Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-06 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 7-11; ADDS photo)By Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-04-06 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party, also known by its Mandarin transliteration Kuomintang, speaks at an event hosted by the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club on March 23. (Cheng's office)
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[2026-04-06 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears cautious of not provoking the US, to the extent that Kim has remained silent on the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, South Korea's spy agency was quoted as saying by lawmakers Monday.
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[2026-04-06 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s spy agency on Monday assessed that the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran could enter a lull by late April, depending on the outcome of Washington’s intensive airstrikes in the coming days.
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[2026-04-06 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: GM Korea is set to carry out its first dividend payout to common shareholders, signaling a turning point from crisis recovery to full normalization.
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[2026-04-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Funds raised on the mainland’s three exchanges in the first quarter topped 25.7 billion yuan, compared with 16.5 billion yuan a year earlier
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[2026-04-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Funds raised on the mainland’s three exchanges in the first quarter topped 25.7 billion yuan, compared with 16.5 billion yuan a year earlier
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[2026-04-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Grappling partially clothed, sometimes naked, women drew large crowds, emperors but complaints from conservative officials led to sport’s demise
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[2026-04-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Grappling partially clothed, sometimes naked, women drew large crowds, emperors but complaints from conservative officials led to sport’s demise
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[2026-04-06 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nationwide use totals 1,646 tons in 2023
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[2026-04-06 15:57 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-06 15:50 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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[2026-04-06 15:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: National Archives restores 94-page scroll written by Rosetta Sherwood Hall
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[2026-04-06 15:46 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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[2026-04-06 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has been bearing the brunt of the Iran war as the resource-poor nation relies on the Middle East for most of its crude oil imports
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[2026-04-06 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has been bearing the brunt of the Iran war as the resource-poor nation relies on the Middle East for most of its crude oil imports
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[2026-04-06 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline, lead para)By Chae Yun-hwan
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[2026-04-06 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- All crypto exchanges in South Korea are asked to set up a system to check and verify their internal ledgers with actual crypto holdings every five minutes, the financial regulator said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 15:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US policy shift reshapes competition while highlighting reliance on rare earths
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[2026-04-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1896 -- Korea's first Korean-language newspaper, the Dongnip Shinmun (The Independent), publishes its first edition in Seoul. The four-page newspaper, funded by the government and produced by Seo Jae-pil, an official educated in Japan and the United States, was aimed at reaching the general public by publishing in the vernacular as opposed to the more traditional Chinese script.
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[2026-04-06 14:46 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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[2026-04-06 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be speeding up efforts to cast North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae as his successor, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Monday.
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[2026-04-06 14:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is grappling with a growing divide over student athletes, as sports groups push to ease academic requirements while civic groups warn against weakening protections aimed at safeguarding education.
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[2026-04-06 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt exceeded 1,300 trillion won (US$861.2 billion) last year, with the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio nearing 50 percent, the finance ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the implications of China’s five-year plan on Southeast Asia, and AI and journalism
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[2026-04-06 13:30 UTC+10:00] [china five-year-plan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the implications of China’s five-year plan on Southeast Asia, and AI and journalism
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[2026-04-06 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, and Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, discussed the escalating war in Iran and the broader Middle East situation in a phone call, according to China’s ambassador to the United Nations.
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[2026-04-06 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is targeting at least 20 percent of power generation through renewable energy by 2030 in a bid to lower its heavy dependence on energy imports and respond to growing power demand sparked by the growth of advanced industries, the climate ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-06 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she is trying to arrange dialogue with Iran's leader. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-04-06 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An Asia-based economic surveillance organization said Monday that South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent this year, supported by solid semiconductor demand and government stimulus spending.
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[2026-04-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- An Asia-based economic surveillance organization said Monday that South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent this year, supported by solid semiconductor demand and government stimulus spending.
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[2026-04-06 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, April 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, is strengthening its chemistry with K-pop as the Worldwide Tour Sponsor for "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG'". It marks the comeback of the decade for pop royalty BTS.
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[2026-04-06 12:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and France have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the conservation of two of their most significant cultural landmarks, Korea's Jongmyo Shrine and France's Basilica of Saint-Denis, Seoul's heritage agency said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Director general-level officials from the customs agencies of South Korea and China held a meeting last week to discuss concrete steps to protect intellectual property (IP) rights, Seoul's customs office said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will operate a low-interest loan program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suffering or expected to suffer damage from South Korea's trade agreements with foreign countries, the industry ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the conservation of two of their most significant cultural landmarks, Korea's Jongmyo Shrine and France's Basilica of Saint-Denis, Seoul's heritage agency said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS remarks, details)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-04-06 11:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behavior has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang.
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[2026-04-06 11:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behavior has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang.
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[2026-04-06 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JEONJU, South Korea, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday raided the office of North Jeolla Gov. Kim Kwan-young over allegations that he handed out cash to multiple people last year, officials said.
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[2026-04-06 11:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a four-week joint project in eastern coastal areas near the East Sea to locate the remains and belongings of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said.
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[2026-04-06 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Higher airfares and fierce regional competition may blunt impact of new policy, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New partner, who is almost 3 decades younger than terminally ill husband, says relationship is based on ‘love not money’ amid gold-digging jibes
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[2026-04-06 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New partner, who is almost 3 decades younger than terminally ill husband, says relationship is based on ‘love not money’ amid gold-digging jibes
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[2026-04-06 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a four-week joint project in eastern coastal areas near the East Sea to locate the remains and belongings of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said.
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[2026-04-06 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tourists visit the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, China, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-04-06 10:18 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Japan’s ban on married couples having different surnames has prompted an event to highlight people’s reluctance to change their name
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[2026-04-06 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday, with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate up 1.86 percent to $113.62 a barrel, as the war in the Middle East continues to squeeze global energy supplies.
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[2026-04-06 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japanese markets were set to open lower open on Monday, while most markets in Asia were closed for holidays, as investors parsed the latest developments in the Middle East conflict over the weekend.
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