Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-02 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s housekeeping services market has been expanding as the number of dual-income households increases
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[2026-08-02 16:16 UTC+10:00] [Hyogo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s housekeeping services market has been expanding as the number of dual-income households increases
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[2026-08-02 15:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Imax seats are listed at up to five times face value as movie tickets sit outside the country's sweeping new resale ban taking effect this month
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[2026-08-02 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to the state weather agency.
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[2026-08-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: McDonald’s Korea said the seasonal menu, created to support local farmers, used about 25 tonnes of corn from Chungju
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[2026-08-02 15:33 UTC+10:00] [McDonald's Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: McDonald’s Korea said the seasonal menu, created to support local farmers, used about 25 tonnes of corn from Chungju
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[2026-08-02 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Initiative seeks to simplify investigator-initiated trials in Korea while leveraging US manufacturing and Korean clinical expertise
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[2026-08-02 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A man in his 50s was found dead inside a hot car in central South Korea amid a heat wave, with police suspecting heatstroke.
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[2026-08-02 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1983 - Samsung Electronics Co. declares it is the world's third firm to develop 64K dynamic random access memory (DRAM) after companies in the United States and Japan.
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[2026-08-02 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The fifth launch of South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket has been postponed until October due to problems with thrusters on nanosatellites to be carried aboard the vehicle, officials said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 14:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's largest carmaker is leveraging its manufacturing scale, Boston Dynamics and partnerships with Nvidia and Waymo to move beyond cars
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[2026-08-02 14:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's leadership primary continued Sunday in the southeastern region, with front-runners accusing each other of breaking the party's ethics' code and endangering the party.
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[2026-08-02 14:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: More than 80 percent work in retail, restaurants and lodging, averaging 23.3 hours a week
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many people choose to sleep in their cars for privacy as more than 9,000 people remain in crowded evacuation centres
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[2026-08-02 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Kyushu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Many people choose to sleep in their cars for privacy as more than 9,000 people remain in crowded evacuation centres
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[2026-08-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without boundary demarcation, all Cambodia-Thailand ceasefires are on borrowed time
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[2026-08-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Without boundary demarcation, all Cambodia-Thailand ceasefires are on borrowed time
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[2026-08-02 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Marvel sequel's torrid run in Korea keeps pace with massive global launch
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry expert Mark Thomas sees great opportunity in state-owned Jiushi Dongyu Culture, Sports & Tourism Group responding to market forces
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Formula Chinese Grand Prix] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry expert Mark Thomas sees great opportunity in state-owned Jiushi Dongyu Culture, Sports & Tourism Group responding to market forces
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[2026-08-02 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- McDonald's Korea's "Taste of Korea" menu has been introduced in Taiwan amid the growing global popularity of Korean food and culture, industry sources said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Foreign tourists buy crackers from a vendor to feed to the cute wild animals that live in Japan's Nara Park. (Photos by Hiroshi Furuta)
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[2026-08-02 13:37 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 30mm of rainfall recorded in most parts of the city, with heavy rain expected on Monday before easing later in the week
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[2026-08-02 13:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s fertility rate is extending a tentative recovery from its record low, raising hopes that the annual figure could top 0.9 for the first time in seven years.
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[2026-08-02 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi, heavy rains triggered by severe convective weather battered the capital city Xian.
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[2026-08-02 13:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean girls' tennis prospect Kim Seo-hyun completed a perfect European tour by winning the Tennis Europe International German Championships in Düren, Germany, Saturda, capturing one of the circuit's prestigious U-14 Super Category titles.
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[2026-08-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security
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[2026-08-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Peking University's National School of Development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security
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[2026-08-02 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: McDonald's Korea ended sales of its new burger featuring locally produced corn after multiple customers reported biting into what they claimed to be small stones.
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[2026-08-02 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hotels and Airbnb hosts will soon face penalties for price gouging and unjustified canceling of reservations ahead of major events.
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[2026-08-02 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prices of seven out of 10 stocks listed on South Korea's main and secondary stock markets fell last month as the country's bourses posted their steepest monthly declines since the 2008 global financial crisis, market data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Sunday approved the takeover of SR Corp. by Korea Railroad Corp., saying the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the transportation industry.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Sunday approved the takeover of SR Corp. by Korea Railroad (KORAIL) Corp., saying the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the transportation industry.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI framework uses a memory module and large language model to detect pseudonymous cross-border illegal trading practices in crypto crackdown
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Inner Mongolia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI framework uses a memory module and large language model to detect pseudonymous cross-border illegal trading practices in crypto crackdown
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[2026-08-02 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps
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[2026-08-02 11:54 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps
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[2026-08-02 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Law, Crime and Justice
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[2026-08-02 11:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Temperatures were expected to peak at 39 C on Sunday as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea, the state weather agency said.
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[2026-08-02 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures were expected to peak at 39 C on Sunday as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea, the state weather agency said.
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[2026-08-02 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet looks on during a Thailand-Cambodia peace accord ceremony in Malaysia in October 2025. Renewed fighting months later allowed China to assume a larger mediation role. © Reuters
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[2026-08-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wellington’s four-month diplomatic blitz aims to lock down regional allies as Washington’s commitment wavers
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[2026-08-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Speakers of different Chinese dialects may not understand each other, but they can still communicate with the country’s standard language, Putonghua.
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[2026-08-02 10:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US Justice Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance journalist for the New York Times as part of a probe into the sourcing of a 2025 story about a botched US military operation in North Korea, the newspaper said on Saturday.
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[2026-08-02 09:51 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-02 09:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The New York Times has revealed that another journalist is facing a subpoena from the administration of United States President Donald Trump, this time about reporting conducted into a secret military operation in North Korea.
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[2026-08-02 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ROK AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has taken a major step toward cementing South Korea's presence as a global artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor hub with a trip that helped secure chip supply deals with U.S. tech giants and expand critical mineral cooperation with South American countries, officials said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s anti-corruption clean-up of the military reflects a historic commitment to party control, ensuring the armed forces strictly serve party goals
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[2026-08-02 08:00 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s anti-corruption clean-up of the military reflects a historic commitment to party control, ensuring the armed forces strictly serve party goals
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[2026-08-02 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The next phase is building factories and Chinese brands abroad as well as embedding its tech, industrial standards in global supply chains
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