Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only

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[2026-07-29 11:12 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Title: Japan quake kills at least 3 after mall blast and building collapse in Kumamoto
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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/kumamoto-japan-earthquake-casualties-july-29-2026/
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[2026-07-29 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Title: CNBC Daily Open: Renewed fire from Iran, a big quarter for SK Hynix and a quake in Japan
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/cnbc-iran-strikes-american-military-jordan-japan-earthquake-sk-hynix-earnings-.html
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[2026-07-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Should China aim for the lead in making AI rules for the world?
Snippet: Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has exposed gaps in global governance, and the first and best will win, Chinese institute says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362160/should-china-aim-lead-making-ai-rules-world?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 11:00 UTC+10:00] [AI governance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Should China aim for the lead in making AI rules for the world?
Snippet: Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has exposed gaps in global governance, and the first and best will win, Chinese institute says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362160/should-china-aim-lead-making-ai-rules-world
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[2026-07-29 10:50 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing amid aftershocks
Snippet: Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/29/japan-earthquake-death-aftershocks
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[2026-07-29 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: AI boom will sustain Hong Kong’s export surge, lift GDP outlook, economists say
Snippet: Baptist University’s Billy Mak says rising export values also reflect higher prices for AI components and relative easing in China-US trade tensions
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3362167/ai-boom-will-sustain-hong-kongs-export-surge-lift-gdp-outlook-economists-say?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 10:30 UTC+10:00] [China-US trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: AI boom will sustain Hong Kong’s export surge, lift GDP outlook, economists say
Snippet: Baptist University’s Billy Mak says rising export values also reflect higher prices for AI components and relative easing in China-US trade tensions
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3362167/ai-boom-will-sustain-hong-kongs-export-surge-lift-gdp-outlook-economists-say
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[2026-07-29 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Ex-Cy Young contender Carrasco embracing weight of expectations in KBO
Snippet: Every once in a while, a player of Carlos Carrasco's stature decides to take his talents to South Korea and prompts fans to ask why: As in, why did someone like Carrasco, a former Cy Young Award contender who won 112 games across 17 seasons in Major League Baseball and who was once a key part of a rotation on a World Series-bound club, come to the Korea Baseball Organization?
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10823736
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[2026-07-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lee cites aircraft, critical minerals as areas with high potential for cooperation with Brazil
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea and Brazil have significant potential to expand economic cooperation, citing aircraft, critical minerals and cosmetics as areas where the countries could achieve greater collaboration.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10823702
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[2026-07-29 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Title: Ex-Cy Young contender Carrasco embracing weight of expectations in KBO
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Every once in a while, a player of Carlos Carrasco's stature decides to take his talents to South Korea and prompts fans to ask why: As in, why did someone like Carrasco, a former Cy Young Award contender who won 112 games across 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) and who was once a key part of a rotation on a World Series-bound club, come to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)?
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729001400315
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[2026-07-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [South Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: South Korean scientists solve 250-year-old dementia-linked brain mystery
Snippet: The breakthrough offers hope for new Alzheimer’s treatments – and provides a scientific basis for the benefits of facial massage
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3362149/south-korean-scientists-solve-250-year-old-dementia-linked-brain-mystery
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[2026-07-29 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Title: Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for people trapped in collapsed mall
Snippet: Published 29 July 2026 12:13pm
Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/in-pictures-japan-quake-toll-rises-rescuers-search-collapsed-mall/e7g66baml
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[2026-07-29 09:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Kim Jong-un joins war veterans for photos on North Korea's 'Victory Day'
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un posed for photographs with war veterans and citizens honored for their wartime services to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-1953 Korean War, state media reported Wednesday.
Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10823669
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[2026-07-29 09:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Korea eyes joint jet development with Embraer
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/10823634
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[2026-07-29 09:24 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’
Snippet: Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the US
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/28/fcc-ban-humanoid-robots-china
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[2026-07-29 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Meet China’s youngest Michelin-recognised chef, who wows diners with his vegetarian dishes
Snippet: He lied about his age to become a chef at 15. At 24, Andre Li is showing diners great dishes don’t need meat at his Plant-Based Kitchen
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3362109/meet-chinas-youngest-michelin-recognised-chef-who-wows-diners-his-vegetarian-dishes?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Andre Li Feiyue] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Meet China’s youngest Michelin-recognised chef, who wows diners with his vegetarian dishes
Snippet: He lied about his age to become a chef at 15. At 24, Andre Li is showing diners great dishes don’t need meat at his Plant-Based Kitchen
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3362109/meet-chinas-youngest-michelin-recognised-chef-who-wows-diners-his-vegetarian-dishes
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[2026-07-29 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: 'Pray For Kospi': SK Hynix Earnings Miss, Sending Stock Reeling
Snippet: Things are not going to be fun in South Korea tonight...
