Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-05 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-05 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Entities owned by local governments are borrowing billions from trust companies and leasing firms at rates of 8 per cent or higher, sources say
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[2025-12-05 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A social media user lauded Lee Boo-jin for raising her son in South Korea and hoped the result would help local education ‘stand tall again’
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[2025-12-05 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the continuing China-Japan tensions over remarks by Sanae Takaichi, agreements made at the end of World War II matter
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[2025-12-05 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s economic slowdown has left its waste-to-energy sector without enough trash to burn. So, companies are heading overseas
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[2025-12-05 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Jepang dan Korea Selatan (Korsel) mencermati langkah terbaru pemerintahan Donald Trump terkait Ukraina dan Cina. Keduanya melihat sinyal bahwa Amerika Serikat (AS) semakin menerapkan diplomasi yang bersifat transaksional secara keseluruhan, sesuatu yang pada akhirnya dikhawatirkan dapat menggoyahkan struktur aliansi lama di Asia Timur Laut.
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[2025-12-05 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CSRC chairman Wu Qing outlines ‘deep transformation’ of capital market to attract long-term investors who ‘can stay and can develop well’
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[2025-12-05 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the Japanese PM’s latest remarks on Taiwan to a US ambassador coming under fire in Singapore, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2025-12-05 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A junta spokesman slammed the Japanese prime minister’s comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo had not shown remorse for its ‘crimes’ in Asia
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[2025-12-05 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In addition to rate decisions in US and Japan, traders will watch Beijing’s economic work conference this month for potential catalysts
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[2025-12-05 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At Aero Asia in Zhuhai, developer says it put high-altitude drone with missiles through live-fire target tests above 4,000 metres
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[2025-12-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts warn the sex industry will find ways to circumvent new rules and the problem needs to be tackled from various angles simultaneously
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[2025-12-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Closure marks a turning point, where Chinese brands have not only caught up with foreign rivals but have also begun to dominate home market
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[2025-12-05 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese shipbuilders accounted for 65 per cent of global orders in the first three quarters, down from nearly 75 per cent a year earlier
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[2025-12-05 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The real China threat is in exposing America’s AI myths by showing what can be achieved at much lower costs and with greater efficiency
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[2025-12-05 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’
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[2025-12-05 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Like China, India has a large pharmaceutical sector that provides precursor chemicals. But it lacks China’s drug policy control
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[2025-12-05 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SAFE CHIPS Act is a rare effort led in part by Trump’s own party to stop him from further relaxing tech export restrictions on Beijing
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[2025-12-05 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s outreach comes amid a US naval build-up and a rare phone call between Trump and Maduro
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[2025-12-05 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The sports contribute to building a healthy, strong, and disciplined society, said Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage at the “China Culture Day – Wushu” performance organized by the Sri Lanka Wushu Federation with the support of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka. The event was held on Wednesday (3) at the Elphinstone Theatre in Colombo.
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[2025-12-05 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a continued demonstration of solidarity with Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, Japan has dispatched a Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) medical team to strengthen emergency humanitarian operations.
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[2025-12-05 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) handed over emergency relief goods to the Government of Sri Lanka to assist those affected by Cyclone Ditwah, a news release from JICA said yesterday.
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[2025-12-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: South Korea will provide a total of $1.5 million worth of humanitarian aid to Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka to support recovery efforts following deadly floods and landslides that struck the three countries, its Foreign Ministry said yesterday (4).
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[2025-12-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sanitary products donated by the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) will be distributed to women and girls affected by floods and landslides, under the leadership of the Women and Child Affairs Ministry, and through the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus.
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[2025-12-05 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: There is growing concern in Tokyo and Seoul that US President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine and China is part of an overall transactional foreign policy that could eventually upset long-standing alliance structures in northeast Asia.
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[2025-12-05 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza Alhamisi katika mkutano wao mjini Beijing, Macron alisema anatarajia China iunge mkono juhudi za kufikia makubaliano ya haraka ya kusitisha mashambulizi yanayolenga miundombinu ya kiraia.
