Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: As Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump met, reports emerged that Chinese tankers had been allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz. (Source photos by AP)
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[2026-05-19 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordTuesday, 19 Mayloading
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[2026-05-19 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuTuesday, 19 Mayloading
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[2026-05-19 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordTuesday, 19 Mayloading
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[2026-05-19 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchTuesday, 19 Mayloading
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[2026-05-19 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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[2026-05-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-05-19 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-05-19 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The spread of solar farms and other renewable energy projects in Japan is fueling demand for battery storage. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’
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[2026-05-19 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Air Force One] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’
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[2026-05-19 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As power demand surges on the back of data-center buildouts, with hyperscalers expected to unleash about $700 billion in capex this year to expand AI infrastructure and maintain an edge over China in the AI compute race, NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy are moving to scale up. The utilities agreed to a $67 billion all-stock merger that would create the world's largest regulated electric utility network.
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[2026-05-19 00:32 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Restaurants rush to apply, with 70 per cent of 1,000 first-phase licences filled ahead of expected July rollout
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[2026-05-19 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Confirming our Sunday preview, overnight China reported growth data which slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, retail sales missing sales and growing at the weakest rate in 4 years while industrial production rose at the slowest pace in three years, calling into question Beijing's reluctance to add stimulus to the economy as a global energy crisis hits factories and consumers across the world.
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[2026-05-19 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-19 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 50,000 workers are set to begin an 18-day strike on May 21 at the world’s largest memory chipmaker, Samsung Electronics.
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[2026-05-18 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump habla con los periodistas a bordo del Air Force One, el 15 de mayo de 2026, mientras regresa de un viaje a Beijing, China. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-18 23:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Monday criticized Starbucks Korea over its controversial "Tank Day" promotional event held on the anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement.
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[2026-05-18 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-05-18 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Looking at the week ahead, Nvidia’s earnings on Wednesday, with a market capitalisation now of $5.46tn, will be the main event. In economics, we have the global flash PMIs on Thursday, along with inflation data from Canada tomorrow, the UK on Wednesday, and Japan on Friday. From central banks, the highlight will be the FOMC minutes on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-18 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By William Jones, a special commentator for CGTN, is a former Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review News Service and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies
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[2026-05-18 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By William Jones, a special commentator for CGTN, is a former Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review News Service and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies
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[2026-05-18 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some in Taiwan argue the island’s leader and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party are rolling back decades of rhetoric under US pressure
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[2026-05-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some in Taiwan argue the island’s leader and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party are rolling back decades of rhetoric under US pressure
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Eileen Wang, 58, worked with China to promote Beijing’s interests and could face up to 10 years in federal prison
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Tommie Fang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top foreign exchange regulator said in an article that authorities would seek to keep the yuan ‘basically stable’
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[2026-05-18 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-18 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK.
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[2026-05-18 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A woman walks by a map showing Evergrande development projects in China, as she heads to an Evergrande city plaza in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:13 UTC+10:00] [BNP Paribas] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Charging limits and rising insurance costs could slow the global march of electric vehicles, BNP Paribas tells Hong Kong conference
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security
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[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [drones] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says suspects helped others bypass flight restrictions, posing risks to national security
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Rare Earths] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
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[2026-05-18 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Downward momentum in South Korean stocks was halted on Monday as optimism returned to Samsung Electronics after the company and its union reopened talks to resolve contract disputes and avert a strike that could begin as soon as Thursday.
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[2026-05-18 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday visited the site of a 2024 plane crash in southwestern South Korea that claimed 179 lives, urging a thorough reinvestigation after the initial probe was found to have failed to fully recover the victims' remains.
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[2026-05-18 20:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Starbucks Korea apologized Monday over an online promotional event after it faced backlash for allegedly evoking painful memories of South Korea's authoritarian past on the anniversary of the 1980 pro-democracy movement.
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[2026-05-18 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s Lotus Lantern Festival, or Yeon Deung Hoe, was added to Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020.
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[2026-05-18 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is examining the possibility of establishing a secure artificial intelligence base in Israel’s Negev Desert as part of a broader effort to protect advanced technology from Chinese espionage and cement American dominance in the AI race, Michael Doran and Zineb Riboua of the Hudson Institute wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published last week.
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[2026-05-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PwC International seeks removal from case as liquidators press claims against global arm as well as the Hong Kong and mainland China units
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[2026-05-18 20:03 UTC+10:00] [Eddie Middleton] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PwC International seeks removal from case as liquidators press claims against global arm as well as the Hong Kong and mainland China units
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Sloppy and unhygienic’ looking grandfather gets cleaned up by nanny he met in shop; faces fight with his son over ownership of home
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[2026-05-18 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Bae Jun-ho was one of the stars for South Korea in their run to the semifinals at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. And last Saturday, Bae became the only one of the 21 players from that U-20 team to be called up for the senior World Cup this summer.
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[2026-05-18 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prominent hardliner Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, is a veteran of peace talks with the US
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[2026-05-18 19:35 UTC+10:00] [Ningxia University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prominent hardliner Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, is a veteran of peace talks with the US
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