Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-01 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — China denounced the Philippines' claims of its jurisdiction over Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, calling it a “grave infringement: of its territorial sovereignty.
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[2026-08-01 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese military says Scarborough Shoal exercises were a response to ‘certain countries’ that had ‘undermined regional peace and stability’
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[2026-08-01 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Scarborough Shoal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese military says Scarborough Shoal exercises were a response to ‘certain countries’ that had ‘undermined regional peace and stability’
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[2026-08-01 15:09 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO – When a powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan this week, rattling homes and knocking out water and electricity, Tomoko Takaoka bundled up her beloved fluffy dogs and went in search of a safe place to stay.
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[2026-08-01 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ryunosuke Animal Hospital had learned from the 2016 quake that pet owners were often turned away from evacuation shelters
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[2026-08-01 15:05 UTC+10:00] [evacuation centre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ryunosuke Animal Hospital had learned from the 2016 quake that pet owners were often turned away from evacuation shelters
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[2026-08-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six years after Nathu La’s closure and the deadly Galwan border clashes, its reopening throws local traders a lifeline
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[2026-08-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Doklam crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six years after Nathu La’s closure and the deadly Galwan border clashes, its reopening throws local traders a lifeline
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[2026-08-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move designed to boost supply and quality of home services as Beijing seeks to create more jobs in a rapidly ageing society
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[2026-08-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Chengdu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move designed to boost supply and quality of home services as Beijing seeks to create more jobs in a rapidly ageing society
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[2026-08-01 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — China denounced the Philippines' claims of its jurisdiction over Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, calling it a “grave infringement: of its territorial sovereignty.
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[2026-08-01 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Badminton becoming an Olympic sport has boosted its popularity worldwide. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-08-01 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rival powers have contained nuclear and cyber threats before. AI safeguards demand the same instinct for survival
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[2026-08-01 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rival powers have contained nuclear and cyber threats before. AI safeguards demand the same instinct for survival
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[2026-08-01 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Su Tzu-yun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disagreements over funding and oversight threaten to undermine measures to improve the military’s capacity to wage unmanned warfare
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[2026-08-01 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disagreements over funding and oversight threaten to undermine measures to improve the military’s capacity to wage unmanned warfare
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[2026-08-01 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the significance of turning carbon emissions into measurable assets, American expertise in China, and making Hong Kong beautiful
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[2026-08-01 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the significance of turning carbon emissions into measurable assets, American expertise in China, and making Hong Kong beautiful
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[2026-08-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Guangzhou bar and other venues in Shenzhen, Changsha, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing are driving the country’s booming mixology scene
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[2026-08-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Guangzhou bar and other venues in Shenzhen, Changsha, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing are driving the country’s booming mixology scene
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[2026-08-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deal advances Beijing’s push to expand the digital yuan through alternative cross-border clearing channels beyond Swift system
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[2026-08-01 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deal advances Beijing’s push to expand the digital yuan through alternative cross-border clearing channels beyond Swift system
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[2026-08-01 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The group says growing asset value has led to an increase in fakes, fraudulent sales and the use of card transactions for money laundering
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[2026-08-01 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The group says growing asset value has led to an increase in fakes, fraudulent sales and the use of card transactions for money laundering
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[2026-08-01 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stacks of Black and White’s white-and-red cans, featuring an illustration of a Dutch Friesian cow, have long been a familiar fixture at local diners.
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[2026-08-01 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The latest Spider-Man film has become the fastest film of 2026 to attract 2 million moviegoers in South Korea, reaching the milestone just three days after its release, the film's local distributor said Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The latest Spider-Man film has become the fastest film of 2026 to attract 2 million moviegoers in South Korea, reaching the milestone just three days after its release, the film's local distributor said Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China opened the China-Europe freight rail line, seen here from Chongqing, as part of its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)
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[2026-08-01 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photos)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-01 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid fresh clashes over the rusting BRP Sierra Madre, both sides accuse each other of infringing their 2024 agreement. But what did they actually agree to?
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[2026-08-01 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Theresa Lazaro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid fresh clashes over the rusting BRP Sierra Madre, both sides accuse each other of infringing their 2024 agreement. But what did they actually agree to?
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[2026-08-01 11:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's monthly exports soared to the second highest ever by moving up nearly 63 percent in July from a year earlier, data showed Saturday, amid solid global demand for memory chips.
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[2026-08-01 11:12 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury stepped into the currency market on Friday to back the battered yen, the Financial Times reported, marking Washington’s first intervention along with Tokyo to support Japan’s currency in more than a decade as it languishes near 40-year lows.
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[2026-08-01 11:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that South Korea and Argentina will usher in a new era of cooperation, saying closer bilateral collaboration is strategically more important than ever.
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yu shares with the media that he never imagined that his act of kindness would forge such a meaningful relationship
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yu shares with the media that he never imagined that his act of kindness would forge such a meaningful relationship
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[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient Guanniu competition draws students in Zhejiang as masters race to save the fading art.
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[2026-08-01 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Busan welcomed more than 2.42 million foreign visitors between January and June – a 43.9 per cent jump compared to the same period last year
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[2026-08-01 10:52 UTC+10:00] [BTS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Busan welcomed more than 2.42 million foreign visitors between January and June – a 43.9 per cent jump compared to the same period last year
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[2026-08-01 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES, July 31 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that South Korea and Argentina will usher in a new era of cooperation, saying closer bilateral collaboration is strategically more important than ever.
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[2026-08-01 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-01 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout)By Kang Yoon-seung
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[2026-08-01 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's monthly exports moved up nearly 63 percent in July from a year earlier amid solid chip shipments, data showed Saturday.
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[2026-08-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New boss shrugs off pressure of replacing Pep Guardiola and vows to not be ‘copy-and-paste’ boss, does not rule out Erling Haaland Korea trip
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[2026-08-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Egypt] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New boss shrugs off pressure of replacing Pep Guardiola and vows to not be ‘copy-and-paste’ boss, does not rule out Erling Haaland Korea trip
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[2026-08-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India pitches trade, missiles and room to hedge as the US and China vie for regional influence
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[2026-08-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Indusfood] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India pitches trade, missiles and room to hedge as the US and China vie for regional influence
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[2026-08-01 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-08-01 09:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-08-01 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alexander De Croo, former prime minister of Belgium, now serving as administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), argues that development aid should be viewed as an investment that creates markets. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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