Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-10 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NK's emboldened military posturePyongyang tests modern weaponry this week
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[2026-04-10 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Brief respite reveals enduring threats to maritime order, Korea's economic security
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[2026-04-10 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transatlantic allies’ refusal to back the Iran war fuels latest Trump outburst after meeting with Nato chief Mark Rutte
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[2026-04-10 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Transatlantic allies’ refusal to back the Iran war fuels latest Trump outburst after meeting with Nato chief Mark Rutte
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[2026-04-10 07:34 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: ISLAND GUARD The newly opened Philippine Coast Guard district command post is the latest government facility set up in the country’s most remote town in the West Philippine Sea. —PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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[2026-04-10 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latin America fits Beijing’s need for alternative partners with uncomfortable precision. That is a problem for Washington
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[2026-04-10 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latin America fits Beijing’s need for alternative partners with uncomfortable precision. That is a problem for Washington
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[2026-04-10 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Caregivers from India train in Moriya, Ibaraki prefecture, in Japan. (Photo by Tatsuya Ozaki)
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[2026-04-10 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Demand is expected to rise for tungsten, which is used in semiconductors and electronic components. (Sumitomo Electric Industries)
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[2026-04-10 07:06 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES—As the government renews its interest to pursue joint venture with China to explore oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), fishers in Zambales are ambivalent.
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[2026-04-10 07:06 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES—As the government renews its interest to pursue joint venture with China to explore oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), fishers in Zambales are ambivalent.
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[2026-04-10 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: China is accusing U.S. federal authorities of "hostile questioning" by US law enforcement following the death of a groundbreaking Chinese semiconductor researcher who fell to his death inside a University of Michigan building last month, while American law enforcement and university officials remain tight-lipped about any federal involvement.
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[2026-04-10 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan imports hydrogen and uses it at stations like this one at Kansai International Airport. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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[2026-04-10 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: If and when this new order takes shape, where does South Korea fit? Carney specifically called for a more active role for middle powers such as Korea, alongside Canada, Japan, Australia and other liberal democracies. These like-minded countries, he argued, should band together to counter increasingly unilateral and predatory policies by major powers.
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[2026-04-10 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan seeks to increase natural gas procurement from the U.S. as the conflict in the Middle East poses an energy security challenge. © Reuters
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[2026-04-10 05:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: While the US is preoccupied with extracting itself from its war in Iran, China has been busy getting on with its core interests on its home turf.
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[2026-04-10 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-04-10 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-04-10 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The gains in Japanese stocks over the past two years have brought an influx of retail investors into the market. © Reuters
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[2026-04-10 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kristalina Georgieva, directora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), en una sesión informativa en Beijing, China, el 10 de diciembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan, Archivo)
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[2026-04-10 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising artist explores identity, politics and generational divides through off-Broadway plays rooted in personal experience
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[2026-04-10 04:03 UTC+10:00] [King Lear] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising artist explores identity, politics and generational divides through off-Broadway plays rooted in personal experience
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[2026-04-10 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday proposed a nearly $40 billion military buildup amid tensions with Beijing. This came just days after the head of the self-governing island’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), traveled to the mainland seeking rapprochement in the first such visit in a decade.
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[2026-04-10 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday proposed a nearly $40 billion military buildup amid tensions with Beijing. This came just days after the head of the self-governing island’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), traveled to the mainland seeking rapprochement in the first such visit in a decade.
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[2026-04-10 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: JFE already operates a waste-to-energy facility in Vietnam. (JFE Engineering)
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[2026-04-10 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: More than 40% of Japan's crude imports in 2024 came from the United Arab Emirates. (Inpex)
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[2026-04-10 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: New rules seek to stop irresponsible practices at scrapyards that cause pollution and other negative environmental impacts. © Kyodo
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[2026-04-10 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 10 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-10 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 10 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-10 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 10 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-10 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 10 Aprilloading
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[2026-04-10 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) THITU ISLAND — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) unveiled on Thursday its first dedicated command center in the Spratly island chain, a flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea that has been the site of repeated confrontations with Chinese vessels.
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[2026-04-10 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — North Korea said on Thursday its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces aimed at rival South Korea.
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[2026-04-10 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AMID conflicts and wars in Europe and the Middle East, the global gaze is fixed on the People’s Republic of China.
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[2026-04-10 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-10 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), listens during a briefing in Beijing, China, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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[2026-04-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts also warn that Trump’s ‘joint venture’ plan with Iran could formalise a grey zone, while Beijing balances its roles as mediator and energy importer
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[2026-04-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts also warn that Trump’s ‘joint venture’ plan with Iran could formalise a grey zone, while Beijing balances its roles as mediator and energy importer
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[2026-04-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances
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[2026-04-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances
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[2026-04-10 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: England players pose for photographers before the start of the International friendly soccer match between England and Japan in London, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 . (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-04-10 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: What may be coming is neither stable peace nor uninterrupted war, but something in between: a prolonged condition of managed instability
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[2026-04-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Trump loomed large in both Iran war and subsequent pause, analysts weigh the importance of rhetoric vs results in his talks with China
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[2026-04-10 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Trump loomed large in both Iran war and subsequent pause, analysts weigh the importance of rhetoric vs results in his talks with China
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[2026-04-09 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: BTS were battered by the elements as they kicked off their marathon world tour in Goyang Stadium, South Korea.
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[2026-04-09 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of North Korea and China held talks in Pyongyang on Thursday and discussed strengthening bilateral relations, according to a Chinese media report.
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[2026-04-09 23:01 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-09 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: MANILA – Legislators, nationalists and other experts in the Philippines on Thursday questioned a proposed oil exploration deal with China in the disputed and mineral-rich South China Sea, which they warned would send mixed messages to a territorial foe. Talks of a possible oil exploration deal resurfaced last month after both countries convened the 11th Bilateral […]
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[2026-04-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Delay risks entrenching a policy vacuum as member states diverge and Brussels struggles to evolve its approach
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[2026-04-09 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Delay risks entrenching a policy vacuum as member states diverge and Brussels struggles to evolve its approach
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