Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-06 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: German firms are keen to invest more in China as they shy away from the US, but they still face issues in the Chinese market, business group says
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[2026-02-06 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The deal comes as Chinese novel drug makers are having more say in how their new medicines are developed with global partners
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[2026-02-06 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xiao Jie’s detention is said to have shocked local officials given his lead role in running the Beijing-held islands in the disputed waters
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[2026-02-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The best restaurants in Hong Kong to see in the Year of the Horse, from Lai Ching Heen to China Tang
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[2026-02-06 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The node is designed for large-scale AI scenarios, including trillion-parameter model training and high-throughput inference
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[2026-02-06 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: During election season, sound trucks drive around Japan’s cities blaring out candidates’ names and the parties they are standing for
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[2026-02-06 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-02-06 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Pemerintah Korea Selatan (Korsel) tampak terkejut ketika pekan lalu Presiden Amerika Serikat (AS) Donald Trump menuduh Seoul "tidak menepati" perjanjian dagang bilateral yang disepakati pada Oktober 2025, sekaligus mengumumkan tarif baru sebesar 25% atas impor dari Korsel.
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[2026-02-06 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Canberra has signed a series of defence, police and aid deals across the Pacific region to try to boost its influence and limit China’s
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[2026-02-06 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Why the ‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo-man is looking at the China marketThe founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man talks about his Amazon biography, K-pop in China, and his latest band A2O May.
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[2026-02-06 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Why the ‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo-man is looking at the China marketThe founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man talks about his Amazon biography, K-pop in China, and his latest band A2O May.
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[2026-02-06 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Why the ‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo-man is looking at the China marketThe founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man talks about his Amazon biography, K-pop in China, and his latest band A2O May.
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[2026-02-06 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a Chinese vessel shadowing US aircraft carrier to Hong Kong graduates’ job outlook, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-02-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has a range of possible options after a contract given to Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison was voided by Panama’s Supreme Court
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[2026-02-06 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The extreme heat in Japan last summer has led to more pollen-producing male flowers blooming across the country
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[2026-02-06 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index follows US declines as AI worries and falling prices for gold, silver and cryptocurrency rattle investors
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[2026-02-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The end of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will be a blow to efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear build-up, analysts say
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[2026-02-06 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Firm’s US$1.4 billion IPO records lower oversubscription rate than other recent listings, reflecting a cooling of the red-hot market
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[2026-02-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While the private sector seeks the next trillion-dollar breakthrough, national governments race to secure the orbital assets that now underpin modern deterrence
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[2026-02-06 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dobot claims its self-developed vision-language-action model lets humanoid robots react to the real world rather than just perform preprogrammed tasks
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[2026-02-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing summons Southeast Asian envoys and invokes Japan’s WWII history, but campaign to isolate Tokyo gains little traction
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[2026-02-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mountainside farmer blames darkness, low visibility for porker bungle; police say he could face punishment for damaging electricity lines
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[2026-02-06 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The breach, which has fuelled public anger, shows how a domestic corporate scandal can escalate into a diplomatic flashpoint
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[2026-02-06 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s hunger for minerals and raw materials is pushing trade in the region to record levels, even after incidents in Panama and Venezuela
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[2026-02-06 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington says the Forge initiative is about securing supply chains against shocks and price coercion, not building an exclusive bloc
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[2026-02-06 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Member of the Greek Air Force was arrested following a Western intelligence tip-off
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[2026-02-06 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-06 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Musk’s pursuit of space-based data centres has drawn attention to China’s solar industry, sparking market rallies – and calls for caution
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[2026-02-06 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The contribution of Sri Lankan workers in Korea to the country’s economy is commendable, Deputy Speaker of the Korean Parliament, Lee Hack Young said at a meeting held with Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti, recently.
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[2026-02-06 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Os Estados Unidos e a União Europeia (UE) anunciaram novas estratégias nesta semana para fazer frente ao domínio da China sobre os minerais de terras raras, fundamentais para a produção da próxima geração de tecnologias.
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[2026-02-06 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-06 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Physicist Pan Jianwei and his team said their study helped to close the gap between the experimental and real-world applications
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[2026-02-06 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US and Japan have been working to strike a ‘very substantial’ deal on trade, as well as collaborating on national security, Trump said
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[2026-02-06 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US-Präsident Donald Trump stellte Anfang dieser Woche das Projekt 'Vault' (englisch für Höhle, Gewölbe, Tresor) vor: Ein Plan zum Aufbau eines strategischen US-amerikanischen Lagers kritischer Mineralien, zum Ausbau der heimischen Verarbeitungskapazitäten für Seltene Erden und zum Abschluss langfristiger Lieferverträge mit Produzenten.
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[2026-02-06 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing holds rare same-day talks with Kremlin and White House as powers face headwinds at home, energy uncertainties and nuclear pact’s end
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[2026-02-06 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: South Korea's government appeared to be blindsided last week as Donald Trump accused Seoul of "not living up" to a bilateral trade deal concluded in October, and announced a new 25% tariff on Korean imports.
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[2026-02-06 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Envoy remarks on absence of traditional ‘guest of honour’ from city government, amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing
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[2026-02-06 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World No 10 unhappy to eliminate his idol as he sets up all-China clash in quarter-finals, which will feature six Chinese players
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[2026-02-06 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China Gold Association vows tech breakthroughs in deep mining and nanogold, and a state-owned miner seeks a fourfold increase in gold output from mineral deposits
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[2026-02-05 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene says the world did not ‘appreciate’ her country’s decision and Lithuania should put its own interests first
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[2026-02-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: William Lai says the island’s ties with Washington remain rock solid but others are seeing a clear shift
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[2026-02-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The expanded Japan presence will ensure that some of TSMC’s production is immune from Trump’s on-again, off-again import tariffs
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[2026-02-05 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ground-based and compact Chinese technology can disrupt or damage Starlink satellites operating in low Earth orbit
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[2026-02-05 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US$717 million Dingdong acquisition highlights Meituan’s long-term bet on grocery e-commerce and on-demand consumption in China
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[2026-02-05 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Katika mazungumzo aliyoyafanya na Rais wa Marekani Donald Trump, Xi Jinping ameitaka Washington izingatie kuheshimiana katika ushirikiano kati ya pande hizo mbili. Amesisitiza umuhimu wa kujenga uaminifu na kutatua kila changamoto.
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[2026-02-05 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: इस साल की शुरुआत में अमेरिका ने 66 बहुपक्षीय संगठनों से बाहर निकलने की घोषणा की. 29 जनवरी को चीन ने कनाडा, फिनलैंड और ब्रिटेन के नेताओं की मेजबानी की. चीनी बीजिंग में राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग ने ब्रिटिश प्रधानमंत्री किएर स्टार्मर से कहा, "मौजूदा अंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यवस्था काफी दबाव में है.” उन्होंने इरादा जताया कि दुनिया में एक ऐसी व्यवस्था बनाने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए, जहां सभी देशों के साथ "बराबरी का व्यवहार हो और आपसी संतुलन हो.”
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[2026-02-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The EU industry chief secured a ‘commitment’ in Washington for a memorandum on critical minerals, but anxiety is growing
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[2026-02-05 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Optimistic youngster who always thought of others despite his pain described as an ‘angel’, is buried on mountain overlooking family home
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[2026-02-05 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clean energy industries drove more than one-third of China’s economic growth in 2025, as they continue to expand rapidly, study finds
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[2026-02-05 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A flurry of announcements this week is reshaping efforts by the United States and the European Union to loosen China's grip on rare earth minerals, the building blocks of next-generation technology.
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