Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One visitor entered the macaque’s habitat dressed in a character costume, while the other filmed him with a phone from outside
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[2026-05-20 11:19 UTC+10:00] [Ichikawa City Zoo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One visitor entered the macaque’s habitat dressed in a character costume, while the other filmed him with a phone from outside
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[2026-05-20 11:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi headed home Wednesday after a two-day visit to South Korea's Andong, the hometown of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, where the two held a bilateral summit.
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's trade ministry and the government of China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday held a joint forum aimed at promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Products and services compatible with China’s navigation system have captured 58 per cent market share in countries in the trade initiative
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [GPS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Products and services compatible with China’s navigation system have captured 58 per cent market share in countries in the trade initiative
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Man whose life went on a downward spiral after horrific road accident fights back with determination; earns admiration online
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Man whose life went on a downward spiral after horrific road accident fights back with determination; earns admiration online
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[2026-05-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister stressed the importance of building artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in developing countries to achieve sustainable growth during the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting, his office said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ANDONG, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi headed home Wednesday after a two-day visit to South Korea's Andong, the hometown of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, where the two held a bilateral summit.
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[2026-05-20 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry and the government of China's Jiangsu Province on Wednesday held a joint forum aimed at promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.
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[2026-05-20 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australia’s Sam Kerr waves following the Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Australia and North Korea in Perth, Australia, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day, File)
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover how Hong Kong-mainland border crossings transformed from slow, queue-filled journeys in the 1970s to today’s seamless high-speed rail trips
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Old Hong Kong] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discover how Hong Kong-mainland border crossings transformed from slow, queue-filled journeys in the 1970s to today’s seamless high-speed rail trips
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[2026-05-20 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin are meeting in Beijing for bilateral talks. The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker, and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, break down their relationship and answer this key question - are they best friends, or is it just geopolitics?
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[2026-05-20 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's U-17 women's football team has received a grand welcome ceremony in Pyongyang upon its return following a win at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U17 Women's Asian Cup, state media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-05-20 09:22 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday tracked and challenged the illegal presence of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel CCG-4305 that was drifting at around 48 nautical miles west of the coastline of Pandaquit, Zambales.
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[2026-05-20 09:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit centred on talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow and Beijing draw closer amid war, sanctions and an increasingly fractured global order.
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[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nio and Li Auto take different approach to pricing new models, with one executive praising ‘reasonable’ carmakers that raise prices
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[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Li Auto] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nio and Li Auto take different approach to pricing new models, with one executive praising ‘reasonable’ carmakers that raise prices
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[2026-05-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s farming, forestry and fisheries communities are aging rapidly, with more than half now aged 65 or older, according to government data.
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[2026-05-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The four accused companies produce about 95% of the world's dry shipping containers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 08:35 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-20 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Kwon Yeong-jeon
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brian Mast stressed that American firms must not let the best US technology reach the ‘wrong places’ when it comes to AI industry
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[2026-05-20 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Foreign tourists get a taste of a bygone era in the well-preserved historic districts of Takayama in Gifu prefecture. (Photo by Hideyuki Miura)
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[2026-05-20 08:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Angola is willing to provide South Korea with greater crude oil supplies to help ease its supply woes amid the Middle East crisis, which could serve as a basis for longer-term bilateral energy cooperation, the African nation's envoy to South Korea has said.
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Rising rates and record household debt demand caution
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[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Samsung at crossroadsCourt, president put brakes on Samsung Electronics labor strife
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[2026-05-20 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Global rate resetEnd of cheap money may force Korea to confront debt risks, rising volatility
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[2026-05-20 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the 1930s.
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[2026-05-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Straits like Hormuz and Malacca are pressure points where commerce and power converge. What once defined success now defines vulnerability
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[2026-05-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Indian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Straits like Hormuz and Malacca are pressure points where commerce and power converge. What once defined success now defines vulnerability
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[2026-05-20 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Development Bank of Japan will boost its supply of risk capital compared with its previous medium-term plan. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The chief executives of Nissan, Honda and Toyota, (left to right) Ivan Espinosa, Toshihiro Mibe and Kenta Kon are grappling with a loss of market share to BYD and other Chinese automakers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato, Tomoki Mera and Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-05-20 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fishermen operating from the Natuna islands often use traditional wooden fishing boats. (Photo by Tomoyoshi Oshikiri)
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[2026-05-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Beijing stands as Moscow’s “most powerful strategic partner,” with Russia’s massive natural reserves and cheap energy making it a perfect fit for cooperation in artificial intelligence development, Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said.
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[2026-05-20 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Less than a week after US President Donald Trump traveled to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin also arrived in China for a diplomatic visit.
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[2026-05-20 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-20 05:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-20 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 4:57am
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[2026-05-20 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan has a lower rate of startup acquisitions than the U.S. and the U.K. (Nikkei illustration)
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[2026-05-20 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for high-level talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just days after US President Donald Trump concluded his own trip to Beijing.
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[2026-05-20 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Petrobras distribution terminal in the state of Sao Paulo. Brazil can contribute to Japan's energy security, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Batteries account for the majority of TDK's sales. (Photo by Yuta Fukushima)
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[2026-05-20 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping has assured him that Beijing would not send weapons to Iran during the ongoing war.
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