Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-21 18:04 UTC+10:00] [EVs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CATL’s tech edge and brand safeguard its EV battery lead, though carmakers are seeking alternative suppliers
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[2026-09-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s imports of Russian energy products also rise sharply as Beijing diversifies its energy supplies
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[2026-09-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [LNG] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s imports of Russian energy products also rise sharply as Beijing diversifies its energy supplies
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[2026-09-21 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A police officer once stopped Adel “Big Bird” Anouche in Japan, but not because Anouche had done anything wrong; the officer had simply recognised him.
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[2026-09-21 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Three South Korean military officers have been wounded in an explosion in the western sector of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
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[2026-09-21 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese robotics engineer Wu Yufei says the robots’ rapid learning ability is ‘quite terrifying’.
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[2026-09-21 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean karate fighter An Jeong-eun won the first inter-Korean match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday.
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[2026-09-21 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced a recent report by a U.S.-led multilateral sanctions monitoring team as illegal, accusing it of distorting normal activities as illicit ones and insisting that its overseas labor program constitutes legitimate economic ties with other countries.
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[2026-09-21 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rare airport welcome by Donald Trump will precede talks on trade, tech and other areas of friction during second in-person summit of 2026
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[2026-09-21 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Financial Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rare airport welcome by Donald Trump will precede talks on trade, tech and other areas of friction during second in-person summit of 2026
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[2026-09-21 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- An Hyeon-gi delivered South Korea its first wushu medal at the ongoing Asian Games with his bronze in the men's taijiquan and taijijian event Monday.
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[2026-09-21 17:05 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: From the U.S. green card to the U.K.’s “indefinite leave to remain,” permanent residency in a country that’s not your own can be a prickly issue. Japan is now getting choosier about who gets to stay for good.
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[2026-09-21 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea hammered Mongolia 88-61 on Monday to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament at the ongoing Asian Games.
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[2026-09-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American power grid limits and China’s reliance on overseas chips mean both nations must lean on international cooperation
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[2026-09-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American power grid limits and China’s reliance on overseas chips mean both nations must lean on international cooperation
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[2026-09-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Monday his agency will seek ways to prevent companies from dodging investigations by seeking court injunctions, citing its stalled probe into U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. and Hanwha Group.
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[2026-09-21 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On the OECD's yardstick - defense R&D budget allocations per $1,000 of GDP - the United States spends $3.64. The next country on the list, South Korea, spends $2.06, and nobody else clears a dollar.
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[2026-09-21 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-09-21 16:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Korea Zinc Co., the world's largest refined zinc smelter, said on Monday that its US$7.4 billion U.S. manufacturing project has cleared an environmental impact assessment.
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[2026-09-21 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising sea levels are not an existential threat to China, but their impact on international law could have a knock-on effect in other areas
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[2026-09-21 16:35 UTC+10:00] [International Law Commission] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising sea levels are not an existential threat to China, but their impact on international law could have a knock-on effect in other areas
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[2026-09-21 16:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: From shared meals to family tensions, these series offer a glimpse into the many layers of Korea’s biggest family holiday
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[2026-09-21 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Monday that it is time to "turn the clock forward" on the Korean Peninsula for peace, calling for renewed efforts to revive dialogue with North Korea.
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[2026-09-21 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is rapidly expanding its overseas Korean-language education network, even as a growing number of local partners pull out of the King Sejong Institute program.
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[2026-09-21 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fifth plenary session will be held from October 26 to October 29, according to state media
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[2026-09-21 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fifth plenary session will be held from October 26 to October 29, according to state media
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[2026-09-21 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Herald correspondent
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[2026-09-21 16:11 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Oscar Coggins acknowledges ‘mixed feelings’ as city quartet claim third straight Asiad bronze, athletes hail spirit after injury battles
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[2026-09-21 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-21 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met China's Vice Premier He Lifeng
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[2026-09-21 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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[2026-09-21 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump is due to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week, just before he hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. (Source photos by Reuters and Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-09-21 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mental health support sought as international student numbers rise
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[2026-09-21 15:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-21 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen tomada con un smartphone, el secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, a la izquierda, y el representante comercial de Estados Unidos, Jamieson Greer, se dirigen a la prensa n Nueva York, el domingo 20 de septiembre de 2026. (AP Foto/Matt Sedensky)
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[2026-09-21 15:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Starbucks said Monday it will launch its My Star Coffee campaign, providing up to 1 million cups of coffee to people who contribute to local communities. Starting Sept. 28, every purchase of an eligible brewed coffee will generate one matching cup for donation, and customers who purchase eligible drinks will receive a free size upgrade.
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[2026-09-21 15:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Monday it has launched a pilot program for a 24-hour offshore won settlement network in line with South Korea's efforts to lower barriers for foreign investors.
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[2026-09-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The budget ministry on Monday pledged budget support for the Korea Coast Guard's plan to acquire three additional patrol cutters by 2030 as part of efforts to bolster the country's maritime security.
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[2026-09-21 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Disaster-prone Japan aims to expand overseas sales of emergency preparedness supplies including private shelters, left, and flood barriers. (Photo by Tanizawa Seisakusho and Fuji Kougyo)
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[2026-09-21 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea claimed bronze in the men's 10-meter air rifle team event at the Asian Games on Monday, while two of its shooters missed out on individual medals.
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[2026-09-21 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Lee Bo-mi claimed bronze in women's mixed martial arts (MMA) in the sport's Asian Games debut Monday.
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[2026-09-21 14:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hana Bank issued a $100 million digital bond through Euroclear's blockchain platform, completing the transaction on the same day in a first for Korea's foreign currency bond market.
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[2026-09-21 14:01 UTC+10:00] [International Relations] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: For China’s leader, Xi Jinping, one important goal of his meeting with President Trump this week may be persuading him to keep delaying $14 billion in proposed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
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[2026-09-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average daily trading values on mainland China’s stock markets rose 72 per cent in first eight months of the year
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[2026-09-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average daily trading values on mainland China’s stock markets rose 72 per cent in first eight months of the year
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[2026-09-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists successfully charge batteries and power a LED using lead halide perovskite solar cells in world-first test
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[2026-09-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [perovskite solar cells] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists successfully charge batteries and power a LED using lead halide perovskite solar cells in world-first test
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[2026-09-21 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Turkmen instruments, equestrian dance, handicrafts put cultural exchange alongside summit diplomacy
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[2026-09-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy became more dependent on trade in 2024 amid a strong recovery in the chip industry, central bank data showed Monday.
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