Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-03 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: South Korea’s political turmoil deepened as disinformation blamed China for Yoon’s impeachment, despite no evidence, reflecting rising sinophobia
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[2025-12-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Users ‘live their life on WeChat in China’ and there is no equivalent app elsewhere in the world, the entrepreneur says
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[2025-12-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sporting great shows initial bemusement at popular mainland game; quickly picks it up thanks to sublime footballing skills
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[2025-12-03 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The French president lands in Beijing on the first leg of a tour where he is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
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[2025-12-03 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese readout highlights resolve to counter ‘any attempts to revive fascism’ while Kremlin security chief warns of ‘hydra of militarism’
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[2025-12-03 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China stocks’ next phase of growth hinges on earnings, not just higher valuations, says BofA Global Research’s Winnie Wu
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[2025-12-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is moving away from the old growth model reliant on rising leverage, towards a framework that prizes risk management and data integrity
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[2025-12-03 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn relations are in a ‘fragile place’ as the neighbours trade barbs and leverage international law at a UN meeting in Geneva
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[2025-12-03 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The French president is coming to Beijing with a large delegation looking to do business. Here are the key areas to watch for potential deals
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[2025-12-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a chief scientist’s detention to a revealing DNA discovery, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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[2025-12-03 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: However, the rebound may not be sufficient to help the company reclaim lost ground in China, an analyst says
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[2025-12-03 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kirsty Coventry’s comments come 18 months after Wada was cleared of pro-China bias over the case of 23 Chinese swimmers
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[2025-12-03 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rule takes effect on January 1 and means the offences will no longer be attached to a person’s identity information
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[2025-12-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Homosexuals posed as ‘father and son’ in public before older of the two was killed in road accident, sparking bitter legal dispute
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[2025-12-03 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Designer LandSpace says it is investigating after lower stage of the rocket appeared to catch fire before crashing near the recovery site
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[2025-12-03 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese companies have steadily expanded their global reach over the past half-century, but it has been a winding, often turbulent journey
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[2025-12-03 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: On the first anniversary of South Korea's shock declaration of martial law, President Lee Jae Myung vowed to address the fallout from last year's failed insurrection and to ensure those responsible are held accountable.
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[2025-12-03 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Effective in January, latest revisions come amid Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign that has led to recent downfall of several top generals
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[2025-12-03 14:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementSCMP Economy SeriesChina Inc. goes globalWith domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter.
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[2025-12-03 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caution returns ahead of US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings, as well as China’s economic work conference
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[2025-12-03 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seven cornerstone investors led by London-based M&G Investments pledge a total of US$170 million
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[2025-12-03 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kwa mjibu wa ofisi yake, Macron atapigania ajenda ya ushirikiano katika masuala ya uchumi na biashara inayolenga kufikia uwiano unaohakikisha "ukuaji endelevu, imara na wenye manufaa kwa wote.” Ufaransa inalenga kuvutia uwekezaji zaidi kutoka kwa kampuni za China na kurahisisha upatikanaji wa masoko kwa bidhaa za Ufaransa. Wakati wa ziara hiyo, maafisa kutoka mataifa yote mawili wanatarajiwa kusaini makubaliano kadhaa katika sekta za nishati, chakula na anga.
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[2025-12-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two cases of victims aged 100 and 102 killed by their children aged above 70 have highlighted the challenges faced by elderly carers
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[2025-12-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts weigh the merits and limits of growing pivot in the region to uncrewed aircraft and the potential for 24/7 patrols
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[2025-12-03 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Apartments seized from small businesses could reach more than 2.4 million by 2027, according to UBS’ John Lam
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[2025-12-03 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Patient questioning by woman police officer leads elderly man to reveal details of stock trading racket; victim finally gets his money back
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[2025-12-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Concerns are growing that the judiciary, dominated by Yoon-appointed judges, may acquit the former president of insurrection charges
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[2025-12-03 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While trade disagreements have hampered ties between Beijing and Paris, Macron’s trip is important for the development of economic and political ties
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[2025-12-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With many of their clients moving or building sites abroad, China’s factory owners are following suit, seizing a ‘last chance’ for new revenues
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[2025-12-03 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Which vision of AI leadership within China wins out will be more impactful in shaping the future than a simple two-horse superpower race
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[2025-12-03 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: In July 2016, warships from more than two dozen nations gathered off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California to join the United States in the world’s largest naval exercise. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and others sent hundreds of destroyers, aircraft carriers and warplanes. They streamed in long lines across the ocean, symbols of power and prestige.
