Topic: Asia Pacific — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-08 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The NU Lady Bulldogs added to the Ateneo Blue Eagles' woes and claimed their second straight win, 25-18, 25-18, 25-15, in the UAAP Season 88 women's volleyball tournament at the Araneta Coliseum Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Tots Carlos has rediscovered her old, dangerous form.
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[2026-03-08 17:30 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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[2026-03-08 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Indian Ocean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sailors were treated at Karapitiya Hospital in Galle after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters
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[2026-03-08 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese innovation can pave the way for sharper medical imaging, unbreakable encryption and next-gen sensors
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[2026-03-08 17:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's ruling party is ramping up pressure on the prosecutors' office, which faces complete reorganization, accusing it of fabricating evidence intended to indict President Lee Jae Myung and calling for a parliamentary probe into such cases.
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[2026-03-08 17:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: After celebrity airport incidents involving Byeon Woo-seok, Hearts2Hearts, authorities consider new safety measures but rule out VIP entrances
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[2026-03-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Like much of the world, China experienced a notable rise in women authorship during the 19th century, with three poets making a particularly profound impact
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[2026-03-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Southeast Asia’s first law on AI could raise the bar from voluntary guidelines to binding legal frameworks across the region, analysts say
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[2026-03-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WEIFANG, China, March 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Against the backdrop of global efforts to combat climate change and accelerate the energy transition, equipment manufacturing giant Weichai is contributing green and low-carbon solutions to the shipping and public transport sectors with its diversified clean energy power systems.
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[2026-03-08 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Baguio City’s Joshua Ramos boosted his rising triathlon career with a gutsy performance, unleashing a decisive surge in the closing run to outlast fellow national team standouts and capture the Filipino Elite Category crown at the 5150 Triathlon Guimaras on Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The establishment of international schools is re-emerging as a major education pledge ahead of the local elections across Korea scheduled for June 3.
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[2026-03-08 16:19 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: A Quezon City congressman is thrust into the hot seat by verbalizing what he imagined when he saw actress Anne Curtis. Eighteen self-styled ex-marines and their handlers face lawsuits from Antonio Trillanes IV. Impeachment complaints against VP Sara Duterte move forward.
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[2026-03-08 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Alliance of Bangsamoro Tri-Peoples Party (ABOT) is a regional parliamentary political party operating in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
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[2026-03-08 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Bangsamoro Peoples Democratic Party (Raayat Democratic Party) is a regional parliamentary political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). It is a party affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
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[2026-03-08 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Bangsamoro Peoples Democratic Party (Raayat Democratic Party) is a regional parliamentary political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). It is a party affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
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[2026-03-08 16:15 UTC+10:00] [Apple] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts caution that a significant portion of India’s workforce remains in relatively low-productivity and informal sectors
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[2026-03-08 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the media center, in Beijing, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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[2026-03-08 16:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bill seeks to extend election law limiting AI content use to local education superintendent races
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[2026-03-08 15:53 UTC+10:00] [Australia women's cricket team] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Updates from the day-night Test at the Waca in Perth
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[2026-03-08 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The path to Test victory is clear for Australia on day three against India at the WACA, in what is set to be Alyssa Healy's final day of cricket for her country.
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[2026-03-08 15:39 UTC+10:00] [San Francisco] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands cheer on Olympian and hometown hero Eileen Gu, who was parade’s grand marshal this year
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[2026-03-08 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top diplomat addresses questions on US ties, the Iran crisis, South China Sea disputes and Beijing’s vision for a multipolar world order
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[2026-03-08 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- Two policemen and several civilians were arrested in a buy-bust operation over the weekend in Taguig City.
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[2026-03-08 15:13 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi says US-Israel war on Iran ‘should never have happened’ as strikes continue to hit Tehran and Beirut
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[2026-03-08 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alexandra ‘Alex’ Eala eyes an upset against world No. 4 Coco Gauff as they face in a rematch in the WTA 1000 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium 1 Monday.
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[2026-03-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that the ongoing US-Israeli military offensive against Iran should “never have happened” and called for an “immediate” end to hostilities.
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[2026-03-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Martin Zhu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Businesses with operations in region say they are looking to Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia to hedge against geopolitical uncertainty
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[2026-03-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Bhumjaithai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul put Bhumjaithai’s technocrats centre stage, while letting provincial barons run the real campaign
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[2026-03-08 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left for the United States on Sunday for his working visit.
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[2026-03-08 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The game of the Philippines against Iran will played under the amidst a backdrop of significant political tension on Sunday at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia.
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[2026-03-08 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — National University executed flawlessly in clutch moments to down Ateneo de Manila University in three tight sets, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22, in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Tournament at the Araneta Coliseum Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala and American Iva Jovic fell to the Latvian-American pair of Jelena Ostapenko and Hailey Baptiste in their opening match, 2-6, 2-6, to make an early exit at the BNP Paribas Open doubles tournament in California Sunday in Manila.
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[2026-03-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New research shows there has been little change since women in Japan first exercised their right to vote nearly 80 years ago
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[2026-03-08 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines -- China’s maritime militia were deployed in record-high numbers across the South China Sea in 2025, with vessels increasingly concentrated around key disputed reefs near areas of tension with the Philippines, according to a Washington-based research project that monitors maritime disputes and activities in Asia.
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[2026-03-08 13:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government is considering adopting a price cap system for oil for the first time in nearly 30 years, sources said Sunday, amid concerns over rising energy prices following the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-08 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Air Transport Industry
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[2026-03-08 13:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TOKYO (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that former prince Andrew should be removed from the line of royal succession over his "deplorable" behavior.
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[2026-03-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Southeast Asia was already going electric. Then war broke out in the Middle East and it started going faster
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[2026-03-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-03-08 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: n the wake of the 2026 T20 World Cup, the name Chamari Athapaththu has become synonymous with the professionalization of women’s sports in South Asia. As the captain of the Sri Lankan national team, Athapaththu’s influence extends far beyond her record-breaking centuries; she is the primary architect of a cultural shift that has seen women’s cricket move from the margins to the mainstream.
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[2026-03-08 12:45 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s top diplomat expected to elaborate on US ties as well as issues like the Middle East, South China Sea and Japan
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[2026-03-08 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Fed chair] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Treasuries have been falling recently, partially reflecting investor concerns that Warsh’s succession will slow rate reductions
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[2026-03-08 12:22 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Independent mother of three, who rarely appears on red carpet with husband, does ballet, appears on stage with her dancing daughter
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[2026-03-08 11:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean bats started off hot before cooling off considerably in a deflating 8-6 loss to Japan at the World Baseball Classic on Saturday.
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[2026-03-08 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SYDNEY — Australia will consider a request by Gulf states for assistance against Iranian drone and missile attacks, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Sunday.
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[2026-03-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Florentia Village Shanghai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outlet spending nearly doubles to around US$36 billion over five years, prompting investment surge while urban malls suffer high vacancies
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[2026-03-08 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HD Hyundai Electric has commenced expanding its North American production subsidiary, further reinforcing its leadership in the region's extra high voltage power transformer market.
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[2026-03-08 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The United States and South Korea are set to conduct annual joint military drills as North Korean despot Kim Jong Un continues to boast of his country’s military capabilities.
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[2026-03-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [SkillsFuture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state wants 100,000 workers to become ‘AI bilingual’. But with entry-level roles already vanishing, time may not be on its side
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