Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Electric Vehicles
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[2026-05-21 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kolmar Korea said Thursday it had developed a new antiaging ingredient called Tocopherol-Oxalate-Tocopherol, or TOT, through joint research with a team led by Lee Dong-won at Jeonbuk National University.
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[2026-05-21 15:04 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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[2026-05-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1882 -- Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the United States reach a trade agreement.
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[2026-05-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The AI boom is dominated by companies from the U.S. and China, but a handful of European tech stocks have soared this year as investors pile money into the companies building the infrastructure needed to power the tech.
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[2026-05-21 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-21 14:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Ministry of Education said Thursday it has expanded and relocated its Korean Education Center in Paraguay, as demand for Korean-language education grows in the South American country.
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[2026-05-21 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cargo ships laden with shipping containers are seen at the Port of Oakland in California last August. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record-breaking rainfall triggers school and work suspensions, evacuations in nation’s central and southwestern regions.
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[2026-05-21 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Eric Jed Olivarez is hitting peak form ahead of the highly anticipated inaugural Palawan Open 2026, battling through a grueling qualifying campaign to secure a quarterfinal berth in the M15 Luan Jian An Open in China.
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Naegohyang Women’s FC wins 2-1 against South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in the Suwon Sports Complex Stadium.
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed her
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Real Estate and Housing (Residential)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Beach Visitor Accidentally Crashes a Fashion Show and Becomes a Star0:34
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[2026-05-21 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Demonstrators push through police barricades while storming Nepal's Parliament during youth-led protests in Kathmandu on Sept. 8, 2025. Analysts say Washington and Beijing are stepping up engagement with young people in Nepal to build ties in case they assume positions of power. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-05-21 13:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-05-21 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday that some national who were held in Israeli custody were released.
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[2026-05-21 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stacked at a port in Tokyo Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Michi Ono/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top 10 businesses accounted for more than half of the country's total exports in the first quarter of 2026, data showed Thursday, driven by robust semiconductor shipments.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will conduct an investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) service providers to address potential antitrust and consumer rights issues in the fast-growing industry, the fair trade watchdog said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to complete at least 70 percent of the tasks required in the first half for inclusion in the developed market status under Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean Earth-observation satellite is set to be launched in the United States in July, the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 7th para)
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[2026-05-21 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday a summit between Pyongyang and Washington could be on the agenda if China's leader Xi Jinping visits North Korea.
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[2026-05-21 12:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday raised its travel alert for Uganda and plans to impose a travel ban on part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the spread of the Ebola virus disease in the region.
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[2026-05-21 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea's leading health and beauty retailer, said Thursday it is opening its first US outlet in Pasadena, California, next week, set to serve as an advance base for the brand's global expansion.
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[2026-05-21 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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[2026-05-21 12:15 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: After the first day of meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, a supporter of the U.S. president was ecstatic, exulting on X that Xi had “stunned the room” with his declaration that the two countries “should be partners, not rivals.” In her reading, the call for partnership was a sign of the newfound respect the Chinese leadership has for the U.S.
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[2026-05-21 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Netherlands have upgraded their memorandum of understanding (MOU) on bilateral agriculture cooperation for the first time in 13 years, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia have held director general-level talks to discuss ways to further develop their strategic partnership, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The presidential office said Thursday that it expects China to play a constructive role in issues concerning the Korean Peninsula following reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week.
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[2026-05-21 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's food exports increased nearly 5 percent from a year earlier in the first four months of this year, mainly driven by strong global demand for Korean instant noodle products and fruits, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:05 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: BEIJING – Two employees of Japanese real estate developer Mori Building were wounded in a knife attack in Shanghai on Tuesday, the company’s president, Shingo Tsuji, said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea's leading health and beauty retailer, said Thursday it is opening its first U.S. outlet in Pasadena, California, next week, set to serve as an advance base for the brand's global expansion.
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[2026-05-21 12:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's exports rose 65 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of May, data showed Thursday, with semiconductor shipments more than tripling over the period.
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[2026-05-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) held a policy dialogue Thursday to discuss ways to deepen bilateral supply chain cooperation in strategic industries amid heightening geopolitical uncertainties, Seoul's industry ministry said.
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[2026-05-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new box-office surprise is a warning to the industry that visually stunning fare featuring ‘traffic stars’ is not good enough
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[2026-05-21 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Maoyan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new box-office surprise is a warning to the industry that visually stunning fare featuring ‘traffic stars’ is not good enough
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[2026-05-21 11:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ive surprised fans dropping the title track from its fourth EP in Japan, “Lucid Dream,” on Wednesday via its agency Starship Entertainment.
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[2026-05-21 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage
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[2026-05-21 11:23 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage
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[2026-05-21 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. is still at least a decade away from meaningfully reducing its dependence on China for the most critical rare earth minerals, despite billions of dollars in new investment and political pledges to move faster, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
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[2026-05-21 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company has "largely conceded" China's artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei, as U.S. export restrictions continue to reshape the global AI semiconductor landscape.
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[2026-05-21 10:48 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US and Taiwanese presidents have not spoken directly since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in 1979
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[2026-05-21 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATN: ADDS more details from 9th para) By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-21 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Thursday activated a trading halt on the main bourse due to a sharp rally led by tech firms.
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[2026-05-21 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to raise up to $80 billion in an IPO that would value the company at a $2 trillion. © Reuters
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