Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient plants were capable of producing resin to protect themselves 65 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds
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[2026-07-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ancient plants were capable of producing resin to protect themselves 65 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds
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[2026-07-28 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.
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[2026-07-28 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host Venezuela and Uzbekistan in men's football friendly matches in October, the national football federation announced Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Seoul court has ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife 944 billion won ($645 million), in the largest divorce award in South Korean history. And while the figure is a record, it was calculated against a stock price more than two years old - before it went ballistic in the AI boom.
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[2026-07-28 10:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index after the index fell sharply, led by losses in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-07-28 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Takaichi government's big investment goal has energized many investors, while some companies are left wondering about the details. (Source photos by Ken Suzuki and Masayuki Kozono)
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[2026-07-28 10:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The heads of South Korea's two largest business groups -- Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Group -- are set to visit Google Camp on the Italian island of Sicily later this month, industry sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a commemorative parade to mark the 73rd anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, involving columns symbolic of units fought in the war, state media reported Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-07-28 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held a summit with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here on Monday as Seoul seeks to strengthen cooperation with the South American country in critical minerals and supply chains.
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[2026-07-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive during a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-07-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourist arrivals have collapsed by nearly 50 per cent this year, forcing local operators to rethink Cambodia’s entire pitch
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[2026-07-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Cambodia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourist arrivals have collapsed by nearly 50 per cent this year, forcing local operators to rethink Cambodia’s entire pitch
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[2026-07-28 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will come up with measures to create more jobs for young people in the third quarter amid challenges in the labor market caused by economic uncertainties, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 09:56 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New bridge makes it easier to dodge satellite surveillance, investigation argues, as Ukrainian president warns Russia is to receive 30,000 more North Korean soldiers
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[2026-07-28 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The heads of South Korea's two largest business groups -- Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Group -- are set to visit Google Camp on the Italian island of Sicily later this month, industry sources said Tuesday.
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[2026-07-28 09:28 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s fear of China’s rapid AI progress is evident in US officials trotting out tired accusations and threatening sanctions
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[2026-07-28 09:15 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s fear of China’s rapid AI progress is evident in US officials trotting out tired accusations and threatening sanctions
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[2026-07-28 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
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[2026-07-28 08:20 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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[2026-07-28 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Screenshot shows Chinese state media debunking AI content
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[2026-07-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Court ruling warns against election lies
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[2026-07-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say China’s risk-averse financial policy is diverting capital to Wall Street, advising the building of ‘good bubbles’ to promote growth
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[2026-07-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say China’s risk-averse financial policy is diverting capital to Wall Street, advising the building of ‘good bubbles’ to promote growth
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[2026-07-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Lee must put victims before partisan politics: Prosecutorial reform bill should be carefully reviewed
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[2026-07-28 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Fix the flaws: Revised labor law needs complementary legislation to restore legal certainty
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[2026-07-28 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-28 07:35 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos called out racist attacks by a “neighbor” in his State of the Nation Address, some two weeks after an artificial intelligence (AI) video from China depicting Filipinos as monkeys.
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[2026-07-28 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Uganda] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public health now sits beside trade, infrastructure and digital connectivity as a core part of Africa-China ties
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[2026-07-28 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public health now sits beside trade, infrastructure and digital connectivity as a core part of Africa-China ties
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[2026-07-28 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that auto and other businesses that moved to South Korea, Japan and other foreign countries are coming back to the United States, as he touted his administration's efforts to revive American manufacturing through tariffs and other measures.
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[2026-07-28 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Hotel Okura Thermal Resort & Spa Cappadocia, as seen in this artist's rendition, will have restored historic stone buildings along with new construction. (Hotel Okura)
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[2026-07-28 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan's former President Tsai Ing-wen, left, and new President Lai Ching-te wave to people during Lai's inauguration ceremony outside the presidential office building in Taipei on May 20, 2024. © Reuters
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[2026-07-28 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Japan Securities Dealers Association publishes corporate bond transaction data on its website the next business day. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
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[2026-07-28 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La presidenta electa de Perú, Keiko Fujimori, muestra sus credenciales de la Junta Nacional Electoral durante una ceremonia en Lima, Perú, el miércoles 15 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Martín Mejía)
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[2026-07-28 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: ASML Holding NV shares in Amsterdam suffered their steepest decline in more than a year, breaking below the crucial 50-day moving average after The Information reported that a Chinese state-backed company had begun producing immersion deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines.
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[2026-07-28 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 3, 7-10, 14-17; ADDS photos)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-28 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese produce distributor Farmind controls a substantial domestic market share for bananas and kiwifruit. (Farmind)
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[2026-07-28 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it
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[2026-07-28 04:46 UTC+10:00] [Bab el-Mandeb] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi and Lula agree to fast track Mercosur trade talks, endorsing a deal Brasilia fought to bury when Uruguay first proposed it
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[2026-07-28 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 4:46am
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[2026-07-28 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in last 4 paras; ADDS photos)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-28 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with more info in last 3 paras)By Park Boram
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[2026-07-28 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BRASILIA, July 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said he and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed Monday that a trade pact between South Korea and the South American trade bloc Mercosur should not be delayed any further.
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[2026-07-28 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Monday the ultimate sacrifices of troops during the 1950-53 Korean War underscore that "freedom is not free," adding that their service helped transform South Korea from a war-ravaged nation into "one of the world's most dynamic democracies and vibrant economies."
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[2026-07-28 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus returns the ball to Naomi Osaka of Japan in their fourth round women’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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[2026-07-28 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: CATL's broad range of vehicle batteries includes those designed for longer ranges and low-cost models with long lifespans and short charging times. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
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[2026-07-28 02:36 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The U.S.-China race for AI supremacy has suddenly given way to a race for AI safety. And in that race, until recently, the European Union has largely been running alone.
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