Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-17 16:38 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alpha Lau says city must seize opportunities amid renewed signs of stability in China-US relations following Xi-Trump summit
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[2026-05-17 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Criminal gangs are setting up in rented spaces ranging from luxury villas to office complexes, thanks to cheap visas and fast internet
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[2026-05-17 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Cambodia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Criminal gangs are setting up in rented spaces ranging from luxury villas to office complexes, thanks to cheap visas and fast internet
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[2026-05-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo suffered heartache for the second time in a week when his Saudi club Al Nassr was stunned at home 1-0 by Japan's Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League Two final on Saturday.
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[2026-05-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fertiliser made using captured carbon and sulphur can boost crop yields compared with conventional versions, Chinese firm says
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[2026-05-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ningbo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fertiliser made using captured carbon and sulphur can boost crop yields compared with conventional versions, Chinese firm says
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[2026-05-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than half of the country’s gold recycling firms are less than three years old
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[2026-05-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than half of the country’s gold recycling firms are less than three years old
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[2026-05-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean women's football club Naegohyang Women's FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a much-anticipated inter-Korean match this week.
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[2026-05-17 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: TOKYO -- Horse racing in Japan has quietly reinvented itself. During the pandemic, when much of the entertainment world shut down, thoroughbred races went ahead. By taking bets online, racing captured the attention of people stuck at home. Not only that, but these new fans are younger than their pre-COVID brethren and have more women among their ranks.
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[2026-05-17 15:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean U17 national soccer team failed to reach the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup.
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[2026-05-17 15:35 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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[2026-05-17 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments on Hormuz attack in last 7 paras, additional photo)
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[2026-05-17 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Gwangju Democratization Movement began on May 18, 1980. Tens of thousands of students and other citizens staged demonstrations in Gwangju, protesting against then military junta leader Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a military coup a year earlier. The uprising is one of the most significant pro-democracy movements in the South Korean history.
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[2026-05-17 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's investment in startups shot up 24.1 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter, government data showed Sunday.
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[2026-05-17 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be welcomed with honors equivalent to those accorded during a state visit during her planned trip to the South Korean city of Andong this week for a summit with President Lee Jae Myung, the presidential office said Sunday.
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[2026-05-17 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1970 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Cambodia.
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[2026-05-17 14:56 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-17 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have little difference in the ongoing discussions over Seoul's push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from the U.S., a senior presidential official said Sunday, describing the issue as "a political decision."
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[2026-05-17 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Relations between South Korea and Japan remained strained long after Japan's colonial rule (1910-1945) ended. It took 20 years for the two countries to normalize diplomatic ties, and more than 60 years have passed since.
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[2026-05-17 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian envoy Mikhail Ulyanov said Russia supports China’s position that a permanent ceasefire is needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-17 14:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TerraPower, the US small modular reactor developer founded by Bill Gates, has signed a 7 billion won ($4.67 million) deal to acquire Korean sodium-cooled fast reactor safety testing technology, underscoring Korea’s advanced capabilities in next-generation nuclear reactors even as domestic development momentum has slowed.
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[2026-05-17 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Global asset manager sees growing opportunity as Korea shifts away from lump-sum jeonse leases
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[2026-05-17 14:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s large semiconductor and electronics manufacturers are nearing a symbolic milestone: An average monthly salary of 10 million won ($6,700) per employee, driven by the artificial intelligence-led chip boom and surging performance bonuses.
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[2026-05-17 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Furious fans take to social media to blast International Table Tennis Federation for twice getting country’s flag wrong on official items
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [ITTF] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Furious fans take to social media to blast International Table Tennis Federation for twice getting country’s flag wrong on official items
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Projects meant to help Xinjiang region build ecological barrier to protect its arable land from erosion and desertification
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Taklamakan Desert] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Projects meant to help Xinjiang region build ecological barrier to protect its arable land from erosion and desertification
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With its experience in exporting nuclear reactors, China can offer long-term energy security and technological upgrades
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With its experience in exporting nuclear reactors, China can offer long-term energy security and technological upgrades
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emerging economic centres are looking to broaden their aviation networks as local governments seek greater international, regional connectivity
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[2026-05-17 14:00 UTC+10:00] [David Wong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emerging economic centres are looking to broaden their aviation networks as local governments seek greater international, regional connectivity
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[2026-05-17 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Relaxation of dining and public transit policies reflects a growing appreciation for pets in one of the world’s most crowded cities.
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[2026-05-17 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-05-17 13:42 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Opposition parties are set to grill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a party leaders' debate on Wednesday over her delay in preparing an extra budget to combat rising oil prices and inflation.
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[2026-05-17 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-05-17 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With help from InvestHK, ClearVue and mainland partner choose city as base for effort to make power-producing glass for building facades
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[2026-05-17 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With help from InvestHK, ClearVue and mainland partner choose city as base for effort to make power-producing glass for building facades
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[2026-05-17 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Opening 36 years ago today, the landmark skyscraper was Hong Kong’s tallest at the time
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[2026-05-17 13:15 UTC+10:00] [Hongkong Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Opening 36 years ago today, the landmark skyscraper was Hong Kong’s tallest at the time
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[2026-05-17 13:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Right-wing civic group leaders' alleged defamation of comfort women, a euphemism for women victimized by sexual enslavement of Japan during World War II, has been transferred to the prosecution.
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[2026-05-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A viral ‘baseball goddess’, a wolf that never was and a deepfake epidemic. Generative AI is rewriting South Korea’s reality
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[2026-05-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Korea AI Safety Institute] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A viral ‘baseball goddess’, a wolf that never was and a deepfake epidemic. Generative AI is rewriting South Korea’s reality
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[2026-05-17 12:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Summit eases worst-case concerns over supply chains and energy imports, but offered few substantive agreements
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[2026-05-17 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans who were held captive in Cambodia in scam-related incidents have been rescued in separate operations conducted through cooperation between South Korean and Cambodian authorities, police said Sunday.
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[2026-05-17 12:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said Saturday.
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[2026-05-17 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol will visit Europe to attend the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers' meeting and to encourage investment in South Korea, his office said Sunday.
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[2026-05-17 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A wide range of issues were up for discussion as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, met Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his first visit to the Asian nation in nearly nine years. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
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[2026-05-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A letter from the China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia cited six major issues, including lower nickel ore quotas and project suspensions
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