Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-28 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a development that South Korea, Japan and the United States are likely to find deeply alarming, North Korea launched AI-guided cruise missiles in a test that analysts have described as the first of its kind for the sanctioned country.
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[2026-05-28 12:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yeoju, one of Korea’s best known pottery hubs, has come under fire after Chinese-made jars were handed out as giveaways at this year’s ceramic festival.
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[2026-05-28 12:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that stalkers be fitted with GPS devices in order to protect victims.
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[2026-05-28 12:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Minister of Korea Forest Service
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[2026-05-28 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A court is expected to decide Thursday whether to formally arrest a Chinese dissident, who fled China in a rubber boat and arrived in South Korea earlier this week by sea.
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[2026-05-28 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; REVISES quote in para 4; ADDS details in paras 2, 7; RESTRUCTURES; TRIMS) By Song Sang-ho and Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-28 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song bangs the gavel to open a Monetary Policy Committee meeting at the central bank in Seoul on May 28, 2026. The central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 2.5 percent, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan has underscored South Korea's competitive edge in the ongoing race to win Canada's high-profile submarine project, highlighting the country's manufacturing capabilities and contributions it can make to Canada's automotive sector.
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[2026-05-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cohort of international investors considering investing in China rises to 57 per cent from 51 per cent a year ago, survey says
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[2026-05-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [JPMorgan survey] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cohort of international investors considering investing in China rises to 57 per cent from 51 per cent a year ago, survey says
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[2026-05-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rich community of organisms discovered living on rocks at depths of more than 9km, feeding on organic debris from the surface
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[2026-05-28 12:00 UTC+10:00] [deepest ocean trenches] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rich community of organisms discovered living on rocks at depths of more than 9km, feeding on organic debris from the surface
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[2026-05-28 11:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Full of conviction in his skills as a goal-hunting striker for South Korea, Oh Hyeon-gyu can't wait to jump into his first FIFA World Cup action next month in Mexico and see what the hype is all about.
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[2026-05-28 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: HERRIMAN, United States, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Full of conviction in his skills as a goal-hunting striker for South Korea, Oh Hyeon-gyu can't wait to jump into his first FIFA World Cup action next month in Mexico and see what the hype is all about.
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[2026-05-28 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-05-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A recent Court of Final Appeal ruling confirms that the city’s common law is its very own
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[2026-05-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The carrier is selling payload space to preserve Earth’s heritage from climate change and war, but sceptics dismiss it as a PR stunt
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[2026-05-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Japan Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The carrier is selling payload space to preserve Earth’s heritage from climate change and war, but sceptics dismiss it as a PR stunt
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[2026-05-28 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading construction firms unveiled a set of measures to seek shared growth with subcontractors Thursday, in line with the antitrust watchdog's efforts to eradicate unfair practices.
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[2026-05-28 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Yaima Maru ferry will ply the route between Taiwan's Keelung and Japan's Ishigaki. © Yaima Line
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[2026-05-28 11:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more info from para 5, new photo)
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[2026-05-28 11:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES story with S. Korean defense ministry's comments; ADDS byline; CHANGES dateline) By Song Sang-ho and Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-28 11:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6 percent for 2025 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-28 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lamb skewer eatery says cooking glitch caused by new grilling equipment; offers money back deal despite getting no complaints from diners
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lamb skewer eatery says cooking glitch caused by new grilling equipment; offers money back deal despite getting no complaints from diners
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[2026-05-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has seized 1.1 kilograms of illegal drugs since launching a tighter surveillance program on international mail two months ago, the customs agency said Thursday.
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[2026-05-28 10:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday, signaling that a shift toward a tighter monetary policy stance could come soon.
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[2026-05-28 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-28 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6 percent for 2025 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-28 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-28 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Thursday, as lingering uncertainty in the Middle East prompted a cautious stance amid intensifying risks of inflation and currency weakness.
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[2026-05-28 09:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korea-US alliance remains committed to a "conditions-based" transfer of wartime operational control to Seoul from Washington, a US Forces Korea official said Wednesday, amid a report that the US military has expressed concerns over a potentially rushed OPCON transition.
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[2026-05-28 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korea-U.S. alliance remains committed to a "conditions-based" transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to Seoul from Washington, a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) official said Wednesday, amid a report that the U.S. military has expressed concerns over a potentially rushed OPCON transition.
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[2026-05-28 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced a recent joint statement by the top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India that called for the North's complete denuclearization, reiterating that it will never abandon its nuclear weapons.
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[2026-05-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The penalties handed out to leading brokerages are harsh, but Beijing must show it means business as it cleans up China’s capital market
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[2026-05-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [stock market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The penalties handed out to leading brokerages are harsh, but Beijing must show it means business as it cleans up China’s capital market
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[2026-05-28 09:01 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Doubts over formation and form of key players means hopes of advancing to knockout stages are not high
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[2026-05-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passage through the waters could reduce transit times to Europe, offering an alternative to traditional routes amid rising geopolitical risks
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[2026-05-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passage through the waters could reduce transit times to Europe, offering an alternative to traditional routes amid rising geopolitical risks
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[2026-05-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As Korea prepares to expand public menstrual product access, advocates say affordability, safety and stigma issues remain unresolved
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[2026-05-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Global carmakers are facing a reckoning as US, European and Japanese brands lose ground to Chinese rivals setting the pace not only in electric vehicles, but also in batteries, design and software.
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[2026-05-28 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Regional pledges fuel election interference debate
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[2026-05-28 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Starbucks must establish safeguards to prevent another 'Tank Day' controversy: Starbucks Korea bears responsibility, but politicians should stop exploiting corporate mistake
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[2026-05-28 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Ballots cast in the dark: Education superintendent races dominated by populist pledges amid voter indifference
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[2026-05-28 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A rendering of a hospital to be built in Australia with involvement by Capella Capital Partnership, a subsidiary of Sojitz. (Capella Capital Partnership)
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[2026-05-28 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s pivot to focus on basic research signals a transition from an industrial civilisation towards a scientific civilisation looking to lead
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[2026-05-28 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s pivot to focus on basic research signals a transition from an industrial civilisation towards a scientific civilisation looking to lead
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