Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-30 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: South Korean market authorities are weighing a more aggressive plan to stabilize the Kospi after July's record selloff sent the main equity index slicing through its 50-, 100- and 200-day moving averages like butter.
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[2026-07-30 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging operational costs and strained municipal budgets are forcing mainland transit authorities to review long-suppressed fares
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[2026-07-30 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Shentong Metro] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Surging operational costs and strained municipal budgets are forcing mainland transit authorities to review long-suppressed fares
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[2026-07-30 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The woman was being escorted out of the venue by security staff after she was accused of cutting into a queue.
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[2026-07-30 21:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bae Jae-kyu, CEO of Korea Investment Management and widely regarded as the "father" of South Korea's exchange-traded fund market, said Thursday that single-stock leveraged products tracking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix should be allowed to fade out naturally rather than be forcibly delisted.
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[2026-07-30 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Emirates Flight EK302 from Dubai was forced to divert to Hangzhou because of stormy weather that made landing at Pudong Airport too dangerous.
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[2026-07-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Timothy Lafaele starred for Japan at 2019 Rugby World Cup, but now, under new rules for the local league, he is not sure whether he belongs
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[2026-07-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Timothy Lafaele starred for Japan at 2019 Rugby World Cup, but now, under new rules for the local league, he is not sure whether he belongs
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[2026-07-30 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un centro de datos, fotografiado en Fráncfort, Alemania, el 22 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Michael Probst, archivo)
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[2026-07-30 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Story amasses 24 million views; while some praise Cui for upholding moral standards, others question role of employers in personal matters
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[2026-07-30 20:42 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Story amasses 24 million views; while some praise Cui for upholding moral standards, others question role of employers in personal matters
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[2026-07-30 20:32 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stressed Thursday the significance of resuming a program for former residents of Russian-held Pacific islands to visit their ancestors’ graves there.
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[2026-07-30 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing urges United Nations commission not to consider the Philippines’ filing to extend its continental shelf in the South China Sea
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[2026-07-30 20:28 UTC+10:00] [Manila] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing urges United Nations commission not to consider the Philippines’ filing to extend its continental shelf in the South China Sea
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[2026-07-30 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Nigerian police on Wednesday said they had arrested and deported a Chinese man who had trafficked 12 tonnes of pangolin scales to China.
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[2026-07-30 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO — Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering huge relief on social media.
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[2026-07-30 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A customer shops for food at a Tokyo supermarket in 2025. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-07-30 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -A data centre is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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[2026-07-30 19:50 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 30, 2026 19:50 | News
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[2026-07-30 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUMAMOTO — Japanese emergency workers searched tirelessly for survivors at a wrecked shopping mall on Thursday, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 34 and tens of thousands were left without power in punishing heat.
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[2026-07-30 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday it plans to carry out additional measures to cool the single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) "as early as possible."
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[2026-07-30 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, South Korea, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean table tennis mixed doubles players Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon said Thursday they will take aim at the biggest prize at this year's Asian Games in Japan.
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[2026-07-30 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-30 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Beijing has turned more cautious on its growth outlook for second half of 2026, betting on bond funding and infrastructure spending to keep the economy ticking. © Reuters
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[2026-07-30 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buyers in both domestic and international markets submit requests for vessels as the industry’s momentum continues
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[2026-07-30 19:13 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai port] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buyers in both domestic and international markets submit requests for vessels as the industry’s momentum continues
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[2026-07-30 19:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing translation and interpretation, as well as strategic input for planning efforts, at the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker repeatedly referred to the Korea Football Association as "KFC," the initials of the global fried chicken franchise, during a parliamentary hearing Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese tech giants and frontier AI labs are locked in a parallel race, escalating capital expenditure to match US and domestic rivals
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[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese tech giants and frontier AI labs are locked in a parallel race, escalating capital expenditure to match US and domestic rivals
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[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday it has participated in a trial involving real-value transactions on a digital currency platform under an international project exploring the use of tokenization in wholesale cross-border payments.
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[2026-07-30 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: REWRITES lead, headline; RESTORES previous material; ADDS photo)By Oh Seok-min and Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-07-30 18:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Hallyu-era TV star plays a mystery man in Daishi Matsunaga's 'Criminal,' now streaming on Prime Video
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[2026-07-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [Rescues] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan this week has risen to 34, local officials said on Thursday, as rescuers braved sweltering heat and raced to find survivors under the rubble two days after the temblor.
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[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption
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[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [China economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption
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[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Suzu Hirose is an all but ubiquitous presence in the Japanese entertainment industry these days.
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[2026-07-30 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Poll shows dentists in the city must treat about four patients per month for complications after they received dental care across the border.
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[2026-07-30 18:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-07-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s electric car giant plans to unveil the humanoids at its Di Space showrooms within weeks, as it takes on Elon Musk’s firm in physical AI
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[2026-07-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s electric car giant plans to unveil the humanoids at its Di Space showrooms within weeks, as it takes on Elon Musk’s firm in physical AI
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[2026-07-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Specialised features of preserved 240 million-year-old skeleton suggest water-dwelling archosaurs existed earlier than originally thought
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[2026-07-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Specialised features of preserved 240 million-year-old skeleton suggest water-dwelling archosaurs existed earlier than originally thought
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[2026-07-30 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with film exceeding 1 million admissions in paras 1-6; RECASTS headline)
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[2026-07-30 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is in talks with the U.S. military to gain access to an air base south of Seoul for a safety inspection, sources said Thursday, following a recent toxic chemical leak inside the compound.
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[2026-07-30 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hi everyone! This is Cheng Ting-Fang, your #techAsia host for this week, saying hello from Taipei!
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[2026-07-30 17:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Victims and bereaved families of the alleged massacres of Vietnamese civilians by the South Korean military during the Vietnam War filed a second petition with South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Thursday seeking a truth investigation.
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[2026-07-30 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Michelle Steel testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to South Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20. © Reuters
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[2026-07-30 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with arrival, remarks; CHANGES headline, lead, photo)By Oh Seok-min and Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-07-30 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hiroshima City Waterworks Bureau staff fill a Japan Self-Defense Forces water supply truck in Uki, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 30. A major earthquake that struck the prefecture on July 28 continues to affect business operations. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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