Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-26 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s cosmetics exports rose to a record $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 19 percent increase from a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety showed.
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[2026-04-26 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, JAPAN — From post offices and parks to stations and even the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan's vending machines are ubiquitous. But with the rapid pace of inflation cooling demand for their drinks, operators are being forced to rethink the business.
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[2026-04-26 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global superstar wins 14th Group One by defeating global field including Japan’s Masquerade Ball and France’s Sosie
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[2026-04-26 22:42 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global superstar wins 14th Group One by defeating global field including Japan’s Masquerade Ball and France’s Sosie
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[2026-04-26 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical strife has taken the China-Europe railway from an alternative to an essential part of continental connectivity
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[2026-04-26 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Baku] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical strife has taken the China-Europe railway from an alternative to an essential part of continental connectivity
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[2026-04-26 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Russia's parliamentary speaker thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for "the liberation of Kursk" by sending troops there to fight off Ukrainians, Russian news agency TASS reported on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US war on Iran may have inadvertently triggered a global transition that will favour Beijing’s green leadership, analysts predict
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[2026-04-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Britain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US war on Iran may have inadvertently triggered a global transition that will favour Beijing’s green leadership, analysts predict
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[2026-04-26 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian State Duma speaker thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for "the liberation of Kursk" by sending troops there to fight off Ukrainians, Russian TASS reported on Sunday.
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[2026-04-26 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commerce ministry said Brussels would ‘bear the consequences’ after 27 mainland and Hong Kong firms were added to the latest blacklist
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[2026-04-26 21:40 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Commerce] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Commerce ministry said Brussels would ‘bear the consequences’ after 27 mainland and Hong Kong firms were added to the latest blacklist
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[2026-04-26 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Beijing warned Brussels that the “EU will bear all consequences” after the bloc included Chinese companies in its latest sanctions package against Russia, escalating tensions in an already strained Sino-Europe trade relationship.
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[2026-04-26 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hengli Petrochemical, one of China's largest independent refiners, denied trade dealings with Iran after the United States imposed sanctions on one of its subsidiaries for allegedly buying Iranian oil.
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Wang Yi caps five-day Southeast Asia tour also urging both sides to ‘open up new prospects for bilateral relations’
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[2026-04-26 20:37 UTC+10:00] [Min Aung Hlaing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreign Minister Wang Yi caps five-day Southeast Asia tour also urging both sides to ‘open up new prospects for bilateral relations’
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s 12-strong crew secured bronze, finishing behind gold medal winners China and silver medallists Thailand on the Sanya River
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s 12-strong crew secured bronze, finishing behind gold medal winners China and silver medallists Thailand on the Sanya River
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New technology developed by Chinese scientists achieves higher energy efficiency than burning while eliminating carbon dioxide emissions
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese scientists] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New technology developed by Chinese scientists achieves higher energy efficiency than burning while eliminating carbon dioxide emissions
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Female sharpshooters go the extra mile physically and mentally to become the very best at handling heavy weapons
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[2026-04-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Female sharpshooters go the extra mile physically and mentally to become the very best at handling heavy weapons
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[2026-04-26 19:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is weighing longer rest periods for railway controllers after a viral post about overwork raised safety concerns, the Transport Ministry said.
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[2026-04-26 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and 100 Self-Defense Force personnel to battle mountain blazes in the northern part of the country, with the fires, now burning on Sunday for a fifth straight day, continuing to threaten a picturesque coastal town.
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[2026-04-26 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flights grounded and aircraft damaged in Kunming as ‘unusually severe’ weather spawns hailstones as big as fists
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[2026-04-26 18:27 UTC+10:00] [Guangzhou] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flights grounded and aircraft damaged in Kunming as ‘unusually severe’ weather spawns hailstones as big as fists
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[2026-04-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative behind stronger economic ties and passenger traffic growth between the two regions, say industry experts
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[2026-04-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Uzbekistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative behind stronger economic ties and passenger traffic growth between the two regions, say industry experts
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[2026-04-26 17:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, offering condolences to the American people.
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[2026-04-26 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s professional baseball league has surpassed 2 million total spectators in record-fast fashion, underscoring the continued surge in popularity of the sport this season.
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[2026-04-26 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Phnom Penh Post/ANN) -- Chef Nicolas Malherbe came to Cambodia in 2007 with a contract in Siem Reap and a plan to stay one year. He was twenty-six, trained in France, with time in Michelin-starred kitchens in Europe and the US behind him. Eighteen years later he is still here, tending his garden after midnight and arriving at work every morning, by his own account, happy.
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[2026-04-26 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SHANGHAI (China Daily/ANN) -- After waiting in line for more than 40 minutes, Polish tourist Joanna Paska smiled as she took the first sip of her matcha latte, but not before carefully positioning her phone to capture a perfect shot of the foam art sheep floating on top of her drink.
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[2026-04-26 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — THE Philippine women’s sprint team captured the silver medal in the 4x60-meter relay in the 6th Asian Beach Games Sunday at Phoenix Island in Sanya, China.
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[2026-04-26 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The output of the city’s robotics industry hit a record in 2025, rising 20 per cent year on year to over US$35.4 billion
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[2026-04-26 16:25 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The output of the city’s robotics industry hit a record in 2025, rising 20 per cent year on year to over US$35.4 billion
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[2026-04-26 16:17 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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[2026-04-26 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities ramp up promotion and enforcement before public possession ban on alternative smoking products begins on April 30
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[2026-04-26 16:12 UTC+10:00] [Director of Health Ronald Lam Man-kin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Authorities ramp up promotion and enforcement before public possession ban on alternative smoking products begins on April 30
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[2026-04-26 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Structural slowdown deepens as rate is seen falling to fresh lows
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[2026-04-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Bubbly, approachable’ online performer entices men to partake in strange practice; some fans pledge lifelong ‘loyalty’ to her
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[2026-04-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Bubbly, approachable’ online performer entices men to partake in strange practice; some fans pledge lifelong ‘loyalty’ to her
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[2026-04-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Space] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walk
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[2026-04-26 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Geely's robotaxi prototype is displayed the Auto China 2026. Caocao, Geely's ride-hailing arm, plans to deploy 100,000 driverless cabs worldwide by 2030. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
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[2026-04-26 15:47 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-26 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1926 -- King Yeongchin, the second son of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), succeeds King Seonjong during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. He had lived and studied in Japan since the age of 11, and his marriage to a Japanese aristocrat was arranged.
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[2026-04-26 15:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of people in South Korea who have chosen to forgo or withdraw life-sustaining treatment has reached 500,000, eight years after the system was introduced, reflecting growing public acceptance of end-of-life self-determination.
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[2026-04-26 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-04-26 15:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jeju Island will begin renting wearable robots to farmers, introducing technology designed to reduce the physical strain of farm work in one of South Korea’s key agricultural regions.
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[2026-04-26 14:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A video showing the assault of a Bangladeshi worker at a factory in Incheon has sparked public outrage in South Korea, prompting a government response and a police investigation.
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[2026-04-26 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Force multiplier’ could allow New Delhi to target Pakistani support planes such as surveillance and refuelling aircraft
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