Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The first woman to have three times conquered the world’s second-highest peak, K2, has also summited the world’s 14 highest peaks. But Naoko Watanabe says climbing is less about piling up records than enjoying an adventure, being happy and experiencing new people, food and culture. She believes the adaptability she developed in her nursing profession has been the key to her success.
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[2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms
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[2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Cell Stem Cell] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms
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[2026-05-23 11:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A bill has been introduced at the National Assembly to elevate the head of the Justice Ministry’s Korea Immigration Service to vice ministerial rank, in a move aimed at strengthening Korea’s immigration policy apparatus amid a growing foreign resident population, legal circles said Saturday.
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[2026-05-23 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: At least eight people have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported on Saturday.
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[2026-05-23 11:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Japan's push to overhaul its key security legislation, denouncing it as "reckless militaristic acts."
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Human Rights Watch] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause
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[2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist
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[2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Lai Ka-ying] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist
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[2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Japan's push to overhaul its key security legislation, denouncing it as "reckless militaristic acts."
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[2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets
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[2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [space-based computing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets
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[2026-05-23 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The head of the new company set up by the government to accelerate development of the megaproject reveals demand for space is strong.
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[2026-05-23 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday without agreement because of what experts said was a dispute between the United States and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.
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[2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’
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[2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Nyamjargal Battabayyar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’
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[2026-05-23 09:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-23 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
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[2026-05-23 09:03 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
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[2026-05-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Having flashed power potential earlier in his career, former major league infielder Keston Hiura believes he still has a lot to give, now that he has taken his talent to South Korea.
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[2026-05-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Super Rugby Pacific will prioritise consolidation over the next few years, but change is inevitable over the mid-term horizon.
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[2026-05-23 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Si Woo Kim, of South Korea, watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament in McKinney, Texas, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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[2026-05-23 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Trump-Xi meeting is now history, so Beijing can go back to doing what it does best: squeezing US supply chains with its near chokehold on most strategic and rare-earth supply chains.
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[2026-05-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pounding rain and strong winds did not stop more than 5,000 spectators from turning up at a football stadium in Suwon, just south of Seoul, on Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Though this week’s China-Russia summit featured many agreements, none progressed the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline
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[2026-05-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Guo Jiakun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Though this week’s China-Russia summit featured many agreements, none progressed the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline
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[2026-05-23 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Much of the growth posted by China's tech giants after the rise of DeepSeek has been erased. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-23 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
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[2026-05-23 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Students head to a job fair in the city of Chiba to kick off job-hunting season. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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[2026-05-23 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One week after President Donald Trump's China summit with President Xi Jinping, where the two superpower leaders focused on issues ranging from bilateral trade to the Hormuz chokepoint, there appears to be measurable progress on one key 'MAGA' issue: the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into North America.
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[2026-05-23 05:52 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-23 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent years, Japan has gradually changed the language it uses when discussing China and Taiwan.
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[2026-05-23 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid and a source of widespread addiction-related problems in the U.S. © AP
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[2026-05-23 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Everlane, the retailer that bucked the fast-fashion industry by promising affordable ethically sourced and sustainable clothing, is being acquired by the king of fast-fashion Shein, founded in China.
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[2026-05-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Pentagon is reconsidering an $80 million conditional loan to rare-earths refiner ReElement Technologies, raising tensions with the White House over efforts to reduce US reliance on China for critical minerals, according to Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-23 02:23 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 23 Mayloading
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 23 Mayloading
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 23 Mayloading
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 23 Mayloading
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Did the Pentagon just back down amid pressure from China? It appears so. As we reported Thursday, China has been actively holding up a proposed visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy. The move is a transparent effort to pressure President Trump over a looming $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan.
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to Japan from May 26 to 29 comes at a particularly sensitive moment. The Indo-Pacific security environment is being reshaped by great-power competition, and the Philippines’ relations with China remain fragile and in urgent need of stabilization. How Manila manages the optics and outcomes of this visit will say much about the kind of foreign policy it intends to pursue.
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[2026-05-23 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: On his visit to China this week, President Vladimir Putin touted Russia’s “no-limits” cooperation with Beijing, Moscow’s key trade partner and a critical economic lifeline since its rupture with the West in 2022.
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[2026-05-23 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China launched an unprecedented campaign against illegal cross-border trading to stem capital outflows, threatening severe penalties against brokers and ordering non-compliant accounts to be liquidated within two years, sparking a brutal selloff in three popular brokerages.
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[2026-05-23 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s party chair, delayed releasing the DNC autopsy report, a 192-page analysis on the party’s 2024 election loss, for months – now that he has released the controversial report, he is facing mounting questions and a lack of confidence in his leadership.
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