Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-03 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Hea Kyung and French first lady Brigitte Macron visited the National Museum of Korea on Friday to view key exhibits with cultural ties between the two countries and exchange views on cultural cooperation.
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[2026-04-03 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some carriers have even removed unessential items like in-flight magazines from their planes
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[2026-04-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.
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[2026-04-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
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[2026-04-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.
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[2026-04-03 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Fifteen companies with heavy petroleum consumption have agreed to reduce their annual consumption of oil by 956,000 barrels to join South Korea's ongoing energy-saving efforts, officials said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France on Friday signed a preliminary agreement to promote cooperation on support for veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's veterans ministry said.
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[2026-04-03 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout)
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[2026-04-03 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations Security Council has postponed a vote on a proposal to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Friday to Saturday, according to media reports.
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[2026-04-03 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during their meeting at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 3, 2026. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-03 17:31 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet approved Friday amendments to the criminal proceeds transfer prevention law to give police stronger ammunition to crack down on money laundering by scammers.
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[2026-04-03 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: UIJEONGBU, South Korea, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday they have referred a notorious drug smuggler repatriated from the Philippines to the prosecution for allegedly trafficking over 10 billion won (US$6.6 million) worth of illegal drugs.
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[2026-04-03 17:12 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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[2026-04-03 17:04 UTC+10:00] [Guowang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Flight anomaly delays ambitions for Tianlong-3 to start delivering satellites for Chinese megaconstellations
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[2026-04-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Tesla] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shrinking subsidies, new taxes sap China’s EV demand, giving Tesla an edge in global deliveries for first time since fourth quarter of 2024
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[2026-04-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vengeful resident blares ‘ghostly mountain sounds’ through dividing wall, tries to evade penalties by keeping decibel level within legal limits
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[2026-04-03 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz has continued to upend global oil and gas markets as the United States-Israeli war on the country enters its second month.
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[2026-04-03 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign tourists visiting South Korea on cruise ships will be able to receive a refund of internal taxes on goods purchased at local duty-free stores starting next week, the customs agency said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 16:55 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s No 2 official also says authorities will devise plan to attract top institutions from across border and overseas to take part
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[2026-04-03 16:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The administration of Donald Trump has moved to impose a blanket 25 percent tariff on finished goods containing significant amounts of steel, aluminum and copper, prompting South Korea’s home appliance makers to assess the potential fallout.
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[2026-04-03 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-largest carrier, said Friday it has launched a route to Hungary as part of efforts to expand its European network.
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[2026-04-03 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and France on Friday vowed to expand cooperation in strategic science sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), while reaffirming their status as key partners in cutting-edge technology research, the science ministry said.
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[2026-04-03 16:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Calls are growing to raise tuna quotas for South Korea’s eastern provinces as rising sea temperatures have seen the warm-water species expand its habitat to the country’s entire East Sea coastline.
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[2026-04-03 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest details throughout; RECASTS headline, lead; ADD photos)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-04-03 16:23 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-03 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea's No. 1 airline teams up with French space firm Exotrail to develop orbital transfer vehicle
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[2026-04-03 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Sakura Internet surged as much as 20.2% Friday after Microsoft said it has begun discussions with the Japanese cloud company and SoftBank to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure in Japan.
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[2026-04-03 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will advance the deployment of a homegrown interceptor system akin to Israel's Iron Dome by two years to 2029 in a bid to better counter North Korea's long-range artillery threats, the state arms procurement agency said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Hong Kong’s restaurant revamps to deep racial divisions in Malaysia, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-04-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1960 -- South Korea and Japan resume trade, although diplomatic relations were not normalized until 1965. Japan recognized the Republic of Korea as the only legitimate nation on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea does not have official diplomatic ties with Japan.
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[2026-04-03 15:38 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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[2026-04-03 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Asian Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Football association also said: ‘His coaching was a little too lax, a little too soft,’ the next full-time boss would likely be Japanese
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[2026-04-03 15:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-04-03 15:08 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: There is a Japanese proverb: Tsuki to suppon (The Moon and the Turtle). Both are round, but one illuminates the world while the other crawls in the mud. The proverb warns against the laziness of false equivalence and of confusing superficial resemblance with substantive likeness. It is a warning that the democratic middle powers — Japan, Canada, Australia and the nations of Western Europe — urgently need to hear.
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[2026-04-03 15:03 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stock exchange] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Toymaker’s shares have fallen nearly 50 per cent since February as investors weigh slowing overseas growth and dependence on flagship line
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[2026-04-03 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mexico-based act to promote on Korean music shows for the first time
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[2026-04-03 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Kuomintang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party’s trip to the mainland, and the approach to treating drug abuse in Hong Kong
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[2026-04-03 14:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Patients who make excessive hospital visits may soon face significantly higher out-of-pocket costs, as the government moves to rein in what it sees as overuse of the national health insurance system.
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[2026-04-03 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-03 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers check the quality of a solar panel at a ReNew manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Jaipur in India. © AP
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[2026-04-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: In between NASA astronauts blasting off for the moon, Anthony Albanese’s prime-time appeal to keep calm and carry on, and Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages”, you might’ve missed that China has devised a plan for peace in our time.
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[2026-04-03 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ambassador to China has briefed the Chinese ruling party on the results of Pyongyang's recent ruling party congress, a Chinese party department's website showed Friday.
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[2026-04-03 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Microsoft's $10 billion investment into Japan aligns with Takaichi government's AI strategy. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-04-03 13:12 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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[2026-04-03 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) of international companies in South Korea reached a record US$7.14 billion in the first quarter, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-04-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Champions Japan and runner-up Australia say ‘inequality between the men’s and women’s game remains’ despite financial success of their event
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[2026-04-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese EV maker lifts overseas sales target as rising fuel costs and easing tariffs boost demand abroad
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[2026-04-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Institute of Mechanics] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Next-generation fighter jets and spacecraft stand to see performance gains from weight reduction and structural resilience
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[2026-04-03 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will exempt additional shipping costs from tariffs on imports rerouted due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A large apartment complex is seen from Namsan Tower in central Seoul on Oct. 24, 2024. © AP
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