Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-11 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defence systems to Iran in the coming weeks, CNN reported, citing three people familiar with the assessments.
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[2026-04-11 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-11 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deep divisions on nuclear issue and sanctions may cast a shadow, but best case will be for the talks to last 14 days, analysts say
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[2026-04-11 13:46 UTC+10:00] [Abbas Araghchi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deep divisions on nuclear issue and sanctions may cast a shadow, but best case will be for the talks to last 14 days, analysts say
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[2026-04-11 13:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the North places "top priority" on further developing traditional ties with China during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media reported Saturday.
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[2026-04-11 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: My fascination with the freezing Chinese city of Harbin began as I browsed the classical music magazine Gramophone and came across a two-page feature about the Schoenfeld International String Competition. This celebration of music was founded in 2013 in Hong Kong, settling permanently in Harbin the following year. What, then, compelled me to read on?
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[2026-04-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cenling county, near Pakistan and Afghan borders and disputed frontier with India, follows Hean and Hekang as Beijing boosts security
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[2026-04-11 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Cenling county] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cenling county, near Pakistan and Afghan borders and disputed frontier with India, follows Hean and Hekang as Beijing boosts security
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[2026-04-11 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While some economists draw parallels with Japan’s ‘lost decade’, others note key differences when it comes to China’s sluggish recovery
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[2026-04-11 11:30 UTC+10:00] [IMF] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While some economists draw parallels with Japan’s ‘lost decade’, others note key differences when it comes to China’s sluggish recovery
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[2026-04-11 11:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: REWRITES head, lead; ADDS more details throughout; CHANGES photos)
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[2026-04-11 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An AI-made viral animation released by Chinese state media mocking the United States as a white eagle is seen on a mobile phone in Beijing, China, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-04-11 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — As fuel prices remain elevated and volatile, lawmakers, experts and fisherfolk groups are raising concerns over the Philippines’ renewed push to explore joint oil and gas development with China, warning that any deal must not come at the expense of sovereignty, transparency and long-term national interest.
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[2026-04-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From eavesdroppers in teahouses to ‘inner informants’ in royal palaces, scandal merchants peddled stories of adultery and divorce
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[2026-04-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From eavesdroppers in teahouses to ‘inner informants’ in royal palaces, scandal merchants peddled stories of adultery and divorce
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[2026-04-11 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un, right, meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 10, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Almost all of Japan’s oil comes from the Middle East. A closed strait turned that dependence into a trap
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[2026-04-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Forced to retire from rugby, the Welshman emerged from a period of introspection as an adventurer, polar explorer and guide to Hollywood’s A-list
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[2026-04-11 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: China’s President Xi Jinping met with the head of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), on Friday and stressed that no global changes would stop “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” including its people across the Taiwan Strait.
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[2026-04-11 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the head of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), on Friday and stressed that no global changes would stop “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” including its people across the Taiwan Strait.
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[2026-04-11 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and stressed the need for the two countries to further strengthen visits and contacts at various levels for the "multi-faceted" development of bilateral ties, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.
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[2026-04-11 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the Iranian government.
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[2026-04-11 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the Iranian government.
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[2026-04-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Earlier programmes focused on infrastructure, but new wave is shaped by demand in e-commerce, digital services and advanced manufacturing
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[2026-04-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [vocational education] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Earlier programmes focused on infrastructure, but new wave is shaped by demand in e-commerce, digital services and advanced manufacturing
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[2026-04-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL) is promoting a May 1 "general strike" aimed at disrupting economic activity across the U.S., framing it as a coordinated effort to pressure the Trump administration.
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[2026-04-11 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Hamon's signature ripple design takes around an hour to machine into the barrel, according to Zebra. (Photo by Tsugumi Kai)
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[2026-04-11 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Instead of factories and people, China’s economic growth may increasingly be powered by code and digital workers that do not tire
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[2026-04-11 07:30 UTC+10:00] [AI Plus] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Instead of factories and people, China’s economic growth may increasingly be powered by code and digital workers that do not tire
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[2026-04-11 07:22 UTC+10:00] [Chips wars] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘China is willing to work with the international community to firmly support Cuba,’ said a Beijing spokesperson
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[2026-04-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [Anatoly Kolodkin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘China is willing to work with the international community to firmly support Cuba,’ said a Beijing spokesperson
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[2026-04-11 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Uniqlo location in Berlin. The company now expects to reach its 500 billion yen sales target in Europe a year earlier than expected. © Reuters
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[2026-04-11 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prices on Japan's electricity wholesale market have more than doubled since February. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
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[2026-04-11 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com,
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[2026-04-11 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts question the cost of China deploying ‘fertiliser diplomacy’ and boosting soybean purchases ahead of the Trump-Xi summit
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[2026-04-11 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Xi–Trump summit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts question the cost of China deploying ‘fertiliser diplomacy’ and boosting soybean purchases ahead of the Trump-Xi summit
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[2026-04-11 04:36 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-11 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Japan’s Seiya Suzuki is helped off the field after being injured at second base at the with the first inning during a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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[2026-04-11 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tourists and other travelers at an arrival terminal at Japan's Kansai International Airport. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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[2026-04-11 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese research institutes are required to take steps to prevent the outflow of sensitive data and technology. (Photo by Junya Iwai)
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[2026-04-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordSaturday, 11 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuSaturday, 11 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordSaturday, 11 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchSaturday, 11 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-11 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — China’s President Xi Jinping met Taiwan’s opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, telling her and her delegation he had “full confidence” that the Taiwanese and Chinese people would be united.
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[2026-04-11 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Girl, who has an underlying illness, visited Japan in a tour group with her family
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[2026-04-11 02:09 UTC+10:00] [Centre for Health Protection] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Girl, who has an underlying illness, visited Japan in a tour group with her family
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[2026-04-11 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AT a time when the Philippines is grappling with an unfolding energy crisis, rising fuel costs, and deepening economic vulnerability, one would expect clarity, sobriety and strategic thinking from its political and legal elites. Instead, what we are witnessing is something far more troubling: a parade of anti-China narratives and rigidity masquerading as patriotism.
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