Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With Brent surging to a new post war high overnight, rising as high as $125 on fear of an imminent resumption of hostilities in Iran, which dragged yields higher, and also pushed the USDJPY above 160 for the first time since late March, overnight Japan made clear - again - it wouldn't take it any more, with the usual round of jawboning.
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates
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[2026-05-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [nuclear breakout] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates
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[2026-04-30 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued a verbal warning about the yen's weakness on Thursday. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-04-30 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued a verbal warning about the yen's weakness on Thursday. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-04-30 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Panama Canal has emerged as the latest maritime flashpoint, with the United States and China exchanging barbs in recent weeks over influence in what is one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
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[2026-04-30 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Plans are under way to add three more modules to the Chinese facility but no timeline has been released to complete the work
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[2026-04-30 23:00 UTC+10:00] [ISS] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Plans are under way to add three more modules to the Chinese facility but no timeline has been released to complete the work
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[2026-04-30 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will dispatch a special envoy to Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain to strengthen cooperation with the Middle Eastern nations amid supply disruptions caused by the ongoing war in the region, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid talk of cities like Beijing and Shanghai hosting UN functions as the US withdraws, Hong Kong must ensure it is part of the conversation
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[2026-04-30 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Columbia University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid talk of cities like Beijing and Shanghai hosting UN functions as the US withdraws, Hong Kong must ensure it is part of the conversation
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[2026-04-30 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, poses for photos with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Cai Yang/Xinhua via AP)
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[2026-04-30 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- HMM Co., South Korea's largest shipping firm, said Thursday its management and labor union have agreed to relocate the company's headquarters in Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan.
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[2026-04-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Research must penetrate into the conflicts reshaping the United States and be driven by China’s national interests, academic writes
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[2026-04-30 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Research must penetrate into the conflicts reshaping the United States and be driven by China’s national interests, academic writes
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[2026-04-30 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US is set to pitch foreign governments on a new initiative for controlling the Strait of Hormuz, with participation explicitly excluding “adversaries” Russia and China, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-30 21:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Arts Council Korea said it has begun recruiting writers for the second half of its Arko Literary Residency program.
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[2026-04-30 21:13 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 30, 2026 21:13 | News
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[2026-04-30 21:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday called for stronger energy security cooperation with South Korea amid the uneven impact of the ongoing Middle East crisis on the Asia-Pacific region, saying the two countries should continue to serve as reliable energy suppliers for each other.
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 21:03 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’
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[2026-04-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines and threatening profits. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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[2026-04-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations
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[2026-04-30 21:02 UTC+10:00] [Jiangsu province] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China aims to solve its graduate jobs crisis by sending academic students to vocational school. But many young people remain sceptical
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China aims to solve its graduate jobs crisis by sending academic students to vocational school. But many young people remain sceptical
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[2026-04-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Until Japan’s capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869, the country’s emperors ruled from Kyoto’s Imperial Palace for 11 centuries. During that millennium, the city flowered with dozens of shrines, temples and castles built in a rhapsodic variety of East Asian vernaculars: some meditative and simple, some with towering Chinese-style pagodas, others wrapped in gold.
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[2026-04-30 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: OPEC will lose the United Arab Emirates, one of its biggest producers, from May 1. © Reuters
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[2026-04-30 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with foreign ministers' talks in lead, paras 2, 10-11; CHANGES photos)
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington under Trump is eager to secure alternative supplies, but Beijing’s dominance appears too strong to break soon, observers say
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Phalaborwa Rare Earth Project] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington under Trump is eager to secure alternative supplies, but Beijing’s dominance appears too strong to break soon, observers say
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centenarian with flawless skin is oldest person in her residential community; passes full-body health checks with flying colours
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[2026-04-30 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Centenarian with flawless skin is oldest person in her residential community; passes full-body health checks with flying colours
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[2026-04-30 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued verbal warnings against the weak yen on Thursday. (Photo by Jo Ishibuchi)
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[2026-04-30 19:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hello, everyone! This is Lauly, your host for this week's #techAsia. I just came back from a weekend trip with my college friends to the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, my favorite one on this island. Tech industry people know it as the place where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. produces its cutting-edge chips, but the city is also a beautiful place where four centuries of history and modernity seamlessly intertwine.
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[2026-04-30 19:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's five major banking groups pledged to commit a combined 1 trillion won ($675.3 million) to support the country's venture and startup ecosystem, joining a government-led push to revive venture investment with private capital.
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[2026-04-30 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will host an event commemorating Labor Day on Friday at Cheong Wa Dae with South Korea's two major umbrella labor unions, the presidential office said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Pakistan discussed ways Thursday to accelerate negotiations on a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to boost trade and investment, Seoul's trade ministry said.
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[2026-04-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pacts include airworthiness standards for long-haul aircraft, together with Hong Kong and Macau, aiding efforts to expand international operations for Comac’s jets
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[2026-04-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pacts include airworthiness standards for long-haul aircraft, together with Hong Kong and Macau, aiding efforts to expand international operations for Comac’s jets
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[2026-04-30 18:56 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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[2026-04-30 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from presidential office in paras 7-8)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-04-30 18:38 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: NEW YORK – A Chinese diplomat pledged to "resolutely prevent Japan from acquiring nuclear weapons" at a review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) on Wednesday, calling on the international community to "stay on high alert."
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[2026-04-30 18:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean’s annual meat consumption produces greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to about 10 flights across the country and back, a report showed Wednesday, highlighting the heavy climate footprint of Korea’s meat-heavy diet.
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027
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[2026-04-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Kim Woo-hyun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027
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[2026-04-30 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The king’s present – which came just days after the third assassination attempt on Trump – is a Chinese homophone for ‘attending the dying’
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[2026-04-30 18:23 UTC+10:00] [Weibo] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The king’s present – which came just days after the third assassination attempt on Trump – is a Chinese homophone for ‘attending the dying’
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[2026-04-30 18:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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