Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 12:52 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to two former defense ministers who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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[2026-05-08 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- HMM Co., South Korea's largest shipping company, said Friday its shareholders approved a plan to relocate the company's headquarters from Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan.
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[2026-05-08 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) opened a second office in mainland China earlier this year, establishing a Shanghai branch to expand dealmaking and attract more Chinese investment into the kingdom, Bloomberg reports.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ex-defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, among the most severe sentences in a years-long purge
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s national postal service will launch a series of commemorative stamps featuring Blackpink next month, it announced Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided on May 8, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a major munitions factory at an undisclosed location, North Korea Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-05-08 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Friday signed an agreement with the Army to strengthen the country's drone security capabilities to improve responses to evolving drone-related threats, according to officials.
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[2026-05-08 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea drew about 220,000 visitors from Japan and China during overlapping early-May holidays, the Culture Ministry said Thursday, a 41 percent jump from a year earlier that officials credited to targeted marketing in both countries.
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[2026-05-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Media reports have speculated about whether the young prince has a girlfriend and his security challenges as a university student
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[2026-05-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Princess Kiko] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Media reports have speculated about whether the young prince has a girlfriend and his security challenges as a university student
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[2026-05-08 11:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Friday it has appointed world-renowned soprano Sumi Jo as cultural cooperation ambassador to help support the global expansion of K-culture.
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[2026-05-08 11:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will exempt additional shipping costs from tariffs on imports rerouted due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, customs authorities said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic state-led investment and low production costs are expected to lift the nation’s manufacturing export share amid deployment of advanced automation
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [robotics industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic state-led investment and low production costs are expected to lift the nation’s manufacturing export share amid deployment of advanced automation
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details, comments in paras 6-7, 11-12, new photo)
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[2026-05-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teenager plunges 168 metres to death as ‘casual’ looking swing staff look on; tragedy sparks calls for better supervision on adventure rides
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[2026-05-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teenager plunges 168 metres to death as ‘casual’ looking swing staff look on; tragedy sparks calls for better supervision on adventure rides
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[2026-05-08 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The Iran war is likely to take center stage in the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping, leaving less scope to resolve issues like tariffs and rare earth supplies.
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[2026-05-08 10:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea plans to deploy a new self-propelled howitzer along its border with South Korea by the end of this year, state media said Friday, as it seeks to bolster its defense capabilities.
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[2026-05-08 10:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea posted its largest-ever monthly current account surplus in March, driven by strong exports amid booming overseas demand for semiconductors, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-08 10:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. brought the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand together in Cebu on Thursday as Asean pushed to prevent renewed fighting over a deadly border dispute that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
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[2026-05-08 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said Friday he will visit Mexico next week as part of a concerted effort to broaden outreach for the resumption of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between South Korea and Mexico.
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[2026-05-08 09:50 UTC+10:00] [Solomon Islands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jeremiah Manele toppled after months of political upheaval in the nation seen as one of China’s closest partners in the Pacific
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[2026-05-08 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details from para 6, new photo)
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[2026-05-08 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to deploy a new self-propelled howitzer along its border with South Korea by the end of this year, state media said Friday, as it seeks to bolster its defense capabilities.
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[2026-05-08 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted its largest-ever monthly current account surplus in March, driven by strong exports amid booming overseas demand for semiconductors, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-05-08 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-05-08 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wu Yize’s victory, following that of Zhao Xintong, underlines the rise of Chinese players and will help broaden snooker’s global appeal
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[2026-05-08 08:45 UTC+10:00] [snooker] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wu Yize’s victory, following that of Zhao Xintong, underlines the rise of Chinese players and will help broaden snooker’s global appeal
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[2026-05-08 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: On a Tokyo street corner, in the pouring rain, a swelling crowd gathered with drenched placards and sodden flags. On one of them was written just two words, in big bold Japanese kanji characters: "No War".
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[2026-05-08 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Constitutional revision should proceed through bipartisan agreement
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[2026-05-08 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Real test behind market surgeRally highlights need for capital market reform in Korea
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[2026-05-08 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Time to weigh risksInflation, debt risks mount as Korea's stock markets celebrate historic highs
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[2026-05-08 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi late last year raised tensions with China. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-08 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For regional governments, strategy is about preserving options. China has read this instinct carefully and given it a diplomatic vocabulary
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[2026-05-08 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For regional governments, strategy is about preserving options. China has read this instinct carefully and given it a diplomatic vocabulary
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[2026-05-08 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, search and rescue workers search through debris at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on March 24, 2022. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP, File)
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[2026-05-08 07:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Wu Yize entered the TNT billiards club to a welcome worthy of a rock star.
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[2026-05-08 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON – The war in Iran looms large over President Trump’s trip to China next week as the US seeks Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help in lowering gas prices but may have to concede ground in the technology war in return.
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[2026-05-08 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As the war in the Middle East intensifies, the world is bracing for a looming energy crisis. Oil and gas prices are rising rapidly as the Strait of Hormuz — the main artery of global energy flows — faces disruptions involving both the US and Iran.
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[2026-05-08 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Solar power generation jumped by 43% during 2025 in China, the leading country for energy transition investments. © Reuters
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it.
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[2026-05-08 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Unrealized gains in corporate rental properties in Japan rose 25% in five years. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-05-08 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Even as numerous international consumer brands shrink their footprints in China, McDonald's is bucking the trend thanks to consumers like Yue Ma.
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[2026-05-08 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peter Wai afuera del Old Bailey en Londres el 24 de mayo de 2024. (Lucy North/PA vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Sherritt International] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Share buyback programs are becoming bigger as corporate Japan embraces capital efficiency. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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