Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-05 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuTuesday, 5 Mayloading
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[2026-05-05 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordTuesday, 5 Mayloading
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[2026-05-05 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchTuesday, 5 Mayloading
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[2026-05-05 02:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANBERRA - A global oil supply squeeze is inflicting an “enormous impact” on the Asia-Pacific region, Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday.
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-05 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused China of “funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism”, referring to Iran, saying that Beijing should help Washington in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-05 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said Monday that it will hold public hearings this week concerning its trade investigations into South Korea, China, Japan and 13 other countries related to "structural" excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors.
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[2026-05-05 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAOAG, Ilocos Norte — Over 800 combined Philippine, United States and Japanese forces on Monday (May 4) showed a massive display of integrated firepower in intercepting targets from air, land and sea during a coastal defense wargame as part of Exercise Balikatan 41-2026.
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea's foreign ministry reported on Monday that an “explosion and fire” struck a carrier owned by Korean shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz near the UAE while it was attempting to pass through.
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a bloated UN to ‘red carpet’ visas for Chinese spies, here are highlights from our correspondents in the second half of April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Pentagon] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a bloated UN to ‘red carpet’ visas for Chinese spies, here are highlights from our correspondents in the second half of April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:30 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a possible Trump-Iran joint venture to Russia-China talks, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in April 2026
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Qatar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen’s retail sales barely rose in the first quarter despite strong GDP growth, a sign of the Chinese tech hub’s unbalanced development
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[2026-05-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [retail sales] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhen’s retail sales barely rose in the first quarter despite strong GDP growth, a sign of the Chinese tech hub’s unbalanced development
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[2026-05-04 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korea is checking intelligence that reported a South Korean-flagged vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, Yonhap News reported on Monday.
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[2026-05-04 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL/BUSAN, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is verifying reports of a possible attack on a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 23:26 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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[2026-05-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership
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[2026-05-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ITIF argues that regional sales help finance domestic R&D and block local rivals, while warning that a full exit would be a self-inflicted wound to innovation leadership
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[2026-05-04 22:58 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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[2026-05-04 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Military forces from the Philippines, the United States, and Japan conduct high-intensity Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise on May 4, 2026, at the La Paz Sand Dunes in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. The joint maneuvers, featured a massive display of integrated firepower including HIMARS rocket systems, Apache Longbow attack helicopters, and 105mm howitzers.
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[2026-05-04 22:51 UTC+10:00] [5G] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The European Commission is blocking EU funding for solar panel inverters from what it considers high-risk vendors like China's tech giant Huawei, it confirmed on Monday.
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[2026-05-04 22:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: COPENHAGEN - Eight people adopted by Danish citizens from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are suing Denmark for allegedly denying them the right to their identity, origin and family life, their lawyer said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures whipsawed and crude oil spiked higher as tensions flared up again in the Middle East, taking the focus off a run of strong earnings by megacap tech companies. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.2% from Friday's record highs, falling as much as 0.5% just minutes earlier after Iran’s Fars agency claimed two missiles hit an American patrol boat, before erasing most of the declines after the US denied a ship was hit.
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[2026-05-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states
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[2026-05-04 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Serbia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The proposed legislation is seen as discriminatory to China and could also hurt Chinese interests in non-EU European states
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[2026-05-04 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government-backed lab says China-chip compatibility will support secure, local AI use as it explores overseas expansion
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[2026-05-04 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government-backed lab says China-chip compatibility will support secure, local AI use as it explores overseas expansion
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[2026-05-04 20:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales of EVs fall 11 per cent year on year in April to 614,000 units – but foreign markets are providing a boost
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[2026-05-04 20:59 UTC+10:00] [Chery Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales of EVs fall 11 per cent year on year in April to 614,000 units – but foreign markets are providing a boost
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[2026-05-04 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The visit by Naegohyang Women’s FC to South Korea’s Suwon for a competitive match does not signal a thaw in inter-Korea ties, analysts say
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[2026-05-04 20:14 UTC+10:00] [Asia Football Federation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The visit by Naegohyang Women’s FC to South Korea’s Suwon for a competitive match does not signal a thaw in inter-Korea ties, analysts say
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[2026-05-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Security fears drive tit-for-tat frameworks that are increasingly contradictory, leaving global companies to face a dual-compliance burden
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[2026-05-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Nuctech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Security fears drive tit-for-tat frameworks that are increasingly contradictory, leaving global companies to face a dual-compliance burden
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[2026-05-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Risk-taking inventor who suffered horrific injuries in explosion and built his own ‘secret’ laboratory is shooting for the stars
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[2026-05-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Risk-taking inventor who suffered horrific injuries in explosion and built his own ‘secret’ laboratory is shooting for the stars
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[2026-05-04 19:38 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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[2026-05-04 19:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Eased regulations include longer workcation stays on Jeju Island, new category in skilled worker visa
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[2026-05-04 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ardea has surged onto the strategic stage with its giant Goongarrie Hub singled out in a high-level Australia-Japan joint statement on elevated critical minerals cooperation.
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[2026-05-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New initiative lets consumers use home-grown apps like Alipay for cross-border payments – supporting Beijing’s push to expand regional financial links
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[2026-05-04 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New initiative lets consumers use home-grown apps like Alipay for cross-border payments – supporting Beijing’s push to expand regional financial links
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[2026-05-04 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace said Monday it has increased its stake in Korea Aerospace Industries to above five percent, signaling deeper strategic cooperation in global exports and defense projects.
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[2026-05-04 18:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GM Korea said Monday it sold 47,760 vehicles in April, up 14.7 percent from a year earlier, driven by strong overseas demand for its compact sport utility vehicles.
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[2026-05-04 18:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kia said Monday it sold 277,188 vehicles worldwide in April, up 1 percent from a year earlier, with strong domestic demand helping it surpass its sibling Hyundai Motor in Korea for the first time since joining the group.
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[2026-05-04 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s relative resilience to the energy shock and its cheap and abundant electricity supply are an advantage in the AI race
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[2026-05-04 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Morgan Stanley] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s relative resilience to the energy shock and its cheap and abundant electricity supply are an advantage in the AI race
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[2026-05-04 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean women's football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.
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