Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ● Updated Law: Customs Act
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[2026-04-30 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Advocates, lawyers say job-change restrictions leave migrant workers with too few ways out of abuse
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[2026-04-30 15:25 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taiwanese officials have accused firms in China of attempting to evade import restrictions by rerouting vegetables through neighbouring Vietnam
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[2026-04-30 14:46 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 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Technicians work at Zhejiang Youlai Biotechnology Co. in Hangzhou on April 16. China's pharmaceutical sector is attracting global interest. © AP
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[2026-04-30 14:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s national soccer team has already secured at least $12.5 million for qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America next June.
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[2026-04-30 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will mark its first Labor Day on Friday, ending more than six decades in which the May 1 holiday was officially known as Workers’ Day.
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[2026-04-30 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo has offered to give Delhi the plans to its US$500-million Mogami-class ship so that it can be built in India using Japanese materials
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[2026-04-30 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Arabian Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo has offered to give Delhi the plans to its US$500-million Mogami-class ship so that it can be built in India using Japanese materials
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[2026-04-30 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JAL and ANA aircraft park at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2023. Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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[2026-04-30 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JAL and ANA aircraft park at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2023. Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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[2026-04-30 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Countries respond to massive economic pain with accelerating demand for Chinese PV products but will they maintain the pace?
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[2026-04-30 14:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Countries respond to massive economic pain with accelerating demand for Chinese PV products but will they maintain the pace?
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[2026-04-30 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Despite record losses, Shenzhen Metro said its operations, cash flow and debt-servicing ability remain unaffected. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Suzuki, Getty Images and Reuters)
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[2026-04-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tugboats push a crude oil tanker into position at a pier handling oil imports in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
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[2026-04-30 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: GYERYONG, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Army is reviewing deploying "suicide drones" to battalion-level units as part of its modernization push, according to Army officials.
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[2026-04-30 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One of the pachyderms reportedly suffered a damaged tusk at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka
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[2026-04-30 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Wildlife and National Parks Department] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One of the pachyderms reportedly suffered a damaged tusk at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka
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[2026-04-30 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States has become the largest exporter of naphtha to South Korea following the outbreak of the Iran conflict, the industry ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: UIWANG, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at an apartment in Uiwang, just south of Seoul, on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two others, officials said.
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[2026-04-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's homegrown app marketplace One Store said Thursday it will evolve into an “all-in-one store,” bringing app downloads, payments and instant-play games onto a single platform as the company marks its 10th anniversary.
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[2026-04-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Ryoo Sang-dai, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), will attend the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and gatherings of ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, next week, the central bank said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign tourist arrivals in South Korea surpassed pre-pandemic levels in March, data showed Thursday, driven in part by fans coming to attend a landmark concert in Seoul to mark the long-awaited comeback of K-pop supergroup BTS.
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[2026-04-30 12:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will remove the term “out-of-wedlock child” from government forms used in child welfare administration, as authorities move to update official language in line with changing views on family and childbirth.
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[2026-04-30 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The value of South Korea's investment funds rose more than 8 percent in the first quarter of this year from three months earlier, driven by an increase in investment funds traded on stock exchanges, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 12:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will redeploy an attache in charge of unification affairs to the country's embassy in Russia later this year, the unification ministry said Thursday, ending a vacancy of more than a year.
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[2026-04-30 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leaders say slight increases in fuel surcharges for flights to Asian destinations ‘not the main driver’ behind Hongkongers heading to mainland
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[2026-04-30 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Dongguan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leaders say slight increases in fuel surcharges for flights to Asian destinations ‘not the main driver’ behind Hongkongers heading to mainland
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[2026-04-30 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are not discussing drawing down the 28,500-strong U.S. forces stationed in Korea, a Seoul defense ministry official said Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing a possible reduction of American troops in Germany.
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[2026-04-30 12:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will announce their FIFA World Cup squad in the capital city on May 16.
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[2026-04-30 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce their FIFA World Cup squad in the capital city on May 16.
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talented young scientist’s links with Beihang University raised in recent article but questions remained unanswered
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [AI chip] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talented young scientist’s links with Beihang University raised in recent article but questions remained unanswered
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[2026-04-30 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax revenue increased by 5.5 trillion won (US$3.7 billion) from a year earlier in March, driven by increases in income tax collections, government data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Uncertainty over the future path of US monetary policy under the next Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has increased further amid rising oil prices and inflation, the Bank of Korea said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Tomorrow X Together will offer live viewings of its show in Nagoya, Japan to fans in 53 regions, including Korea, the US and Canada, Big Hit Music announced Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's factory activity topped analysts' expectations, albeit growth slowed from the prior month when it hit a year-high, as new orders saw a slowdown.
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[2026-04-30 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘small government’ era is over. Hong Kong must proactively serve as a super value-adder connecting China and the world
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[2026-04-30 11:30 UTC+10:00] [yuan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘small government’ era is over. Hong Kong must proactively serve as a super value-adder connecting China and the world
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[2026-04-30 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Uncertainty over the future path of U.S. monetary policy under the next Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has increased further amid rising oil prices and inflation, the Bank of Korea said Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 11:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Likely headed for the summer's FIFA World Cup representing South Korea, Korean German midfielder Jens Castrop has vowed to stay out of trouble in the big tournament.
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[2026-04-30 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The third-largest cohort comprises those born in China, at 732,000, followed by 638,000 from New Zealand
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[2026-04-30 11:09 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The third-largest cohort comprises those born in China, at 732,000, followed by 638,000 from New Zealand
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[2026-04-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China expects to handle a record 304 million cross-regional trips per day over the holiday, as the government focuses on boosting consumption
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[2026-04-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Gao Bo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China expects to handle a record 304 million cross-regional trips per day over the holiday, as the government focuses on boosting consumption
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[2026-04-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buddhist brother says engaging with others in ‘violent’ and ‘bloody’ online game is like playing chess; only worries he may become addicted
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[2026-04-30 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buddhist brother says engaging with others in ‘violent’ and ‘bloody’ online game is like playing chess; only worries he may become addicted
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[2026-04-30 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Likely headed for the summer's FIFA World Cup representing South Korea, Korean German midfielder Jens Castrop has vowed to stay out of trouble in the big tournament.
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[2026-04-30 10:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's industrial output, retail sales and facility investment all rose from a month earlier in March, official data showed Thursday.
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[2026-04-30 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will command naval forces of multinational countries for the first time during a U.S.-led combined maritime exercise scheduled for later this year, the Navy said Thursday.
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