Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-23 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Biwin Storage Technology invests US$672 million in latest example of a storage firm looking to upgrade its business model
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[2026-09-23 21:29 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Biwin Storage Technology invests US$672 million in latest example of a storage firm looking to upgrade its business model
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[2026-09-23 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook met with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Wednesday to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation across various sectors and further strengthen the bilateral alliance.
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[2026-09-23 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gold medalist Yu Zidi of China poses on the podium after the women’s 400-meter individual medley final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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[2026-09-23 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details, comments; CHANGES photo)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-09-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chorus of disapproval rises ahead of the Chinese leader’s arrival, even as others say the welcome is the show, not the deal
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[2026-09-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chorus of disapproval rises ahead of the Chinese leader’s arrival, even as others say the welcome is the show, not the deal
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[2026-09-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meanwhile, South Korea’s badminton world No 1 An beats Japan’s Yamaguchi in team event, but has stern words for her watching father
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[2026-09-23 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Akane Yamaguchi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Meanwhile, South Korea’s badminton world No 1 An beats Japan’s Yamaguchi in team event, but has stern words for her watching father
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[2026-09-23 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week as the two leaders seek to preserve a fragile trade truce while tensions continue across technology, national security and the global fight for influence. (Production: Kelly Daschle)
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[2026-09-23 20:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea swooped up three more medals in the pool at the Asian Games on Wednesday, raising its total to 12 medals with two more days left in Tokyo.
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[2026-09-23 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top envoy to US hails safeguards from head-of-state diplomacy, as Beijing rolls out severe penalties for non-pharma fentanyl crimes
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[2026-09-23 20:35 UTC+10:00] [fentanyl] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top envoy to US hails safeguards from head-of-state diplomacy, as Beijing rolls out severe penalties for non-pharma fentanyl crimes
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[2026-09-23 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea swooped up three more medals in the pool at the Asian Games on Wednesday, raising its total to 12 medals with two more days left in Tokyo.
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[2026-09-23 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Pew survey shows 47 per cent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 view China favourably, with some respondents also expressing confidence in its leadership
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[2026-09-23 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Arnaud Leveau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Pew survey shows 47 per cent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 view China favourably, with some respondents also expressing confidence in its leadership
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[2026-09-23 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat
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[2026-09-23 20:08 UTC+10:00] [de-CATLisation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: MIIT-linked commentary dismisses “de-CATLisation” concerns as normal supplier diversification and warns cutthroat price competition poses a far bigger threat
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[2026-09-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some question if AI provides an almost perfect partner will people still be able to accept friends and family who have flaws
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[2026-09-23 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some question if AI provides an almost perfect partner will people still be able to accept friends and family who have flaws
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[2026-09-23 19:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea collected its second straight Asian Games bronze medal in the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay swimming event Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen, tomada de un video y distribuida por YouTube@cuberootme, Lian Yunzhi, de 6 años, reacciona tras resolver un cubo de Rubik en una competencia certificada por World Cube Association, en Wuhan, en la provincia de Hubei, en China, el 13 de septiembre de 2026. (YouTube@cuberootme via AP)
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[2026-09-23 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 24-year-old beats Hong Kong record set by Siobhan Haughey in 2023 while finishing behind China’s Yu Yiting and Zhang Yufei,
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[2026-09-23 19:46 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 24-year-old beats Hong Kong record set by Siobhan Haughey in 2023 while finishing behind China’s Yu Yiting and Zhang Yufei,
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[2026-09-23 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: How do math skills compare around the world?
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[2026-09-23 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A U.S.-North Korea summit might bring peace, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said, in advocating for a meeting with the renegade state.
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[2026-09-23 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Oh Sang-uk captured the gold medal in the men's individual sabre fencing at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, defending his Asiad title.
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[2026-09-23 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New role for Li, industry and information technology minister since April 2025, is among several regional leadership changes
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[2026-09-23 19:14 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New role for Li, industry and information technology minister since April 2025, is among several regional leadership changes
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[2026-09-23 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The trade deficit that escalated tensions between China and the U.S. in recent years has yet to shrink significantly, and the world's second-largest economy faces deep challenges. But China's efforts to build up self-sufficiency have reduced the threat to its domestic market from global trade developments.
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[2026-09-23 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Park Ji-hee won the silver medal in the women's foil individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi Jinping’s wife is a famous singer and an important presence as she accompanies her husband on state visits
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[2026-09-23 19:02 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi Jinping’s wife is a famous singer and an important presence as she accompanies her husband on state visits
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[2026-09-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a nation with a small military, Brunei would rather work with Beijing in safe zones such as peacekeeping than butt heads, analysts say
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[2026-09-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a nation with a small military, Brunei would rather work with Beijing in safe zones such as peacekeeping than butt heads, analysts say
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BEIJING (AP) — A 6-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record by solving Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of just over four seconds per cube.
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[2026-09-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The wife of a US expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late 2024 said on Tuesday the White House has assured her that US President Donald Trump will ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free her husband when the pair meet this week.
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[2026-09-23 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Letter to the Editor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-23 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un trabajador pasa junto a robots de la empresa china Lens en el China International Supply Chain Expo en Beijing, el 22 de junio de 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, archivo)
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[2026-09-23 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese state media said Wang Ran was first lured to Thailand and later told a friend she was being held against her will in Myanmar.
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[2026-09-23 18:20 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Second day of UNGA in New York will feature speeches by European leaders, while Trump and Xi will meet later
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[2026-09-23 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Soybean purchases, orders for Boeing aircraft and access to rare earths elements — three of the headline commitments underpinning the U.S.-China trade truce — are progressing at markedly different speeds ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday.
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[2026-09-23 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea breezed past Uzbekistan 43-13 for its third straight victory in women's handball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, taking another step toward its eighth gold medal in the event.
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[2026-09-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Britain, France and five other nations from Europe and the Indo-Pacific have warned that disruption of sea lanes, including the Strait of Hormuz, is unacceptable and vowed to stand together in addressing shared challenges, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ousting of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli was a ‘major victory’ in the Chinese military’s war on corruption: PLA Daily
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[2026-09-23 18:01 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ousting of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli was a ‘major victory’ in the Chinese military’s war on corruption: PLA Daily
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[2026-09-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for South Korea to 3.7 percent, citing the country's robust exports.
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[2026-09-23 17:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's top tax official called on Mexico to provide tax support for Korean firms operating in the country during the first bilateral high-level meeting with Mexico's tax authority, the National Tax Service said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Donald Trump wants the U.S. to beat China in the AI race. But as he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, both countries are also weighing how to address the risks posed by rapidly advancing technology.
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[2026-09-23 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Pistol shooter Choo Ga-eun carries a small four-leaf clover, the universal symbol of good luck, on her backpack, and she ended up being the lucky charm for the national team at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday.
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