Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only

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[2026-01-21 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s commercial space sector soars with 50 launches in 2025
Snippet: Commercial launches accounted for 54 per cent of the total last year, data from China National Space Administration shows
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3340597/chinas-commercial-space-sector-soars-50-launches-2025
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[2026-01-20 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Death toll rises to 9 after explosion at north China rare earth steel plant
Snippet: The safety practices of Baotou Steel Group, the factory’s owner, have frequently come under criticism from authorities
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340592/death-toll-rises-9-after-explosion-north-china-rare-earth-steel-plant
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[2026-01-20 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Osaka claims stylish win, China’s Wang, Wu progress to second round
Snippet: Popular Frenchman Gael Monfils bids farewell to Melbourne Park, Jannik Sinner strolls on after France’s Hugo Gaston retires after 68 minutes
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340589/australian-open-chinas-wang-xinyu-wu-yibing-progress-second-round-sinner-strolls
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[2026-01-20 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese EV makers’ outlook overseas improves as Europe levels the playing field
Snippet: Europe’s 33 per cent EV sales growth outpaces the mainland in 2025, while Germany launches a US$3.5 billion subsidy programme
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340586/chinese-ev-makers-overseas-outlook-improves-europe-levels-playing-field
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[2026-01-20 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hongkonger arrested in Japan for second time over molesting teens
Snippet: Man, 42, said to hold British and Chinese nationality, arrested for allegedly molesting teenage girl on street in Sapporo
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3340580/hongkonger-held-japan-over-molesting-teen-suspected-be-repeat-offender
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[2026-01-20 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s He Lifeng warns of ‘law of the jungle’, blasts protectionism, at Davos
Snippet: Amid escalating transatlantic rifts fuelled by Donald Trump, vice-premier urges global cooperation, free trade and dialogue, pledging to boost imports and open China’s market
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3340581/chinas-he-lifeng-warns-against-law-jungle-davos-trump-roils-europe
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[2026-01-20 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Japan’s last 2 giant pandas set for early trip home to China as tensions spiral
Snippet: Return of twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to mark first time Japan will be without any pandas since normalisation of diplomatic ties in 1972
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340574/japans-last-2-giant-pandas-set-early-trip-home-china-tensions-spiral
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[2026-01-20 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s mega embassy in London approved, clearing way for Starmer visit
Snippet: The prospect that Britain would block the planned new embassy had cast doubt on the prime minister’s planned trip to China this month
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340578/chinas-mega-embassy-london-gets-green-light-clears-way-starmer-visit
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[2026-01-20 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Exclusive | China’s Xiaomi, Transsion slash 2026 smartphone shipments as memory crunch bites
Snippet: Xiaomi cut its latest shipment forecast by between 10 and 70 million units, while Transsion lowered its target by 30 to 45 million units
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3340567/chinas-xiaomi-transsion-slash-2026-smartphone-shipments-memory-crunch-bites
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[2026-01-20 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Japan arrests man for selling AI-generated celebrity porn
Snippet: A 31-year-old in Japan arrested for using generative AI to create and sell 520,000 explicit images of celebrities for US$70,000 in profit
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3340576/japan-arrests-man-selling-ai-generated-celebrity-porn
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[2026-01-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China targets hi-tech industries, household spending in 2026 with policy package
Snippet: Beijing announces support for small businesses and the tech sector, after 2025 economic data shows heavy reliance on exports
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340573/china-targets-hi-tech-industries-domestic-demand-2026-new-policy-package
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[2026-01-20 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Title: Kann Deutschland gegen China bestehen?
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Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/wird-europa-von-made-in-china-abgeh%C3%A4ngt/video-75541921
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[2026-01-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s next generation of warships will be propelled by a 50MW gas turbine
Snippet: The advanced technology is part of Beijing’s push to establish a self-reliant supply chain for sectors deemed critical to national security
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3340552/chinas-next-generation-warships-will-be-propelled-powerful-50mw-gas-turbine
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[2026-01-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: ‘Mad to boost birth rate’: China lets retirees claim prenatal exam costs, sparks mockery
Snippet: Following move to tax condoms, contraceptives, online observers deride Beijing move as desperate attempt to boost birth rates
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3339864/mad-boost-birth-rate-china-allows-retirees-claim-prenatal-exam-costs-sparks-mockery
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[2026-01-20 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: Why Cambodia deported scam boss Chen Zhi to China, not the US - Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/why-cambodia-deported-scam-boss-chen-zhi-to-china-not-the-us/
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[2026-01-20 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: US hoping sea drones can narrow China's naval edge - Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/us-hoping-sea-drones-can-narrow-chinas-naval-edge/
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[2026-01-20 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China expels former intelligence official Gao Yichen from party for corruption
Snippet: Discipline watchdog condemns ‘retired but not resting’ vice-minister for taking bribes and ‘wantonly’ amassing wealth after leaving office
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340540/china-expels-former-intelligence-official-gao-yichen-communist-party-corruption
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[2026-01-20 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Opinion | How generational wealth transfer will reshape China’s economy
Snippet: China’s generational wealth transfer will involve more than assets changing hands; it will reconfigure capital markets and global financial power
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3340166/how-generational-wealth-transfer-will-reshape-chinas-economy
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[2026-01-20 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Seoul airport ‘suicide flight’ threat sparks police manhunt in South Korea
Snippet: A self-proclaimed pilot has threatened a crash and stabbing at Gimpo Airport in protest against the merger of Korean Air and Asiana
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3340539/seoul-airport-suicide-flight-threat-sparks-police-manhunt-south-korea
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[2026-01-20 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Title: North Korea's Kim fires vice premier, reprimands officials
Snippet: North Korea's Kim Jong Un announced the sacking of a vice premier during a speech in which the top leader called out "irresponsible, rude and incompetent leading officials," the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday.
Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-fires-vice-premier-and-reprimands-officials/a-75573550
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[2026-01-20 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Crossing a line: did military spies help a student fly drones into North Korea?
Snippet: What began as a student’s claim of hunting radioactive waste has spiralled into a scandal linking military spies to dangerous border flights
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3340527/south-korea-probes-if-spies-funded-drones-flown-north-student
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[2026-01-20 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: Why China's AI models will have greater global appeal - Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/why-chinas-ai-models-will-have-greater-global-appeal/
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[2026-01-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s consumers refuse to open their wallets. Is ‘luxury-phobia’ the problem?
Snippet: Chinese households are not splashing out on luxury goods partly because they feel ‘stigmatised’ for doing so, scholar argues
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340525/chinas-consumers-refuse-open-their-wallets-luxury-phobia-problem
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[2026-01-20 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China signals global AI push as MiniMax CEO joins meeting with Premier Li Qiang
Snippet: Last January, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng met the Chinese premier in the same setting following the start-up’s rapid rise to prominence
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3340515/china-signals-global-ai-push-minimax-ceo-joins-meeting-premier-li-qiang
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[2026-01-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese man flaunts cash online; envious ex-colleague poses as woman, steals US$10,500
Snippet: Robber with previous knowledge of victim’s home dons short skirt, long black wig, stockings; flees to casino with loot
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3339845/chinese-man-flaunts-cash-online-envious-ex-colleague-disguises-woman-steals-us10500
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[2026-01-20 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: First contact: in quest for moon water, Chinese team flags risk in touching ice
Snippet: Scientists warn water on the moon is locked in frozen soil, not exposed to air and held in place only by cold and vacuum
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3340513/first-contact-quest-water-moon-chinese-team-flags-risk-touching-ice
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[2026-01-20 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: Why China and Russia blinked as US moved on Venezuela - Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/why-china-and-russia-blinked-as-us-moved-on-venezuela/
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[2026-01-20 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Title: China's birth rate tumbles to historic low
Snippet: PublishedJanuary 20 2026
Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/ae0112d9-c013-43a9-bb57-4081b69a360e
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[2026-01-20 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Don’t expect Greenland crisis to realign EU with China, former US diplomat says
Snippet: HKU seminar hears that the core task for Brussels is to navigate US-China rivalry while seeking a balance between the two
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340500/dont-expect-greenland-crisis-realign-eu-china-says-former-us-diplomat
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[2026-01-20 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s Busy Ming to test investor appetite with Hong Kong IPO
Snippet: Snack and drink retailer aims to raise up to US$428 million, but listing plan comes amid weak mainland domestic demand
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3340497/chinas-busy-ming-test-investor-appetite-consumer-plays-hong-kong-ipo
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[2026-01-20 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Shanghai unveils road map to rival world cities in finance, tech and innovation
Snippet: Economic powerhouse has sights set on AI, advanced manufacturing and global financial services, reflecting a national 5-year plan’s first explicit financial-centre directive
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340450/shanghai-maps-global-financial-hub-plan-2035-world-class-and-socialist-metropolis
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[2026-01-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China’s nuclear fusion start-ups power up with record funding round
Snippet: Startorus Fusion raised US$143 million, a record for a private firm, while Supermag New Energy received ‘several hundred million yuan’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340430/chinas-nuclear-fusion-start-ups-power-record-funding-round
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[2026-01-20 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong stocks cap longest slide in 2 months on China slowdown
Snippet: Investors hold off on bets after reports show fourth-quarter growth decelerated and property prices continued to slide
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340487/hong-kong-stocks-trade-close-1-week-low-china-slowdown-jitters-tariff-dispute
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[2026-01-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Taiwanese military’s closed-door meeting draws ‘black box’ criticism
Snippet: Taiwan’s defence minister delivers classified briefing on record US$39.5 billion budget in a bid to break opposition blockade
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3340451/taiwanese-militarys-closed-door-meeting-draws-black-box-criticism
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[2026-01-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China wedding goes viral as twin brothers marry twin sisters; both sides have twin uncles
Snippet: Photographs of nuptials showing four sets of twins go viral, racking up 10 million views online; viewers describe scene as ‘truly bizarre’
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3339878/china-wedding-goes-viral-twin-brothers-marry-twin-sisters-and-both-sides-have-twin-uncles
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[2026-01-20 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Exclusive | China challenges US in AI drug race, but rivals still reliant on each other
