Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only

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[2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Japanese woman conquers K2 3 times and climbs all 14 mountains
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.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/japan-climber-nurse-everest-k2-08b66bf0fd68a438330ae9cb7ae48547
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[2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker
Snippet: Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354528/chinese-scientists-grow-hearts-master-conductor-could-replace-pacemaker?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Cell Stem Cell] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker
Snippet: Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354528/chinese-scientists-grow-hearts-master-conductor-could-replace-pacemaker
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[2026-05-23 11:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Bill seeks to raise Korea immigration chief to vice ministerial rank
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.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10754875
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[2026-05-23 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: 8 dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast
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.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10754870
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[2026-05-23 11:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Pyongyang brands Japan's security overhaul bid to become 'war state'
Snippet: North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Japan's push to overhaul its key security legislation, denouncing it as "reckless militaristic acts."
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10754861
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
Snippet: A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3354596/japanese-female-prisons-rehabilitation-goal-faces-health-language-barriers?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Human Rights Watch] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
Snippet: A human rights group says Japan’s penal system still fails to treat prison inmates ‘like human beings’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3354596/japanese-female-prisons-rehabilitation-goal-faces-health-language-barriers
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: How China wins by avoiding war
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3354354/how-china-wins-avoiding-war?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: How China wins by avoiding war
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3354354/how-china-wins-avoiding-war
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[2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
Snippet: The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354597/hong-kongs-first-astronaut-lai-ka-ying-picked-space-station-mission?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [Lai Ka-ying] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
Snippet: The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3354597/hong-kongs-first-astronaut-lai-ka-ying-picked-space-station-mission
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[2026-05-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Pyongyang brands Japan's security overhaul bid to become 'war state'
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."
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260523000800315
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[2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3354516/cloud-above-clouds-us-china-race-make-space-computing-platform?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [space-based computing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
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
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3354516/cloud-above-clouds-us-china-race-make-space-computing-platform
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[2026-05-23 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Many companies seeking spot in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis industry park, new chairman says | 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.
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong-economy/3354377/many-companies-seeking-spot-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-industry-park-new-chairman-says
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[2026-05-23 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: No agreement at conference reviewing nuclear nonproliferation treaty
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.
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/un-nuclear-treaty-us-china-russia-iran-c500d22a0d91972546acafdfbe358b72
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[2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi Ming set for next UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching
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’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354581/chinese-fighting-doctor-shi-ming-set-next-ufc-foe-half-world-watching?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Nyamjargal Battabayyar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi Ming set for next UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching
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’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354581/chinese-fighting-doctor-shi-ming-set-next-ufc-foe-half-world-watching
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[2026-05-23 09:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Wedged between China and the US, Australia’s salesman in chief performs delicate balancing act
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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/wedged-between-china-and-the-us-australia-s-salesman-in-chief-performs-delicate-balancing-act-20260521-p5zzeb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Xi raised ‘Thucydides Trap’ with Trump as warning against conflict, expert says
Snippet: A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3354593/xi-raised-thucydides-trap-trump-warning-against-conflict-expert-says?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 09:03 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Xi raised ‘Thucydides Trap’ with Trump as warning against conflict, expert says
Snippet: A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3354593/xi-raised-thucydides-trap-trump-warning-against-conflict-expert-says
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[2026-05-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Title: 'I've always believed I could hit': ex-MLB slugger Hiura ready to showcase what he has in KBO
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.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260522003100315
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[2026-05-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Super Rugby’s next partnership will be with Japan
Snippet: Super Rugby Pacific will prioritise consolidation over the next few years, but change is inevitable over the mid-term horizon.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/rugby-union/super-rugby-s-next-partnership-will-be-with-japan-20260522-p5zzqa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Si Woo Kim settles for 60 at Byron Nelson after bogey on final hole
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)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/byron-nelson-si-woo-kim-60-94f58fe68695cd53a596fc26a5ae3ee0
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[2026-05-23 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: China To Impose Mining Controls On Strategic Minerals
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-impose-mining-controls-strategic-minerals
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[2026-05-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: North Korea's powerhouse women footballers are in Seoul to fight for title
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.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewpz05k941o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-05-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Putin left China, without a pipeline deal. Why didn’t the Hormuz crisis open the valve?
