Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-19 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The swimming competition of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will begin Sunday in Tokyo, where South Korea will look to repeat its success in the pool from three years ago.
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[2026-09-19 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Stray Kids leader Bang Chan donated 200 million won ($144,295) to support rehabilitation care in Korea and recovery efforts following severe flooding in Nepal, said JYP Entertainment, Saturday.
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[2026-09-19 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean boxer Hwang Hyo-sun and table tennis player U Tae-ryong will serve as their country's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Saturday, organizers said.
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[2026-09-19 16:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean anthem mistakenly played before South Korea’s men’s hockey match against Bangladesh
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[2026-09-19 15:42 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Executive John Lee defends his policy address, saying government aid can help but businesses must also adapt in a competitive market
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[2026-09-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-19 15:06 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has held telephone talks with his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth, with the two sides agreeing to further strengthen the capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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[2026-09-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South China Morning Post shares reflections from people who knew Hong Kong’s first chief executive
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[2026-09-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [China-United States Exchange Foundation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The South China Morning Post shares reflections from people who knew Hong Kong’s first chief executive
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[2026-09-19 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jun-suk felt a great responsibility as a trailblazer for teqball in South Korea but also felt a bit relieved after reaching the men's singles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday.
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[2026-09-19 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jewellery with an ‘emotional connection’ is redefining luxury for consumers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore
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[2026-09-19 14:45 UTC+10:00] [bespoke jewellery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jewellery with an ‘emotional connection’ is redefining luxury for consumers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore
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[2026-09-19 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or older, marking a new longevity milestone for a country confronting an accelerating demographic crisis.
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[2026-09-19 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: INAZAWA, Japan, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea started its women's handball tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a big win on Saturday.
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[2026-09-19 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-19 14:02 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asked to access a fictional firm with the same name as a real company, Gemini guessed a password and hacked into the real company’s website
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[2026-09-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hung Sun-han will be the first cabinet-level official under William Lai Ching-te to travel to mainland China
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[2026-09-19 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Democratic Progressive Party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hung Sun-han will be the first cabinet-level official under William Lai Ching-te to travel to mainland China
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[2026-09-19 13:53 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawson is launching three new food items created using AI around the theme: ‘What on earth is this? But it’s delicious’
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[2026-09-19 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: South Korea reaffirmed its willingness to make a substantive contribution to restoring free passage through the Middle East's Strait of Hormuz, one of a number of issues discussed by Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun during Friday talks in Washington with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the ministry said on Saturday.
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[2026-09-19 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Lee Jun-suk reached the final of the men's singles in teqball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Saturday, securing at least a silver medal in the sport that made its debut at the continental multisport event.
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[2026-09-19 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss an American’s return to a part of China he helped transform, and how the country is taking climate change seriously
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[2026-09-19 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss an American’s return to a part of China he helped transform, and how the country is taking climate change seriously
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[2026-09-19 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Asian Games begin in Japan this weekend with more than 10,000 athletes competing across 43 categories.
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[2026-09-19 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme.
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[2026-09-19 13:16 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A wave of tourists and visitors has changed the character of the Seoul neighbourhood I live in and helped create a place that no longer feels like home
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[2026-09-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xizang Zhihui Mining and Zhaojin Nonferrous Mining will pursue joint investment in mining projects in the autonomous region
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[2026-09-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhaojin Nonferrous Mining] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xizang Zhihui Mining and Zhaojin Nonferrous Mining will pursue joint investment in mining projects in the autonomous region
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[2026-09-19 12:38 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Washington – The U.S. military came close to boarding a Chinese vessel in the Middle East earlier this year based on a flawed intelligence report prepared with the help of artificial intelligence, CNN said Friday.
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[2026-09-19 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The swimming competition of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will begin Sunday in Tokyo, where South Korea will look to repeat its success in the pool from three years ago.
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[2026-09-19 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Against a backdrop of resource nationalism, Beijing surrounding Taiwan with a record number of ships and raising blockade risks, an ongoing trade war, and President Trump challenging BRICS, the US military is disrupting China's access to cheap crude oil from countries such as Venezuela and Iran. This is merely the US response after Beijing spent the last 1.5 years depriving the West of rare earths and other critical materials.
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[2026-09-19 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (5th LD) Lee says S. Korea reviewing possible contribution to Hormuz but will not get involved in war
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[2026-09-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the rule of the King of Qin (247 BC–221 BC), severed noses accumulated like mountain peaks, and carts overflowed with amputated feet
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[2026-09-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the rule of the King of Qin (247 BC–221 BC), severed noses accumulated like mountain peaks, and carts overflowed with amputated feet
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[2026-09-19 11:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Saturday rejected a recent resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog against Pyongyang's nuclear program, vowing to maintain the credibility of the country's nuclear capabilities in the face of what she called nuclear threats from the United States and others.
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[2026-09-19 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS N. Korean foreign ministry's statement in last 3 paras)
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[2026-09-19 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An intelligence report disclosing that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program immediately set off alarm bells across the US military before it was determined that the intelligence was false, a Friday CNN report revealed.
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[2026-09-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sealed in diving suits with mines attached to poles, Japan’s ‘fukuryu’ frogmen waited beneath the waves for an invasion that never came
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[2026-09-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sealed in diving suits with mines attached to poles, Japan’s ‘fukuryu’ frogmen waited beneath the waves for an invasion that never came
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[2026-09-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city can bridge China and the world, adding value to every connection, but to deliver on this promise, it needs everyone on board
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[2026-09-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [InvestHK] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city can bridge China and the world, adding value to every connection, but to deliver on this promise, it needs everyone on board
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[2026-09-19 11:03 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Manila – The Philippines said a China Coast Guard ship “rammed” one of its fisheries department boats on Friday in contested waters in the South China Sea.
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[2026-09-19 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials outline a two-couple White House visit and confirm AI and the Busan trade talks are on the agenda
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[2026-09-19 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials outline a two-couple White House visit and confirm AI and the Busan trade talks are on the agenda
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[2026-09-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sources say the decision is expected to be a compromise between Donald Trump, Washington’s China hawks and Taipei’s lobbyists
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[2026-09-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sources say the decision is expected to be a compromise between Donald Trump, Washington’s China hawks and Taipei’s lobbyists
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[2026-09-19 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: NGO FullPhils was established in 2023, offering overseas Filipino workers a tertiary education to boost their career prospects.
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[2026-09-19 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The organizing committee of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has apologized for mistakenly playing the North Korean anthem at a South Korean hockey match, the South Korean sports governing body said Saturday.
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[2026-09-19 10:09 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Denmark, the United States and Greenland are expected to sign an agreement that will allow the US to increase its military presence in the Danish territory and ban adversaries such as Russia and China from building bases or making sensitive investments there.
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[2026-09-19 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The breakthrough by the Chinese Academy of Sciences is far from mass production but shows China is tracking the road map of global leaders
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