Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-24 07:43 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock
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[2026-07-24 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday announced its final decision to impose up to 12.5 percent tariffs on South Korea, Japan and other trading partners over forced labor concerns.
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[2026-07-24 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Miami Marlins’ Rintaro Sasaki responds to a question during a news conference after signing with the MLB baseball team, forgoing a professional career in his home country of Japan, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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[2026-07-24 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Economists are skeptical that the Japanese government's investment push will spur enough growth to drive down debt relative to GDP. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
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[2026-07-24 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The new troubling development is that maritime chokepoint chaos spread overnight from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, where Iran-backed Houthis targeted two Saudi Arabian tankers. The attacks expose yet another maritime chokepoint and risk further physical market tightening, forcing traders to price a larger war-risk premium into Brent crude futures and pushing the benchmark above $100 a barrel Thursday morning.
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[2026-07-24 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-07-24 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hefei has transformed itself into an economic powerhouse by using investment funds to lure tech companies like CXMT, which is set to make a splash on Shanghai's bourse next week. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Suzuki and Getty Images)
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[2026-07-24 06:40 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O que parecia improvável há poucos anos tornou-se realidade: a China encurtou a vantagem dos Estados Unidos em inteligência artificial (IA) de ponta de cerca de cinco anos para apenas alguns meses.
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[2026-07-24 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Importing petrochemicals instead of producing them from naphtha makes it easier to adjust procurement to meet downstream demand. (Photo by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-24 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States has kept South Korea on its list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies, a Treasury Department report showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-07-24 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS byline, photos; UPDATES throughout)By Choi Kyong-Ae and Song Sang-ho
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[2026-07-24 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A family is pictured in Chok Chey Village, in the border dispute area of Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Jan. 14. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-07-24 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return
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[2026-07-24 05:54 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return
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[2026-07-24 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs
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[2026-07-24 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.has had enough of China’s unceasing mockery of the Philippines and Beijing's consistent narrative twists of the real situation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS.)
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[2026-07-24 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel said Thursday that she will depart for Seoul next week, as she highlighted the task of strengthening the Seoul-Washington alliance as her "top priority."
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[2026-07-24 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Equipos de rescate recuperan a una víctima atrapada entre los escombros tras un deslizamiento de tierra en el condado Pengshui, en la zona de Chongqing, en el suroeste de China, el domingo 19 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/Andy Wong)
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[2026-07-24 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Automotive Industry
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[2026-07-24 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday stressed the importance of producing tangible results from shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea, pledging to help address regulatory roadblocks that Korean enterprises may face in the United States.
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[2026-07-24 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Both Iyogin and Ehime Bank have expertise in ship financing.. © Kyodo
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[2026-07-24 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A static firing test of the Japanese space agency's small, solid-fueled rocket is seen as a step toward resuming progress on satellite launches. (JAXA)
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[2026-07-24 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday hailed South Korea's shipbuilding cooperation with the United States as an expansion of the bilateral alliance into a "new" and "important" territory, stressing that reinforcing the alliance is her "top priority."
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[2026-07-24 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kozo Okamoto, 74, a member of the Japanese Red Army guerrilla group, gives the victory sign to supporters as he arrives at a Palestinian cemetery to visit a memorial for four Japanese who died in support of Palestinians, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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[2026-07-24 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the bill unanimously. Its chairman voted yes and then accused a Detroit automaker of writing part of it to remove a German competitor.
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[2026-07-24 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan aims to double its annual shipbuilding output by 2035. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-07-24 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing
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[2026-07-24 02:56 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing
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[2026-07-24 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescuers recover a trapped victim from the rubble at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China’s Chongqing area on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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[2026-07-24 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines accused the China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday of blasting a Filipino government vessel with a water cannon near Bajo de Masinloc, the third confrontation between the two sides this week.
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[2026-07-24 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 24 Julyloading
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[2026-07-24 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 24 Julyloading
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[2026-07-24 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 24 Julyloading
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[2026-07-24 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 24 Julyloading
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[2026-07-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo, the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emergency services said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-07-24 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands roar on home team to victory at Macau East Asian Games Dome. Turkey beat Canada in other quarter-final on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thousands roar on home team to victory at Macau East Asian Games Dome. Turkey beat Canada in other quarter-final on Thursday.
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[2026-07-24 01:23 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-24 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-07-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tariffs alone have yet to overcome China’s manufacturing advantages as policy uncertainty and structural hurdles weigh on US industry
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[2026-07-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Joe Biden] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tariffs alone have yet to overcome China’s manufacturing advantages as policy uncertainty and structural hurdles weigh on US industry
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[2026-07-24 00:49 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on Thursday rejected China’s claim that alleged construction activities on the BRP Sierra Madre violated the provisional arrangement governing Philippine resupply missions to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.
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[2026-07-24 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Palestinian Authority has increased lobbying to have the historic archaeological site of Sebastia recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ahead of a debate in South Korea later this month, a move that the Foreign Ministry claimed on Wednesday is politically motivated and posed a threat to the ancient ruins.
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[2026-07-24 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have opened the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington to facilitate US$150 billion in investment under the bilateral "MASGA" initiative aimed at helping revive the U.S. shipbuilding industry, the trade ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-23 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two former Peking University classmates now stand together on the world’s highest stage for mathematicians
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[2026-07-23 23:56 UTC+10:00] [Wang Hong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two former Peking University classmates now stand together on the world’s highest stage for mathematicians
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[2026-07-23 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with latest; ADDS more details in paras 2-4, 12-16)By Oh Seok-min
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[2026-07-23 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city will unveil dedicated funds and new offshore yuan channels while allowing pre-profit AI and nuclear fusion start-ups to list on the Star Market
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