Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-13 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xi Jinping tells summit in New Delhi that Beijing will offer training in key areas to help the Global South’s development
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[2026-09-13 16:38 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Canadian Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay has expressed an expectation for his country to participate in the Global Combat Air Program among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The target year for rollout is 2035.
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[2026-09-13 16:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul will begin selecting hotels and other lodging facilities suited to foreign patients’ recovery and extended stays amid a surge in the number of people visiting Korea for medical treatment, the city government said Sunday.
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[2026-09-13 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One individual even admits to chewing on dog chew sticks to help alleviate severe exam anxiety
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[2026-09-13 16:16 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One individual even admits to chewing on dog chew sticks to help alleviate severe exam anxiety
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[2026-09-13 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KB Financial Group's choice of Lee Jae-keun as its next chairman nominee marks an unexpected break from continuity, putting the focus on whether the veteran banker can deliver new growth at Korea's largest financial group.
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[2026-09-13 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yan Ziyi has dominated much of the season, but ankle trouble left her trailing Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi at Ultimate Championships
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[2026-09-13 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Asian Games] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Yan Ziyi has dominated much of the season, but ankle trouble left her trailing Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi at Ultimate Championships
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[2026-09-13 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea plans to invest in Honam AI infrastructure to create a new industrial growth axis outside the Seoul metropolitan area, linking data centers with advanced manufacturing and region-specific industries, a senior industry ministry official said Thursday.
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[2026-09-13 15:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-13 14:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's cosmetics brand Sulwhasoo is expanding into the Japanese market, opening its first official pop-up store at Isetan Shinjuku in Tokyo from Sept. 5 to Oct. 13.
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Parties’ ‘fundamental’ differences would have led to more litigation if their partnership had continued, insider tells South China Morning Post
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Parties’ ‘fundamental’ differences would have led to more litigation if their partnership had continued, insider tells South China Morning Post
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hit dramas, trendy consumer brands and economic opportunity are drawing a new generation into China’s cultural orbit
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Guangzhou] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hit dramas, trendy consumer brands and economic opportunity are drawing a new generation into China’s cultural orbit
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of leverage by army-backed government in Khartoum may allow Chinese firms to secure favourable investment terms
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[2026-09-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Ethiopia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lack of leverage by army-backed government in Khartoum may allow Chinese firms to secure favourable investment terms
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[2026-09-13 13:45 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday floated the idea of a “President Gilbert Teodoro” as he commended the Defense secretary for denouncing China’s latest assertion over the West Philippine Sea during an international forum.
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[2026-09-13 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Japanese government has approved a target to increase the spaces for bicycle traffic in the fiscal year ending March 2031 by 20% from fiscal 2024 numbers.
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[2026-09-13 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong’s death sent shock waves around the world
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[2026-09-13 13:15 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong’s death sent shock waves around the world
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[2026-09-13 13:11 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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[2026-09-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Survey finds that percentage of children who travelled overseas during summer break fell this year
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[2026-09-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Survey finds that percentage of children who travelled overseas during summer break fell this year
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[2026-09-13 12:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the latest effort by the rival neighbors to repair ties strained by a deadly border clash six years ago.
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[2026-09-13 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A statue at the Zaoyuan Revolutionary Site in Yan'an, featuring Mao Zedong in the center. (Photo by Yukio Tajima)
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[2026-09-13 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea's nominal GDP grows at fastest pace in 47 years in Q2; $40,000 per capita GNI on track
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[2026-09-13 12:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea beat Ecuador 3-2 in Lodz, Poland, on Saturday to finish second in Group C and advance to the round of 16 at the U-20 Women's World Cup.
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[2026-09-13 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Music created with generative artificial intelligence is making its way onto South Korea's major music charts, including one long considered a tough ceiling for K-pop groups.
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[2026-09-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discoveries in southwest China’s Yunnan fill a geographic gap, uncovering how Denisovans lived as expert hunters of animals such as deer
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[2026-09-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [CAS Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Discoveries in southwest China’s Yunnan fill a geographic gap, uncovering how Denisovans lived as expert hunters of animals such as deer
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[2026-09-13 11:54 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The national women's volleyball team traveled to Japan on Sunday for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, seeking redemption after failing to reach the podium at the previous competition in 2023.
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[2026-09-13 11:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Travelers headed for Japan's hot spring towns of Beppu and Yufuin will have a direct route from Seoul again this fall.
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[2026-09-13 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If proven to have exploited a public welfare event for self-promotion or falsified donation documents, influencer could face legal consequences
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[2026-09-13 11:23 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: If proven to have exploited a public welfare event for self-promotion or falsified donation documents, influencer could face legal consequences
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[2026-09-13 11:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirziyoyev puts technology, investment and youth at heart of ties ahead of inaugural Korea-Central Asia summit
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[2026-09-13 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: INCHEON, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The national women's volleyball team traveled to Japan on Sunday for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, seeking redemption after failing to reach the podium at the previous competition in 2023.
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[2026-09-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong authorities have stepped up checks on large dogs in public places to ensure they are properly leashed.
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[2026-09-13 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Liechtenstein's Hereditary Prince Alois, who serves as regent on behalf of Prince Hans-Adam II, speaks to Nikkei on Aug. 25 at Vaduz Castle. (Photo by Pierre Virot)
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[2026-09-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s draft legislation looks like its US precedent but with some far-reaching differences, analysts say
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[2026-09-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [American University Washington College of Law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s draft legislation looks like its US precedent but with some far-reaching differences, analysts say
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[2026-09-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides view ‘recursive self-improvement’ as a game-changer in the AI race. But who will get there first – and will it endanger us all?
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[2026-09-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides view ‘recursive self-improvement’ as a game-changer in the AI race. But who will get there first – and will it endanger us all?
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[2026-09-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- In the fast-evolving autonomous driving industry, real-world driving data has become a critical resource for training artificial intelligence (AI) models, and Hyundai Motor Group is betting that the scale of its global fleet can give it a distinct edge.
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[2026-09-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Small music venues registered as restaurants face suspensions for dancing under rules meant to curb nightclub-like businesses
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[2026-09-13 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
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[2026-09-13 08:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senator’s logo appears on a plan to trade rare earths and position against Beijing in exchange for support on his presidential bid
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[2026-09-13 08:55 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Senator’s logo appears on a plan to trade rare earths and position against Beijing in exchange for support on his presidential bid
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[2026-09-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Kamala Thiagarajan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: How Hong Kong connoisseurs are reviving China’s ancient seven-string zither, a look around the Bukhara Biennial, a trip to a Kazakhstan horse museum and the last months of imperial rule at the Forbidden City
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