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
Snippet: People flock to water celebration in search of healing, good fortune and possible romance; event has an almost 800-year history
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[2026-04-19 19:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The future of treating brain diseases could lie in non-invasive technologies, according to Chongqing Haifu Medical Technology
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[2026-04-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The future of treating brain diseases could lie in non-invasive technologies, according to Chongqing Haifu Medical Technology
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[2026-04-19 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.
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[2026-04-19 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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.
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[2026-04-19 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: High-tech staging marks Asian premiere of joint production, Daegu Opera House's last production before renovation
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[2026-04-19 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A man and his "dream." Kanji Hiraiwa co-owns the Ferrari 360 Modena through the company Rendez-Vous. (Rendez-Vous)
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[2026-04-19 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
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.
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[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
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
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[2026-04-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Nippon Communications Foundation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
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
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[2026-04-19 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 17:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is more coordinated with China than many assume, former Israeli Navy commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom told 103FM on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Women make up 90 per cent of Filipino marriage migrants, moving mainly to the US, Canada, Japan and Australia
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[2026-04-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Georgia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Women make up 90 per cent of Filipino marriage migrants, moving mainly to the US, Canada, Japan and Australia
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[2026-04-19 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Visitors at the BYD booth at Auto China in Beijing on May 3, 2024. © Getty Images
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[2026-04-19 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Deliberation forum expected to deliver final recommendation this month
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[2026-04-19 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-04-19 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
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
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[2026-04-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
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
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[2026-04-19 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-19 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
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)
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[2026-04-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history
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[2026-04-19 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Allison] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history
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[2026-04-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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.
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[2026-04-19 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
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.
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[2026-04-19 14:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 14:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 14:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A front-end loader transports phosphogypsum in Phalaborwa, South Africa, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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[2026-04-19 13:53 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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[2026-04-19 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, statement, photo)By Lee Minji
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[2026-04-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI’s impact on China’s housing market remains limited for now due to manufacturing strength, but younger tech workers may face headwinds
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[2026-04-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI’s impact on China’s housing market remains limited for now due to manufacturing strength, but younger tech workers may face headwinds
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[2026-04-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: After decades of growth in Japan, Shin Ramyun prepares new twists as Nongshim targets $330m in revenue by 2030
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[2026-04-19 12:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
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.
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[2026-04-19 12:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-04-19 12:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korea women’s national soccer team concluded the FIFA Series 2026 without a win after drawing its final match against Zambia.
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[2026-04-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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.
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
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[2026-04-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Liu Fu-kuo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says
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[2026-04-19 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details)By Lee Minji
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