Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-02 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that "non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to deepening ties with Vietnam in a letter to President To Lam marking the country's 81st founding anniversary, Pyongyang's state media said.
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[2026-09-02 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, along with higher mobile service subscription charges due to a low base effect from large-scale discounts offered last year following a hacking incident, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean disaster relief team has left for Nepal to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders
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[2026-09-02 09:15 UTC+10:00] [public-sector corruption] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders
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[2026-09-02 09:12 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 2, 2026 09:12 | News
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[2026-09-02 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, data showed Wednesday.
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[2026-09-02 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States' policy on North Korea remains unchanged, a White House official said Tuesday, while reaffirming U.S. President Donald Trump's openness to dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "without any preconditions."
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[2026-09-02 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made with cold water. The product has sold out in the country after going viral online.
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[2026-09-02 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Policy reversals offer a lesson in governingThe administration's retreat on real estate taxes shows that restoring public trust requires listening to dissent and delivering tangible change.
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[2026-09-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence ministry says PLA exercises are increasingly focused on plans to cut off the island and control air and sea routes
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[2026-09-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan blockade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence ministry says PLA exercises are increasingly focused on plans to cut off the island and control air and sea routes
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[2026-09-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Lopsided recoveryConflicting fiscal and monetary policies leave vulnerable households stranded
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[2026-09-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Kim's exit must mark policy resetPresident Lee's aide quits amid criticism on policy bungles
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[2026-09-02 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tourists pack a traditional street in the Japanese city of Takayama last November. (Photo by Hideyuki Miura)
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[2026-09-02 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising sea levels, extreme weather and drought all remain concerns, but destabilised ice and snow at high altitudes is increasingly a threat
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[2026-09-02 07:30 UTC+10:00] [climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising sea levels, extreme weather and drought all remain concerns, but destabilised ice and snow at high altitudes is increasingly a threat
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[2026-09-02 07:27 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-02 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Company owners must now employ permanent workers to qualify for Japan's business manager visa. (Photo by Takayuki Yao)
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[2026-09-02 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A dedicated Samsung section at Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba store, in Tokyo’s Akihabara district known for electronics shops. (Samsung Electronics)
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[2026-09-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts
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[2026-09-02 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Lori Trahan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts
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[2026-09-02 06:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan aims to expand combined annual takeoff and landing slots at Narita and Haneda airports from 830,000 to 1 million. (Photo by Hiroshi Tanda)
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[2026-09-02 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Chang'e-7 lunar probe and rocket are transferred to the launching area at Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in China's Hainan province on Aug. 19. © Xinhua via AP
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[2026-09-02 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gestures, as finance ministers and central bank governors from Group of 20 members meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31. © Reuters
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[2026-09-02 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: RiHeart consists of sheets of cardiac muscle cells generated from iPS cells, which are then attached to the surface of the heart. (Cuorips)
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[2026-09-02 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the ex-president, Syria was believed to have operated an undeclared nuclear programme that included a reactor built by North Korea
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[2026-09-02 04:23 UTC+10:00] [NPT Safeguards Agreement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the ex-president, Syria was believed to have operated an undeclared nuclear programme that included a reactor built by North Korea
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[2026-09-02 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Rising bond yields may be a sign the Japanese economy is emerging from three lost decades. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
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[2026-09-02 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La directora general de The Nature Conservancy, Jennifer Morris, habla durante la ceremonia de apertura de la reunión de líderes del Foro de las Islas del Pacífico en Koror, Palau, el lunes 31 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Charlotte Graham-McLay)
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[2026-09-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Yields on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond touched 3% on Sept. 1, the highest level in 30 years. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-09-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: A man overhears two young men talking on a ferry. One pursues love even if it kills him, as it well may: “His face was pale, and he was thin and worn, obviously from too much lovemaking.” The other, soberer, seeks “a country without women” where a man can live in peace.
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[2026-09-02 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS dateline, headline, lead with latest; UPDATES throughout; ADDS additional photo)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-09-02 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Brig.-Gen. Rahman Moghaddam, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s special operations unit, Unit 4000, began planning operations in the Strait of Malacca and the Bangka Strait, two waterways essential to global trade, and ports in Indonesia and China, Iran International reported on Tuesday, citing several informed sources.
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[2026-09-02 02:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Many Japanese corporate pension funds are warming to domestic bonds again, reversing a long decline. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-09-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordWednesday, 2 Septemberloading
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[2026-09-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuWednesday, 2 Septemberloading
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[2026-09-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordWednesday, 2 Septemberloading
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[2026-09-02 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchWednesday, 2 Septemberloading
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[2026-09-02 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KATHMANDU — Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris in Nepal and China on Tuesday, looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than 1,000 dead.
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[2026-09-02 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — A summit between the United States and North Korea appears possible “at any time” as signs have emerged of dialogue between them, a lawmaker citing South Korea’s spy agency said on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-02 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TIM Cone named Barangay Ginebra guard RJ Abarrientos, along with Converge twin towers Justin Arana and Justine Baltazar to the Gilas squad that will be defending the country’s Asian Games men’s basketball gold medal in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan this September.
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[2026-09-02 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump have held just one brief in-person meeting since Takaichi's U.S. trip in March. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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[2026-09-02 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JFE Engineering will test its new carbon capture technology at the company's Clean Plaza Fujimi waste-to-energy facility in Tokyo. (JFE Engineering)
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[2026-09-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals
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[2026-09-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals
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[2026-09-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Nepal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nearly a week after a catastrophic glacier collapse struck the Nepal-China border, the death toll continues to rise as emergency teams search through heavy mud and submerged hydro tunnels. With thousands still unaccounted for, including dozens of Australian travellers, international rescue operations are racing against time.
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[2026-09-02 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-09-02 00:39 UTC+10:00] [Borders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Britain and the European Union should coordinate efforts to wrest green supply chains away from China, a think tank with close links to the ruling Labour Party has said.
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