Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-23 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, is currently accepting sign-ups for the upcoming Steam Playtest for Game of Thrones: Kingsroad ahead of its launch in Asia.
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[2026-03-23 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai said Monday it has signed a joint development agreement with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, HD Hyundai Robotics and US robotics firm Persona AI to develop and commercialize welding humanoid robots for shipyards.
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[2026-03-23 13:50 UTC+10:00] [BTS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The reunion concert drew 104,000 fans – less than half the 260,000 police had expected
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[2026-03-23 13:39 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-23 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new study also shows 64 per cent of respondents in Singapore agree that efforts to give women equal rights with men ‘have gone far enough’
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[2026-03-23 13:20 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Transparency activists and journalists are taking the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country's top court over its new privacy law, arguing the legislation will have a "chilling" effect on journalism and enable officials to withhold information of public interest.
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[2026-03-23 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela announced on Monday a two-day nationwide transport strike this week, citing rising fuel prices as the primary cause of their protest.
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[2026-03-23 13:02 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index and other major Asian markets slump as Iran conflict shows no sign of easing, hitting mining and tech shares
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[2026-03-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Steven Zhao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese prototype would enter commercial operation offering adventure-seeking holidaymakers spectacular deep-sea experiences by 2030
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[2026-03-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday welcomed back the fourth batch of Filipinos repatriated from the Middle East.
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[2026-03-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Cathay Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city can rise beyond a regional hub, but only with sustained investment and a coherent, long-term vision for arts development
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[2026-03-23 12:26 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is negotiating with Japan, China and other regional powers to ensure critical fuel supplies remain open, with gas shipments from the Middle East to Asia set to run out within days, raising the prospect of the Albanese government imposing price caps or export restrictions on liquefied natural gas.
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[2026-03-23 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, today announced that it is beginning the world's first-ever mass production of an LCD panel for laptops equipped with its Oxide 1Hz technology.
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[2026-03-23 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Signalling broader festive travel consideration beyond familiar destinations, this shift in travel preference underscores the value of localized listings for hotels
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[2026-03-23 12:18 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-23 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Sandiganbayan says prosecutors have the sole authority to amend the charge, and courts should not interfere unless there is clear grave abuse of discretion
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[2026-03-23 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea, 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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[2026-03-23 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State media said the decision to re-elect Kim to the ‘top post’ reflected ‘the unanimous will and desire of all the Korean people’
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[2026-03-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Electric daughter’ live-streamer who sells cosmetics to customers she calls ‘Godmothers’ sparks controversy with face cream pricing scam
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[2026-03-23 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of the state affairs commission at the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly following last month's ruling party congress, state media reported Monday.
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[2026-03-23 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature has re-elected Kim Jong Un as president of state affairs, state media reported Monday.
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[2026-03-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area are central to client growth plans, ‘and we do not think that it is slowing down’, veteran banker says
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[2026-03-23 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall on Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. and Iran threatened to intensify military hostilities as the war entered its fourth week.
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[2026-03-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [FOIP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence and minerals to dominate the agenda as Tokyo offers hi-tech warships and energy pacts to secure Indonesia as a ‘trusted partner’
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[2026-03-23 10:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Sunday that NATO members, along with allies such as South Korea and Japan, are preparing a joint response to reopen navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blockaded.
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[2026-03-23 10:30 UTC+10:00] [MiniMax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As tokens are positioned as the AI era’s commodity, China’s energy scale and low-cost models could give it a structural edge
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[2026-03-23 10:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, convenes
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[2026-03-23 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: 28-year-old Rebecca Zhou, born in China's Sichuan province, owns an assortment of Moomin merchandise — bags, mugs, and figurines featuring the white hippo-looking cartoon character from Finland — that she has accumulated over the years.
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[2026-03-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: On a blustery Saturday in late February, social media was abuzz with videos and photos of what looked like smoke billowing from the mountains of western Tokyo. But these weren’t wildfires. The images captured vast plumes of pollen erupting from dense cedar forests, forming a fine yellow mist that spread across the landscape.
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[2026-03-23 08:30 UTC+10:00] [UN Charter] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s plans provide assurances of steady, high-quality growth and stable relations, with Hong Kong playing a bigger role in national development
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[2026-03-23 08:11 UTC+10:00] [Florida] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zelensky also urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia as the US and Ukrainian delegations met in Florida
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[2026-03-23 08:10 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Myth has charms that history lacks. History is stern, myth fanciful. History challenges the imagination, myth plays with it.
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[2026-03-23 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton appeared in good spirits while walking arm in arm in Tokyo over the weekend.
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[2026-03-23 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Finland has called for India to play a diplomatic role in easing tensions between the United States Iran, urging an immediate ceasefire as the Middle East war continues to escalate.
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[2026-03-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Brazil were held at the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Ministry in Colombo recently, marking an important step in further strengthening the longstanding and friendly relations between the two countries. The meeting was co-chaired by Ministry Secretary Aruni Ranaraja and Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry (Asia and the Pacific) Secretary Ambassador Susan Kleebank.
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[2026-03-23 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Redeveloping the Second World War-era oil tank farms in the Trincomalee district is the “permanent solution” to the energy crisis, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, adding that the Government was taking steps to expedite the project backed by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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[2026-03-23 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka produced a strong overall campaign to finish runners-up at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors – Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying Event, despite going down 2-1 to Singapore in the final played at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association Headquarters in Colombo on Saturday.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China’s GDP growth target of 4.5-5 percent is realistic and achievable, as the economy has significant advantages in multiple aspects, Justin Lin Yifu, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, told the Global Times in a recent interview.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A delegation of 10 Airport Managers from Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Private Limited (AASSL) completed a customised capacity enhancement programme at Indian Aviation Academy (IAA), New Delhi, from March 09 to 20.
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[2026-03-23 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Ryan Lonergan was pivotal in the Brumbies' win over the Chiefs. (Getty Images: Mark Nolan)
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[2026-03-23 05:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-23 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Charissa Putri Chandra Kirana supports her family through her income from social media. (Supplied: Eva Rosalina)
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[2026-03-23 03:41 UTC+10:00] [America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing aims at tech diffusion and minimising social disruptions, rather than competing for supremacy with the United States
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[2026-03-23 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordMonday, 23 Marchloading
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[2026-03-23 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuMonday, 23 Marchloading
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[2026-03-23 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordMonday, 23 Marchloading
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[2026-03-23 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchMonday, 23 Marchloading
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[2026-03-23 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-23 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Provincial Government of Cagayan, formally launched the Cagayan Innovation Hub, the Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry (SARAI) Provincial Hub, and the SciTech Philippines Awards on March 16, 2026.
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[2026-03-23 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IRONICALLY, while the world's governments failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty that would have mandated drastic cuts in plastic production, the Israel-US-initiated war in the Middle East appears to have accomplished precisely that. The war has all but cut the supply of chemicals essential for plastic production in especially Asia and the Pacific and Europe.
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