Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 05:47 UTC+10:00] [APEC] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump returns from his two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with hints of deals but no progress on key issues that vex the U.S.-China relationship.
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[2026-05-16 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de la FIFA Gianni Infantino interviene en un panel sobre el espectáculo del descanso del Mundial de Fútbol de la FIFA 2026 durante la cumbre Global Citizen NOW, el jueves 14 de mayo de 2026, en Nueva York. (Foto AP/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-05-16 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 5:38am
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[2026-05-16 05:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GENEVA — FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported price than the soccer body wanted.
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[2026-05-16 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesian workers in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya participate in an online Japanese course. (Photo by Eugene Lang)
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[2026-05-16 04:52 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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[2026-05-16 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed on stage for a panel on the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament halftime show at the Global Citizen NOW summit, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-05-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Abu Dhabi-based Red Dunes Games attended Tokyo Game Show in 2023, the gaming studio did not even have a stand. The Emirati company was there for meetings, introducing itself to publishers and developers across Japan’s games industry.
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[2026-05-16 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has departed China following a three-day trip, touting several broad trade deals but suggesting little progress on key issues related to Taiwan or the US-Israeli war in Iran.
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[2026-05-16 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: NATO Assistant Secretary General Tarja Jaakkola speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 15. (Photo by Shogo Kodama)
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[2026-05-16 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO -El pastor Ezra Jin Mingri habla en entrevista en la Iglesia Sion en Beijing, China, el miércoles 1 de agosto de 2018. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan, Archivo)
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[2026-05-16 03:00 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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[2026-05-16 02:59 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president’s meeting with Xi Jinping was superficially cordial, extending a truce borne of necessity
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[2026-05-16 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil said he was barred from broadcasting from his Taiwan hotel after the owner frowned on his coverage — one of several snags the journo encountered during his jaunt to cover President Trump’s China summit.
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[2026-05-16 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A worker installs a seat at Toyota Motor's Motomachi assembly plant in Aichi prefecture, Japan. (Toyota Motor)
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[2026-05-16 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ministro de Exteriores de Irán, Abbas Araghchi, llega a una reunión durante la cumbre de los BRICS en Nueva Delhi, India, el jueves 14 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 16 Mayloading
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[2026-05-16 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties
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[2026-05-16 02:16 UTC+10:00] [Great Hall of the People] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s trip to Beijing has been hailed as ‘fantastic’ and ‘historic’ but there are still many known unknowns in ties
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-16 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Donald Trump said on Friday he had made “fantastic trade deals” with China’s leader Xi Jinping, as the pair ended a superpower summit that the United States president said had also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nippon Paint's president said the company is able to fulfill its supply responsibilities. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-16 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Asked about the risk of a US-China conflict over Taiwan, President Trump told reporters on Air Force One, “I think we’ll be fine.”
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[2026-05-16 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ON May 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump met in Beijing in a summit that carries significant implications for Philippine foreign policy. Xi’s call for “constructive strategic stability” in US-China relations, paired with Trump’s optimism about future cooperation, underscores the continuing importance of cultivating good relations with both powers.
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[2026-05-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-16 01:27 UTC+10:00] [Batteries] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU will step up efforts to reduce its economic reliance on China and protect its industries from a glut of cheap imports, under new proposals drafted by Brussels that are due to be discussed by leaders next month.
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[2026-05-16 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mario Alberto Cantú aparece afuera de su local de reparación de neumáticos en Pesqueria, México, el 31 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-05-16 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: One of America's largest pharmaceutical companies this week said it will partner with a Chinese drugmaker to test some of its experimental drugs and discover new ones, a deal that could mark the next phase of coordination across continents. Bristol Myers Squibb on Tuesday announced the potential multi-billion dollar partnership with one of China's top drugmakers, Hengrui Pharma.
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri speaks during an interview at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)
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[2026-05-16 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China and the United States have provided critical support to the oil market and helped ease the huge supply disruption in the Middle East and kept energy prices from surging even higher.
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[2026-05-16 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: U.S. and Chinese leaders agreed to establish a new "Board of Trade" and a parallel "Board of Investment" during President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to Beijing - a summit that ended much as it began: with significant pageantry, warm personal rapport between the leaders, and modest, incremental progress on trade.
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[2026-05-16 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Small business owner Mario Alberto Cantú stands outside his tire repair shop, with words in both Spanish and Korean displayed across the storefront in Pesqueria, Mexico, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-05-16 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peugeot and Jeep are following in the footsteps of Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq to regain lost ground in mainland China
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[2026-05-16 00:20 UTC+10:00] [Volkswagen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peugeot and Jeep are following in the footsteps of Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq to regain lost ground in mainland China
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[2026-05-16 00:17 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts poked fun at the US president’s fawning China trip in which he said it was an ‘honor’ to be Xi’s friend
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[2026-05-16 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he has "made no commitment either way" on Taiwan during talks with China's President Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-16 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: MUFG and Mizuho Financial Group both secured record high profits in the previous fiscal year. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China will ramp its crude oil imports from the United States because the world's two largest economies are natural trade partners when it comes to energy, Chris Wright told CNBC on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Just a handful of online posts from US president contrast with the flurry during his most recent state visits to the UK and Japan
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[2026-05-16 00:03 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Just a handful of online posts from US president contrast with the flurry during his most recent state visits to the UK and Japan
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[2026-05-16 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disgraced former Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang has finally resurfaced in public after resigning in shame over allegations that she acted as a spy for the People’s Republic of China.
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[2026-05-15 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The state banquet menu blended Chinese cuisine and Western favourites, with a nod to the US president’s personal tastes.
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[2026-05-15 23:51 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: After a much-hyped US-China summit, the leaders of the world’s two biggest powers made no real breakthroughs on big issues, such as Iran, Taiwan and trade. The Guardian's senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, breaks down how Donald Trump and Xi Jinping focused on growing their personal rapport instead
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.
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[2026-05-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for China
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[2026-05-15 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meeting in Beijing, the presidents weighed safety protocols for the rapidly emerging technology, and H200 chip shipments were a ‘sovereign decision’ for China
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