Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-29 16:49 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Phnom Penh/Bali: For the second time in a matter of weeks, Bali is reeling from a barbaric and seemingly targeted murder of a foreigner by suspected international enforcers.
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[2026-03-29 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Alexander Lukashenko] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The engine may be used in the Hwasong-20, which analysts say is capable of hitting targets around the globe
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[2026-03-29 16:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: By now, most Generation Z consumers have likely fastened at least one charm to their bags, a personal “it” item signaling taste and identity. Along with Korea’s ongoing “text-hip” trend, an unexpected object has begun to dangle from straps: books.
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[2026-03-29 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The De La Salle Lady Spikers secured the first Final Four berth in the UAAP Season 88 women's volleyball after sweeping the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 16:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It started with a deputy mayor accepting an all-expenses-paid trip to Kerala, India.
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[2026-03-29 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Albuquerque 3, Oklahoma City 1
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[2026-03-29 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-29 15:55 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Defense Ministry will next month establish a new office aimed at tackling the challenge of how best to defend Japan’s vulnerable Pacific flank, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has announced.
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[2026-03-29 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Traditional Chinese medicine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The dish from Guizhou is prized for its cooling and digestive properties, smells better than it sounds, and tastes like bitter beef broth
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[2026-03-29 15:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's KAIST, the country's leading science and technology university, said the compression technology behind Google's TurboQuant will strengthen memory semiconductor demand rather than weaken it, pushing back against the investor fears that drove chip stocks lower this week.
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[2026-03-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Nairobi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A black market in harvester ants has sprung up in Kenya, with big implications for the environment
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[2026-03-29 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Defence stocks in South Korea have surged in the weeks following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli conflict involving Iran, Yonhap news agency reported, citing market data.
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[2026-03-29 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel is believed to have some 80 to 90 nuclear weapons. Iran has none. Such double standards are unsustainable
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[2026-03-29 14:25 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-29 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Myla Pablo knows what resilience is.
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[2026-03-29 14:18 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan's Digital Agency has formally selected Sakura Internet and four major U.S. companies as service providers for the "government cloud" common information system infrastructure for central and local governments for fiscal 2026.
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[2026-03-29 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines and China have made "initial exchanges” on a potential oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, nearly four years since previous talks were terminated in 2022.
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[2026-03-29 14:11 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-29 13:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rebuilding Korea Party chair calls for Korean equivalent to Germany's '9 euro ticket' public transport initiative
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[2026-03-29 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Water Company (Manila Water) said some areas in Metro Manila and Rizal will have service interruptions due to maintenance and service improvement activities.
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[2026-03-29 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, claps hands as he was re-elected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, during the party’s Congress in Pyongyang, on Feb. 22, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-03-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The market capitalization of defense stocks rose while that of auto and shipbuilding shares fell on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index about a month after US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, bourse data showed Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Institute of Medical Information & Library] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese researcher says traditional measure of a paper’s citations is susceptible to manipulation and lacks Chinese perspective
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[2026-03-29 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Cambodia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scam bosses and their multibillion-dollar crime networks are fleeing to Myanmar, Laos and Thailand ahead of an April deadline
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[2026-03-29 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy, left, and Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, right, greet each other prior to the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Suzuka, central Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-29 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Visitors crowd the streets along cherry blossom-lined streams and railway tracks in Jinhae, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, as the nation’s largest spring flower festival draws large numbers from its first weekend.
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[2026-03-29 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spectators are seen reflected on the sunglasses of Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, before she hits from the third tee during the final round of the LPGA Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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[2026-03-29 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With South Korea trying to pick up the pieces after a 4-0 loss to Ivory Coast in their friendly match in England on Saturday, captain Son Heung-min insisted the team must use the occasion as a learning experience.
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[2026-03-29 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Social and economic stability is now the key focus as Beijing works to preserve households’ property asset wealth against developers’ debt
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[2026-03-29 12:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has joined as a co-sponsor of this year's U.N. resolution on North Korean human rights, the foreign ministry said Saturday, despite earlier expectations that Seoul might skip the move in line with its conciliatory gestures toward Pyongyang.
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[2026-03-29 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Junya Ito scores the opening goal during the international friendly soccer match against Scotland, in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday March 28, 2026. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South China Morning Post finds multiple factual errors in official transcript, leading to calls for future proceedings to be live-streamed
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[2026-03-29 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tears flow as 3-decade search finally locates long-lost sibling who was starved, beaten and abused by human traffickers before being adopted
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[2026-03-29 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A victim of Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II has died, the gender ministry said Saturday, bringing the number of officially registered surviving victims down to five.
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[2026-03-29 11:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a ground test of a high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine using a composite carbon fiber material, saying the test was a part of the North's five-year plan to upgrade its strategic strike capabilities, according to state media Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 11:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Unlucky on offense and sloppy on defense, South Korea lost to Ivory Coast 4-0 in England on Saturday in their first match of the World Cup year.
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[2026-03-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Opponents say the proposal to revise height restrictions for buildings around Kyoto Station to 60 metres will destroy the city’s unique views
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[2026-03-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite the renewed investments, the trend may be difficult to sustain as China remains under US export controls, say analysts
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[2026-03-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean lawmakers are seeking legal means to limit exposure of "algorithm-driven" content to children as concerns over the influence digital content have on minors grow.
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[2026-03-29 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The entire archipelago could expect clear and sunny skies at least over the next five days due to the easterlies – warm, humid winds that pass through the Pacific Ocean – the state-run weather bureau said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-29 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Zhao Leji] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the wake of the ‘two sessions’, Beijing is taking advantage of key annual conferences to speak with global stakeholders about its agenda
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[2026-03-29 09:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the United States steps back from cultural governance, China aims to reshape how the world reclaims looted heritage – with Japan its biggest test
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[2026-03-29 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It’s time Southeast Asia reckoned with the weaponisation of artificial intelligence and what it means for the region’s security
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[2026-03-29 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kim Kardashian is keeping up with her boyfriend.
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[2026-03-29 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Rule-breakers on bikes won’t be able to pedal away that easily any longer. Japan is introducing new cycling laws which will fine violators on the spot if they are caught breaking traffic rules — such as using smartphones or ignoring stoplights. The new legislation, which will roll out on April 1, was enacted in response to an increase in accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists, which hit a record high last year with nearly 3,300 cases.
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[2026-03-29 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, left, gestures to the fans as he walks out with teammate Tim David after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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[2026-03-29 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jason Fang is a journalist at the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom. You can follow him on Twitter: @fangjason
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[2026-03-29 06:14 UTC+10:00] [Friendlies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Scotland’s followers have discovered there is a drawback to World Cup qualification after all. Nobody who paid – and handsomely – to sit through the sheer tedium of this fixture could reasonably deny that. Yes, Scotland, you can come to the party; but only after a clutch of international friendlies.
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[2026-03-29 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Angelica Silva is a multiplatform reporter and presenter with the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom team based in Melbourne.
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[2026-03-29 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Life & relationships] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: I’m suspended in a moment of pure, cinematic gold, gazing down at the turquoise ribbon of the Pacific Ocean as it crashes against the glittering sands of Bondi. Above the low roar of the engines, I feel a dizzying rush as our Sydney Seaplanes flight banks sharply, bringing the iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House into view.
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