Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only

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[2026-04-19 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Tibetan ‘Bathing Festival’ sees people bathe in natural waters, socialise, seek romantic partners
Snippet: People flock to water celebration in search of healing, good fortune and possible romance; event has an almost 800-year history
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3350176/tibetan-bathing-festival-sees-people-bathe-natural-waters-socialise-seek-romantic-partners
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[2026-04-19 19:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Seoul Metro unveils plan to make subway more barrier-free
Snippet: Seoul Metro on Sunday announced a comprehensive plan to improve accessibility and convenience for its passengers as it marked Disabled Person's Day, which falls on April 20 in South Korea.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720497
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: How Chinese drug makers are tackling Western dominance in US$16 billion Parkinson’s race
Snippet: The future of treating brain diseases could lie in non-invasive technologies, according to Chongqing Haifu Medical Technology
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3350615/how-chinese-drug-makers-are-tackling-western-dominance-us16-billion-parkinsons-race?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: How Chinese drug makers are tackling Western dominance in US$16 billion Parkinson’s race
Snippet: The future of treating brain diseases could lie in non-invasive technologies, according to Chongqing Haifu Medical Technology
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3350615/how-chinese-drug-makers-are-tackling-western-dominance-us16-billion-parkinsons-race
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[2026-04-19 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon
Snippet: Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cz0e54yrppno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-04-19 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Team Philippines off to Sanya for Asian Beach Games
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — THE main bulk of the 101-strong Team Philippines flies to China on Monday — two days ahead of the opening ceremony for the 6th Asian Beach Games that are returning after a 10-year hiatus on the popular resort island city of Sanya.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/19/sports/team-philippines-off-to-sanya-for-asian-beach-games/2323421
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[2026-04-19 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: BTS at Tokyo Dome
Snippet: BTS wrapped up their “BTS World Tour ‘ARIRANG’ IN TOKYO” concerts at Tokyo Dome in Japan on April 17-18, its agency Big Hit Entertainment announced Sunday. The performances marked the group’s return to Tokyo Dome after seven years and five months, following their “BTS World Tour Love Yourself ~Japan Edition~” shows in November 2018.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720460
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[2026-04-19 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Daegu Opera House, China’s NCPA to present large-scale ‘Rigoletto’
Snippet: High-tech staging marks Asian premiere of joint production, Daegu Opera House's last production before renovation
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720459
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[2026-04-19 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: How does Japan's Gen Z afford a Ferrari? They split it
Snippet: A man and his "dream." Kanji Hiraiwa co-owns the Ferrari 360 Modena through the company Rendez-Vous. (Rendez-Vous)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/consumer/how-does-japan-s-gen-z-afford-a-ferrari-they-split-it
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[2026-04-19 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Title: China hosts humanoid robots in Beijing half marathon
Snippet: China staged a half marathon in Beijing on 19 April 2025 in which humanoid robots ran alongside human participants over 21.1km, in a first for the country’s robotics sector. Spectators, including many families, lined the route to watch the event, held in the E-Town technology zone and designed to test machines under real-world conditions.
Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/19/china-hosts-humanoid-robots-in-beijing-half-marathon/
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[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: More jobs for the elderly: Shanghai eyes senior labour force amid China demographic crisis
Snippet: With one in three residents above retirement age, Shanghai’s 28-department plan aims to mobilise retirees to offset shrinking payrolls and rising pension strains
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350484/more-jobs-elderly-shanghai-eyes-senior-labour-force-amid-china-demographic-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Nippon Communications Foundation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: More jobs for the elderly: Shanghai eyes senior labour force amid China demographic crisis
Snippet: With one in three residents above retirement age, Shanghai’s 28-department plan aims to mobilise retirees to offset shrinking payrolls and rising pension strains
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350484/more-jobs-elderly-shanghai-eyes-senior-labour-force-amid-china-demographic-crisis
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[2026-04-19 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: [ANN] China's Przewalski's horse population rises above 900
Snippet: LANZHOU, China (China Daily/ANN) -- Forty years after China launched the "Wild Horse Return Program," the Przewalski's horse -- the world's only surviving wild horse species -- has completed a historic transition from being on the brink of extinction to there being self-sustaining wild herds in Northwest China.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720454
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[2026-04-19 17:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Wanted man arrested after appearing on livestream
Snippet: A man in his 50s who was on South Korea's wanted list for distributing sexually explicit content was arrested after he appeared on an online livestream, according to local media reports Sunday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720449
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[2026-04-19 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Google map export stalls 2 months after Korea's conditional approval
Snippet: Negotiations between South Korea's government and Google over the cross-border transfer of detailed map data have lost momentum, with no follow-up meeting held since Feb. 27, when an inter-agency panel granted conditional approval after a 19-year standoff.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720446
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: US 'more coordinated' with China amid Hormuz struggle than people assume, fmr. Navy commander says
Snippet: The US is more coordinated with China than many assume, former Israeli Navy commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom told 103FM on Wednesday.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-893445
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Meet the Filipino vloggers finding financial freedom and defying stereotypes abroad
Snippet: Women make up 90 per cent of Filipino marriage migrants, moving mainly to the US, Canada, Japan and Australia
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3350549/meet-filipino-vloggers-finding-financial-freedom-and-defying-stereotypes-abroad?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Georgia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Meet the Filipino vloggers finding financial freedom and defying stereotypes abroad
Snippet: Women make up 90 per cent of Filipino marriage migrants, moving mainly to the US, Canada, Japan and Australia
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3350549/meet-filipino-vloggers-finding-financial-freedom-and-defying-stereotypes-abroad
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[2026-04-19 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: China auto show, India state elections, TSMC tech event
Snippet: Visitors at the BYD booth at Auto China in Beijing on May 3, 2024. © Getty Images
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/your-week-in-asia/china-auto-show-india-state-elections-tsmc-tech-event
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[2026-04-19 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Will Korea lower juvenile crime age after 70 years?
Snippet: Deliberation forum expected to deliver final recommendation this month
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720417
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[2026-04-19 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Title: North Korea fires missiles ahead of possible US, South Korea talks
Snippet: North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-893440
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[2026-04-19 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Laptop OLED is the next display battle with China. Korea is winning it for now.
Snippet: Samsung Display alone makes the panel for Apple's first OLED MacBook Pro this fall, setting a premium standard that China's BOE is building scale to undercut
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720411
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Quirky China: doctor removes worm from woman’s brain, under-fire gamer dyes her skin black
Snippet: Car driver who left window open gets nasty insect shock, woman gaming host in ‘male gaze’ controversy, surgeons pull parasite out of woman’s head
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3350152/quirky-china-doctor-removes-worm-womans-brain-under-fire-gamer-dyes-her-skin-black?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Quirky China: doctor removes worm from woman’s brain, under-fire gamer dyes her skin black
Snippet: Car driver who left window open gets nasty insect shock, woman gaming host in ‘male gaze’ controversy, surgeons pull parasite out of woman’s head
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3350152/quirky-china-doctor-removes-worm-womans-brain-under-fire-gamer-dyes-her-skin-black
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[2026-04-19 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: At least 14 electoral districts set for by-election in June
Snippet: The stakes in the June local and byelections have grown since the ruling Democratic Party of Korea wrapped up its candidate selection for key municipalities Saturday, with at least 14 parliamentary seats now up for contest.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720410
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[2026-04-19 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Humanoid robots crush humans during half-marathon — and set the world record
Snippet: Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past ​human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting the sector’s rapid technical advances.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/tech/humanoid-robots-beat-humans-in-china-half-marathon-and-set-world-record/
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[2026-04-19 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Un robot humanoide gana en Beijing y supera el récord mundial humano de medio maratón
Snippet: Corredores toman fotos de un robot humanoide en la II Media Maratón y Media Maratón de Robots Humaoides Beijing E-Town en Beijing, el domingo 19 de abril de 2026. (Haruna Furuhashi/Pool Foto via AP)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/china-robot-carrera-media-maraton-record-b86f67096b42176240da2fd532e2575a
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[2026-04-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: The Thucydides Trap is a lie created to justify a US-China war
Snippet: Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3350495/thucydides-trap-lie-created-justify-us-china-war?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Allison] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: The Thucydides Trap is a lie created to justify a US-China war
Snippet: Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3350495/thucydides-trap-lie-created-justify-us-china-war
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[2026-04-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into sea — Seoul
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/19/world/north-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-seoul/2323386
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[2026-04-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast
Snippet: North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/world-news/north-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-towards-sea-off-its-east-coast/
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[2026-04-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan's retail investors embrace shareholder activism
Snippet: Attracting retail investors can be a double-edged sword for Japanese companies, as an increasing number of these shareholders are siding with activists seeking changes in management policy.
