Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-23 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat who is known as a close aide to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Michael Needham, is visiting South Korea to discuss ways to strengthen the Seoul-Washington alliance and security issues, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Top shareholder in KB, Hana sets 30% dividend benchmark, stricter board standards
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[2026-02-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toy
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[2026-02-23 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s travellers outspend even their Indian and Saudi peers, splashing twice the regional average on luxury goods, airport retail study says
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[2026-02-23 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Platform law, mapping data, app store fines emerge as potential flashpoints
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[2026-02-23 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's three major mobile carriers are set to showcase their latest artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Spain next month, the companies said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Snooker star beats John Higgins to join Steve Davis, Mark Williams and Neil Robertson as the fourth player to win first five ranking finals
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[2026-02-23 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his reelection as the ruling party's general secretary, vowing to strengthen strategic cooperation with Pyongyang, a Chinese news report said.
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[2026-02-23 16:29 UTC+10:00] [Soja] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Zahlreiche Unternehmen der Sojaindustrie in Brasilien kehren dem Waldschutz den Rücken und steigen aus dem sogenannten Soja-Moratorium aus.
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[2026-02-23 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea has reelected Kim Jong-un as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party at its ongoing party congress, its state media said Monday, as the regime highlighted progress in nuclear deterrence while refraining from direct messages toward South Korea and the United States.
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[2026-02-23 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Starbucks Korea said Monday it will introduce a new Americano-style drink, called the Aerocano, which uses aeration to create a velvety foam while softening the espresso’s bitterness and body. The beverage, set for its global debut Thursday in Korea, is positioned as an alternative to iced Americanos and cold brew for customers seeking a lighter flavor profile.
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[2026-02-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1961 -- South Korea and the Philippines sign a trade accord.
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[2026-02-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's central bank said Monday the domestic economy is expected to expand markedly this year, supported by a semiconductor upcycle, though uncertainties persist over the United States' tariff scheme and other risk factors.
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[2026-02-23 15:58 UTC+10:00] [Women's Asian Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The world’s No 9-ranked team, who have been largely absent from international competitions for over a decade, is reaping the benefits of state-sponsored investment
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[2026-02-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nik é repórter na equipa de economia da DW e nutre grande interesse pela China.
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[2026-02-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Política interna e externa dos Estados Unidos, relações econômicas entre Estados Unidos e China, diversidade e política de mídia.
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[2026-02-23 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-02-23 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-02-23 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Construction management firm Turner & Townsend Korea said Monday it partnered with law firm Lee & Ko to bolster legal services in the construction sector amid increasingly complex disputes.
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[2026-02-23 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean advertising agency Innocean ranked first domestically and sixth in Asia in the 2025 Creative Rankings released by Campaign Brief Asia, the company said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The head of the operator of Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main gateway, resigned Monday, two months after a heated exchange with President Lee Jae Myung.
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[2026-02-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say Beijing is gifting space infrastructure as a form of soft power on the continent
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[2026-02-23 14:42 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: February 23, 2026 14:42 | News
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[2026-02-23 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea formally protests display in the heart of its capital as the Ukraine-Russia war enters its fifth year
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[2026-02-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The average monthly salary of wage earners in South Korea rose 3.3 percent from a year earlier in 2024, driven by higher earnings at foreign institutions, as well as in the financial and insurance sectors, government data showed Monday.
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[2026-02-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chengdu Airlines, an affiliate of C909 manufacturer Comac, has received a capital injection to help widen the jet’s international coverage
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[2026-02-23 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Facing China’s scale advantage, Korea pushes for looser listing rules, cash-based R&D credits, venture ecosystem overhaul
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[2026-02-23 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Chinese regulators are tightening oversight of aggressive influencer promotions for investment products, worried that an AI-driven tech surge — encouraged by state policy — is overheating the market, according to Nikkei.
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[2026-02-23 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide support to nurture 100 defense-focused startups by 2030 in an effort to strengthen the defense industry's growth potential and better adopt cutting-edge technologies, government officials said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 13:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Hanwha Eagles have signed slugger Roh Si-hwan to an unprecedented 11-year contract worth up to 30.7 billion won (US$21.3 million), the longest and most valuable deal in Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) history, the club said on Monday.
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[2026-02-23 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Park Boram
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[2026-02-23 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese insurers are turning to AI as the technology cuts labour costs and enhances pricing accuracy
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[2026-02-23 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Starbucks Korea said Monday it will launch a new style of iced Americano this week, marking the first such debut by the U.S. coffee chain in South Korea, a market widely known for year-round consumption of iced coffee.
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[2026-02-23 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘China and Hong Kong are the biggest beneficiaries’ of US court decision on tariffs, Goldman Sachs strategists and economists say
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[2026-02-23 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: North Korea's ruling Worker's Party has again chosen Kim Jong Un to be its general secretary, state media report.
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[2026-02-23 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Choe Ryong-hae, the 76-year-old chairman of the North Korean parliament who once served as the top military leader, has been excluded from members of the country's ruling party central committee, along with other senior officials, signaling a major generational shift in leadership.
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[2026-02-23 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's leading taxi-hailing service operator, said Monday it has signed a contract to provide comprehensive mobility solutions for Saudi Arabia's Diriyah smart city development project.
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[2026-02-23 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker, said Monday it has launched new Pokemon-themed display packages in collaboration with Pokemon Korea Inc., as part of efforts to expand in-vehicle customization options.
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Teammate Li Tianma has urged the pair to start a family, with netizens saying they could name a child ‘Wang Erjin’, meaning two gold medals
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some 450 regional studies centres have been set up across more than 180 institutions nationwide since Ministry of Education launched project
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[2026-02-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Graduate from top US university keeps filming as wife gets emergency treatment for severe bleeding; even adds advert voice-over during recording
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[2026-02-23 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial authorities said Monday the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on tariffs had only a "limited" impact on global financial markets, noting that sector-specific duties on automobiles and steel remain in place.
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[2026-02-23 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress, state media said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue holding "amicable" consultations with the United States on tariff issues to safeguard the favorable export conditions secured through its bilateral trade deal with the U.S., Seoul's industry minister said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 11:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports expanded 23.5 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of this month, data showed Monday.
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[2026-02-23 11:13 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress.
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[2026-02-23 11:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea's ruling party reelected Kim Jong-un as its general secretary at the ongoing party congress, touting the rapid improvement of the country's nuclear-based war deterrence under his leadership, state media said Monday.
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[2026-02-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The average hours put in by Japanese workers are lower than those of their American and Italian counterparts
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[2026-02-23 10:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It took just over 14 months for Yoon Suk Yeol to go from South Korea's presidential residence to a life behind bars.
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