Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-13 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China this week to boost cooperation between the two countries and discuss the wars in Ukraine and Iran, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, there were 11.96 million new stroke cases worldwide, with ischemic stroke (IS) accounting for 65.3%. China has an estimated 17.8 million stroke survivors, 86.8% of which are ischemic. For large vessel occlusion (LVO), mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the gold standard, extending the treatment window from 4.5 to 24 hours.
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[2026-04-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’
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[2026-04-13 22:52 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’
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[2026-04-13 22:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A humanoid robot manufactured by Novautek showcased at an exhibition in Hong Kong on Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/ Chan Long Hei)
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[2026-04-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing needs a unifying proposal to replace the current world order that is being upended by US unpredictability
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[2026-04-13 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Venezuela] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing needs a unifying proposal to replace the current world order that is being upended by US unpredictability
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[2026-04-13 22:09 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, agreed Monday to work together to ease tensions in the Middle East at an early date.
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[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s foreign ministry denies that China plans to provide weapons and military tech to Iran
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[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s foreign ministry denies that China plans to provide weapons and military tech to Iran
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[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’
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[2026-04-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’
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[2026-04-13 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LX Pantos, a leading global logistics company headquartered in Korea (Global CEO: Lee Yong-ho), is partnering with SK Innovation E&S to install solar power generation facilities at three of its Korean logistics centers and develop an integrated power-sharing system across them.
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[2026-04-13 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new visual asset celebrating the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award recipient Trevor Paglen will be presented in the heart of the world's most iconic cities including New York, London, and Seoul.
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[2026-04-13 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El fundador de Xiaomi Lei Jun, a la izquierda, y el presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, en la sede de Xiaomi en Beijing, el lunes 13 de abril de 2026. (Andres Martinez Casares/Pool Foto via AP)
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[2026-04-13 20:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government said Monday it will ban stockpiling medical syringes and needles starting Tuesday amid woes over supply disruption.
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[2026-04-13 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it will ban stockpiling medical syringes and needles starting Tuesday amid woes over supply disruption.
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[2026-04-13 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The country's anti-money laundering agency said Monday it has decided to fine Coinone, one of South Korea's crypto exchanges, 5.2 billion won ($3.49 million) and impose a three-month partial business suspension over lapses in customer verification obligations and transactions with unregistered partners.
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[2026-04-13 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The country's anti-money laundering agency said Monday it has decided to fine Coinone, one of South Korea's crypto exchanges, 5.2 billion won (US$3.49 million) and impose a three-month partial business suspension over lapses in customer verification obligations and transactions with unregistered partners.
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[2026-04-13 20:08 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-13 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nouriel Roubini predicted the 2008 financial crisis – now he says an explosion of hi-tech will be unlike anything mankind has ever seen, trivialising near-term headwinds
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[2026-04-13 20:06 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nouriel Roubini predicted the 2008 financial crisis – now he says an explosion of hi-tech will be unlike anything mankind has ever seen, trivialising near-term headwinds
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[2026-04-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new live-streaming rules ban under-8s from tipping and introduce tiered consent for minors to curb manipulative inducements
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[2026-04-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new live-streaming rules ban under-8s from tipping and introduce tiered consent for minors to curb manipulative inducements
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[2026-04-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One proved that passion can drive reinvention, while the other exemplified a life shaped by scarcity
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[2026-04-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One proved that passion can drive reinvention, while the other exemplified a life shaped by scarcity
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[2026-04-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mexico’s Gilberto Mora controls the ball during a FIFA U-20 World Cup quater-final soccer match against Argentina at National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
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[2026-04-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-04-13 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: JR East’s decision to remove toilet paper at some unmanned stations underscores the financial pressures on rural rail services
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[2026-04-13 19:55 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: JR East’s decision to remove toilet paper at some unmanned stations underscores the financial pressures on rural rail services
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[2026-04-13 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs and Excise Department finds 106 turtles and 654 lizards believed to be endangered species hidden in truck bound for mainland China
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[2026-04-13 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Customs and Excise Department finds 106 turtles and 654 lizards believed to be endangered species hidden in truck bound for mainland China
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[2026-04-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, there were 11.96 million new stroke cases worldwide, with ischemic stroke (IS) accounting for 65.3%. China has an estimated 17.8 million stroke survivors, 86.8% of which are ischemic. For large vessel occlusion (LVO), mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the gold standard, extending the treatment window from 4.5 to 24 hours.
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[2026-04-13 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A billboard displayed in Tehran's Vanak Square on April 12 vows that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iran's control. (Anadolu via Getty Images)
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[2026-04-13 19:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has signed a partnership with Circle -- the issuer of US coin, or USDC -- to explore collaboration on digital asset infrastructure and stablecoin technology.
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[2026-04-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank will continue to invest in the UAE, alongside India, China and Singapore, says Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East
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[2026-04-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The bank will continue to invest in the UAE, alongside India, China and Singapore, says Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East
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[2026-04-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is closely monitoring the latest developments in the Middle East after the United States announced a blockade of all maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports following failed peace talks, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
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[2026-04-13 18:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A South Korean court has sentenced a woman in her 90s to prison for helping launder drug proceeds on behalf of her son, a trafficking ringleader currently jailed in Cambodia.
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[2026-04-13 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, right, speaks to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, center, and his wife Begona Gomez at the Xiaomi headquarters in Beijing, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Andres Martinez Casares/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-13 18:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As disease-carrying “killer ticks” become active, South Korea has launched its annual surveillance program to monitor the infectious disease they spread — an illness that has claimed 422 lives in the country so far and still has no approved treatment.
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[2026-04-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's U-20 women's national soccer team has qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the third consecutive time.
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[2026-04-13 18:26 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-13 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-Premier Zhang Gouqing stressed Beijing’s commitment to the ‘landmark project’ when visiting the Yarlung Tsangpo construction site
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[2026-04-13 18:24 UTC+10:00] [ecological integrity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-Premier Zhang Gouqing stressed Beijing’s commitment to the ‘landmark project’ when visiting the Yarlung Tsangpo construction site
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[2026-04-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol met with his Polish counterpart Monday to discuss the impact of the Middle East conflict on energy supply chains, as well as other key areas of economic cooperation, the finance ministry said.
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[2026-04-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security is one of Beijing’s top policy goals – and that could spell trouble for countries dependent on Chinese sulphuric acid
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[2026-04-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Food security is one of Beijing’s top policy goals – and that could spell trouble for countries dependent on Chinese sulphuric acid
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[2026-04-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Operadores trabajan junto a una pantalla que muestra el índice Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), a la derecha, y la tasa de cambio entre el dólar y el won surcoreano en la sala de operaciones de la sede del banco Hana en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el lunes 13 de abril de 2026.
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[2026-04-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose a 50% tariff on China, after a report emerged that Beijing was preparing to deliver a shipment of new air defense systems to Iran.
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