Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices plunged more than five percent in Asian early trading on Monday as hopes of a US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war rose despite comments from President Donald Trump downplaying its imminence.
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[2026-05-25 10:28 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: The Filipino military will continue to be a recipient of Japan’s official security assistance framework for the fourth straight year, strengthening their defense partnership amid an increasingly assertive China, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Don't be blinded by the semiconductor export boom
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[2026-05-25 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Protesters lighting flares during a "Unite the Kingdom" rally organized by British far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, in London on May 16. © Reuters
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[2026-05-25 09:46 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Galaxy Robot Park in South Korea hopes to attract tourists to concerts and fashion shows, but can robots ever replicate K-pop’s connection with fans?
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[2026-05-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: On days he stayed home from daycare, retired chef Hideo Sakamoto kept to a familiar routine: a morning walk, a stroll around noon and an outing before dinner.
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[2026-05-25 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Cuba has announced the first shipment in an expected donation from China of about 60,000 tonnes of rice, as the Caribbean island contends with an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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[2026-05-25 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over a deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported Monday.
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[2026-05-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is signalling confidence and shaping the tempo of the China-US-Russia triangle – in which it is central
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[2026-05-25 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is signalling confidence and shaping the tempo of the China-US-Russia triangle – in which it is central
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[2026-05-25 06:40 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A China está passando por uma revolução em energia renovável. Só em 2025, o país adicionou quase 450 gigawatts (GW) de capacidade de energia limpa — mais energia solar e o dobro de energia eólica do que o resto do mundo combinado.
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[2026-05-25 06:22 UTC+10:00] [exploração espacial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A China lançou neste domingo (24/05) sua missão Shenzhou-23, que deixará um astronauta chinês um ano inteiro em órbita pela primeira vez – passo crucial de Pequim em direção ao plano de enviar humanos à Lua até 2030, corrida na qual os Estados Unidos também competem com seu programa Artemis.
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[2026-05-25 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JIUQUAN — China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year.
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[2026-05-25 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Federal officials have issued "Requests for Information" via Treasury Department subpoenas to Turkish-American millionaire and far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and pro-China CodePink cofounder Susan Medea Benjamin as part of a broader probe into whether the activists violated sanctions laws during a "humanitarian" trip to communist-run Cuba, according to a new Fox News report.
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[2026-05-25 03:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La misión tripulada Shenzhou-23 despega del Centro de Lanzamiento de Satélites de Jiuquan, el domingo 24 de mayo de 2026, en Jiuquan, en el noroeste de China. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-05-25 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company to buy Chinese satellite equipment linked to its drone program, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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[2026-05-25 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordMonday, 25 Mayloading
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[2026-05-25 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuMonday, 25 Mayloading
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[2026-05-25 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordMonday, 25 Mayloading
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[2026-05-25 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchMonday, 25 Mayloading
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[2026-05-25 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Shenzhou-23 manned mission launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-05-25 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: QINYUAN — Emergency rescuers in northern China were undertaking a major operation on Sunday to find two people still missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine killed at least 82.
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[2026-05-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TAIPEI — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that his forecast of a $200-billion market for CPUs includes China, signaling Nvidia still sees significant long-term demand in the market amid ongoing US-China technology tensions.
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[2026-05-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions
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[2026-05-25 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Long March] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions
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[2026-05-25 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil storage tanks at the Daesan petrochemical complex in South Korea. © Reuters
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[2026-05-25 01:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The payload specialist is a part of a three-person crew, one of whom will be spending a year in space
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[2026-05-25 01:14 UTC+10:00] [Zhu Yangzhu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The payload specialist is a part of a three-person crew, one of whom will be spending a year in space
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[2026-05-25 01:10 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mission will put first astronaut in orbit for a year, a key step in Beijing’s plan to put people on the moon by 2030
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[2026-05-25 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The event, also known as Da Jiu Festival, includes the Piu Sik parade.
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[2026-05-25 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CHINA — A man nervously smoked a cigarette as he sat by a checkpoint, waiting for news of his older brother caught up in China's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades.
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AFC Women’s Champions League winners Naegohyang will now represent Asia at the Fifa Champions Cup next year
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sanya naval complex in country’s island province gives warships room to manoeuvre and counter US first island chain, report says
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Balintang Channel] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sanya naval complex in country’s island province gives warships room to manoeuvre and counter US first island chain, report says
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[2026-05-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Change is coming as the US dollar loses its shine and more yuan deals are struck, Zhu Min says
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[2026-05-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Change is coming as the US dollar loses its shine and more yuan deals are struck, Zhu Min says
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[2026-05-24 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top-ranked player beats Austria’s Lilli Tagger while Ukrainian says her parents’ house was almost hit by a missile earlier in the day
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[2026-05-24 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Marta Kostyuk] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top-ranked player beats Austria’s Lilli Tagger while Ukrainian says her parents’ house was almost hit by a missile earlier in the day
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[2026-05-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An integrated digital platform that tracks every step of the process is solving an age-old problem for Chinese forces
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[2026-05-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Computer Software Copyright Registration Certificate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An integrated digital platform that tracks every step of the process is solving an age-old problem for Chinese forces
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[2026-05-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin will issue another apology this week, the group said Sunday, amid growing backlash over a promotional event by Starbucks Korea that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement.
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[2026-05-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The North Korean women's football team left for China on Sunday en route to Pyongyang after winning Asia's top tournament in South Korea, maintaining a stony-faced, restrained demeanor in what appeared to be a carefully staged display amid strained inter-Korean ties.
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[2026-05-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's financial authorities are moving to allow foreign investors to trade domestic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly, a measure that could help draw more overseas money into Korean assets amid a record-setting rally in the benchmark KOSPI, sources said Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazilian researchers are developing a lab-grown alternative to ejiao, a traditional medicine made from donkey skin
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[2026-05-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazilian researchers are developing a lab-grown alternative to ejiao, a traditional medicine made from donkey skin
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[2026-05-24 19:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday expressed condolences over the deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s Shanxi Province that caused heavy casualties.
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[2026-05-24 19:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PAJU, Gyeonggi Province — India and South Korea on Thursday unveiled a memorial honoring Indian troops who served in the Korean War, in a ceremony near the Demilitarized Zone that highlighted the countries’ shared wartime history and growing strategic ties.
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[2026-05-24 19:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea on Saturday showcased premium New Zealand wines at its annual wine festival in Seoul, highlighting the country’s growing presence in South Korea’s premium wine market.
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[2026-05-24 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The death toll has risen to three with 17 missing following flooding in the Chongqing municipality of southwestern China, China's state-run Xinhua reported.
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[2026-05-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies across all sectors are advertising positions linked to artificial intelligence, recruitment firms report
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