Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Shiho Kuwaki, of Japan, acknowledges the crowd after putting on the 18th green during the second round of the Women’s British Open golf championship in Lytham St Annes, England, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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[2026-08-01 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Tom Andrews gestures as he answers to the questions during a press conference in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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[2026-08-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It will be her first face-to-face meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi since a bruising encounter in Brussels last summer
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[2026-08-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It will be her first face-to-face meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi since a bruising encounter in Brussels last summer
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[2026-07-31 23:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea, the United States, Japan and eight other countries on Friday issued a joint alert about North Korean information technology (IT) workers accused of generating revenue to help fund Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction programs.
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[2026-07-31 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States, Japan and eight other countries on Friday issued a joint alert about North Korean information technology (IT) workers accused of generating revenue to help fund Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction programs.
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[2026-07-31 23:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Cambodia is becoming less reliant on Thai imports, its people in the western provinces are feeling the brunt of the border row
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[2026-07-31 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Phnom Penh] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Cambodia is becoming less reliant on Thai imports, its people in the western provinces are feeling the brunt of the border row
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[2026-07-31 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules give extra teeth to efforts to stamp out critical mineral smuggling and leaks of strategically vital technology
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[2026-07-31 23:05 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules give extra teeth to efforts to stamp out critical mineral smuggling and leaks of strategically vital technology
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[2026-07-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing aims to expand nation’s world-leading network coverage, raising questions over need for more infrastructure projects as authorities flag ‘weak links’
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[2026-07-31 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Tibet] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing aims to expand nation’s world-leading network coverage, raising questions over need for more infrastructure projects as authorities flag ‘weak links’
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[2026-07-31 22:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards, Korea's first awards ceremony dedicated to streaming series, took place at in Paradise City Hotel, Incheon.
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[2026-07-31 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A British court has ruled that the planned construction of a new Chinese “mega” embassy in central London can go forward, and dismissed a lawsuit pleading the contrary.
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[2026-07-31 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decades after the Great Leap Forward, science is testing the limits of whether China can ever grow ‘3,000 jin per mu’
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[2026-07-31 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Qian Xuesen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decades after the Great Leap Forward, science is testing the limits of whether China can ever grow ‘3,000 jin per mu’
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[2026-07-31 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCTV documentary interview suggests the construction was for the DF-5 series of intercontinental ballistic missiles
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[2026-07-31 22:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCTV documentary interview suggests the construction was for the DF-5 series of intercontinental ballistic missiles
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[2026-07-31 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record mall rental income was offset by property writedowns and weak offices, while Shanghai’s Plaza 66 aims to grow beyond luxury shopping
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[2026-07-31 21:29 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Record mall rental income was offset by property writedowns and weak offices, while Shanghai’s Plaza 66 aims to grow beyond luxury shopping
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[2026-07-31 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: China has been given permission to build a vast new embassy in the heart of London
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[2026-07-31 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The K-pop group had been widely expected to be nominated for major awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year, before withdrawing on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Article dissecting China’s Yangtze River fishing ban, which saw water quality improvement and threatened species recovery, divides readers
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[2026-07-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Seth Harp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Article dissecting China’s Yangtze River fishing ban, which saw water quality improvement and threatened species recovery, divides readers
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[2026-07-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness.
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[2026-07-31 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Linda Noskova of Czech Republic poses with the winner’s trophy of the Wimbledon Tennis women’s singles tournament, during a news conference in Prague, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Ondrej Deml/CTK via AP)
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[2026-07-31 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The flags of Japan and the United States are displayed in a trading room in Tokyo on June 23. © Kyodo
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[2026-07-31 20:39 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens more staff in Brussels will work to rein in AI to move towards a situation that ‘people and businesses can understand and trust’
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[2026-07-31 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The International Dance League, the world’s first dance competition modeled after major sports leagues, sees South Korea as a key hub for its expansion into Asia, its co-founder and CEO Connor Lim said Friday.
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[2026-07-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Debt-level gains mask private-sector contraction, with government lone growth lever as households deleverage, firms shun borrowing: report
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[2026-07-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National Institution for Finance and Development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Debt-level gains mask private-sector contraction, with government lone growth lever as households deleverage, firms shun borrowing: report
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[2026-07-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Back-to-back military drills and new logistics arrangements point to shift in US and allied air power, with northern Australia as a key hub
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[2026-07-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Perceptum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Back-to-back military drills and new logistics arrangements point to shift in US and allied air power, with northern Australia as a key hub
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[2026-07-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mengjun, 13 then, was en route from her Hangzhou hometown to spend a summer in Fuzhou, when her life was forever changed by the accident
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[2026-07-31 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mengjun, 13 then, was en route from her Hangzhou hometown to spend a summer in Fuzhou, when her life was forever changed by the accident
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[2026-07-31 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's video games division and the weak yen.
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[2026-07-31 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — The Bank of Japan kept its main interest rate unchanged on Friday, after increasing it to a 31-year high in June, as it slightly increased its economic growth outlook for this year.
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[2026-07-31 19:08 UTC+10:00] [West Philippine Sea] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office in MIMAROPA on Friday advised fishermen and other seafarers to temporarily avoid sailing and fishing in areas of the West Philippine Sea and nearby waters on Aug. 4 due to the scheduled launch of a Chinese satellite.
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[2026-07-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October
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[2026-07-31 19:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October
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[2026-07-31 18:54 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: It’s hard to walk around Japan without coming across the cuddly characters of “Chiikawa,” the web manga by the artist Nagano. They dangle from handbags, fill arcade claw machines and smile from Uniqlo T-shirts, making them among the most recognizable kawaii mascots of the current Reiwa Era.
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[2026-07-31 18:44 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) called out China’s Jinan University and other state-owned institutions’ push for “academic fairness” following the agency’s foreign exchange programs oversight.
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[2026-07-31 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But while the export surge is an accidental consequence of self-sufficiency and competitive manufacturers, the solution is not protectionism
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[2026-07-31 18:30 UTC+10:00] [BYD] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But while the export surge is an accidental consequence of self-sufficiency and competitive manufacturers, the solution is not protectionism
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[2026-07-31 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Report by NGO Global Energy Monitor finds loophole that keeps the country heavily reliant on coal.
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[2026-07-31 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six months after Golomt adopted the technology, 96 per cent of yuan payments moved from Swift to China’s payment system, the bank says
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[2026-07-31 18:25 UTC+10:00] [CIPS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six months after Golomt adopted the technology, 96 per cent of yuan payments moved from Swift to China’s payment system, the bank says
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[2026-07-31 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The death toll from the magnitude 7.1 quake has risen to 35, as rescue teams continue to search for missing people.
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[2026-07-31 18:08 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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[2026-07-31 18:08 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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