Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Caitlin Clark (17) takes part in drills during a training camp for the U.S women’s national basketball team Dec. 12, 2025, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
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[2026-04-22 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Samsung representative demonstrates a new AI-equipped TV on April 15. (Photo by Nami Matsuura)
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[2026-04-22 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES photo, headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-22 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo held talks in Beijing on Tuesday, and the two heads of state agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a China-Mozambique community with a shared future in the new era.
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[2026-04-22 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordWednesday, 22 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-22 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuWednesday, 22 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-22 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordWednesday, 22 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-22 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchWednesday, 22 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-22 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan will ease decades-old arms export curbs, the government said on Tuesday, in a major policy shift that paves the way for the sale of lethal weapons overseas as Tokyo ramps up its defense ambitions.
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[2026-04-22 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Japan has lifted restrictions on lethal arms sales, ending a ban on military exports imposed under the country’s pacifist constitution in 1947.
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[2026-04-22 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE 6th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) concluded on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province.
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[2026-04-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-22 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A college student from China has been charged with illegally taking photos of U.S. military planes in Nebraska during a multistate road trip that included a stop at an Air Force base in South Dakota.
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[2026-04-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump made an interesting and somewhat cryptic China reference in a series of Tuesday morning Iran-related statements, given to CNBC.
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[2026-04-22 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Taiwan’s president postponed a planned visit to Africa this week after three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories, under pressure from China, his office said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from political repression
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[2026-04-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Congressional resistance, war costs and industrial limits could constrain ambitions, even as Beijing expands its naval capacity
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[2026-04-22 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Congress] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Congressional resistance, war costs and industrial limits could constrain ambitions, even as Beijing expands its naval capacity
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[2026-04-22 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Social media addiction, especially among minors, is a growing global concern. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has scaled back intelligence sharing on North Korea with South Korea following an alleged leak by a minister of information thought to have come from sensitive sources, according to local media reports.
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[2026-04-22 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 44-year-old Iranian citizen was extradited to the US last week and will appear in a Seattle District Court on Tuesday on a nine-count indictment related to his attempts to violate trade sanctions imposed on Iran, the Justice Department confirmed.
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[2026-04-22 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. general in South Korea said Tuesday his focus is "strictly on capabilities over numbers," amid lingering speculation that Washington could consider a troop drawdown on the Korean Peninsula in a posture adjustment.
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[2026-04-22 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has approved changes to her country's decades-long arms trading restrictions. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-22 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.
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[2026-04-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Market researcher IDC says the Apple CEO transition marks ‘the most consequential leadership change in consumer technology in years’
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[2026-04-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [iPhone Air] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Market researcher IDC says the Apple CEO transition marks ‘the most consequential leadership change in consumer technology in years’
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[2026-04-21 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers leadoff hitter Park Seong-han set a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) record for the longest hitting streak to begin a season Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan blames Beijing for the move, which forced William Lai to put off visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole remaining partner in Africa
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[2026-04-21 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Seychelles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan blames Beijing for the move, which forced William Lai to put off visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole remaining partner in Africa
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[2026-04-21 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In recent weeks, a familiar chorus has emerged from certain western media and intelligence circles: the claim that China is either supplying or preparing to supply weapons to Iran to aid its confrontation against the US and Israel.
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[2026-04-21 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran will not budge on talks while the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, Tehran’s envoy to Beijing, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has said.
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[2026-04-21 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo approves plan to scrap restrictions, prompting warnings that this could undermine the country’s pacifist constitution
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[2026-04-21 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo approves plan to scrap restrictions, prompting warnings that this could undermine the country’s pacifist constitution
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[2026-04-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former World Bank economist defends Beijing’s industrial strategy amid ‘overcapacity’ allegations, points to Germany and a ‘double standard’
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[2026-04-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former World Bank economist defends Beijing’s industrial strategy amid ‘overcapacity’ allegations, points to Germany and a ‘double standard’
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[2026-04-21 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Ronnie O'Sullivan won the World Championship in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020 and 2022
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[2026-04-21 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Polish firm to replace state-backed Chinese giant as Brussels uses regulatory powers to curb what it says is market-distorting foreign aid
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[2026-04-21 22:36 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Polish firm to replace state-backed Chinese giant as Brussels uses regulatory powers to curb what it says is market-distorting foreign aid
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[2026-04-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scholar Daniel A. Bell has written an entertaining new book, exposing a new generation to ancient Chinese wisdom on the issues of our day
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[2026-04-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Daniel Bell] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scholar Daniel A. Bell has written an entertaining new book, exposing a new generation to ancient Chinese wisdom on the issues of our day
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[2026-04-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Originating in online hate communities, anti-male symbol draws backlash across industries
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Details of secrecy, obstruction and violence emerge from a probe into 67,000 ‘ghost’ bakeries across China’s biggest e-commerce platforms
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[2026-04-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [food safety] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Details of secrecy, obstruction and violence emerge from a probe into 67,000 ‘ghost’ bakeries across China’s biggest e-commerce platforms
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[2026-04-21 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New technology may allow the microscopic powders used in advanced weapon systems to be produced on a much larger scale
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[2026-04-21 21:58 UTC+10:00] [Shunde city] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New technology may allow the microscopic powders used in advanced weapon systems to be produced on a much larger scale
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[2026-04-21 21:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea and Russia held a ceremony Tuesday to mark the linking of a cross-border road bridge over the Tumen River, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said, adding the bridge is set for completion in mid-June.
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[2026-04-21 21:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Industry stakeholders convene for Economic Contribution Report unveiling as writers' association raises residual concerns
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[2026-04-21 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during the 2026 Hsieh Nien Fan annual dinner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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[2026-04-21 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia held a ceremony Tuesday to mark the linking of a cross-border road bridge over the Tumen River, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said, adding the bridge is set for completion in mid-June.
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[2026-04-21 21:15 UTC+10:00] [rugby] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 38-year-old, who retired in 2024, was inducted into the Hong Kong China Rugby Hall of Fame after the city team beat Japan on Sunday
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