Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-03 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The last of China’s ‘four little dragons’ to go public has drawn millions of retail investors, despite odds of securing an allocation at less than 0.03 per cent
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[2026-09-03 16:17 UTC+10:00] [MetaX] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The last of China’s ‘four little dragons’ to go public has drawn millions of retail investors, despite odds of securing an allocation at less than 0.03 per cent
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[2026-09-03 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
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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[2026-09-03 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A fuel truck reportedly drove away while refuelling the aircraft, damaging the fuel ports and spilling fuel onto the tarmac.
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[2026-09-03 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New guidelines take effect immediately but do not bind courts, leaving businesses to call for supplementary legislation
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[2026-09-03 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday that South Korea will continue efforts to revive dialogue between North Korea and the United States, noting U.S. President Donald Trump's willingness to reengage with Pyongyang.
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[2026-09-03 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Wafers will stay in Korea, while advanced packaging and R&D move closer to US customers
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[2026-09-03 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Presidential Security Service (PSS) said Thursday it has launched a situation room to ensure the safety and convenience of state leaders visiting South Korea for the Korea-Central Asia Summit scheduled for mid-September.
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[2026-09-03 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There has been weeks of increased activity near the island following maritime boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines
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[2026-09-03 15:03 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: There has been weeks of increased activity near the island following maritime boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines
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[2026-09-03 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1990 -- South and North Korea hold their first prime ministers' meeting in Seoul.
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[2026-09-03 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Healthcare experts from South Korea and the United States on Thursday called for regulatory reforms aligned with global standards to support the sustainable growth of South Korea's healthcare sector and improve patient care.
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[2026-09-03 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Anthony Albanese has been critical of China's missile test in July. (ABC News: Mark Moore)
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[2026-09-03 14:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Porsche Korea CEO Mathias Busse will take charge of the German sports carmaker’s expanded Overseas region, covering key growth markets across Asia and the Middle East, while retaining his current role in Korea.
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[2026-09-03 14:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: 109 entities to be cut, Korea Land and Housing to be split into two
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[2026-09-03 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the full text of the document showed Thursday, in line with Pyongyang's redefinition of inter-Korean ties as those between "two hostile" states.
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[2026-09-03 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walk in front of an electronic stock chart board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-09-03 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: New Zealand's exporters are diverting shipments originally bound for China into other markets as demand from the country's biggest trading partner cools, an official from the antipodean country's central bank said Thursday.
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[2026-09-03 14:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Indoor golf simulator company Golfzon has completed the Korean round of the global screen golf tournament, with 20 Korean golfers advancing to the December final.
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[2026-09-03 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The typhoon has made landfall in China three times, most recently in the southeastern province of Fujian.
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[2026-09-03 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned an overlooked corner of the market into one of 2026's hottest trades, sending shipping stocks to their highest levels in more than a decade.
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[2026-09-03 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tributes pour in for advertising veteran, who headed Meta Creative Shop for Greater China, was behind some of the city’s best-known public service campaigns
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[2026-09-03 13:58 UTC+10:00] [London International Awards] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tributes pour in for advertising veteran, who headed Meta Creative Shop for Greater China, was behind some of the city’s best-known public service campaigns
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[2026-09-03 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts find downstream erosion is critical to scale of destruction as death toll continues to rise from China-Nepal landslide and floods
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[2026-09-03 13:56 UTC+10:00] [Nepal] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts find downstream erosion is critical to scale of destruction as death toll continues to rise from China-Nepal landslide and floods
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[2026-09-03 13:49 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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[2026-09-03 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details; RECASTS headline, lead)
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[2026-09-03 13:34 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Koror City, Palau: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum have rejected any equivalence between American and Chinese missile testing in the Pacific as they struggle to convince regional leaders to unite in condemnation of Beijing’s recent ballistic missile testing.
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[2026-09-03 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The performance in the Thai capital on Wednesday came as Thai PM Anutin hosts the Singapore-Thailand Leaders’ Retreat in Bangkok.
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[2026-09-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the best long-term defence against Himalayan disasters, the Ukraine war, and development of the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong
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[2026-09-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran-Iraq war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the best long-term defence against Himalayan disasters, the Ukraine war, and development of the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong
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[2026-09-03 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net buying surges for third straight month as AI pivot benefits MiniMax, Alibaba and Tencent, while investors eschew traditional industries
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[2026-09-03 13:20 UTC+10:00] [stock connect] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net buying surges for third straight month as AI pivot benefits MiniMax, Alibaba and Tencent, while investors eschew traditional industries
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[2026-09-03 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Chinese government is pressing for answers after a Chinese man died hours after being taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a US territory.
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[2026-09-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers
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[2026-09-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers
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[2026-09-03 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mizuho Blue Challenge will take place at city’s National Stadium during Fifa international window in November
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[2026-09-03 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Mizuho Financial Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mizuho Blue Challenge will take place at city’s National Stadium during Fifa international window in November
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[2026-09-03 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- A court on Thursday held an arrest warrant hearing for a man accused of murdering his estranged wife in front of their young daughter.
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[2026-09-03 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- More than a week after devastating floods struck Nepal, South Korea is intensifying efforts to locate nine nationals who remain unaccounted for, while expanding its humanitarian support for the disaster-hit country, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-09-03 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: In his first visit to Tokyo since becoming Berkshire Hathaway's CEO in January, Greg Abel met with Japanese trading houses, receiving updates on their performance and exploring opportunities for joint initiatives. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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[2026-09-03 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: In his first visit to Tokyo since becoming Berkshire Hathaway's CEO in January, Greg Abel met with Japanese trading houses, receiving updates on their performance and exploring opportunities for joint initiatives. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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[2026-09-03 12:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea on Thursday announced its plans to relocate administrative bodies including the National Assembly, ministries and state-run institutions out of the Greater Seoul area, in line with the Lee Jae Myung administration’s pledge for balanced growth.
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[2026-09-03 12:36 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Natixis Investment Managers has raised its allocation to Japanese equities, betting the nation’s economic growth momentum will endure as inflationary pressures push government bond yields higher, its strategists said in a recent interview.
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[2026-09-03 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold a ceremony to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the founding of its armed forces at the runway of the military headquarters of Gyeryongdae next month, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-09-03 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Sarah Sikatenda, a 45-year-old businesswoman and advocate for refugee women, worked as a journalist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before arriving in Turkana County in northern Kenya in 2017.
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[2026-09-03 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will launch the Galaxy S26 FE in South Korea later this week.
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[2026-09-03 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Movie theaters must provide assistance for people with visual or hearing impairments, South Korea's top court said Thursday, taking sides with four plaintiffs who said not having such aids is discriminatory to people with disabilities.
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[2026-09-03 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will introduce new accident and indemnity health insurance for active-duty and discharged conscripts, in an effort to expand state support for young men serving mandatory military service, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-09-03 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul said Thursday he will pursue the retaking of wartime operational command from Washington in a way that will strengthen the South Korea-US alliance.
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