Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-15 00:25 UTC+10:00] [Chan Chun Sing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The three-day visit comes at the invitation of Chinese defence chief Dong Jun and underscores both countries’ ‘warm and friendly’ ties
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[2026-09-15 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: China has warned against “fear-mongering” after the CEO of a top artificial intelligence (AI) company in the United States sounded the alarm against AI advancement and called for restrictions on the sale of AI chips to China.
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[2026-09-15 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It's a bumper week for central bank decisions, with the Fed (Wednesday), BoE (Thursday) and BoJ (Friday) all meeting. Central banks aside, key data releases include US retail sales (Wednesday) and industrial production (Friday), UK inflation (Wednesday) and labor market data (Tuesday), economic activity in China (tomorrow), and inflation and trade in Japan (Friday and Wednesday respectively).
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[2026-09-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: During his visit to Europe this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has the opportunity to put flesh on the bones of a call he made in January for an “alliance of middle powers”. The idea of countries beyond the big two – China and the US – setting their own global agenda and making a worldwide impact is attractive on many levels.
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[2026-09-14 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS comments in last 6 paras)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-09-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China-United States Exchange Foundation has collected more than 100 reflections on Tung from political and business heavyweights
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[2026-09-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China-United States Exchange Foundation has collected more than 100 reflections on Tung from political and business heavyweights
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[2026-09-14 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- A total of 1.8 trillion won (US$1.33 billion) worth of stocks were traded during South Korea's first after-hours stock trading session Monday, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said.
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[2026-09-14 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police apprehended a 35-year-old man on Xiaoguwei Island.
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[2026-09-14 22:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea blanked Myanmar 5-0 to kick off their women's football competition at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday.
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[2026-09-14 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea blanked Myanmar 5-0 to kick off their women's football competition at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday.
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[2026-09-14 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are sliding, dragged by fears of a possible AI development slowdown as well as higher oil prices (Brent > 108), though bond yields are not reacting yet (10Y yield still under 5%). As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.6%, and potentially facing their first down 1% day since late July; Nasdaq futures plunging 1.5% as AI-linked stocks like chipmakers and memory tumble in US premarket trading following a call to put the brakes on developing cutting-edge
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[2026-09-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supply relatively insulated in short term, but refiners could cut run rates amid rising crude prices, freight costs, analysts say
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[2026-09-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Brent crude] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supply relatively insulated in short term, but refiners could cut run rates amid rising crude prices, freight costs, analysts say
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[2026-09-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European companies are feeling the effects of the U.S.-China trade and tech war even as the EU readies measures to reduce its dependence on China, according to a new Bertelsmann Stiftung survey seen exclusively by POLITICO ahead of its publication Monday.
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[2026-09-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In service in Pakistan and Uzbekistan and on Bangladesh’s radar, the fighter jet is not yet a threat to Western market dominance
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[2026-09-14 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In service in Pakistan and Uzbekistan and on Bangladesh’s radar, the fighter jet is not yet a threat to Western market dominance
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[2026-09-14 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police apprehend suspect in Guangzhou’s university town district
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[2026-09-14 22:26 UTC+10:00] [Guangzhou Public Security Bureau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police apprehend suspect in Guangzhou’s university town district
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[2026-09-14 22:05 UTC+10:00] [Business and competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič will hold a videoconference with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on Thursday, a Commission spokesperson confirmed to POLITICO.
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[2026-09-14 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Almonty Industries is positioning itself to "become the leading Western producer of tungsten," potentially as early as 2027, as Western buyers confront a severe supply shortage sparked by China and, more broadly, what we've described as "resource nationalism."
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[2026-09-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island’s army reportedly discovered omission only after taking delivery and later asked American side to find alternative supplier
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[2026-09-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Island’s army reportedly discovered omission only after taking delivery and later asked American side to find alternative supplier
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[2026-09-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some countries have been forced to move officials into Airbnb accommodation as others warn of ‘serious shortage’ in Nagoya
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[2026-09-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some countries have been forced to move officials into Airbnb accommodation as others warn of ‘serious shortage’ in Nagoya
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[2026-09-14 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOYOTA, Japan, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Midfielder Bae Jun-ho is not oblivious to the persistent criticism that has plagued South Korean football this year, but he insisted Monday he will not let the situation affect his and his team's preparations for the Asian Games.
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[2026-09-14 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Curry arrived at a Tuen Mun school to thunderous cheers from pupils, teachers and onlookers.
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[2026-09-14 21:14 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A lawyer says 14 government employees must launch civil proceedings to recover their shares after a colleague allegedly kept the prize money
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[2026-09-14 21:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s association of universities on Monday apologized over a system outage that disrupted applications for the 2027 early admissions cycle, pledging relief measures for affected applicants.
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[2026-09-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country’s inbound travel revenue forecast to double share of economy and capture 15 per cent of global holiday market, Swiss bank says
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[2026-09-14 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country’s inbound travel revenue forecast to double share of economy and capture 15 per cent of global holiday market, Swiss bank says
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[2026-09-14 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Feeling the pinch from cost and personnel pressures, Tokyo’s defence planners aim to unlock potential in uncrewed systems
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[2026-09-14 20:48 UTC+10:00] [Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Feeling the pinch from cost and personnel pressures, Tokyo’s defence planners aim to unlock potential in uncrewed systems
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[2026-09-14 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Joanna Wietrzyk continued despite unfortunate accident, and officials have done little to dampen resulting furore or defuse growing backlash
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[2026-09-14 20:45 UTC+10:00] [Joanna Wietrzyk] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Joanna Wietrzyk continued despite unfortunate accident, and officials have done little to dampen resulting furore or defuse growing backlash
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[2026-09-14 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOYOTA, Japan, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Lee Gi-hyuk, captain of the South Korean men's football team at the Asian Games, said Monday he has called on his teammates to lean into their collective sense of urgency.
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[2026-09-14 20:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea kicked off their Asian Games women's football competition with a 10-0 rout of Bangladesh in Japan on Monday.
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[2026-09-14 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea kicked off their Asian Games women's football competition with a 10-0 rout of Bangladesh in Japan on Monday.
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[2026-09-14 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Nowadays, everyone seems to be a master or an expert. These titles no longer carry the same weight,’ says a commenter
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[2026-09-14 20:01 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Nowadays, everyone seems to be a master or an expert. These titles no longer carry the same weight,’ says a commenter
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[2026-09-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese researchers say a slowdown would protect established US incumbents while freezing latecomers out of the market
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[2026-09-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [artificial intelligence] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese researchers say a slowdown would protect established US incumbents while freezing latecomers out of the market
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[2026-09-14 19:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The head of South Korea's nuclear safety agency is set to attend the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) taking place in Vienna, Austria, this week, the organization said Monday.
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[2026-09-14 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will be up against Jordan in the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Asian Games this week in central Japan.
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[2026-09-14 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US National Security Agency (NSA) is launching its largest internal restructuring in at least a decade to focus on AI, China, and other pressing challenges, the Washington Post has reported, citing current and former officials.
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[2026-09-14 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — China on Monday pushed back on calls by U.S. AI executives for companies to slow down the development of the cutting-edge technology.
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[2026-09-14 19:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [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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[2026-09-14 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sanjay Sah’s extraordinary survival was a rare ray of hope after a disaster that killed at least 1,429 people and left more than 5,640 missing, most of the victims in Nepal.
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[2026-09-14 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's state-owned carmakers, whose ventures with foreign legacy marques were cash cows in the gasoline-car era, are now bleeding heavily.
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[2026-09-14 18:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nexon Games, KTO plan to explore tourism promotion and marketing opportunities tied to the game
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