Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists have discovered traces of a genetic signature associated with Indigenous Australasians dating from China’s Tang dynasty
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[2026-04-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Bering Strait] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists have discovered traces of a genetic signature associated with Indigenous Australasians dating from China’s Tang dynasty
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[2026-04-29 16:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Neukgu's escape exposes lack of consideration for animal welfare as S. Korea plans to mandate licensing for all 121 zoos
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[2026-04-29 16:49 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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[2026-04-29 16:46 UTC+10:00] [SUMO] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Kirishima is the name that immediately jumps off the page when looking at the Japan Sumo Association’s newly released banzuke rankings.
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[2026-04-29 16:43 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-29 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A popular Japanese zoo has delayed its opening for the summer season after an employee told police he had disposed of his wife's body in the zoo's incinerator, local media reported.
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[2026-04-29 16:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Weak demand, rising costs and China competition weigh on consumer electronics division
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[2026-04-29 16:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean government has designated two foreign nationals as victims of human trafficking, making them eligible for support, including medical care and job assistance, after they suffered sexual and labor exploitation in the country.
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[2026-04-29 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A robotaxi from Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing platform Apollo Go runs past blooming cherry blossoms in the Chinese city of Wuhan in March. (VCG via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-29 16:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: FTC's founder designation broadens scrutiny of family ties, transactions and overseas affiliates
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[2026-04-29 16:06 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday reported that people from across society are paying their respects at the new memorial museum for overseas military operations, in an apparent continuation of the regime’s efforts to justify deploying troops to support Russia.
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[2026-04-29 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April, 29 (Yonhap) -- Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of Google DeepMind, reunited Wednesday with South Korea's legendary baduk player Lee Sedol, who went up against the company's AlphaGo AI in a legendary human-versus-machine match 10 years ago.
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[2026-04-29 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Distraught teenage girl has head forcibly pushed under water despite her pleas to stop; fellow live-streamers tell her ‘do not worry it will not bite you’
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[2026-04-29 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Distraught teenage girl has head forcibly pushed under water despite her pleas to stop; fellow live-streamers tell her ‘do not worry it will not bite you’
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[2026-04-29 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea may outmatch Taiwan on diversification — but chips are taking over
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[2026-04-29 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Display is on track to be the exclusive OLED supplier for Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone in 2027, according to fresh supply-chain leaks out of Greater China. The arrangement, if it holds, would echo the sole-vendor deal that handed Samsung the entire iPhone X panel order in 2017.
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[2026-04-29 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Students affected by closures will be guided back to public schools or registered institutions
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[2026-04-29 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Cambodian police agreed Wednesday to expand the investigation scope of their joint team to cover drug and online gambling crimes, Seoul's National Police Agency (NPA) said.
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[2026-04-29 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A job fair in Beijing in March: Chinese authorities are accusing foreign forces of brainwashing youth against having ambition, while the country struggles to provide enough high-quality jobs. © Reuters
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[2026-04-29 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Go master Lee Se-dol (right), a special professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology; Demis Hassabis (center), co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and the architect behind AlphaGo; and author Cho Seung-yeon take part in a discussion during the Google for Korea 2026 event in Seoul on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-29 15:45 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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[2026-04-29 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back expressed hope Wednesday for expanding defense industry partnership between South Korea and Latvia, as he met with the speaker of the Latvian parliament, Seoul's defense ministry said.
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[2026-04-29 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-29 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six provinces and the capital city test a forced-insolvency pilot to purge overcapacity and dismantle local protectionism, prioritising market efficiency
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[2026-04-29 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Natixis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Six provinces and the capital city test a forced-insolvency pilot to purge overcapacity and dismantle local protectionism, prioritising market efficiency
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[2026-04-29 15:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s plan to curb plastic waste would still allow total plastic use to rise through 2030, environmental groups said, criticizing the government for leaning on recycling and voluntary reuse rather than binding cuts in consumption.
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[2026-04-29 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Korea Zinc Co., the world's biggest refined zinc smelter, said Wednesday Stuart McWhorter, deputy governor of Tennessee, visited its facility to discuss cooperation on a U.S. metals refinery project.
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[2026-04-29 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean Film Council's quarterly report shows the industry's best opening stretch in five years — and one distributor walking away with the lion's share
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[2026-04-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1946 -- The Military Language School, established by U.S. forces stationed in South Korea to teach English to local soldiers, closes after about five months of operation. The school in western Seoul was also aimed at providing instruction on American military methods to South Korea, which had regained sovereignty from Japanese colonial rule the previous year.
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[2026-04-29 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- A steel-cutting ceremony was held in southern South Korea on Wednesday to mark the start of the construction of a naval combat support ship, the arms procurement agency said.
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[2026-04-29 14:59 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-29 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Historian Shim Yong-hwan notes implausible regency storyline, near impossibility of a royal restoration in Korea, and inaccuracies in palace fashion
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[2026-04-29 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Nipuni Wasana has won the gold medal in the Women’s 50kg beach wrestling event at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China.
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[2026-04-29 14:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s top court has overturned the conviction of a drug suspect who submitted another person’s urine to dodge a narcotics test, ruling the police acted unlawfully and the suspect cannot be punished.
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[2026-04-29 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-29 14:31 UTC+10:00] [New Zealand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in Auckland
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[2026-04-29 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-quarter earnings remain resilient as crude prices surge on Middle East tensions, tightening global supply and lifting margins
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[2026-04-29 14:28 UTC+10:00] [Sinopec] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First-quarter earnings remain resilient as crude prices surge on Middle East tensions, tightening global supply and lifting margins
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[2026-04-29 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in support of Panama, while criticising Chinese economic retaliation, after a Hong Kong-based conglomerate lost a legal dispute over the management of ports on the Panama Canal.
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[2026-04-29 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With about a month left until South Korea’s June 3 local elections, candidates from rival parties are facing scrutiny over past criminal records, controversial remarks and old cases that have resurfaced during the nomination process.
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[2026-04-29 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Listing approval for Hong Kong-listed CRP’s unit highlights strong demand for clean energy, driven by China’s long-term decarbonisation targets
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[2026-04-29 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Listing approval for Hong Kong-listed CRP’s unit highlights strong demand for clean energy, driven by China’s long-term decarbonisation targets
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[2026-04-29 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Justin McCurry on Japan’s heavy metal-loving prime minister and her plan to amend the country’s pacifist constitution
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[2026-04-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reported deployment ‘on UAE soil represents a qualitatively different level of trust and coordination’, analyst says
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[2026-04-29 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Liselotte Odgaard] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Reported deployment ‘on UAE soil represents a qualitatively different level of trust and coordination’, analyst says
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[2026-04-29 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A child in Shanghai learns with the help of artificial intelligence in February.
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[2026-04-29 13:39 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The prospect of a new tax on gas exports has been killed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is staking his personal reputation on Australia’s relationship with its Asian neighbours in Japan, Korea and Malaysia that have warned against the move.
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[2026-04-29 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury warned financial institutions Tuesday that they could face sanctions if they engage in dealings with Chinese refineries that process Iranian oil.
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