Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 13 Marchloading
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[2026-03-13 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 13 Marchloading
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[2026-03-13 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Irans’s players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)
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[2026-03-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-13 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-13 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Petroleros y cargueros se alinean en el estrecho de Ormuz, vistos desde Khor Fakkan, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: China consumes around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers – particularly Russia
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the Iran crisis, the world is in a ‘jungle phase’ and Beijing should work on interventionism 2.0, government adviser says
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Escalating Middle East conflict, currency fluctuations make destinations like Southeast Asia, Australia attractive, top business leader says
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[2026-03-13 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A giant steel pipe protruded from the ground on Wednesday on a highway in Osaka city in western Japan, rising as high as 13 metres above ground, according to local authorities.
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[2026-03-13 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany — German carmaker BMW reported solid profit Thursday despite US tariffs and tough competition in China -- delivering a far better result than the heavy falls reported by rivals Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz.
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[2026-03-13 00:30 UTC+10:00] [People's Liberation Army Rocket Force] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Much of the stockpile is stored at one facility in the country’s northwest that’s accessible only by a narrow road, according to think tank
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[2026-03-13 00:04 UTC+10:00] [Inner Mongolia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal safeguards heed Xi Jinping’s call to foster ‘shared spiritual home’ with an eye on staving off ‘domestic friction’, analysts say
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[2026-03-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons
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[2026-03-12 23:59 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wincube Marketing ("Wincube"), South Korea's leading digital gifting company and exclusive operator of gift shops for KakaoTalk, Naver BAND, and LINE, today announced the launch of Giftronaut — its redesigned and expanded global platform for corporate digital gifting. The platform was previously known as Toasty Card.
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[2026-03-12 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 12, LG Innotek (CEO Moon Hyuksoo) announced that it earned a grade of "Leadership A" in the Climate Change Response Assessment of the 2025 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), marking the third consecutive year the company has received this top rating.
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[2026-03-12 23:13 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Hong Kong must seize every opportunity to align proactively with national strategic requirements,’ city leader says
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[2026-03-12 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Anhui Normal University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The shift comes as top cybersecurity expert warns country now home to 40 per cent of global assets linked to OpenClaw
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[2026-03-12 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Max Verstappen de Red Bull se sale de la pista durante la clasificación del Gran Premio de Australia, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, en Melbourne. (AP Foto/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
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[2026-03-12 22:44 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Even after a slight price increase on the mainland, fuel there remains roughly one-third the cost in Hong Kong,’ says automobile association’s Ringo Lee
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[2026-03-12 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fears over city teams’ participation quashed as local association reveals green light after successfully petitioning Olympic Council of Asia
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[2026-03-12 21:57 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Industry and Information Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Urgent security warnings from Beijing as local authorities rush to ride the boom expose familiar priority gaps, observers say
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[2026-03-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on the need to work together to ensure that their joint summit agreements on trade and security are implemented in a "balanced" manner, rather than prioritizing certain areas, a Seoul official said.
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National Vulnerability Database] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: People’s Bank of China says deployment of AI in financial sector should be ‘proactive yet prudent, safe and orderly’
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Oscar-nominated Hollywood star charms fans on promotional trip by sampling spicy hotpot, enjoying Chinese tea
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[2026-03-12 20:45 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Since winning best picture at the Japan Academy Film Prize with “Midnight Swan” in 2021, Eiji Uchida has been working at a furious clip, like he’s worried the opportunities might dry up if he pauses for breath. He had three movies out last year and is set to match that tally in 2026.
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[2026-03-12 20:27 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Profits drop to HK$14.6 billion as the rail giant cites lower mainland growth, overseas project losses and mounting maintenance costs
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[2026-03-12 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China is rapidly embracing the popular artificial intelligence tool OpenClaw, with major tech companies and even local governments rushing to expand access to the lobster-themed, open-source AI agent in recent weeks.
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[2026-03-12 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With a high-stakes summit in Beijing less than three weeks away, the U.S. has launched sweeping trade investigations that put China squarely in its crosshairs, adding a new layer of friction to an already complicated relationship.
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[2026-03-12 19:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a method to prevent liquid from dripping when applied to surfaces facing downward, a problem famously associated with the struggles of Michelangelo while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome more than 500 years ago.
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[2026-03-12 19:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party, a Busan mayoral hopeful, on Thursday requested an investigation into a potential Democratic Party of Korea candidate, accusing him of violating the Political Funds Act in a recent gathering of supporters.
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[2026-03-12 19:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan and a host of other countries are being investigated by the United States for unfair trade practices related to excess capacity and could be subject to additional tariffs depending on the results of the investigation.
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[2026-03-12 19:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was stripped of his assembly seat with the Supreme Court on Thursday, upholding his fraud conviction.
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[2026-03-12 19:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a three-year prison sentence for a YouTuber accused of blackmailing fellow creator Tzuyang, confirming a lower court ruling that found him guilty of extorting tens of millions of won by threatening to expose alleged personal scandals.
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[2026-03-12 19:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's political arena is once again facing an "apology trap," where rival parties and factions take issue with the sincerity of an apology for political events.
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[2026-03-12 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Watchdog says 71 complaints from residents and rest from fans outside city, primarily mainland China
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[2026-03-12 19:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A video showing a Korean child being pushed by a passerby at a convenience store in Japan has sparked anger online after it spread widely on social media.
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[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will chair a policy meeting on March 18 aimed at strengthening the resilience and restoring stability of South Korea’s capital markets, the presidential office said Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On the sidelines of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’, academic and political adviser Zhang Bo emphasises the power of personal stories
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[2026-03-12 18:59 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 South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a suspended prison sentence for Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, effectively stripping him of his seat in the National Assembly.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's parliament on Thursday passed a special bill to establish a state-run investment corporation to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment into the U.S.
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[2026-03-12 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los delegados abandonan la sala tras la ceremonia de clausura de la Conferencia Consultiva Política del Pueblo Cino en Beijing, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-03-12 18:43 UTC+10:00] [Min Seung-ho] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The hearing comes over three years after the tragedy, hindered by political gridlock, accountability disputes and investigative delays
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[2026-03-12 18:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Russian travel agency has launched a North Korea tour package using the direct train between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking the first group tourism product to include the route since service resumed last year.
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[2026-03-12 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Delegates leave after the closing ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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