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/datawatch/japan-s-retail-investors-embrace-shareholder-activism
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[2026-04-19 14:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: [Photo News] Journalists locked up: Reporters experience day in the life of an inmate during inspection of Korea's oldest prison
Snippet: The Ministry of Justice last week conducted an on-site inspection of the Anyang Correctional Institution in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, the oldest prison in South Korea.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720387
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[2026-04-19 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Samsung Display CTO to lead IEC display panel in 1st for Korea
Snippet: Samsung Display Chief Technology Officer Lee Chang-hee has become the first South Korean to be named chair of the International Electrotechnical Commission’s display standards committee.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720376
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[2026-04-19 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Micron ramps up Korea PR to court investors, talent
Snippet: Micron Technology is ramping up its public relations in South Korea, targeting investors and engineering talent as it seeks to raise its profile in a market dominated by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720375
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[2026-04-19 14:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: KBO boom fuels hiring surge near stadiums
Snippet: A “baseball boom” is taking hold across South Korea as the KBO League season draws large crowds game after game, boosting activity in commercial districts surrounding stadiums.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720371
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[2026-04-19 14:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Cash for credit: Report finds Korea University paid top academics up to $100k for affiliation
Snippet: A local media outlet reported Sunday that Korea University offered more than 100 million won ($68,000) in financial incentives to established overseas researchers in exchange for listing the university as a secondary affiliation.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720370
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[2026-04-19 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths as it counters China
Snippet: A front-end loader transports phosphogypsum in Phalaborwa, South Africa, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-south-africa-china-minerals-rare-earths-8bfd695cfbbda2f73fbd32cca0326006
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[2026-04-19 13:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lee heads to India as Hormuz disruptions lend urgency to strategic ties
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.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720366
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[2026-04-19 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (3rd LD) N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, statement, photo)By Lee Minji
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260419000253315
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[2026-04-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Will AI job fears hurt China’s housing market as they have in the US and India?
Snippet: AI’s impact on China’s housing market remains limited for now due to manufacturing strength, but younger tech workers may face headwinds
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3350466/will-ai-job-fears-hurt-chinas-housing-market-they-have-us-and-india?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Will AI job fears hurt China’s housing market as they have in the US and India?
Snippet: AI’s impact on China’s housing market remains limited for now due to manufacturing strength, but younger tech workers may face headwinds
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3350466/will-ai-job-fears-hurt-chinas-housing-market-they-have-us-and-india
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[2026-04-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Shin Ramyun made heat grow on Japan — now it's deepening the flavor
Snippet: After decades of growth in Japan, Shin Ramyun prepares new twists as Nongshim targets $330m in revenue by 2030
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720342
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[2026-04-19 12:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Han Kang’s novels dominate Korea’s decade-long bestseller list
Snippet: South Korean author Han Kang, the country’s first Nobel laureate in literature, has emerged as the country’s most commercially successful writer of the past decade, with her novels taking the top two spots on a 10-year cumulative bestseller list compiled by major bookstore chain Kyobo Book Center.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720352
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[2026-04-19 12:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Title: North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles-toward-sea/2071df0f-3a98-439a-8f18-1cb4dd4431ec
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[2026-04-19 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: S. Korea women finish winless at FIFA Series
Snippet: The South Korea women’s national soccer team concluded the FIFA Series 2026 without a win after drawing its final match against Zambia.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10720347
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[2026-04-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Lee vows to defend democracy on anniv. of 1960 pro-democracy uprising
Snippet: SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung stressed the importance of defending democracy Sunday as he marked the anniversary of a 1960 pro-democracy civil uprising that led to the ouster of South Korea's first President Rhee Syng-man.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260419001000315
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Taiwan warned of widening ‘resilience gap’ in civil defences
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3350570/taiwan-warned-widening-resilience-gap-civil-defences?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Liu Fu-kuo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Taiwan warned of widening ‘resilience gap’ in civil defences
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3350570/taiwan-warned-widening-resilience-gap-civil-defences
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[2026-04-19 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (2nd LD) N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details)By Lee Minji
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260419000252315
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