Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-04 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan, Britain and other nations have pledged millions to the new scheme, as China’s dominance of critical minerals sector faces fresh challenge
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[2026-05-04 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Canberra] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan, Britain and other nations have pledged millions to the new scheme, as China’s dominance of critical minerals sector faces fresh challenge
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[2026-05-04 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONGKONG, China — The Asian Tour said Monday it would tighten its rules review process after a decision at the weekend saw South Korea's Hur In-hoi at the centre of a major row.
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[2026-05-04 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONGKONG, China — The Asian Tour said Monday it would tighten its rules review process after a decision at the weekend saw South Korea's Hur In-hoi at the centre of a major row.
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[2026-05-04 18:06 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The yen jumped in Asia on Monday, as traders remained on edge over the potential for Japanese authorities to step back into the market after last week’s intervention to curb declines.
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[2026-05-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city, once home to thousands of Jewish refugees, will be one of the first places in East Asia where the songs are brought back to life
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[2026-05-04 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Yiddish songs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city, once home to thousands of Jewish refugees, will be one of the first places in East Asia where the songs are brought back to life
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[2026-05-04 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAMYANGJU, South Korea, May 4 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday issued arrest warrants for two men accused of fatally assaulting film director Kim Chang-min, more than six months after his death.
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[2026-05-04 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of employed foreign residents in South Korea had surpassed 1.1 million as of May last year, a report said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., said Monday its sales rose nearly 15 percent from a year earlier in April, supported by solid overseas demand.
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[2026-05-04 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean unit of France's Renault S.A., said Monday its April sales plunged more than 40 percent from a year earlier on poor demand in both the domestic and overseas markets.
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[2026-05-04 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANBERRA, Australia — 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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[2026-05-04 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) Co. said Monday that it has secured a 505 billion-won (US$ 343 million) deal to build three gas tankers.
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[2026-05-04 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xiaomi’s EV unit gathers pace with April deliveries topping 30,000, but analysts say profits may lag as subsidies and costs weigh
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[2026-05-04 17:15 UTC+10:00] [sedan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xiaomi’s EV unit gathers pace with April deliveries topping 30,000, but analysts say profits may lag as subsidies and costs weigh
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[2026-05-04 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's decision to send its women's club to South Korea for the regional football semifinal this month has been drawing attention to whether it could serve as a chance to ease strained inter-Korean ties, analysts said Monday.
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[2026-05-04 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- China's top envoy to North Korea has visited a key taekwondo facility in Pyongyang to highlight the importance of sports exchanges involving the traditional Korean martial art between the two countries, according to the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang on Monday.
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[2026-05-04 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The global oil supply squeeze from shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the United States-Israeli war on Iran is having an “enormous impact” across the Asia Pacific, Japan’s prime minister warns.
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[2026-05-04 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs
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[2026-05-04 16:38 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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[2026-05-04 16:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Honda’s exit opens door as BYD rises, Zeekr, Xpeng go premium in Korea
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[2026-05-04 16:32 UTC+10:00] [Football] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Visit will be the first time a North Korean women’s football team has competed on southern soil since the 2014 Incheon Asian Games
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[2026-05-04 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bread lovers who would normally travel across the country for a taste of Korea’s most-loved baked goods may not have to go so far this month. For three days, some of the country’s most popular bakeries will gather in one place in Seoul.
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[2026-05-04 16:17 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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[2026-05-04 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Japan’s military will expand the test firing of missiles and other advanced weapons in Australia as part of a suite of agreements struck during a visit to Canberra by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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[2026-05-04 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Eight firms launch Samsung, SK hynix ETFs as fee caps shift battle to execution
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[2026-05-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economic ambitions are the priority, says official with project that Washington has framed as de-risking mineral supply chains from Beijing
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[2026-05-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Nairobi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economic ambitions are the priority, says official with project that Washington has framed as de-risking mineral supply chains from Beijing
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[2026-05-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Good Samaritan ride-hailing hero braves dense smoke driving at snail’s pace through 10km-long tunnel with injured man’s leg dangling from car
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[2026-05-04 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Good Samaritan ride-hailing hero braves dense smoke driving at snail’s pace through 10km-long tunnel with injured man’s leg dangling from car
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[2026-05-04 15:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's Lee Do-hyun won a silver medal in men's bouldering at the opening event of the 2026 IFSC World Climbing Series.
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[2026-05-04 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nearly a week after Chinese milk tea brand Chagee opened its first three stores in Korea, the lines haven't got any shorter.
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[2026-05-04 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, right, is greeted by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra, Australia, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-05-04 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Ryoo Sang-dai, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), has said it is time to consider a rate hike, citing the country's better-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter.
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[2026-05-04 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court has broadened the scope for recognizing deathbed wills written down by others, ruling that a person’s limited ability to communicate does not necessarily invalidate a will made outside standard forms such as handwritten, recorded or notarized wills.
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[2026-05-04 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Children’s Day shopping in South Korea is revealing a generational divide, with parents leaning toward practical gifts and grandparents gravitating toward collectibles that could become more valuable over time.
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[2026-05-04 15:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea on Monday denounced Japan’s move to revise its three key national security documents aimed at strengthening defense capabilities and increasing defense spending, calling it “a blatant challenge to international peace and humanity.”
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[2026-05-04 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Only 2.4% of vehicles eligible, as 85 illegal activation attempts recorded
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[2026-05-04 15:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-04 15:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Recent court decision renews debate over cross-border taxation, fairness concerns as domestic firms pay more
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[2026-05-04 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Uzbekistan talks underway, as Singapore, Thailand come under review
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