Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES throughout with new info, photo)
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[2026-05-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday finalized a plan to acquire U.S. Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) shipborne missile interceptors by 2034, in a bid to boost its missile defense capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said.
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[2026-05-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unemployed ex-factory worker who struggles to define meaning of love stays loyal to wife until the day she dies
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[2026-05-22 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unemployed ex-factory worker who struggles to define meaning of love stays loyal to wife until the day she dies
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[2026-05-22 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said that Seoul will take measures in a corresponding manner if claims of abuse by South Korean activists who were held by Israel are verified.
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[2026-05-22 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry is investigating how the drones sent into North Korea ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law attempt were brought into service, amid allegations of irregularities in the process, an official said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday they were questioning a civic activist who filed a complaint against Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin over Starbucks Korea's controversial marketing campaign.
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[2026-05-22 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung and International Labor Organization Director-General Gilbert Houngbo held talks at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Friday to discuss the ILO's participation in South Korea's global artificial intelligence hub initiative.
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[2026-05-22 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-22 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul has expressed "deep regret" over a controversial marketing campaign by Starbucks Korea and vowed to step up screening for false information associated with the country's pro-democracy movement in 1980.
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[2026-05-22 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-22 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SMNC is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of SMIC, boosting the semiconductor manufacturer’s prowess and market position
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[2026-05-22 15:01 UTC+10:00] [semiconductors] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SMNC is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of SMIC, boosting the semiconductor manufacturer’s prowess and market position
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[2026-05-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1985 -- South Korean university students storm into a U.S. cultural center in Seoul and launch a sit-in. The protesters demanded the U.S. apologize for allegedly overlooking a bloody crackdown by South Korea's then military-backed regime on anti-government protests in the southern city of Gwangju in 1980.
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[2026-05-22 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Iran conflict rattling Chinese investors to Li Ka-shing’s charitable support, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-22 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Li Ka-shing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Iran conflict rattling Chinese investors to Li Ka-shing’s charitable support, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-22 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Endangered and Protected Species
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[2026-05-22 14:04 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The ethylene plant operating rate in Japan hit a record low of 67.3% in April, the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association said Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
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[2026-05-22 13:23 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The home in the village of Xingyi in Guizhou province had become a tourist attraction, but officials said it lacked the necessary building permits
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[2026-05-22 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Civil servant unions have called on their members to boycott Starbucks Korea over a promotional event that evoked painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on the 1980 pro-democracy movement, officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Friday it will widen a travel ban in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to three provinces in the country amid the spread of Ebola virus disease.
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[2026-05-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Pinglu Canal – a US$10 billion waterway connecting China’s heartlands to the Gulf of Tonkin – will begin trial operations as soon as September
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[2026-05-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Nanning] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Pinglu Canal – a US$10 billion waterway connecting China’s heartlands to the Gulf of Tonkin – will begin trial operations as soon as September
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[2026-05-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The average income of South Korea's farming households increased to the largest-ever level last year on the back of a sharp rise in earnings from livestock, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China is using a Pentagon itinerary as structural leverage, and Taiwan remains front and center as the key geopolitical snag in bettering communications and relations between Beijing and Washington.
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[2026-05-22 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A crew member works on a container ship docked at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai in June 2025. © Reuters
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[2026-05-22 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SUZHOU, China — Li Chenggang, China's international trade representative, opened the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers' meeting on Friday with a call for regional economies to "send a strong message to the world" in support of cooperation.
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[2026-05-22 12:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Guardian corrected an article that had mistakenly stated that Dokdo was administered by Japan, following complaints from Koreans in Britain.
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[2026-05-22 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's trade surplus in cosmetic products exceeded $10 billion for the first time last year, government data showed Friday, marking a significant milestone for the country's K-beauty industry.
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[2026-05-22 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
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[2026-05-22 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Toyota will start shipping Taiwan-built Noah and Voxy minivans to Japan later this year, marking a rare shift in the company’s production strategy as mounting pressures strain the country’s auto manufacturing sector, according to Nikkei.
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[2026-05-22 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cash holdings rise among traditional firms listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai as productive places to deploy capital dwindle, analysts say
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[2026-05-22 12:09 UTC+10:00] [cash] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cash holdings rise among traditional firms listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai as productive places to deploy capital dwindle, analysts say
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[2026-05-22 11:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The AUKUS submarine project has passed the point of no return and will be delivered successfully, says Australia’s recently departed ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd.
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[2026-05-22 11:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction Chairman Jung Won-ju received the 2026 Korea-Africa Contribution Award at Africa Day in Seoul on Wednesday, in recognition of his efforts to bolster industrial and cultural cooperation with African nations.
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[2026-05-22 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten walk in a garden in The Hague. Dutch chip equipment giant ASML agreed to a deal with India's Tata Electronics during Modi's trip. © Reuters
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[2026-05-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s demand for passenger jets is genuine – but so is its aim to build a commercially credible aviation industry
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[2026-05-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s demand for passenger jets is genuine – but so is its aim to build a commercially credible aviation industry
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[2026-05-22 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Theatre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-22 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS), the country's state-run gas utility, said Friday it has signed a deal to purchase 700,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually for 10 years from BP plc.
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[2026-05-22 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus in cosmetic products exceeded US$10 billion for the first time last year, government data showed Friday, marking a significant milestone for the country's K-beauty industry.
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[2026-05-22 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhpa) -- South Korea will hold a Korean culture expo in Los Angeles next week to promote exports of Korean cultural content, food and beauty products, officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The government will seek to overhaul the way the Korea Football Association (KFA) is run, including introducing a direct election for its president and making the appointment process for the national team's head coach more transparent, as part of efforts to address abnormal social practices, officials said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to meet with International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert Houngbo on Friday to discuss South Korea's labor policy in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), the presidential office said.
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[2026-05-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Max Baucus says the new phase of wary ‘constructive stability’ represents a diplomatic holding pattern, not a durable thaw
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[2026-05-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Moscow] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Max Baucus says the new phase of wary ‘constructive stability’ represents a diplomatic holding pattern, not a durable thaw
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[2026-05-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the AI era, the problem with being a technological follower is the constant risk of having the rug pulled from under you, Liu says
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[2026-05-22 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the AI era, the problem with being a technological follower is the constant risk of having the rug pulled from under you, Liu says
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