Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-11 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Models stand next to a latest EV car from Chinese automaker BYD showcased at the Auto China 2026, in Beijing, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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[2026-05-11 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron used a two‑day economic summit in Nairobi to defend Europe’s engagement in Africa, drawing a sharp contrast with China’s approach and urging African leaders to take greater responsibility for governance challenges.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fortune-telling has become an appealing escape for youth, helping them navigate mounting pressures of education, career and relationships
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fortune-telling has become an appealing escape for youth, helping them navigate mounting pressures of education, career and relationships
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919 jet, warned there was a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.
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[2026-05-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [C919] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919 jet, warned there was a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.
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[2026-05-11 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Health Commission’s Li Wei pledges support for Hong Kong researchers taking part in major science and technology projects in mainland China
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[2026-05-11 19:54 UTC+10:00] [Tsang Kwok-wai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Health Commission’s Li Wei pledges support for Hong Kong researchers taking part in major science and technology projects in mainland China
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[2026-05-11 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS 4th para; ADDS additional info at bottom, new photo)
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[2026-05-11 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motocicletas pasan ante un cartel que muestra una imagen del fallecido líder supremo de irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, fallecido en ataques de Estados Unidos e Israel el 28 de febrero, con el puño enmarcado entre puños enmarcados de seguidores, en el centro de Teherán, Irán, el miércoles 6 de mayo de 2026.
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[2026-05-11 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The national football governing body has submitted a formal request asking the government to allow a North Korean women's football team to visit South Korea for an international match, officials said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities were responding to the massive scale of supporter-organised celebrations in various cities for table tennis star Wang Chuqin
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities were responding to the massive scale of supporter-organised celebrations in various cities for table tennis star Wang Chuqin
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[2026-05-11 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Grace Drexel felt a “glimmer of hope” when President Trump said he would bring up her father’s detention in China when he meets with President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week.
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[2026-05-11 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-11 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-05-11 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Grief over the death of a high school student in a suspected random stabbing attack is spreading across South Korea, with students nationwide issuing statements.
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[2026-05-11 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Yields on U.S. Treasurys moved higher at the start of a new trading week as traders monitored geopolitical developments around the Middle East conflict ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with China premier Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week.
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[2026-05-11 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Government to sell 1 trillion won NXC stake, expects tax revenue and FX inflows
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[2026-05-11 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Kim Jin-ill, a professor of economics at Korea University, has been recommended as a new member of the Bank of Korea (BOK)'s monetary policy board, the central bank said Monday.
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[2026-05-11 18:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GMC said Monday it launched its flagship all-electric SUV, the GMC Hummer EV SUV, in South Korea, marking an expansion of General Motors' premium brand lineup in the country.
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[2026-05-11 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean wildlife authorities will hand over 28 turtles from four endangered species to Vietnam on Tuesday, returning them to the country from which they were smuggled.
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[2026-05-11 18:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese tourists visiting South Korea will soon be able to hail local taxis through China’s ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing and its DiDi app.
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[2026-05-11 18:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Fair Trade Commission and Korea Consumer Agency issued a consumer safety alert Monday following a rise in swallowing and choking accidents involving infants and older adults.
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[2026-05-11 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move underscores strategy by China’s technology firms to revamp their flagship e-commerce platforms via an accelerating AI push.
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[2026-05-11 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Move underscores strategy by China’s technology firms to revamp their flagship e-commerce platforms via an accelerating AI push.
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[2026-05-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South African trade is pivoting to China as US tariffs bite, but Chinese industrial dominance poses a new dilemma
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[2026-05-11 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South African trade is pivoting to China as US tariffs bite, but Chinese industrial dominance poses a new dilemma
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[2026-05-11 17:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Senior museum officials from Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand are gathering in Korea this week to discuss AI-driven cultural exchange and ways to strengthen heritage partnerships between Korea and ASEAN member states.
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[2026-05-11 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank plans to develop and manufacture battery cells and battery energy storage systems that will first be used for its own AI data centers.
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[2026-05-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China behind only US and UK in ranking, reflecting the country’s ‘major scale’ in AI, biotechnology and talent, says Deep Knowledge Consortium
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[2026-05-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Boston] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China behind only US and UK in ranking, reflecting the country’s ‘major scale’ in AI, biotechnology and talent, says Deep Knowledge Consortium
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[2026-05-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok presided over a meeting Monday to discuss how to carry out South Korea's official development assistance (ODA) over the next five years, including strategies for aid in the healthcare and cultural sectors, his office said.
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[2026-05-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea aims to strengthen the cultural capabilities of the recipients of Seoul's foreign aid, leveraging its status as a global cultural powerhouse, the government announced Monday.
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[2026-05-11 16:56 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One lawmaker says officials didn’t reveal exact number of licences set to be issued, but indicated it would not be as high as ride-hailing platforms proposed
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[2026-05-11 16:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-05-11 16:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-05-11 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The idea of a ‘nighttime crying cafe’, which appeared in an online comic nearly a decade ago, is now gaining real-world traction
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[2026-05-11 16:44 UTC+10:00] [Yonakigoya] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The idea of a ‘nighttime crying cafe’, which appeared in an online comic nearly a decade ago, is now gaining real-world traction
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[2026-05-11 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Brokerages, asset managers race for September trading overhaul, while unions warn of heavier workloads, unresolved ETF rules
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[2026-05-11 16:36 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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[2026-05-11 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Taiwan is confident in the stable development of its ties with the US but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when US President Donald Trump visits China this week, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday.
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[2026-05-11 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Colombia showcased its vibrant floral industry at the 2026 International Horticulture Goyang Korea festival.
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[2026-05-11 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s standing forces have shrunk by 20 per cent in the past six years to 450,000 amid a record-low birth rate
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[2026-05-11 16:03 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s standing forces have shrunk by 20 per cent in the past six years to 450,000 amid a record-low birth rate
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[2026-05-11 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fewer than 1.7 million couples tied the knot in the first quarter, the lowest total for the same period since lockdown-dominated 2020
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[2026-05-11 16:01 UTC+10:00] [healthcare systems] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fewer than 1.7 million couples tied the knot in the first quarter, the lowest total for the same period since lockdown-dominated 2020
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[2026-05-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Diamond-shaped ceramic tiles arranged at 45-degree angles could be used for body armour, vehicles and armed helicopters, researchers say
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[2026-05-11 16:00 UTC+10:00] [steel penetrators] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Diamond-shaped ceramic tiles arranged at 45-degree angles could be used for body armour, vehicles and armed helicopters, researchers say
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