Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 96 percent of gas stations nationwide have kept gasoline prices unchanged under the country's fuel price cap system, the industry ministry said Thursday, noting South Korea is managing fuel prices within a relatively stable range compared with other major economies.
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[2026-05-14 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hundreds of residents joined professional photographers at vantage points near the airport to capture the arrival of the presidential plane
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[2026-05-14 13:22 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hundreds of residents joined professional photographers at vantage points near the airport to capture the arrival of the presidential plane
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[2026-05-14 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose 1.5 basis points to touch 2.605%, the highest level since May 1997. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-14 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-14 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump kicked off his bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping Thursday morning by praising the grand welcome ceremony.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SACHEON, South Korea, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Far down the sprawling runway of the Air Force's 52nd Test Flight Group, a sleek gray aircraft emerged through the heat haze, gathering speed with an ear-splitting roar before soaring into the cloudless sky in a matter of seconds.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Exports by South Korea's small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) through online channels reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this year, driven by strong global demand for cosmetic products, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul will soon approve a planned visit by a North Korean women's football team to the country, the unification ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 12:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean court recently overturned a 1987 ruling, saying the defendant at the time was wrongly convicted of trying to defect to North Korea.
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[2026-05-14 12:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan's Supreme Court has requested a related parliamentary commission to file a petition with the Judge Impeachment Court to seek the dismissal of a judge indicted for alleged habitual gambling through an online casino site.
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[2026-05-14 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-14 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: LY, the operator of Line and Yahoo Japan, is challenging EQT's bid for Japanese website operator Kakaku.com. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Ito, Getty Images and Yahoo Japan's Facebook page)
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[2026-05-14 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday the government will conduct an additional investigation into a recent strike on a South Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and pursue necessary diplomatic response measures.
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[2026-05-14 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.
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[2026-05-14 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.
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[2026-05-14 12:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea sent a technical analysis team to Dubai earlier this week to investigate a recent strike on a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump received a grand welcome at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday ahead of talks with China's Xi Jinping set to cover their fragile trade truce, the Iran war, and US arms sales to Taiwan.
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[2026-05-14 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump received a grand welcome at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday ahead of talks with China's Xi Jinping. The closely watched summit is expected to be dominated by discussions on the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan.
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[2026-05-14 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A record number of married couples in their 60s split up last year, despite a downward trend in South Korea's divorce numbers in past years, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-05-14 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Even before its premiere, "Perfect Crown" generated buzz for bringing together two of Korea’s hottest stars in a lavish palace rom-com, starring IU (Lee Ji-eun) as the ambitious chaebol heiress Seong Hui-ju and Byeon Woo-seok as the powerless Grand Prince Ian.
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[2026-05-14 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BEIJING — President Trump shook hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Wednesday to kick off a historic summit between the world’s two most powerful heads of state.
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[2026-05-14 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An alleged scam compound in Cambodia's Takeo province utilizes a prison-like layout with guards to confine people, Amnesty International said in a report released on June 26, 2025. (Amnesty International)
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[2026-05-14 12:02 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products posted the steepest on-year increase in April, driven by strong overseas demand for chips and other items related to the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Children holding U.S. and Chinese flags or flowers line up ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival for a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Lee Yu-mi
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[2026-05-14 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sent a technical analysis team to Dubai earlier this week to investigate a recent strike on a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING, China — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to feature major breakthroughs on key issues like trade, U.S. relations with Taiwan or the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-14 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-05-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Presidents expected to discuss the Iran war, trade, tech and Taiwan, among other points of contention
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[2026-05-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Presidents expected to discuss the Iran war, trade, tech and Taiwan, among other points of contention
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[2026-05-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient China’s invention of paper money laid the foundations of modern sovereign finance, shaping systems that still influence the global economy today
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[2026-05-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Yuan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient China’s invention of paper money laid the foundations of modern sovereign finance, shaping systems that still influence the global economy today
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[2026-05-14 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- German online delivery platform Delivery Hero is seeking to sell Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea's largest food delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is in Beijing for the first time since 2017 to meet China's President Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-14 11:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's top economic and financial policymakers on Thursday called for the prompt settlement of a labor dispute at Samsung Electronics Co., warning that a possible strike could threaten the country's economy amid a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-14 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top economic and financial policymakers on Thursday called for the prompt settlement of a labor dispute at Samsung Electronics Co., warning that a possible strike could threaten the country's economy amid a semiconductor supercycle.
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[2026-05-14 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump llega el miércoles 13 de mayo de 2026 al Aeropuerto Internacional de Beijing. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-14 11:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the defense ministry said Thursday, amid the allies' apparent different views over the timeline of Seoul retaking wartime command from Washington.
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[2026-05-14 11:02 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China accounted for 44 per cent of the top 50 institutions contributing to the ICLR in Rio de Janeiro, according to analysis
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [ByteDance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China accounted for 44 per cent of the top 50 institutions contributing to the ICLR in Rio de Janeiro, according to analysis
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bored youngster picks up lighter and starts burning paper tissues in workplace; staff and firefighters battle to quell flames
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bored youngster picks up lighter and starts burning paper tissues in workplace; staff and firefighters battle to quell flames
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[2026-05-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier in the first three months of 2026 on robust tax gains, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the defense ministry said Thursday, amid the allies' apparent different views over the timeline of Seoul retaking wartime command from Washington.
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[2026-05-14 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Middle East crisis will come into sharp focus during the Xi-Trump summit as Marco Rubio says it threatens to ‘destabilise Asia’
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[2026-05-14 10:55 UTC+10:00] [Iranian crisis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Middle East crisis will come into sharp focus during the Xi-Trump summit as Marco Rubio says it threatens to ‘destabilise Asia’
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