Snippet: Though this week’s China-Russia summit featured many agreements, none progressed the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3354560/putin-left-china-without-pipeline-deal-why-didnt-hormuz-crisis-open-valve?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-23 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Guo Jiakun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Putin left China, without a pipeline deal. Why didn’t the Hormuz crisis open the valve?
Snippet: Though this week’s China-Russia summit featured many agreements, none progressed the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3354560/putin-left-china-without-pipeline-deal-why-didnt-hormuz-crisis-open-valve
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[2026-05-23 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: China's 'Seven Titans' tech stocks slump as deflation overpowers AI boom
Snippet: Much of the growth posted by China's tech giants after the rise of DeepSeek has been erased. (Source photos by Reuters)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/china-tech/china-s-seven-titans-tech-stocks-slump-as-deflation-overpowers-ai-boom
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[2026-05-23 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began
Snippet: By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/japan-welcome-first-crude-cargo-hormuz-war-began
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[2026-05-23 07:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: AI looms over Japan's near-record employment rate for new grads
Snippet: Students head to a job fair in the city of Chiba to kick off job-hunting season. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/work/ai-looms-over-japan-s-near-record-employment-rate-for-new-grads
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[2026-05-23 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: China Restricts Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Exports To North America After Trump-Xi Talks
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-restricts-fentanyl-chemical-exports-north-america-after-trump-xi-talks
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[2026-05-23 05:52 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: ULVAC to make rare earth melting furnaces in Japan
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/ulvac-to-make-rare-earth-melting-furnaces-in-japan/
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[2026-05-23 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: Japan’s Taiwan fears expose a deeper crisis in American deterrence - opinion
Snippet: In recent years, Japan has gradually changed the language it uses when discussing China and Taiwan.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-896681
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[2026-05-23 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan part of fentanyl-smuggling route, US official says
Snippet: Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid and a source of widespread addiction-related problems in the U.S. © AP
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war/fentanyl-s-hidden-routes/japan-part-of-fentanyl-smuggling-route-us-official-says
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[2026-05-23 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Fast-fashion powerhouse Shein moves to buy eco-conscious label Everlane
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.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/entertainment-lifestyle/fast-fashion-powerhouse-shein-moves-to-buy-eco-conscious-label-everlane/2350303
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[2026-05-23 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: White House And Pentagon Clash Over $80M ReElement Critical Minerals Deal
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/white-house-and-pentagon-clash-over-critical-minerals-deal
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[2026-05-23 02:23 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: How Xi Jinping is rewriting the rules of global power
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/how-xi-jinping-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-global-power/
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including the .
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 23 Mayloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-quick/2026-05-23
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including Mini Sudoku.
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 23 Mayloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/mini-sudoku/2026-05-23
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including the SCMP Cryptic Crossword.
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 23 Mayloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-cryptic/2026-05-23
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including Word Search.
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 23 Mayloading
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/word-search/2026-05-23
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[2026-05-23 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Taiwan Arms Deal Put On Ice Amid China Pressure, But Pentagon Cites Iran War Stockpile Concerns
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/military/taiwan-arms-deal-put-ice-amid-china-pressure-pentagon-cites-iran-war-stockpile-concerns
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: APEC trade envoys gather in China to discuss trade imbalances, supply chain resilience
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/business/apec-trade-envoys-gather-in-china-to-discuss-trade-imbalances-supply-chain-resilience/2350237
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: China's top diplomat to boost 'new partnership' with Canada visit
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/world/asia-oceania/chinas-top-diplomat-to-boost-new-partnership-with-canada-visit/2350172
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[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Marcos’ Japan visit and the China equation
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.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/opinion/contributors/marcos-japan-visit-and-the-china-equation/2350054
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[2026-05-23 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Title: Russia and China’s ‘No-Limits’ Trade Partnership Is Losing Steam
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.
Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/22/russia-and-chinas-no-limits-trade-partnership-is-losing-steam-a91794
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[2026-05-23 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: "Huge Shock": China Launches Crackdown On Cross-Border Stock Selling To Block Capital Outflows
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.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/huge-shock-china-launches-crackdown-cross-border-stock-selling-block-capital-outflows
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[2026-05-23 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Pressure mounts on Democratic national committee chair over delayed 2024 election autopsy report – US politics live
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.
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/22/donald-trump-ai-china-iran-war-powers-hormuz-latest-news-updates
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