Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hosts stun top-seeded United States in last eight but now face nation who have beaten them on every recent big occasion
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[2026-07-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hosts stun top-seeded United States in last eight but now face nation who have beaten them on every recent big occasion
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[2026-07-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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[2026-07-24 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The UN confirmed many passengers were Rohingya refugees fleeing camps in Bangladesh.
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[2026-07-24 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Washington’s decision to impose sweeping new tariffs over alleged failures to combat forced labor has triggered protests and bewilderment among some of its largest trading partners. The duties, which took effect on Friday, target goods from 60 economies that account for more than 99% of US imports. The EU, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Japan and China have all challenged the justification behind them.
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[2026-07-24 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Washington’s decision to impose sweeping new tariffs over alleged failures to combat forced labor has triggered protests and bewilderment among some of its largest trading partners. The duties, which took effect on Friday, target goods from 60 economies that account for more than 99% of US imports. The EU, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Japan and China have all challenged the justification behind them.
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[2026-07-24 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday blasted Chinese envoy Jing Quan for saying there was a provisional agreement between Manila and Beijing.
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[2026-07-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Hong and Deng Yu’s historic Fields Medal win illustrates China’s decades-long investment in scientific talent pipeline, say advocates
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[2026-07-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Harvard] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Hong and Deng Yu’s historic Fields Medal win illustrates China’s decades-long investment in scientific talent pipeline, say advocates
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[2026-07-24 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is going with the chairmen of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to San Francisco on [DATE] for meetings with global tech leaders. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-07-24 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tourists crowd around Ebisubashi bridge in Osaka as they pose for photos on June 1. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
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[2026-07-24 22:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shares of SK Eternix, an energy unit of SK Group, have more than doubled over the past month as investors bet that AI-driven power demand will boost South Korea's renewable energy sector.
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[2026-07-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: MANILA, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun sought to deepen cooperation with regional partners during a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-led meetings in the Philippines this week, as Seoul has faced mounting security and economic challenges stemming from the Middle East conflict and North Korea.
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[2026-07-24 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fang Xinghai, former vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is facing a disciplinary probe, according to state media reports
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[2026-07-24 22:19 UTC+10:00] [disciplinary probe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fang Xinghai, former vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is facing a disciplinary probe, according to state media reports
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[2026-07-24 22:13 UTC+10:00] [Asia economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — China announced it will add export restrictions on 14 EU defense and technology companies after the EU added 14 Chinese businesses to its Russia sanctions lists.
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[2026-07-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But aggressive pressure, driven by fresh tech curbs and tariffs, risks souring the high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, analysts say
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[2026-07-24 22:10 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But aggressive pressure, driven by fresh tech curbs and tariffs, risks souring the high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, analysts say
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[2026-07-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vessel spotted at Shanghai shipyard features smaller sail, suggesting a new class of nuclear sub with better range, analysts say
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[2026-07-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vessel spotted at Shanghai shipyard features smaller sail, suggesting a new class of nuclear sub with better range, analysts say
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[2026-07-24 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are seeing a modest rebound after posting their biggest drop this month, as Brent crude dropped back under $100 a barrel, and bond yields and rate hike odds - which track the price of oil one to one - halted their ascent. As of 6:00am ET, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, with the index still on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since the early stages of the Iran war.
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[2026-07-24 21:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Brokerage gains drive record profits as NH stays ahead of Woori
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[2026-07-24 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The region is heavily reliant on oil imports and has been severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-24 21:14 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The region is heavily reliant on oil imports and has been severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-07-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The state-owned firm’s new project, independently managed by the company’s South Korean subsidiary, brings its number of power facilities in the country to five
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[2026-07-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The state-owned firm’s new project, independently managed by the company’s South Korean subsidiary, brings its number of power facilities in the country to five
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[2026-07-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tsinghua University scholar Yan Xuetong is challenging people to avoid social media sensationalism and sit a 60-minute exam
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[2026-07-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tsinghua University scholar Yan Xuetong is challenging people to avoid social media sensationalism and sit a 60-minute exam
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[2026-07-24 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tensions continue to flare in the South China Sea as the Philippines releases footage of the Chinese coastguard firing a water cannon at its ship near Scarborough Shoal.
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[2026-07-24 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China is striking back at European companies with export curbs in the wake of EU sanctions. © Reuters
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[2026-07-24 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Firm’s year-end listing plan underscores China’s chip self-reliance and follows Biren, Iluvatar and Moore Threads in the fundraising rush
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[2026-07-24 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Firm’s year-end listing plan underscores China’s chip self-reliance and follows Biren, Iluvatar and Moore Threads in the fundraising rush
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[2026-07-24 20:34 UTC+10:00] [Volkswagen (VW)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Carmaker expects to sell 3% fewer vehicles this year as it pushes through a programme that could eliminate 100,000 roles
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[2026-07-24 20:31 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn the region cannot fully insulate itself from an extended conflict if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted
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[2026-07-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Contenedores de mercancías, listos para su envío, en el puerto de Guangzhou, en el distrito de Nansha, en la provincia china de Guangdong, el 17 de abril de 2025. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan, archivo)
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[2026-07-24 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A crane loads a shipping container into a truck at an automated container port in Tianjin, China, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
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[2026-07-24 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) personnel carrying out a food project are water cannoned as China Coast Guard vessel maneuvers dangerously in the area of Bajo de Masinloc on July 24, 2026. Video by Philippine Coast Guard
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[2026-07-24 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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[2026-07-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In ‘magical’ coincidence, man’s grandfather and tourist’s father were brothers who lost touch after second man moved to Taiwan before 1949
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[2026-07-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In ‘magical’ coincidence, man’s grandfather and tourist’s father were brothers who lost touch after second man moved to Taiwan before 1949
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[2026-07-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agreement to build first phase of a multifunctional terminal at Kuryk, a Kazakh port on the Caspian Sea, signed in Shanghai recently
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[2026-07-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China-Europe Railway Express] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agreement to build first phase of a multifunctional terminal at Kuryk, a Kazakh port on the Caspian Sea, signed in Shanghai recently
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[2026-07-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea kept its current fuel price caps unchanged Friday amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, while leaving open the possibility of adjustments down the road.
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[2026-07-24 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Bank of Japan plans to monitor the impact of the previous rate hike in June, amid Middle East tensions and inflation risks stemming from elevated oil prices. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-07-24 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Bank of Japan plans to monitor the impact of the previous rate hike in June, amid Middle East tensions and inflation risks stemming from elevated oil prices. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-07-24 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new White House report outlines plans to divert federal research dollars to frontline AI projects and tech giants to restore Washington’s competitive edge over Beijing.
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[2026-07-24 19:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea may face less immediate job disruption from generative artificial intelligence than other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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[2026-07-24 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tensions between China and the Philippines are continuing after Manila’s coastguard accused its Chinese counterpart of firing a water cannon at government vessels near a disputed shoal for the second day.
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[2026-07-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China and overseas wealth, alongside family offices, is driving insurance demand in the city to new highs
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[2026-07-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Manulife] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland China and overseas wealth, alongside family offices, is driving insurance demand in the city to new highs
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