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pray-kospi-sk-hynix-earnings-miss-sending-stock-reeling
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[2026-07-29 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: N. Korea's Kim takes photos with war veterans to celebrate armistice anniversary
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un posed for photographs with war veterans and citizens honored for their wartime services to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-1953 Korean War, state media reported Wednesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729001100315
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[2026-07-29 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s drive to sidestep weaponised Western finance gains speed
Snippet: Use of a multilateral central bank digital currency platform and a broader panda bond market will help China and other nations reduce reliance on the West
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3362077/chinas-drive-sidestep-weaponised-western-finance-gains-speed?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 08:45 UTC+10:00] [digital currency] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s drive to sidestep weaponised Western finance gains speed
Snippet: Use of a multilateral central bank digital currency platform and a broader panda bond market will help China and other nations reduce reliance on the West
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3362077/chinas-drive-sidestep-weaponised-western-finance-gains-speed
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[2026-07-29 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: US is fighting one war on many fronts against axis of Russia, China and Iran
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/opinion/us-is-fighting-one-war-on-many-fronts-against-axis-of-russia-china-and-iran/
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[2026-07-29 08:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: BTS comeback lifts South Korea's Hybe back into the black
Snippet: BTS performs at the half-time show during the final match of the men's 2026 FIFA World Cup on July 19. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/media-entertainment/bts-comeback-lifts-south-korea-s-hybe-back-into-the-black
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[2026-07-29 08:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Title: Lee pitches aircraft, minerals and K-Beauty to power Korea-Brazil growth
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/10823525
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[2026-07-29 08:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Powerful earthquake strikes southern Japan
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/powerful-earthquake-strikes-southern-japan-20260729-p60jhi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: US bans new Chinese robots, power inverters in latest tech crackdown
Snippet: Trump administration cites threats to US national security and supply chain vulnerabilities as reasons for latest sanctions
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362185/us-bans-new-chinese-robots-power-inverters-latest-tech-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 08:11 UTC+10:00] [Federal Communications Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: US bans new Chinese robots, power inverters in latest tech crackdown
Snippet: Trump administration cites threats to US national security and supply chain vulnerabilities as reasons for latest sanctions
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3362185/us-bans-new-chinese-robots-power-inverters-latest-tech-crackdown
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[2026-07-29 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Aumenta a 41 el número de muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en el suroeste de China
Snippet: Rescatistas auxilian a una víctima atrapada entre escombros, en el lugar donde ocurrió un deslave en el condado Pengshui, en el suroeste de la región de Chongqing, China, el domingo 19 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Andy Wong)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/china-deslave-victimas-muertos-fe7702d61774102aed0a02fd17596c17
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
Snippet: Beijing and Jakarta enjoy unprecedented economic interdependence – but shifting priorities in Indonesia threaten to strain the partnership
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3362129/can-china-and-indonesias-strong-financial-ties-withstand-resource-nationalism
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
Snippet: Beijing and Jakarta enjoy unprecedented economic interdependence – but shifting priorities in Indonesia threaten to strain the partnership
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3362129/can-china-and-indonesias-strong-financial-ties-withstand-resource-nationalism?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (EDITORIAL from The Korea Times on July 29)
Snippet: Korea's ambitious AI visionAmid headlong move ahead, detailed blueprint must follow
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729000800320
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[2026-07-29 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 29)
Snippet: Speaker's remarks undermine the ConstitutionNational Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik drew backlash after suggesting constitutional revision could leave room to debate an incumbent president's eligibility for another term.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729000900320
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[2026-07-29 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Title: Japan Kumamoto earthquake: What happened, damage, victims, latest updates
Snippet: Several dead in Japan after magnitude 7.1 earthquake causes blast at mall
Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/28/japan-kumamoto-earthquake-what-happened-damage-victims-latest-updates
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[2026-07-29 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (EDITORIAL from The Korea Herald on July 29)
Snippet: Broken ladderBlanket property lending restrictions widen South Korea's generational wealth divide
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729000700320
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[2026-07-29 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Title: Chinese-connected ‘surveillance packages on wheels’ facing Senate ban
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/us-news/mercedes-benz-faces-us-car-ban-over-china-ownership-ties/
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[2026-07-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Toyota accelerates succession planning to meet auto industry challenges
Snippet: TOKYO -- On June 1, the day Toyota Motor lost its stock market position as Japan's most valuable company to SoftBank Group for the first time in more than two decades, the automaker announced a personnel move that made few global headlines. Daisuke Toyoda, son of its chairman Akio Toyoda, would come back to the main group from a tech subsidiary on Aug.
