Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-27 16:26 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss Southeast Asia’s role in the artificial intelligence economy, and patients’ access to Chinese medicine in public hospitals and elderly homes
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[2026-04-27 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDS Co. and LG CNS Co. have secured respective sales rights for ChatGPT Edu in South Korea as part of their partnerships with OpenAI, the companies said Monday.
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[2026-04-27 16:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Index tops 6,600 for first time as foreign inflows, chip stocks drive gains
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[2026-04-27 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook part of northern Japan early Monday, but there was no damage or casualties.
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[2026-04-27 16:15 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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[2026-04-27 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, Moscow offers to renew a military pact with Pyongyang
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[2026-04-27 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Kim Jong-un] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, Moscow offers to renew a military pact with Pyongyang
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[2026-04-27 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) announced on Monday the launch of a forum aimed at drawing up long-term strategies to boost the local capital market.
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[2026-04-27 16:05 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mountaineers are waiting for the serac above the Khumbu icefall to melt before marking the rest of the route for the spring climbing season
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[2026-04-27 16:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS said Monday it has signed a reseller partnership with OpenAI to supply its ChatGPT Edu service to educational institutions, expanding into the AI transformation market for education.
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[2026-04-27 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to taking proactive steps to restore trust with North Korea and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, calling on Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's overtures.
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[2026-04-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Mentally unstable’ but ‘gentle’ young women with ‘intelligence, bright eyes and beauty’ were given up by their ‘anxious’ families
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[2026-04-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Mentally unstable’ but ‘gentle’ young women with ‘intelligence, bright eyes and beauty’ were given up by their ‘anxious’ families
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[2026-04-27 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) said Monday that 73 South Koreans suspected of committing crimes, such as voice phishing, in Cambodia and the Philippines have been repatriated over the past two months.
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[2026-04-27 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyosung Heavy Industries, the highest-priced stock on the local market, surged past the 4 million won ($2,700) mark shortly in early trading Monday, supported by robust order momentum.
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[2026-04-27 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The country's debut into fully AI-built cinema arrives this month, with unimpressive results
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[2026-04-27 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-8, 10)By Kim Seung-yeon
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[2026-04-27 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A tanker docks at JERA's liquefied natural gas terminal in Japan's Chiba prefecture. The nation's biggest power producer said on April 27 that its LNG procurement had not been affected by the conflict in the Middle East to date. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanafusa)
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[2026-04-27 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearby
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[2026-04-27 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Some CU convenience stores across South Korea are running low on food and daily necessities as a weekslong logistics strike continues to disrupt deliveries, with no clear end in sight.
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[2026-04-27 15:24 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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[2026-04-27 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Locked-up assets held by older patients projected to triple by 2050
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[2026-04-27 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has opened a memorial museum for its soldiers killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, with top leaders of North Korea and Russia pledging a push for greater cooperation.
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[2026-04-27 15:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Brokers are turning South Korea’s refugee application process into a backdoor route for long-term stays, with 109 people caught arranging false claims between 2021 and 2025, a local media outlet reported Monday, citing Justice Ministry data.
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[2026-04-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1926 -- Song Hak-seon, a Korean fighter for independence from Japanese colonial rule, makes an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Makoto Saito, the Japanese governor general in Korea.
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[2026-04-27 14:38 UTC+10:00] [National Museum of China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New Italian and Persian treasures make their Asia debut, expanding the museum’s Silk Road narrative with rare works that illuminate centuries of East-West exchange
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[2026-04-27 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Court ruling on workplace advantages revives long-standing tensions over fairness
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[2026-04-27 14:35 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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[2026-04-27 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmaker and Miramar Group chief says hotel rates have jumped by as much as 8 per cent as tourists originally bound for East Asia choose city
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[2026-04-27 14:33 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmaker and Miramar Group chief says hotel rates have jumped by as much as 8 per cent as tourists originally bound for East Asia choose city
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[2026-04-27 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: "Narco-Saints" director Yoon Jong-bin returns with a drama on the friendship-turned-rivalry between two of South Korea's last military rulers
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[2026-04-27 14:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CJ ENM’s latest competition assembles 100 creators as contestants vie for the ultimate style crown
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[2026-04-27 14:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- Global military spending reached nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, marking an 11th consecutive year of growth, researchers said Monday, as insecurity and rearmament fueled defense budgets. The three top spenders -- the US, China and Russia -- spent a combined total of $1.48 trillion, just over half of global expenditure.
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[2026-04-27 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation large-scale energy storage system promises ultra-low cost and record lifespan
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[2026-04-27 13:59 UTC+10:00] [Institute of Metal Research] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation large-scale energy storage system promises ultra-low cost and record lifespan
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[2026-04-27 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Refiled application comes as a cluster of mainland China companies submits listing documents, signalling a pickup in the city’s IPO pipeline
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[2026-04-27 13:55 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Refiled application comes as a cluster of mainland China companies submits listing documents, signalling a pickup in the city’s IPO pipeline
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[2026-04-27 13:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: General Motors has introduced the new Cadillac Escalade in Korea, marking the first internal combustion model on the market to feature its enhanced hands-free driving system, Super Cruise, as demand for advanced driver-assistance technologies grows.
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[2026-04-27 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average rose around 900 points at one point in the morning session on April 27.(Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
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[2026-04-27 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator on Monday ordered changes to unfair terms used by seven major e-commerce platforms, aiming to better protect consumer rights.
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[2026-04-27 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong Un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend an inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, April 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.
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[2026-04-27 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS byline, more details in paras 5, 10-11; CHANGES photos)By Kim Soo-yeon
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[2026-04-27 12:40 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Akio Fujimoto’s three feature films all feature Southeast Asian protagonists. In “Passage of Life” (2017), a Burmese family wants to stay in Japan, but the father can’t get a refugee visa. In “Along the Sea” (2020), three Vietnamese women working in rural Japan deal with everything from an abusive boss to illness without any kind of safety net.
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[2026-04-27 12:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will visit Korea in May with “Lac,” a signature work by artistic director Jean-Christophe Maillot.
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[2026-04-27 12:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TVXQ drew a crowd of 130,000 fans over two shows at Nissan Stadium in Japan, where it celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Japanese debut.
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[2026-04-27 12:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's internet-only lender K bank has signed a strategic partnership with global blockchain firm Ripple to test blockchain-based technology for overseas remittances.
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[2026-04-27 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Misha, a boy from Ukraine, is seen in a photo in Pyongyang wearing a shirt in the colors of the Russian flag.
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[2026-04-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on its influential social media account that Mythos showed ‘unprecedented cyberattack capabilities’
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[2026-04-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on its influential social media account that Mythos showed ‘unprecedented cyberattack capabilities’
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[2026-04-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: BYD is now one of Korea’s fastest-growing imported EV brands while rivals like Chery look to break into a market long dominated by local giants
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