Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-04-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai leads, and also records strong second-hand sales, but analysts hesitate to declare overall market stabilisation
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[2026-04-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [SWS Research] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai leads, and also records strong second-hand sales, but analysts hesitate to declare overall market stabilisation
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[2026-04-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing slightly pares its sovereign US debt position as private investors and certain financial hubs drive demand up
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[2026-04-16 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Zhang Ming] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing slightly pares its sovereign US debt position as private investors and certain financial hubs drive demand up
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[2026-04-16 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deng Deng’s passing follows five joyful years in his new home, where he is fondly remembered on social media
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[2026-04-16 16:58 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deng Deng’s passing follows five joyful years in his new home, where he is fondly remembered on social media
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[2026-04-16 16:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will set up their training camp ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Salt Lake City in the United States in May, in preparation for group stage matches to be played in the high altitudes of Mexico.
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[2026-04-16 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China will hold senior-level economic talks early next week to discuss joint efforts to ensure a stable environment for trade and investment amid the Middle East crisis, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Vários seguidores da DW nas redes sociais têm questionado a deslocação à China do Presidente de Moçambique, Daniel Chapo, em plena crise de combustíveis no país.
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[2026-04-16 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Vietnamese refugees, foreground, who arrived on Friday, March 28, 1975 at the port city of Da Nang, South Vietnam, watch hopefully, as a boat loaded with refugees approaches the dock. The helter Skelter flight from advancing North Vietnamese resulted in the separation of navy families. Refugees already in the city Jam docks looking for their relatives to arrive.
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[2026-04-16 16:48 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 16:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Ha Ji-ung won a silver medal in the men’s 59-kilogram division at the 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships.
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[2026-04-16 16:33 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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[2026-04-16 16:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's conservatives have lost their diplomatic standing, pushed aside by the Lee administration's more pragmatic approach and saddled with an increasingly ineffective pro-US, anti-North-Korea mantra, according to Reform Party Chair Lee Jun-seok.
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[2026-04-16 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-16 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul government has submitted a formal opinion letter on the United States' ongoing probes into South Korea and other nations involving what it calls "unfair" trade practices related to structural excess production and forced labor, officials said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Iran war is "serving as a significant turning point" for South Korea to shift to renewable energy and away from oil, the country's energy minister said.
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[2026-04-16 16:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shin Hyun-song's portfolio shows broad global diversification beyond US markets
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[2026-04-16 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new investment unit to manage mining assets signals CATL’s deeper shift beyond EV batteries into energy storage
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[2026-04-16 16:11 UTC+10:00] [CATL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new investment unit to manage mining assets signals CATL’s deeper shift beyond EV batteries into energy storage
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[2026-04-16 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-16 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-16 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-16 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (LEAD) S. Korea secures 273 mln barrels of crude oil, 2.1 mln tons of naphtha by year-end: presidential aide
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[2026-04-16 15:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fewer bathhouses, higher energy costs and aging households fuel local response as experts call for welfare role
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[2026-04-16 15:58 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi joined Time magazine's 2026 list of the 100 most influential people, released on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: iPhone demand, BOE setback shift orders to Korean panel suppliers
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[2026-04-16 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ‘Ban in principle’ rule to take effect by June with strict exceptions
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[2026-04-16 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) Co., the shipbuilding subholding company of HD Hyundai Co., said Thursday it has secured two contracts to build four vessels worth a combined 745.1 billion won (US$506 million).
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[2026-04-16 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hana Bank said Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Next Securities to improve the trading environment for overseas investors in Korea’s stock market.
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[2026-04-16 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group plans to open an interactive science museum in South Korea in 2032 in partnership with San Francisco’s Exploratorium, to be housed in its Global Business Complex in Seoul.
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[2026-04-16 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its Canadian counterpart to expand bilateral cooperation in the space sector.
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[2026-04-16 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Middle East oil disruptions bolster Japan’s case for a diversified energy mix. © Reuters
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[2026-04-16 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In phone call with Iran’s top envoy, China’s foreign minister says situation is at ‘critical stage of transition between conflict and peace’
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[2026-04-16 15:18 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In phone call with Iran’s top envoy, China’s foreign minister says situation is at ‘critical stage of transition between conflict and peace’
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[2026-04-16 15:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-04-16 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange market will stabilize once risks stemming from tensions in the Middle East are resolved, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said.
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[2026-04-16 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has appointed Kang Chang-il, a former South Korean ambassador to Japan, as senior vice chair of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (KUAC), a senior aide said Thursday.
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[2026-04-16 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1880 -- Japan sets up a legation in Korea.
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[2026-04-16 14:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hoda Niku, a model and YouTuber who placed third in the 2018 Miss Iran competition, voiced strong opposition to the South Korean government’s decision to provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Iran.
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[2026-04-16 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Landmark sales reflect growing focus on premium titles for Western markets
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[2026-04-16 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up their training camp ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Salt Lake City in the United States in May, in preparation for group stage matches to be played in the high altitudes of Mexico.
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[2026-04-16 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Patrick Fischer admitted he made a ‘serious mistake’ travelling to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics using fake paperwork
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[2026-04-16 14:41 UTC+10:00] [Covid-19] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Patrick Fischer admitted he made a ‘serious mistake’ travelling to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics using fake paperwork
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[2026-04-16 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dealers talk near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-04-16 14:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Violinist Danny Koo, known for his wide-ranging work across classical, jazz and pop, will mark the 10th anniversary of his Korean debut with a special recital in Seoul this summer.
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