Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival
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[2026-06-17 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korean fans react ahead of the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Korea and Czechia in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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[2026-06-17 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
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[2026-06-17 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro leaves comparisons with old employers unsaid ahead of game against Colombia in Mexico City
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[2026-06-17 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Senegal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro leaves comparisons with old employers unsaid ahead of game against Colombia in Mexico City
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[2026-06-17 19:29 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – Civilians in South Korea will be able to get several kilometers nearer North Korea under new rules broadening public access to the highly militarized border zone, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body says first-of-its-kind course sharpened officers’ ideological transformation
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[2026-06-17 19:23 UTC+10:00] [Marxism] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-chairman of China’s top military decision-making body says first-of-its-kind course sharpened officers’ ideological transformation
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[2026-06-17 19:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is set to launch its first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in South Korea later this month, broadening its lineup beyond battery-powered vehicles as it enters the country's hybrid market.
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[2026-06-17 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-17 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite the cross-border trading crackdown, analysts say Beijing will continue to allow investment in overseas markets via legal channels
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[2026-06-17 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Futu Securities International] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite the cross-border trading crackdown, analysts say Beijing will continue to allow investment in overseas markets via legal channels
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[2026-06-17 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A crane hovers above the site of a new shaft under construction at the Oyu Tolgoi mine site in Khanbogd village, Umnugobi province, Mongolia, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Ganbat Namjilsangarav, File)
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We don’t stir up trouble,’ He Lifeng says as first vice-premier to attend annual Lujiazui Forum since 2019, ‘but we’re absolutely not afraid of it’
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[2026-06-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘We don’t stir up trouble,’ He Lifeng says as first vice-premier to attend annual Lujiazui Forum since 2019, ‘but we’re absolutely not afraid of it’
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[2026-06-17 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday that South and North Korea, not outside powers, should lead in resolving security issues on the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-06-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday challenged China to publicly release the data gathered during what Beijing described as a completed scientific research mission at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, saying such information should be shared if the work was truly intended to benefit environmental conservation.
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[2026-06-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Governments want to transition to cleaner energy but also cut strategic reliance on China. Balancing these goals will be tricky
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[2026-06-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Governments want to transition to cleaner energy but also cut strategic reliance on China. Balancing these goals will be tricky
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[2026-06-17 18:21 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked U.S. President Donald Trump to take the lead in seeking a peaceful resolution of tensions with North Korea during a brief exchange at the Group of Seven summit on Tuesday, Lee’s office said.
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[2026-06-17 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Driven by AI’s massive power demands and satellite bandwidth limits, tech giants and superpowers are moving data centres into orbit.
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[2026-06-17 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — Senior Chinese officials on Wednesday stressed Beijing's plans to share artificial intelligence globally and safely, the latest sign of how the U.S. and China are promoting different approaches to the tech.
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[2026-06-17 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 300 media professionals, government officials and academics attend international communication-focused conference in Lhasa
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[2026-06-17 17:57 UTC+10:00] [China International Communications Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 300 media professionals, government officials and academics attend international communication-focused conference in Lhasa
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[2026-06-17 17:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Steelmaker completes Korea's largest electric arc furnace, launches rare gas plant
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[2026-06-17 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Japan's competition watchdog has raided some of the country's biggest ice cream makers for allegedly forming a cartel to raise the price of their products.
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[2026-06-17 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China will crack down on technology themes designed to boost stock prices, the top securities regulator said, signaling Beijing's growing unease with speculation on the artificial intelligence-linked stock rally.
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[2026-06-17 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they were questioning the head of Shinsegae Group's audit team over allegations that its affiliate Starbucks Korea insulted victims of the 1980 pro-democracy movement in Gwangju with its controversial marketing campaign.
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[2026-06-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a Chinese firm releasing images of Nvidia and Apple HQs to SpaceX’s IPO, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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[2026-06-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Indian Ocean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a Chinese firm releasing images of Nvidia and Apple HQs to SpaceX’s IPO, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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[2026-06-17 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-17 17:04 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: China rewrote the rules of global business a few weeks ago. You probably missed it. Two innocuous-sounding regulations from the State Council threaten to upend business as usual for any company that does work in China or engages with a Chinese counterpart.
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[2026-06-17 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with PM's remarks in last 2 paras)
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[2026-06-17 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Event overlaps men’s contests in Chengdu and Hangzhou, followed immediately by the China Open, a key ATP 500 and WTA 1000 tournament
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[2026-06-17 16:48 UTC+10:00] [Zheng Qinwen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Event overlaps men’s contests in Chengdu and Hangzhou, followed immediately by the China Open, a key ATP 500 and WTA 1000 tournament
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[2026-06-17 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor unveiled its remodeled Kicks compact SUV at an event in Tokyo on June 17. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
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[2026-06-17 16:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for a firm commitment to the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, urging all parties to work towards building a "sustainable security architecture in the region", according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
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[2026-06-17 16:18 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Starbucks Korea will take the unprecedented step of closing all stores early on June 22 to conduct history training for its entire workforce following a botched promotional event that triggered a customer boycott.
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[2026-06-17 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-06-17 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-06-17 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea will provide $110 million in financing for Doosan's planned copper clad laminate production facility in Thailand, the policy lender said Wednesday, as it seeks to support the expansion of AI-related supply chains beyond China.
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[2026-06-17 16:09 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SHANGHAI – A new kind of preschool in China is offering games, nibbles, treadmills and music for puppies, clawing out a fast-growing niche in a booming industry as youthful owners spend more on pets increasingly regarded as family.
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[2026-06-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean steelmaker POSCO Co. said Wednesday it has completed construction of an electric arc furnace (EAF) on the nation's southern coast as part of efforts to advance its lower-carbon steelmaking.
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[2026-06-17 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Labor groups say workers face income cliff between mandatory retirement, pension eligibility
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[2026-06-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Science and nature books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Is Japan really full of centenarians? And what about ‘blue zones’? A brilliant skewering of ageing secrets and lies
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[2026-06-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Independent spirit who resisted grandmother’s bid to bind her feet, worked in intelligence, transported bombs, championed women’s rights
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[2026-06-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Independent spirit who resisted grandmother’s bid to bind her feet, worked in intelligence, transported bombs, championed women’s rights
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