Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordThursday, 21 Mayloading
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[2026-05-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuThursday, 21 Mayloading
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[2026-05-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordThursday, 21 Mayloading
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[2026-05-21 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchThursday, 21 Mayloading
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[2026-05-21 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The nominee for the top U.S. envoy to South Korea on Wednesday highlighted her commitment to enhancing America's national security and economic prosperity by strengthening the Seoul-Washington alliance.
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[2026-05-21 02:02 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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[2026-05-21 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Japan-based singer Emma Cordero is set to receive two international recognitions at the 9th Edition of the Amerika Prestige Awards in Hollywood, California on May 23.
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[2026-05-21 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A women's football match between teams from North and South Korea marked the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border since 2018.
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[2026-05-21 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Insulated EV bearings are designed to protect from damage caused by electric currents. (Source photos by NTN, China Daily via Reuters)
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[2026-05-21 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Signing of over 40 agreements during Beijing summit between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cements ‘historical peak’ in China-Russia ties
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[2026-05-21 01:34 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Signing of over 40 agreements during Beijing summit between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cements ‘historical peak’ in China-Russia ties
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[2026-05-21 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely visit North Korea as early as next week, sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announces it will stop bankrolling breakaway golf circuit after the 2026 season
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[2026-05-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Morocco] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announces it will stop bankrolling breakaway golf circuit after the 2026 season
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[2026-05-20 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Putin-Xi meeting shows China-Russia alliance ‘makes absolute sense’, analyst says
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[2026-05-20 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- One side established control early but the other side pushed back before landing the knockout blow.
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[2026-05-20 23:44 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Choreography of back-to-back visits appeared deliberately mirrored but China made sure the differences were noticed
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[2026-05-20 23:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- With a supportive South Korean crowd behind them, Naegohyang Women's FC of North Korea rallied past Suwon FC Women of South Korea 2-1 at the top Asian women's club football tournament just south of Seoul on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EV executives such as Xiaomi’s Lei Jun and NIO’s William Li have live-streamed themselves on road trips featuring their brands’ vehicles.
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[2026-05-20 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Suwon FC Women played in their own backyard just south of Seoul as they hosted North Korean club Naegohyang Women's FC at the top Asian women's club football tournament Wednesday night.
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[2026-05-20 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Undeterred despite a relentless downpour, spectators wrapped in raincoats took their seats at an open-air stadium in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, on Wednesday. Yellow banners reading "Cheer up, we are here to support you" rippled in the wet air and fans waved two flags -- one for each side.
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[2026-05-20 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sohn Jeong-hyun was fired after the campaign caused public outrage for evoking painful memories of the Gwangju Uprising.
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[2026-05-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Launch of satellite to study Earth’s magnetic shield hailed by lead scientists as result of ‘true 50/50 collaboration’
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[2026-05-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Launch of satellite to study Earth’s magnetic shield hailed by lead scientists as result of ‘true 50/50 collaboration’
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[2026-05-20 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea (AP) — Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries Wednesday as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated host Suwon 2-1 against the backdrop of political tensions.
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[2026-05-20 22:50 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Naegohyang come from behind to defeat home team Suwon in a hard-fought semi-final played in a fair spirit, will stay on for Saturday’s final
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[2026-05-20 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: China's President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin with a lavish ceremony in Beijing complete with national flags, a marching band and cheering children.
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[2026-05-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The coexistence of the nuclear age with the AI age is a cocktail for unprecedented existential danger. Engagement, not decoupling, is needed
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[2026-05-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [OpenAI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The coexistence of the nuclear age with the AI age is a cocktail for unprecedented existential danger. Engagement, not decoupling, is needed
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[2026-05-20 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details from para 9, photos)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-05-20 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. and Russian counterparts came just days apart, but the style and substance of the encounters stood in stark contrast.
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[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cat and mouse are transported to a quasi-medieval China in this luridly bright animation that has none of the inventiveness of the Hanna-Barbera originals
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[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Berlin urged to back stronger European trade instrument against a backdrop of ever-expanding economic problems
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[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Berlin urged to back stronger European trade instrument against a backdrop of ever-expanding economic problems
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[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SUWON, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Naegohyang Women's FC of North Korea defeated South Korea's Suwon FC Women 2-1 in a highly anticipated football match between teams of the two Koreas on Wednesday, booking a spot in the final of the top Asian club tournament in the process.
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[2026-05-20 21:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A vessel operated by a South Korean shipping company has successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday, marking the first such case since the outbreak of the US-Iran war.
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[2026-05-20 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics is facing one of the most serious workers’ strikes in its history, with a protest which could affect the overall economy and the group’s global supply of semiconductors.
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[2026-05-20 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Marines conduct a live-fire training of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, short for HIMARS, at Camp Fuji, in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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[2026-05-20 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Asian equities extended losses for a fourth straight session, with South Korea's benchmark KOSPI falling about 1% as the market priced in the shock of an imminent labor action at Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-20 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest developments in paras 1-7, 12, 14; RECASTS headline)
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[2026-05-20 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by US President Donald Trump to China.
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[2026-05-20 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lai portrayed his government as responding firmly to mainland pressure, days after Trump made anti-independence remarks
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[2026-05-20 21:01 UTC+10:00] [New Taipei City] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lai portrayed his government as responding firmly to mainland pressure, days after Trump made anti-independence remarks
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[2026-05-20 20:45 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente chinês, Xi Jinping, e o seu homólogo russo, Vladimir Putin, exaltaram a cooperação estratégica entre os dois países nesta quarta-feira (20/05), durante visita do russo a Pequim, dias após a passagem do presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, pela capital chinesa.
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[2026-05-20 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The measure aims to strengthen national security and prevent illegal activities by foreign visitors.
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[2026-05-20 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s exports of rare earth magnets to Japan recovered only modestly last month, with Japanese firms warning of ‘severe’ shortages
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[2026-05-20 20:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s exports of rare earth magnets to Japan recovered only modestly last month, with Japanese firms warning of ‘severe’ shortages
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[2026-05-20 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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