Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-14 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel said Monday she met with Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina to discuss the implementation of agreements on trade and security reached by the two countries' presidents last year.
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[2026-09-14 12:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: China's military leadership is expected to outline its aims for global security when it hosts its annual defence forum this week amid churning tensions in its own neighborhood over Taiwan, the South China Sea and doubts about US commitments to Asia.
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[2026-09-14 12:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CNBlue will celebrate its debut at Kspo Dome in Seoul, one of the most coveted concert venues in Korea, according to agency FNC Entertainment on Monday.
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[2026-09-14 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Annual revenue has doubled at RM Williams since the bootmaker was bought back into Australian ownership in 2020. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
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[2026-09-14 12:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have rejected a proposal from Korea Electric Power Corp. to prepay a combined 25 trillion won ($18.4 billion) in electricity bills for the next five years, industry sources said Monday.
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[2026-09-14 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The women's national basketball team will compete at the Asian Games in Japan without its top center Park Ji-su, the sport's national federation announced Monday.
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[2026-09-14 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured UN approval and necessary budget to do so.
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[2026-09-14 12:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When a diplomatic dialogue is elevated from the level of foreign ministers to that of heads of state, it is rarely a matter of protocol alone.
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[2026-09-14 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS paras 7-9 with briefing)
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[2026-09-14 12:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ghanaian music and culture draw diplomats, residents and visitors to a rural corner of Gangwon
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[2026-09-14 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products marked a historic high in August, driven by sustained global investments in artificial intelligence (AI), government data showed Monday.
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[2026-09-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A survey also concluded that many people believed that the country played a positive role on the world stage
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[2026-09-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A survey also concluded that many people believed that the country played a positive role on the world stage
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[2026-09-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In opinion piece published in South China Morning Post, city leader stresses that blueprint ultimately aims to ‘enable citizens to flourish’
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[2026-09-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In opinion piece published in South China Morning Post, city leader stresses that blueprint ultimately aims to ‘enable citizens to flourish’
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[2026-09-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Qatar logistics firm says Chinese businesses need local infrastructure and operating partners as they move into warehousing, fulfilment and sales
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[2026-09-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Qatar logistics firm says Chinese businesses need local infrastructure and operating partners as they move into warehousing, fulfilment and sales
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[2026-09-14 11:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Over 100 young finalists showcase their English skills as Australian Embassy joins as co-host for the first time
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[2026-09-14 11:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States plan to hold their senior-level regular defense talks this week, the defense ministry said, amid Seoul weighing military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-14 11:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to hold their senior-level regular defense talks this week, the defense ministry said Monday, amid Seoul weighing military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-14 11:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Salon charged 10 to 20 times the market rate; a single multi-procedure lip tattooing session cost a staggering US$6,000
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[2026-09-14 11:23 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Salon charged 10 to 20 times the market rate; a single multi-procedure lip tattooing session cost a staggering US$6,000
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[2026-09-14 11:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea conducted a firepower strike drill involving artillery and missile units last week, state media reported Monday, following a trilateral military exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan.
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[2026-09-14 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Deforestation is visible near several wood pellet production companies in Pohuwato, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Yegar Sahaduta Mangiri, File)
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[2026-09-14 10:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, additional photos)
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[2026-09-14 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured U.N. approval and necessary budget to do so.
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[2026-09-14 10:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's two major chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., have rejected a proposal from state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. to prepay five years' worth of electricity bills, industry sources said Monday.
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[2026-09-14 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A TV screen shows a file photo of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-09-14 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two major chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., have rejected a proposal from state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) to prepay five years' worth of electricity bills, industry sources said Monday.
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[2026-09-14 10:01 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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[2026-09-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State data, business secrets and personal privacy are at stake, State Security Minister Chen Yixin warns as he calls for stronger safeguards
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[2026-09-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State data, business secrets and personal privacy are at stake, State Security Minister Chen Yixin warns as he calls for stronger safeguards
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[2026-09-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea hosted a ministerial-level meeting with Central Asian nations Monday, vowing to strengthen supply chain cooperation between Asia's No. 4 economy and the region.
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[2026-09-14 09:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean state media reported Monday that Pyongyang has conducted a firepower strike drill involving combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army.
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[2026-09-14 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has downplayed the need for his administration to place checks on artificial intelligence development, saying he is worried about ceding the US’s lead to China.
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[2026-09-14 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has brushed aside mounting warnings from leading artificial intelligence executives that increasingly powerful AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, insisting that Washington’s priority should be defeating China in the technological race.
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[2026-09-14 08:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is exposed to a deepening military alliance between Russia, China and North Korea as the three partners work together in the war on Ukraine, prompting experts to warn of the risks to security in Asia.
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[2026-09-14 08:24 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to turn the annual BRICS summit into another platform for championing Beijing’s vision for artificial intelligence, as it vies for global influence over the technology with the U.S.
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[2026-09-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Influential financier who helped found CICC says arguments against China investment ‘do not hold water’
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[2026-09-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Influential financier who helped found CICC says arguments against China investment ‘do not hold water’
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[2026-09-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kazakhstan is seeking to expand economic cooperation with South Korea beyond the automotive industry into artificial intelligence (AI), critical minerals and other advanced sectors, Kazakhstan's top diplomat said Monday.
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[2026-09-14 07:56 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-14 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: New espionage law requires stronger counterintelligence capabilitiesThe expanded law targets spying for any foreign country, but stronger counterintelligence coordination is crucial to enforce it.
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[2026-09-14 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has denied rumors that he was willing to approve the sale of Chinese cars in the American market ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-09-14 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Yong's resignation and lessons for Lee gov'tHigher standard for appointments needed to gain public trust
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[2026-09-14 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Shrinking optionsPresident Lee needs urgent reset amid falling approval and unresolved debates
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[2026-09-14 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-14 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media reported Monday that Pyongyang has conducted a firepower strike drill involving combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army.
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[2026-09-14 07:15 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday floated the idea of a “President Gilbert Teodoro” as he praised the defense secretary’s sharp rebuttal of China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea at a recent security forum in South Korea.
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[2026-09-14 07:10 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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