Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-06 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economist Zhang Bin says this year’s 2% inflation target ‘corresponds to a state of relative equilibrium between supply and demand’
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[2026-03-06 17:55 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Heads of China’s economic institutions detail plans for growth, trade and tech development on the sidelines of the ‘two sessions’
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[2026-03-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul’s security agreement with Ottawa is also a ‘hedge’ against a transactional Washington, an analyst said
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[2026-03-06 17:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trail of animal destruction leaves blogging dog lover with ‘heartache’; pet expert warns of ‘sickness, nerves, fear, defecation’ on unsafe travels
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[2026-03-06 16:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s industry minister pledged deeper industrial cooperation with Canada as Seoul intensifies its push to win a multibillion-dollar submarine contract, highlighting Korean companies’ track record of delivering on investment and job commitments in the country.
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[2026-03-06 16:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics said Friday that preorders for its latest flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone had reached 1.35 million units in South Korea over a seven-day period, the highest preorder volume ever recorded for the Galaxy S series.
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[2026-03-06 16:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-03-06 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 6, 2026.
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[2026-03-06 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Australia’s Curtis Mead celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against Czech Republic in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic game in Tokyo, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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[2026-03-06 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Capital said Thursday it has issued South Korea’s first publicly offered offshore yuan-denominated kimchi bond by a financial institution.
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[2026-03-06 16:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of South Koreans who read at least one book over the course of a year has continued to decline, but those in their 20s were the only age group to show a rebound, reflecting the growing popularity of the “text hip” trend, in which reading is seen as in vogue.
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[2026-03-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Ministry of Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Li Qiang announces changes in spending priorities, aiming to boost consumption and livelihoods, but questions remain as to whether resources will match ambitions
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[2026-03-06 15:48 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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[2026-03-06 15:44 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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[2026-03-06 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: North Korea’s Myong Yu Jong, right, scores against Bangladesh’s goalkeeper Mile Akter from a penalty during their Women’s Asian Cup Soccer match in Sydney, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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[2026-03-06 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Friday it had jointly hosted a small modular reactor technology seminar with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday, aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in next-generation nuclear energy.
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[2026-03-06 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a woman marrying two men in Thailand to a bamboo-fibre drone, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-03-06 14:59 UTC+10:00] [Accelerator-driven subcritical systems] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Device deemed to burn uranium 100 times more efficiently, while cutting nuclear waste lifespan to less than a thousandth of current span
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[2026-03-06 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TOKYO (AP) — A second Japanese national has been detained in Iran, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday and requested the early release of both people.
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[2026-03-06 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La entrada al campo de golf Trump National Doral, el 2 de junio de 2017, en Doral, Florida. (AP Foto/Alex Sanz, Archivo)
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[2026-03-06 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Blade Battery 2.0] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Company says its new Blade Battery 2.0 can be charged from 10 per cent to 70 per cent in 5 minutes
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[2026-03-06 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China has set its lowest growth target in decades, acknowledging domestic challenges and pointing to global uncertainty, while keeping some stimulus measures in place to counter a possible ramp up in external shocks.
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[2026-03-06 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tax revenue is way below peer countries – and Beijing is pushing for change
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[2026-03-06 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prominent creators pull their work as the publisher launches a probe into how a convicted author returned under a pen name
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[2026-03-06 13:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: "Battle of Fates," a Disney+ original reality series featuring 49 of South Korea’s most promient fortunetellers, has become the platform’s most-watched show in Korea, dethroning hit drama series "Moving."
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[2026-03-06 13:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The National Police Agency said Friday it had referred a case involving the spread of misleading information to prosecutors, targeting a YouTuber surnamed Jo who allegedly made unsubstantiated claims disparaging South Korea.
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[2026-03-06 13:21 UTC+10:00] [technological advancement] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ding Xuexiang calls the executive-led model vital for aligning the city with China’s five-year plan and national integration
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[2026-03-06 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Steven Yang, vicepresidente senior d AutoFlight, durante una entrevista con The Associated Press frente a la aeronave eVTOL, el 24 de febrero de 2026, en Shanghái. (AP Foto/Vincent Thian)
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[2026-03-06 13:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: L'Oreal Korea and Naver said Friday they have signed a strategic partnership to strengthen beauty commerce, collaborating across Naver Shopping, media and new digital services.
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[2026-03-06 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla., June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)
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[2026-03-06 13:12 UTC+10:00] [mental disabilities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CPPCC member Jiang Shengnan calls for crisis intervention centres and reporting hotlines as part of comprehensive prevention mechanism
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[2026-03-06 13:10 UTC+10:00] [China stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For the week, the Hang Seng Index has fallen 4.6 per cent, heading for the worst weekly performance since November 21
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[2026-03-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo is reportedly planning to enhance facilities and station aircraft on the island, and establish a Pacific defence initiative office
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[2026-03-06 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump is moving to keep Chinese tech out of America’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. But California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom is signing on to a network tied to Beijing. Someone should tell him.
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[2026-03-06 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's stock market has swung wildly in recent days, underscoring how the world's best-performing equities market last year is turning into its most volatile one.
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[2026-03-06 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A revision to the Framework Act on Youth has been drafted to ensure support for underprivileged youth in South Korea and to shed light on the forms of marginalization young people face.
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[2026-03-06 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Chinese company AutoFlight, founded in 2017, developed the Matrix, which can carry up to 10 passengers. It has a 20-meter (about 66 foot) wingspan, and is 17.1 meters long and 3.3 meters tall. (56 feet long and 11 feet tall). It can travel for an hour without charging. The idea is that eventually it could become a flying taxi, although the industry and experts think it will take some time (AP video shot by Olivia Zhang).
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[2026-03-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The issue is not that one chose to represent China and another the US but that both have been dragged into culture wars not of their making
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[2026-03-06 12:05 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Running away from one life to start another is an old and universal act of desperation. And yet in Japan, what is called “jōhatsu” or “evaporating” became a trending topic as the booming bubble economy of the late 1980s gave way to the crash of the early ’90s.
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[2026-03-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [science and technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s new five-year plan calls for digital economy to account for bigger share of GDP, backed by 28 major projects, 5G upgrades and data-focused industrial policy
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[2026-03-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lucrative find in slaughtered quacker comes under scrutiny as doubts emerge about bird’s ability to digest precious metal
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[2026-03-06 11:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea recorded its fifth-largest monthly current account surplus in January, driven by a semiconductor upcycle and strong exports, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-03-06 11:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: It has been more than 10 years since South Korea last beat Japan in a best-on-best baseball game featuring professional players.
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[2026-03-06 11:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's consumer prices rose 2 percent from a year earlier in February, unchanged from the previous month and precisely meeting the inflation target, government data showed Friday.
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[2026-03-06 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Sato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tokyo’s bid to boost ‘self-reliance’ may be costly and could take years given China’s dominance in critical materials, analysts say
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[2026-03-06 11:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Gurye Sansuyu Festival
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[2026-03-06 10:30 UTC+10:00] [two sessions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Higher integration would raise resilience of the mainland financial system while supporting yuan internationalisation, CPPCC members say
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[2026-03-06 10:15 UTC+10:00] [John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government work report pledges to continue doubling down on innovation and upgrading of manufacturing; Hong Kong featured prominently
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[2026-03-06 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Politicians and auto industry leaders in the United States and Europe have long argued that state-sponsored subsidies for Chinese electric vehicle makers have distorted global competition.
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[2026-03-06 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nearly 3 out of 10 households in South Korea have pets, mostly dogs, government data showed.
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