation and ways to strengthen their bilateral defense and arms industry cooperation, the South's defense ministry said.
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[2026-04-03 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — The disciplinary body for China ‘s Communist Party said Friday it has placed the former Xinjiang party chief under investigation over suspected violations of discipline and law.
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[2026-04-03 22:41 UTC+10:00] [Human Rights Commission of Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rights group Suhakam says the police Special Branch was involved in the disappearances of Raymond Koh and another activist, Amri Che Mat
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[2026-04-03 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and France held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss the regional security situation and ways to strengthen their bilateral defense and arms industry cooperation, the South's defense ministry said.
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[2026-04-03 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said Friday, two days after those countries resumed conversations following weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds.
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[2026-04-03 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Catholic devotees transport a casket containing a statue of Jesus, in a ritual inherited from centuries-long Portuguese influence, in Larantuka, Indonesia. AFPInfo Brotherhood members carry an image of 'Santisimo Cristo del Salvador' into the sea during a Good Friday procession, in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPAInfo Catholic devotees take part in a Good Friday procession from a church in Dili, Timor-Leste.
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[2026-04-03 22:09 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Social media post from Hung Hsiu-chu comes days ahead of sitting KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s visit to mainland
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[2026-04-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese competitors targeted as US companies invited to form consortiums to offer full-stack AI solutions around the world
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[2026-04-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eyeing a lunar landing by 2030, Beijing will be ‘looking attentively at everything they can glean’ from the American mission, expert says
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[2026-04-03 21:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 21:05 UTC+10:00] [He Weidong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former party chief of Xinjiang is under investigation for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’, according to state news agency Xinhua
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[2026-04-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo plans to introduce loitering munitions with a range of more than 1,000km, according to Japanese media reports citing official sources
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[2026-04-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn of escalating risks to Malaysia’s economy and call for adjusting the subsidy scheme to stop the government from ‘burning cash’
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[2026-04-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policy push comes as surging token consumption strains supply and pushes up cloud computing costs
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[2026-04-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Faeces from wealthy commanded higher price due to superior diet as door-to-door ‘night soil’ gatherers sold human waste to farmers
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[2026-04-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Reports that relatives of the Chinese Communist Party’s billionaire tool Neville “Roy” Singham are playing a key role in far-left political circles in New York are only the latest evidence of their nefarious influence in politics across the country.
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[2026-04-03 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday dismissed as "fake news" claims that there would be an energy lockdown starting April 20, 2026.
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[2026-04-03 20:31 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Health minister Lo Chung-mau also hails city’s first time hosting of China Chest Pain Centres Congress as occasion of ‘great significance’
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[2026-04-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The national average hog price fell to an eight-year low of 10.68 yuan per kg in the fourth week of March
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[2026-04-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian attacks on Qatar’s LNG facilities are curbing the supply of helium, a crucial gas used in chipmaking
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[2026-04-03 19:54 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 19:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-03 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A performer dressed as a deity leaps over a bonfire during the Hindu festival of Theyyam at a temple in Kannur, Kerala. ReutersInfo A person scavenges recycled materials at the Suwung landfill in Denpasar, Indonesia. Authorities plan to close the site in August, amid a ban on organic waste.
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[2026-04-03 19:44 UTC+10:00] [Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As governments roll out work-from-home policies to cut fuel use, civil servants face location tracking and other productivity measures
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[2026-04-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [summit] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite current tensions and dim prospects for meaningful progress, Beijing should still roll out the red carpet
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[2026-04-03 19:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula on Friday likened the Middle East conflict to Jesus’ crucifixion, urging the faithful to pray for peace.
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[2026-04-03 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Utah Mammoth (39-30-6, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (22-45-8, in the Pacific Division)
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