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-asia/toyota-accelerates-succession-planning-to-meet-auto-industry-challenges
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[2026-07-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Some 40 pct of Koreans owned land in 2025: data
Snippet: SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Four out of 10 individuals in South Korea were registered land owners as of last year, but the total size of land they owned shrank from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260728008400320
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[2026-07-29 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Lee cites aircraft, critical minerals as areas with high potential for cooperation with Brazil
Snippet: SAO PAULO, July 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea and Brazil have significant potential to expand economic cooperation, citing aircraft, critical minerals and cosmetics as areas where the countries could achieve greater collaboration.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729000400315
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[2026-07-29 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Search for survivors after Japan earthquake collapses shopping centre
Snippet: Wed 29 Jul 2026 at 6:36am
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/live-japan-earthquake-shopping-centre-missing-july-29/106969400
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[2026-07-29 06:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Major earthquake hits Japan
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/major-earthquake-hits-japan-20260729-p60jgf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-07-29 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: China, Russia exercises highlight holes in Japan's Pacific defenses
Snippet: China's firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile fueled concerns about Japan's defenses in the Pacific Ocean. (Xinhua via AP)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/defense/china-russia-exercises-highlight-holes-in-japan-s-pacific-defenses
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[2026-07-29 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan's new investment rules open the gate to offshore wind partnerships
Snippet: Wind turbines are seen along a beach in Japan's Akita prefecture. The nation's government wants to spur the development of offshore wind farms, but its plans have stalled. © Reuters
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/japan-s-new-investment-rules-open-the-gate-to-offshore-wind-partnerships
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[2026-07-29 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Title: Where Australia sits in this $6 billion race for influence as China's strategy shifts
Snippet: Published 29 July 2026 5:40am
Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/pacific-china-australia-development-aid-lowy/dksbg6tui
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[2026-07-29 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Pangilinan seeks probe into 'Ayungin deal' with China
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is asking the Senate to investigate the so-called “Ayungin Deal” or “Provisional Understanding” that the Philippines entered with China for the former’s rotation and resupply mission operations to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/29/news/pangilinan-seeks-probe-into-ayungin-deal-with-china/2393457
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[2026-07-29 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan's public pension 'dolphins' outperform GPIF whale
Snippet: Smaller pension funds outperformed the GPIF by as much as 2 percentage points for fiscal 2025. (Source photos by Nikkei)
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/finance/japan-s-public-pension-dolphins-outperform-gpif-whale
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[2026-07-29 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Major Japan quake traps people inside Kumamoto shopping mall, factory
Snippet: An Aeon mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture was damaged in an earthquake on July 28, with authorities saying many people could be trapped inside. © Kyodo
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/natural-disasters/major-japan-quake-traps-people-inside-kumamoto-shopping-mall-factory
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[2026-07-29 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Title: Japan film studios Toho and Toei charge back into US market
Snippet: Following the global success of the movie "Godzilla Minus One" in 2023, Toho will release the next film in the series in the U.S. within days of its Japan release. © 2023 TOHO CO., LTD.
Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/media-entertainment/japan-film-studios-toho-and-toei-charge-back-into-us-market
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[2026-07-29 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Nvidia's Taipei Office Raided As Taiwan's AI Chip-Smuggling Dragnet Results In Arrests
Snippet: Taiwanese prosecutors have detained an Nvidia employee and searched the chipmaker's Taipei office, the first time the island's criminal investigation into the diversion of restricted AI hardware to China has reached inside the company whose processors sit at the center of it.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/nvidias-taipei-office-raided-taiwans-ai-chip-smuggling-dragnet-results-arrests
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[2026-07-29 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: (LEAD) Lee, Lula agree to boost S. Korea-Brazil cooperation, work to resume Korea-Mercosur FTA talks
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with reports of the leaders' joint statement in paras 10-15)By Park Boram
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260728005551315
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[2026-07-29 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Title: Lee says S. Korea seeks to combine tech, innovation with Brazil's abundant resources
Snippet: SAO PAULO, July 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea will work with Brazil to pursue joint prosperity by combining its technology and innovation with the South American country's abundant resources.
Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260729000200315
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