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[2025-12-03 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Amana Bank has further expanded its people-friendly and development-focused banking footprint with the opening of its 40th Self Banking Centre (SBC) in China Fort, Beruwala.
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[2025-12-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Chinese Government on Monday announced a financial donation of US$ 1 million for on-going disaster relief operations in Sri Lanka. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said in addition to the cash donation, further RMB 10 million worth of relief supplies have pledged to Sri Lanka. The Embassy said that the pledge reaffirms that the Chinese people stand firmly with Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-03 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Umgerechnet 35 Milliarden Euro will Taiwans Präsident Lai Ching-te in den nächsten acht Jahren zusätzlich in ein Sondervermögen für seine Streitkräfte investieren, um mögliche Angriffe aus China abzuwehren. Die Volksrepublik betrachtet die Insel Taiwan als eine abtrünnige Provinz. Peking hatte 2005 ein sogenanntes Anti-Spaltungsgesetz verabschiedet, das Waffengewalt legitimiert, wenn sich Taiwan für unabhängig erklären sollte.
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[2025-12-03 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te last week outlined a plan to invest an additional $40 billion (around €34.4 billion) in a special defense budget for the next eight years to develop an advanced defense system to counter China.
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[2025-12-02 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Interview details rapid response to emergency triggered by a shard of nearly invisible space debris about the size of a grain of dust
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[2025-12-02 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Fact Check FACT CHECK: Videos of China attacking PH with missiles are AI-generated Middle East Pope urges Middle East to reject ‘horror of war’ at end of first overseas trip Dec 2, 2025 8:51 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Middle East Hamas hands over hostage bodies after Israel threatens aid cut Oct 15, 2025 10:30 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Middle East 2 years
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[2025-12-02 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This month’s central economic work conference will set the tone, while top finance official signals more assertive fiscal support
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[2025-12-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President tells Politburo that new technology should be applied to promote socialist ideology
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[2025-12-02 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Express deliveries have reached as high as 777 million per day in 2025 as China’s consumers turn to cut-price online platforms
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[2025-12-02 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: KMT and TPP say William Lai’s government is seeking a ‘blank cheque’ and demand details of procurement plans before proposal can be reviewed
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[2025-12-02 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The joint effort is the latest example of China’s advantages in combining AI capabilities with conventional consumer gadgets
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[2025-12-02 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese and foreign military cadets test bomb disposal robot using voice commands and discuss ethical boundaries of AI in war: state media
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[2025-12-02 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Home relocation business owner born into wealthy family switches to language training, says he is happier not chasing money
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[2025-12-02 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Sie sind das Rückgrat der Globalisierung: Unterseekabel, die auf dem Meeresgrund verlaufen und die Kontinente und Länder weltweit verbinden. Knapp 500 Kabel dieser Art durchzogen laut einem Report der Online-Plattform Total Telecom aus dem Jahr 2021 die Weltmeere, zusammen kamen sie auf eine Länge von 1,3 Millionen Kilometer. Inzwischen sind es noch mehr Kabel geworden.
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[2025-12-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than half of surveyed German firms plan deeper ties with local partners in China to match the rapid innovation cycles of domestic competitors, the German Chamber of Commerce has found
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[2025-12-02 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The rise of the sodium-ion battery promises to supercharge a green energy transition that will help level the global playing field
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[2025-12-02 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US investment bank expects limited policy support from Beijing next year despite few signs of a turnaround in the sector
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[2025-12-02 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Fu Cong sends second letter to UN chief insisting Tokyo must retract comments or bear ‘all consequences’
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