Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- A day after having their eight-game winning streak snapped, the LG Twins went right back to the victory column Thursday night in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
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[2026-04-16 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pledge is a bid to ‘embed Japan at the centre of Southeast Asia’s energy security architecture’, observer notes, but questions its impact
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[2026-04-16 23:02 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pledge is a bid to ‘embed Japan at the centre of Southeast Asia’s energy security architecture’, observer notes, but questions its impact
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[2026-04-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and China have ‘suffered the most’ amid global decline in outbound investment appetite due to heightened geopolitical tensions
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[2026-04-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [foreign investment] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US and China have ‘suffered the most’ amid global decline in outbound investment appetite due to heightened geopolitical tensions
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[2026-04-16 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s move to lift offshore-loan quotas seen helping stabilise yuan against weaker US dollar while accommodating a surge in net financing via ‘panda bonds’
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[2026-04-16 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Gary Ng] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s move to lift offshore-loan quotas seen helping stabilise yuan against weaker US dollar while accommodating a surge in net financing via ‘panda bonds’
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[2026-04-16 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Some analysts believe activist fund Elliot's investment in air conditioner maker Daikin was sparked by changes to Japan's corporate governance code. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Risa Kawaba and Manami Yamada)
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[2026-04-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda's Insight EV is a joint venture built in China and has a range of 535 kilometers per charge. (Honda)
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[2026-04-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda's Insight EV is built in China and has a range of 535 kilometers per charge. (Honda)
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[2026-04-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Robotic cargo spacecraft reported to have also conducted a suite of in-orbit experiments designed to sustain long-duration missions
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[2026-04-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Nasa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Robotic cargo spacecraft reported to have also conducted a suite of in-orbit experiments designed to sustain long-duration missions
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[2026-04-16 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Agentes medioambientales de Kenia clasifican las hormigas vivas exhibidas en un tribunal mientras Zhang Kequn, un ciudadano chino, y Charles Mwangi, keniata, enfrentar cargos por traficar con los insectos a través del aeropuerto internacional Jomo Kenyatta en Nairobi, Kenia, el 17 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Andrew Kasuku)
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[2026-04-16 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IEA executive director Birol said the Hormuz blockade-induced energy crisis will hit nations including Japan, China and India harder
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[2026-04-16 21:44 UTC+10:00] [Bangladesh] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IEA executive director Birol said the Hormuz blockade-induced energy crisis will hit nations including Japan, China and India harder
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[2026-04-16 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: “The Solitary Gourmet,” a Japanese drama series following a businessman dining alone, has quietly grown into an Asian phenomenon since its debut 14 years ago. Star Yutaka Matsushige discusses the appeal of the show which is on its 11th season. (April 16)
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[2026-04-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Acting head of embassy lists incidents he describes as ‘a threat to the safety of Chinese diplomatic personnel and premises’
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[2026-04-16 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Wu Jianghao] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Acting head of embassy lists incidents he describes as ‘a threat to the safety of Chinese diplomatic personnel and premises’
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[2026-04-16 20:33 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-16 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 20 Chinese scholars going to conference harassed and interrogated at border, Beijing says
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[2026-04-16 20:31 UTC+10:00] [national security concerns] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: About 20 Chinese scholars going to conference harassed and interrogated at border, Beijing says
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[2026-04-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is expected to feel more like early summer than mid-spring this weekend, with daytime temperatures climbing to 29 degrees Celsius in Seoul and other inland regions.
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[2026-04-16 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL/ANSAN/JINDO, South Korea, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Memorial services were held across South Korea on Thursday in remembrance of victims killed in the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking.
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[2026-04-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China targets ‘bold innovation’ as falling renewable-energy costs allow it to leverage 50 per cent share of global green hydrogen production capacity
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[2026-04-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [solar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China targets ‘bold innovation’ as falling renewable-energy costs allow it to leverage 50 per cent share of global green hydrogen production capacity
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[2026-04-16 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O bloqueio naval do Estreito de Ormuz pelos Estados Unidos deverá ser sentido de forma significativa na China, a maior compradora de petróleo do Irã. A medida, que impede navios de entrarem ou saírem dos portos iranianos, foi anunciada no fim de semana pelo presidente Donald Trump, pouco após o colapso das negociações de paz em Islamabad, no Paquistão.
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[2026-04-16 19:46 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-16 19:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Laotian national was arrested for allegedly smuggling 5 kilograms of methamphetamine into South Korea through an express shipment from Thailand, the Korea Customs Service’s Gwangju office said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE Ministry of Investment and China's Jereh Group have partnered to develop a clean energy and industrial platform in the Emirates as part of sustainability efforts.
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[2026-04-16 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-16 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hi everyone! This is Cheng Ting-Fang, your #techAsia host for this week.
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[2026-04-16 18:57 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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[2026-04-16 18:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Australia’s Northern Territory is positioning itself as a long-term strategic partner for South Korea for Korean investment in energy, critical minerals, and infrastructure, Robyn Cahill, Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations of the territory said in a written interview with The Korea Herald on Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A court in Kazakhstan convicted 19 activists after a protest against Beijing’s crackdown in China’s far-western Xinjiang region last year, in what experts and advocates said was the largest move yet by the Kazakh government to silence criticism at Beijing’s behest.
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[2026-04-16 18:34 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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[2026-04-16 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Until recently, the EU high representative for foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, owned the record as the western official with the poorest knowledge of the history of World War Two, having had the brazen audacity - or the unforgivable lack of awareness - to claim last year that it was news to her that Russia and China had played a crucial role in its outcome.
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[2026-04-16 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The final of the 2026 World Snooker Championship will be played on Sunday, 3 May and Monday, 4 May
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[2026-04-16 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, in Niigata prefecture, has become the company's first nuclear facility to resume commercial operations since the Fukushima disaster in 2011 led to the shutting down of all reactors in Japan. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-04-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In rare meeting, Communist Party chief said resolving cross-strait issues would take time, according to Cheng Li-wun and delegation member
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[2026-04-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan independence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In rare meeting, Communist Party chief said resolving cross-strait issues would take time, according to Cheng Li-wun and delegation member
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[2026-04-16 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Dollar suffered in 2025 as traders embraced "Sell America." But the war in Iran boosted the global reserve currency —albeit temporarily — and has analysts debating: has the greenback turned a corner?
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[2026-04-16 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been positively considering joining talks led by Britain and France over freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top four K-pop agencies -- Hybe, YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment -- are working to establish a joint venture, seen as a move toward creating a global music festival involving their artists.
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[2026-04-16 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreigners who went to South Korea for the K-pop group’s concerts spent US$38 million in purchases between January 1 and April 12
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[2026-04-16 17:37 UTC+10:00] [Arirang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Foreigners who went to South Korea for the K-pop group’s concerts spent US$38 million in purchases between January 1 and April 12
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[2026-04-16 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Sri Lankan worker who helped rescue fighter jet pilots after a crash has avoided deportation and secured legal residency with the help of the South Korean Air Force, local media reported Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund allocates equal 25% shares of its funding to domestic and foreign bonds and equities. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-04-16 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-16 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A survey by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute shows respondents trusted Japan more as a power than the EU, the US, China and India
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[2026-04-16 17:08 UTC+10:00] [South China Sea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A survey by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute shows respondents trusted Japan more as a power than the EU, the US, China and India
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