Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will chair a policy meeting on March 18 aimed at strengthening the resilience and restoring stability of South Korea’s capital markets, the presidential office said Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On the sidelines of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’, academic and political adviser Zhang Bo emphasises the power of personal stories
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[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-12 18:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a suspended prison sentence for Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, effectively stripping him of his seat in the National Assembly.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's parliament on Thursday passed a special bill to establish a state-run investment corporation to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment into the U.S.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang on Thursday assured the public that the government has enough funds to respond to the economic impact of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los delegados abandonan la sala tras la ceremonia de clausura de la Conferencia Consultiva Política del Pueblo Cino en Beijing, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-03-12 18:49 UTC+10:00] [Cathay Pacific Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The price of jet fuel has approximately doubled since March amid the latest developments in the Middle East,’ Cathay says
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[2026-03-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [Min Seung-ho] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The hearing comes over three years after the tragedy, hindered by political gridlock, accountability disputes and investigative delays
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[2026-03-12 18:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Russian travel agency has launched a North Korea tour package using the direct train between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking the first group tourism product to include the route since service resumed last year.
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[2026-03-12 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Delegates leave after the closing ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-03-12 18:20 UTC+10:00] [National Vulnerability Database] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The automated agent requires unusually high levels of access to user devices, raising security concerns
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[2026-03-12 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading House Bill 8477 which aimed to establish the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program.
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[2026-03-12 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iranian strikes have effectively shut off the strait, which carries 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas supplies
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[2026-03-12 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—About 21 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P142,800,000 were seized during a buy-bust operation on March 11 in Quezon City.
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[2026-03-12 18:04 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-12 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Steph Catley and Hayley Raso ruled out of clash with North Korea
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[2026-03-12 18:01 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [India holidays] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Over the past 21 years, Village Ways has been leading low-impact tours of remote communities in the foothills of the Himalayas, supporting traditional ways of life and offering a rare glimpse of pristine landscapes and wildlife
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[2026-03-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday unveiled its direction for 2027 national research and development investment, prioritizing artificial intelligence, advanced biotechnology and quantum technologies.
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[2026-03-12 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A video shows the official shooing away Filipino workers seeking financial help outside the Philippine embassy in Bahrain
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[2026-03-12 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The National Assembly passes a law to implement hundreds of billions of dollars in U.S. investments at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 12 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-03-12 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sam Kerr and Joe Montemurro are hoping to orchestrate a win over North Korea. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)
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[2026-03-12 17:39 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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[2026-03-12 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-03-12 17:34 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: China is expected to pass a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese and risk making anyone challenging that “unity” a separatist punishable by law.
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[2026-03-12 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, (Reuters via West Asia News Agency: Majid Asgaripour)
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[2026-03-12 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, a Philippine foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Period drama has turned chapter of medieval history into popular phenomenon. Its politics are stubbornly present
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[2026-03-12 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Washington launches more powerful Section 301 investigation into 16 economies, raising risk of new tariffs
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[2026-03-12 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-12 17:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Line Plus, the Korean subsidiary of Line Corporation, on Thursday unveiled ActEngine AI, an artificial intelligence platform designed to automate customer support and sales operations, marking its push into the fast-growing enterprise AI market across Asia.
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[2026-03-12 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Transport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways join Qantas in increasing prices, as travellers flock to airlines that don’t have Middle East stopovers
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[2026-03-12 17:15 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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[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While Korean companies de-risk from China, investors see its manufacturing dominance as key to humanoid robotics boom
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[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea has designated three regional events — the Boryeong Mud Festival, Andong International Mask Dance Festival and Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival — as new “global festivals,” as part of a government initiative to accelerate its goal of attracting 30 million foreign tourists.
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[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Liu Huiping rents his home instead of buying as he believes his wealth should not be inherited by his descendants
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[2026-03-12 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China is moving to approve a sweeping law to promote what it calls "ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as authorities cement a push toward assimilation.
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[2026-03-12 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s decision to make school bullying records a mandatory factor in college admissions starting in 2026 is fueling a new shadow market of consultants promising to erase or neutralize disciplinary records.
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[2026-03-12 17:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies is pulling its men’s skin care brand Lab Series from South Korea’s traditional retail channels after more than three decades, shifting its focus to online and multibrand outlets, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil trade, an Indian source said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China trade war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is pushing for bigger harvests in its new five-year plan, coinciding with renewed pressure on global supply chains
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[2026-03-12 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea released an image on Thursday of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter firing a pistol, weeks after photos showed her shooting a rifle — once again stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.
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[2026-03-12 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Uber announced Thursday its first robotaxi partnership in Japan, teaming up with Nissan and British artificial intelligence autonomous driving startup Wayve for a trial this year in Tokyo.
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[2026-03-12 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY, Philippines – Berdhel Galon and Jammy Jueza-Entera combined sharp court awareness and steady net play to outduel Bless Maiso and Gail Bercede, 15-11, and headline the gold medal winners in the Novice division of the Kosmas Pickle Fest 2026 Adult Categories at the Net and Paddle courts here Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Joshua Ramos eyes another podium finish as he steps up to the tougher challenge of the IRONMAN 70.3 Davao set to unwrap on March 22 in Davao City.
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[2026-03-12 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: What Korean law says about severance pay, pension refunds and visa status for English instructors leaving private academies in Korea
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[2026-03-12 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — A helicopter pilot airlifted two men and a dog from the roof of a car engulfed in raging floodwaters in a dramatic rescue in northern Australia that was captured on video.
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