Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-07 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-05-07 14:39 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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[2026-05-07 14:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Health authorities said Thursday they had confirmed South Korea’s first locally detected human case of Oz virus infection, a tick-borne disease previously found here only in an imported case.
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[2026-05-07 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Low-paid, female-dominated workforce faces chronic shortages, robot replacements remain limited
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[2026-05-07 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Handling seafood with bare hands or eating it raw said to increase risk of exposure to pathogen first found in shrimp
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[2026-05-07 14:00 UTC+10:00] [aquatic animals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Handling seafood with bare hands or eating it raw said to increase risk of exposure to pathogen first found in shrimp
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[2026-05-07 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) on Thursday assessed that investors are funneling their positive returns from stock investment into the local property market instead of on consumption.
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[2026-05-07 13:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Workers at semiconductor plants in China operated by South Korean chipmakers are reportedly demanding higher bonuses, as expectations grow for windfall payouts at their headquarters in Korea.
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[2026-05-07 13:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Midea looks to tap into the debt market to fund its overseas expansion and boost offshore liquidity amid rising sentiment on the stock.
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[2026-05-07 13:49 UTC+10:00] [Midea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Midea looks to tap into the debt market to fund its overseas expansion and boost offshore liquidity amid rising sentiment on the stock.
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[2026-05-07 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A South Korean appeals court has reduced the sentence of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo by eight years for crimes relating to ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law.
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[2026-05-07 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South Korean firm had seen its market share in mainland China dwindle amid intense competition from a slew of domestic rivals
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[2026-05-07 12:48 UTC+10:00] [Samsung Electronics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South Korean firm had seen its market share in mainland China dwindle amid intense competition from a slew of domestic rivals
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[2026-05-07 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares in Japanese tech-focused investment giant SoftBank Group soared 16.5% Thursday, amid a broader tech-fueled rally that saw Japan's Nikkei 225 surge to record highs.
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[2026-05-07 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras)
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Tokyo] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Doubao’s pay plans mark a turning point for China’s chatbot sector, but user reluctance raises doubts about their viability
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[2026-05-07 11:59 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Doubao’s pay plans mark a turning point for China’s chatbot sector, but user reluctance raises doubts about their viability
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[2026-05-07 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global supply shocks have intensified in recent months – reaffirming Beijing’s years-long strategy
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[2026-05-07 11:30 UTC+10:00] [China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network Corporation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global supply shocks have intensified in recent months – reaffirming Beijing’s years-long strategy
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[2026-05-07 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since withdrawing from the non-proliferation treaty in 2003, North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests and built up an arsenal of warheads
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[2026-05-07 11:23 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Since withdrawing from the non-proliferation treaty in 2003, North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests and built up an arsenal of warheads
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[2026-05-07 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will continue to pursue its "peaceful coexistence" policy aimed at establishing peace with North Korea despite Pyongyang's recent constitutional revision viewed to be aimed at distancing itself from the South, the presidential office said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage said Thursday it has formally signed a contract with internet giant Kakao Corp. to acquire the country's No. 2 search engine, Daum.
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[2026-05-07 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue to pursue its "peaceful coexistence" policy aimed at establishing peace with North Korea despite Pyongyang's recent constitutional revision viewed to be aimed at distancing itself from the South, the presidential office said Thursday.
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New study suggests alterations in gut microbiota, gene expression and metabolism, with some effects persisting in offspring
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Frontiers in Nutrition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New study suggests alterations in gut microbiota, gene expression and metabolism, with some effects persisting in offspring
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmakers’ profit margin stood at 3.2 per cent in the first quarter, versus 6 per cent for downstream industrial firms, according to CPCA
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [CATL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmakers’ profit margin stood at 3.2 per cent in the first quarter, versus 6 per cent for downstream industrial firms, according to CPCA
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to Chinese tradition, the manner in which a person does their garment up can have consequences, from bad luck to taking a beating
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[2026-05-07 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: According to Chinese tradition, the manner in which a person does their garment up can have consequences, from bad luck to taking a beating
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[2026-05-07 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: North Korea’s envoy to the United Nations has declared that Pyongyang will not be bound by any treaty on atomic weapons and that no external pressure will change its status as a nuclear-armed state.
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[2026-05-07 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- For a while early in the ongoing Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, Doosan Bears outfielder Daz Cameron looked lost at the plate. On April 5, he struck out four times in all four at-bats, for instance. In 11 games between that day and April 18, Cameron went 8-for-45 with 16 strikeouts while only drawing two walks.
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[2026-05-07 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan were to hold their first "two-plus-two" vice-ministerial talks between their foreign and defense ministries in Seoul on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation on a range of security issues of mutual interest, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-05-07 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang has dropped references to ‘national reunification’ and redefined borders in its revised constitution
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[2026-05-07 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Korea Institute for National Unification] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pyongyang has dropped references to ‘national reunification’ and redefined borders in its revised constitution
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[2026-05-07 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyers of Lu Jianwang, who has lived in the US for decades, said the alleged covert police station was just a community centre
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[2026-05-07 09:40 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawyers of Lu Jianwang, who has lived in the US for decades, said the alleged covert police station was just a community centre
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[2026-05-07 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The first road bridge connecting allies North Korea and Russia is nearing completion, satellite images analysed by BBC Verify show.
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[2026-05-07 09:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's first plans to invest in the United States under a bilateral trade deal can be announced after a relevant law goes into effect in June, Seoul's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-07 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s safety record has improved but concerns persist about under-reporting and uneven compliance
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[2026-05-07 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s safety record has improved but concerns persist about under-reporting and uneven compliance
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[2026-05-07 09:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea is not bound under any circumstances by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, its representative to the United Nations said in a statement released Thursday, calling any attempt to force Pyongyang to fulfill treaty obligations a "wanton violation" of international law.
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[2026-05-07 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Hong Jung-kyu
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[2026-05-07 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Cash is the most preferred gift for Parents’ Day in South Korea, highlighting a continued shift toward practical forms of giving.
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[2026-05-07 08:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with remarks from an English language version of the statement, more info, minor changes throughout; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-07 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Trade, Taiwan and global tensions will likely top President Donald Trump’s agenda when he travels to China next week for a two-day summit.
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[2026-05-07 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Public questions ruling party over special counsel bill allowing indictment withdrawals
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[2026-05-07 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Priority should be safe return of Namu, crewIranian Embassy rebuffs any military involvement in explosion on Korean-operated ship in the Strait of Hormuz
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