Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-21 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LEADING European nations, Japan and Canada, are offering to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but that has not stopped the price of oil from surging.
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[2026-03-21 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of National Defense (DND) slammed China for criticizing Philippine military officials over operations near Bajo de Masinloc, saying it was a “self-directed farce.”
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[2026-03-21 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE latest issue of the Austrian magazine Cercle Diplomatique highlighted the Philippines as “a nation of contrasts and rapid change” in the publication’s cover story.
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[2026-03-21 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sailed smoothly past a potential clash with Donald Trump over Iran on Thursday, though the United States president whipped up a bit of a storm about Pearl Harbor.
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[2026-03-21 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE latest Pulse Asia survey, released on March 16, 2026, is more than a periodic reading of public opinion. It is an early political weather bulletin. And the forecast it offers for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not bright.
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-21 02:58 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says 73kg of gold bars taken after shop manager tricked into handing them over
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[2026-03-21 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is blocking the release of Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab because of the threat it could pose to the relationship between India and Israel, according to a report by Variety.
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[2026-03-21 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine walk to depart on Marine One with President Donald Trump from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-21 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two others affiliated with the company were charged Thursday with conspiring to smuggle billions of dollars of computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China.
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[2026-03-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [China Minsheng Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than doubling the number of institutions using digital yuan in day-to-day operations, China is deepening the currency's role in its financial system
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[2026-03-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [HyShot II engine] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s new software simulates scramjet physics in one week versus years, marking high-fidelity leap in hypersonic engine research
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[2026-03-21 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens as Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-21 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French aircraft carrier The Charles de Gaulle docks at Subic Bay port, a former U.S. Naval base northwest of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)
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[2026-03-21 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Firefighters try to put out the fire at a car parts plant in South Korea as heavy black smoke billows out from the window. The fire in the central city of Daejeon has seriously injured at least 21 people and left 14 others missing, authorities said.
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[2026-03-21 01:16 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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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ACCN — Wake Forest at Virginia
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Time is running out for the Australia team led by captain Sam Kerr to win a major trophy as they prepare to meet a red-hot Japan in the final on Saturday
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Olympic medallist wins again by narrowest of margins but is herself pipped in her second race of the night
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [financial data] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The draft finance law, released by the Ministry of Justice, central bank and three other regulators, will solicit feedback until April 19
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[2026-03-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest data shows a persistent drop in US-bound shipments and rising European imports
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[2026-03-21 00:14 UTC+10:00] [Buddhist Association of China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prosecutors formally charge ‘CEO monk’ Shi Yongxin four months after his arrest following financial and sexual scandals
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[2026-03-21 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese observers question whether air strikes, and even a limited ground presence, will be enough to remove the threat to shipping
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[2026-03-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six-time Olympic champion table tennis player appears at Polytechnic University panel event and then trades shots with university players
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[2026-03-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Pacific 9926] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Atlas 350 can deliver 1.56 petaflops of FP4 computing power, a 2.8-times improvement over Nvidia’s H20 chip, an executive says
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[2026-03-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prospectus reveals that company’s revenue jumped 335 per cent last year, while net profit surged nearly eight times
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[2026-03-20 23:52 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Being a ‘first responder’ in the current energy crisis is in line with India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy
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[2026-03-20 23:27 UTC+10:00] [Trump China visit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has a long history of on-off cooperation over exports of precursor chemicals, often tied to the general state of relations with Washington
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[2026-03-20 23:14 UTC+10:00] [Tsai Ing-wen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party approve cooperation agreement to contest local elections in November
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[2026-03-20 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines - The Marcos administration called for unity, faith and sustained efforts toward peace as it joined the Muslim community in celebrating Eid’l Fitr.
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[2026-03-20 22:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is in close talks with the United States and other partner countries on "multiple fronts" over its potential contributions to ensuring the security of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior presidential official said Friday.
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[2026-03-20 22:32 UTC+10:00] [Moonton] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: TikTok owner sold three gaming units in 2024 – two to Tencent and one to a subsidiary of China Ruyi Holdings
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[2026-03-20 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers adjust a banner promoting a comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on the government complex building near Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-03-20 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea imposed a travel ban on parts of Lebanon amid rising security concerns linked to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Friday.
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[2026-03-20 22:03 UTC+10:00] [American] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Japan faces pressure over the Iran war, Takaichi has been commended for steering her meeting with Trump towards trade deals
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[2026-03-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Around 20,000 seafarers are still stuck in the Gulf as Tehran reportedly charges at least one tanker about US$2 million to pass through the strait
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[2026-03-20 21:52 UTC+10:00] [Jiangxi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hu Henghua is the highest-ranking official to fall from grace in the southwestern megacity in nearly a decade
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[2026-03-20 21:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government on Friday launched an audit into South Korea's state-run oil company after discovering that 900,000 barrels of crude oil stored at a local strategic oil storage facility had been sold overseas, the industry ministry said.
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[2026-03-20 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HONG KONG, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife today announced it has been named "Asia's Best Insurance Provider for Wealth Management" at the 2026 Euromoney Private Banking Awards. The award recognizes Manulife's excellence in delivering tailored and innovative wealth and legacy planning solutions to High-Net-Worth (HNW) individuals and families across the region.
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[2026-03-20 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: People in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are more optimistic about artificial intelligence than those in Western Europe and North America, according to a report by Anthropic that surveyed around 81,000 people in 159 countries.
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[2026-03-20 21:06 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nine men and four women, aged between 38 and 75, accused of using government app to funnel money through victims’ bank accounts
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[2026-03-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cancer-suffering migrant worker stunned by butchered bovine delivery; worried mum arrives from hometown at same time, makes beef pies
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[2026-03-20 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The return of the IRONMAN 70.3 Davao marks more than just the revival of a premier endurance race – it opens a rare and prestigious pathway for Filipino athletes to compete on the global stage at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France.
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