Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Mixue Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Luckin, Lucky Cup, Cotti and Nowwa are expanding quickly overseas, but analysts warn success depends on consumer experience and quality
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[2026-03-31 10:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The UN Human Rights Council has adopted this year's UN resolution on North Korea's human rights situation, co-sponsored by South Korea and 49 other nations.
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[2026-03-31 10:03 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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[2026-03-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As ties with Washington sour, China is reviving a cold war strategy to defend against a US attack
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[2026-03-31 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of visitors at South Korea’s national parks continued to rise in 2025, extending the post-COVID recovery trend.
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[2026-03-31 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From trade with China to the Middle East conflict and resulting energy shock, Brussels’ agenda has been repeatedly knocked off course
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[2026-03-31 08:55 UTC+10:00] [Chinese Exclusion Act] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Supreme Court decision looms, Chinese nationals find themselves at the centre of disputed core constitutional issue: who is an American?
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[2026-03-31 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Delhi’s courtship of Kabul is powered by realpolitik as the imperatives of security, strategy and connectivity converge
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[2026-03-31 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York at Seattle — TBS
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[2026-03-31 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A China vem apostando em acordos com emissoras de jornalismo da América Latina para difundir suas narrativas prioritárias na região. A estratégia envolve a veiculação de programas criados em parceria com a mídia estatal chinesa, que apresentam o país como um aparceiro poderoso e confiável, comprometido com a prosperidade comum e a proteção do meio ambiente.
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[2026-03-31 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s young tennis stars made a powerful start with convincing first-round victories at the ITF Asia 14 & Under Development Championship Finals 2026, played at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-03-31 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo, March 30 – India, which is known for the hold of tradition on its people, has progressed in giving rights to transgender individuals and those entering interreligious marriages. But many obstacles to the fulfilment of the aspirations of transgender people and those aspiring to marriage across faiths remain. Fresh chains have been put on live-in couples in Gujarat and Uttarakhand, and other States might follow.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is hosting the ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championship Finals 2026 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) Headquarters in Colombo, bringing together 14 nations in a key regional event aimed at developing Asia’s rising tennis talent.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In celebration of International Women’s Day 2026, Pan Asia Bank rolled out a series of impactful initiatives focused on empowering women through financial literacy, reaching more than 1,000 women across Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A delegation of thirty professionals from the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently completed a specialized residential training programme on International Trade Facilitation at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in New Delhi.
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[2026-03-31 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne visited China’s Hainan Province to participate in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 recently.
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[2026-03-31 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Only five months ago, Jamayne Isaako was celebrating a Pacific Championships triumph alongside Kieran Foran.
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[2026-03-31 05:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto, publicada por la Oficina Presidencial de Taiwán, el presidente de Taiwán, William Lai Ching-te, saluda a legisladores estadounidenses de visita, entre ellos la senadora Jeanne Shaheen, segunda a la izquierda, y Jacky Rosen, a la izquierda, en Taipéi, Taiwán, lunes 30 de marzo de 2026. (Oficina Presidencial de Taiwán vía AP)
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[2026-03-31 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Pickleball paddle producer Devi Wei has a message for U.S. shoppers.
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[2026-03-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [England] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Arsenal duo unavailable for Japan game on Tuesday
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[2026-03-31 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The tankers passing through Hormuz carry more than oil. They reflect how the Iran/China relationship is shaped by necessity, maintained through adaptation, and now tested under strain. (Reuters: Tingshu Wang)
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[2026-03-31 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati, India, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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[2026-03-31 04:21 UTC+10:00] [Chen Zhangjie] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chen Zhangjie, who is currently at sea, was jailed for a year in absentia. The Borocay was thought to be transporting Russian oil to India
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[2026-03-31 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LUGANVILLE, Vanuatu — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake rattled the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu shortly before 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was centered roughly 21 miles northeast of Luganville, the country’s second-largest municipality, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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[2026-03-31 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordTuesday, 31 Marchloading
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[2026-03-31 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuTuesday, 31 Marchloading
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[2026-03-31 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordTuesday, 31 Marchloading
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[2026-03-31 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchTuesday, 31 Marchloading
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[2026-03-31 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar cleared the way on Monday for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb, with lawmakers nominating him as a vice-presidential candidate and the junta replacing him as military commander.
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[2026-03-31 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ONE out of four Filipino children is malnourished and stunted. This is the recent data presented by the Department of Education before all the mayors of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines in their recent event at the Marriot Hotel in Newport. Malnutrition at the stage of a child’s brain development has irreversible damaging effects on the child’s ability to learn and acquire skills needed.
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[2026-03-31 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-31 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-31 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-31 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-31 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Bam Aquino filed Senate Bill (SB) 2011 to classify gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum products as basic necessities, placing them under the government’s price control function.
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[2026-03-31 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say disruption at plants could shift more output to China, which already produces more than half of global supply
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[2026-03-31 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Los equipos de rescate buscan el lunes a toda prisa a 27 personas desaparecidas luego que un bote de pasajeros se hundiera en mares agitados cuando se dirigía a una aldea remota del este de Indonesia.
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[2026-03-31 01:43 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-31 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: South Korea has purchased Russian naphtha for the first time in four years as disruptions linked to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz force refiners to seek alternative supplies.
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[2026-03-31 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: 1961 — The Pacific Coast League’s proposal to use a designated hitter for the pitcher was rejected by the Professional Baseball Rules Committee by a vote of 8-1.
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[2026-03-31 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, right, of the Netherlands and Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy talk during the drivers parade ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenA member of Australia’s Iranian community reacts as a police officer removes him from the path of a bus taking members of the Iranian Women’s Asia Cup football team to the airport, outside the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenNice slices at Cake Picnic in Melbourne’s Kings Domain, where each ticket-holder brought a cake.
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[2026-03-31 01:00 UTC+10:00] [countra-rotary ramjet engine] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Revolutionary engine prototype three decades in the making could replace combined turbine-ramjet systems in high-speed flight
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[2026-03-31 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Win Gatchalian sought to limit Filipino youth's access to digital platforms, for their protection, following Indonesia’s enforcement of a social media ban for minors under 16.
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[2026-03-31 00:54 UTC+10:00] [Narita] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stability in the Middle East is vital for Japan, which relies on the region for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports
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[2026-03-31 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) has partnered with the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) to expand livelihood opportunities for urban poor communities.
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[2026-03-31 00:39 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 24-year-old reaches podium in every event she enters while Law Ching-kiu, 16, emerges as a breakout star
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[2026-03-31 00:25 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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[2026-03-31 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — GMA News on Monday announced a renewed commitment to its “Serbisyong Totoo” mandate, reinforcing its push for truthful, balanced and credible journalism as it adapts to a rapidly evolving media landscape.
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[2026-03-31 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Around 83,000 passengers benefited from the free jeepney rides launched by the Manila City government on its first day of operations.
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