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[2025-12-05 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Katika ziara yake ya siku tatu nchini China, Macron amesema mataifa hayo mawili yanapaswa kushirikiana ili kupata amani na utulivu duniani hasa Ukraine na maeneo mengine yaliyoathiriwa na vita. Kiongozi huyo wa Ufaransa ameyasema hayo wakati ambapo anafanya juhudi za kuishirikisha Beijing katika kuishinikiza Urusi ifanye makubaliano ya kusitisha vita na Ukraine.
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[2025-12-05 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: French President Emmanuel Macron met China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, with talks expected to focus on Ukraine and trade as Europe seeks to recalibrate ties with the world's second-largest economy.
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[2025-12-05 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officials target greater international influence for country’s basketball, and want China’s men’s team to play in Olympics regularly by 2035
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[2025-12-05 01:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The EU's executive on Wednesday announced new policies looking to coordinate the purchase and stockpiling of raw materials like the rare earth minerals crucial for the automotive, electronics and defense industries.
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[2025-12-05 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Exceptionally precise’ set-up mimics thought experiment devised by sceptical genius to disprove the then-emerging field
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[2025-12-05 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours
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[2025-12-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dispute around new Chinese embassy will be key test of London’s ability to bring bilateral relations out of ‘Ice Age’, according to analysts
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[2025-12-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China once exported cheap goods to Europe – now, French leader urges its firms to transfer tech expertise
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[2025-12-05 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Capital from the government and Big Tech firms is set to make up for any lack of market-driven capital, analysts say
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[2025-12-04 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Aksi demonstrasi dua kubu pecah di Seoul pada Rabu (03/12). Baik para pendukung mantan presiden Yoon Suk Yeol maupun pendukung penggantinya, Lee Jae-myung, turun ke jalan saat Korea Selatan menandai satu tahun sejak Yoon mengeluarkan deklarasi darurat militer yang hanya bertahan singkat. Peristiwa itu telah memicu krisis politik di Korsel.
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[2025-12-04 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Governor Pan Gongsheng says policy must prioritise the domestic economy, warning against ‘excessive policy swings’ that could undermine long-term stability
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[2025-12-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s wealthy are shifting more of their portfolios offshore, as they seek to hedge slowing growth, policy risks and low yields at home
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[2025-12-04 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai-based MetaX set its IPO pricing at 104.66 yuan, according to a company filing on Wednesday
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[2025-12-04 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A significant consignment of emergency relief items donated by the Government of Japan has been officially handed over to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to strengthen Sri Lanka’s ongoing response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-04 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 200 citizens revisited sites where soldiers stormed parliament in December 2024
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[2025-12-04 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Takaichi ‘still prevaricating’ by citing 1972 joint communique, Beijing says, urges that she retract wrong remarks ‘accurately and fully’
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[2025-12-04 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Spat began when Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in Taiwan Strait, leading Beijing to issue a travel warning
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[2025-12-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Confucian trained ‘Wen Dao’ weighs potential societal costs of rule that seals records of convicted drug users
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[2025-12-04 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nach dem verheerenden Hochhausbrand in Hongkong mit mehr als 150 Todesopfern regt sich wachsender Unmut in der chinesischen Sonderverwaltungszone - gegen die Baubranche genauso wie gegen die Politik. Zur Brandursache wird zwar noch ermittelt. Die Behörden vermuten aber inzwischen, dass minderwertiger Isolierschaum und billige Kunststoffnetze, die an Gerüsten verwendet wurden, den Brand beschleunigt haben.
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[2025-12-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The combined wealth of mainland China’s billionaires soars 22 per cent to US$1.77 trillion; Hong Kong’s ultra-rich population rises
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[2025-12-04 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Penang anticipates a surge in year-end visitors, with events and food-driven itineraries boosting hotel bookings
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[2025-12-04 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors
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[2025-12-04 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a continued demonstration of solidarity with Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, Japan has dispatched a Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team to strengthen emergency humanitarian operations.
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