Snippet: While US biotech firms increase use of Chinese clinical data, Chinese firms need US counterparts for monetisation, investor and scientist says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340403/china-challenges-us-ai-drug-race-rivals-still-reliant-each-other
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[2026-01-20 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Japan weighs disturbing grave of over 700 children to recover WWII relics
Snippet: A US submarine attack in 1944 claimed 1,484 lives, and officials are now consulting families on whether to raise artefacts or let them lie
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3340452/japans-tsushima-maru-sinking-will-recovery-artefacts-end-silence-wwii-tragedy
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[2026-01-20 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese automotive suppliers speed up localisation to boost global market share
Snippet: International carmakers’ orders from Chinese vendors are an endorsement of the quality and competitiveness of their products, analyst says
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340467/chinese-automotive-suppliers-speed-localisation-increase-global-market-share
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[2026-01-20 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: China’s population falls for fourth year amid economic woes - Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/chinas-population-falls-for-fourth-year-amid-economic-woes/
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[2026-01-20 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Editorial | China-EU compromise over EVs bodes well for trade and overall ties
Snippet: With the Trump administration turning aggressive towards allies and foes alike, Beijing and Brussels have more reasons to work together
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3340135/china-eu-compromise-over-evs-bodes-well-trade-and-overall-ties
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[2026-01-20 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong degree is ‘passport’ to jobs in the world’s third-largest art market
Snippet: Art graduates from the mainland, looking to expand their horizons and gain an edge in the job market, are flocking to Hong Kong for further study
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3338750/mainland-chinas-art-grads-sculpt-career-passports-hong-kong
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[2026-01-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Title: Manusha withdraws FR petition before Supreme Court - DailyNews
Snippet: Former Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara yesterday withdrew a Fundamental Rights petition filed before the Supreme Court in connection with an ongoing Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into alleged E8 visa agreements with South Korea.
Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/20/breaking-news/936630/manusha-withdraws-fr-petition-before-supreme-court/
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[2026-01-20 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Title: Japan: Tierische Attraktion im Nara-Park
Snippet: Schon am frühen Morgen kommen zahlreiche Menschen in den Nara-Park und freuen sich auf tierische Begegnungen. Die Stars von heute sind die Sikahirsche. Die Stadt Nara blickt aber auf eine lange Geschichte zurück. Sie war im 8. Jahrhundert der Amtssitz des Tenno, des japanischen Kaisers, und somit die Hauptstadt Japans.
Read full article: https://www.dw.com/de/japan-tierische-attraktion-im-nara-park/g-75560661
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[2026-01-20 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Brazil beef exports seen as stable in 2026 as industry pivots beyond China
Snippet: Beef lobby Abiec said volumes not sold to China could be redirected other markets
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3340478/brazilian-beef-exports-seen-stable-2026-despite-chinese-safeguards
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[2026-01-20 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Title: China vive crise demográfica com menor natalidade desde 1949
Snippet: Em quase 80 anos, desde a fundação da República Popular da China em 1949, nunca nasceram tão poucos bebês quanto no ano passado no gigante asiático. Foram 7,92 milhões de nascimentos, ou seja, 5,63 por mil habitantes, índice 17% mais baixo do que no ano anterior.
Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/china-vive-crise-demogr%C3%A1fica-com-menor-natalidade-desde-1949/a-75570440
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[2026-01-20 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Explosion at Chinese restaurant in Afghan capital kills 7
Snippet: The Afghan branch of Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack, saying it was carried out by a suicide bomber
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340473/explosion-chinese-restaurant-kabul-kills-7-injures-dozen-more
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[2026-01-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: US trade war? China had bigger plans in 2025 as ‘belt and road’ deals surged
Snippet: China’s global infrastructure strategy logged a record US$213 billion of new deals in 2025, as metals projects in Central Asia soared, report finds
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340442/china-signs-record-us213-billion-new-belt-and-road-deals-2025-report
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[2026-01-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day
Snippet: Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3340463/china-suffers-unprecedented-double-rocket-launch-failures-single-day
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[2026-01-20 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: 440 Indonesians freed from Cambodia cyberscam hubs in criminal crackdown
Snippet: Workers seek repatriation after scam operators, fearing police raids and new government measures, abruptly release hundreds of staff
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3340465/cambodias-cyberscam-crackdown-frees-400-indonesians-criminal-networks
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[2026-01-20 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Title: China's record surplus makes a mockery of Trump's tariffs - Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/chinas-record-surplus-makes-a-mockery-of-trumps-tariffs/
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