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    [2026-09-11 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Foreign carmakers offer steep discounts on petrol-powered cars in cutthroat Chinese market
    Snippet: With more consumers switching to electric vehicles, companies including VW and Toyota are slashing prices on lower-tech offerings
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3367123/foreign-carmakers-offer-steep-discounts-petrol-powered-cars-cutthroat-chinese-market?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 11:45 UTC+10:00] [foreign carmakers] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Foreign carmakers offer steep discounts on petrol-powered cars in cutthroat Chinese market
    Snippet: With more consumers switching to electric vehicles, companies including VW and Toyota are slashing prices on lower-tech offerings
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3367123/foreign-carmakers-offer-steep-discounts-petrol-powered-cars-cutthroat-chinese-market
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    [2026-09-11 11:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: CNBC
    Title: Y Combinator’s Garry Tan says 'do nothing' about distillation as AI giants accuse China of copying their tech
    Snippet: At a time when some Silicon Valley giants and national security experts are calling for action against Chinese companies engaged in model distillation, Garry Tan, chief executive of famed startup accelerator Y Combinator, is less concerned.
    Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/11/y-combinator-garry-tan-says-do-nothing-about-distillation.html
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    [2026-09-11 11:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Fall creeps in
    Snippet: Fall is drawing closer across Korea, with cool mornings and warmer afternoons bringing wide temperature swings Friday.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10870237
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    [2026-09-11 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Why China is steering clear of the US’ ‘exorbitant privilege’ model
    Snippet: Beijing is decoupling the internationalisation of the yuan as a transactional currency from the role of an unconstrained global reserve store of value
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3367018/why-china-steering-clear-us-exorbitant-privilege-model?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Why China is steering clear of the US’ ‘exorbitant privilege’ model
    Snippet: Beijing is decoupling the internationalisation of the yuan as a transactional currency from the role of an unconstrained global reserve store of value
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3367018/why-china-steering-clear-us-exorbitant-privilege-model
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    [2026-09-11 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese man, 106, embraces ‘reverse schedule’, celebrated alongside wife as ‘model couple’
    Snippet: Regarding his remarkable longevity, Wang cites a positive outlook on life, strong family values, and an enduring passion for work and learning
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3367118/chinese-man-106-embraces-reverse-schedule-celebrated-alongside-wife-model-couple?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 11:14 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese man, 106, embraces ‘reverse schedule’, celebrated alongside wife as ‘model couple’
    Snippet: Regarding his remarkable longevity, Wang cites a positive outlook on life, strong family values, and an enduring passion for work and learning
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3367118/chinese-man-106-embraces-reverse-schedule-celebrated-alongside-wife-model-couple
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    [2026-09-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: China automaker BYD scraps plans for Malaysian assembly plant
    Snippet: BYD did not disclose the exact reason for abandoning plans to build its own assembly plant in Malaysia. © Reuters
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/china-automaker-byd-scraps-plans-for-malaysian-assembly-plant
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    [2026-09-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: China's BYD shelves plan for own Malaysian plant, looks to local partner
    Snippet: BYD did not disclose the exact reason for abandoning plans to build its own assembly plant in Malaysia. © Reuters
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/china-s-byd-shelves-plan-for-own-malaysian-plant-looks-to-local-partner
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    [2026-09-11 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: S. Korea's economic recovery remains solid, led by exports: finance ministry
    Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy continues to show solid signs of recovery, supported by robust exports and improving domestic consumption, the finance ministry said Friday.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911001700320
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    [2026-09-11 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: CNBC
    Title: Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says
    Snippet: Anthropic said it detected and disrupted unauthorized large-scale efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba, Moonshot and DeepSeek to train their models using Claude.
    Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/11/chinese-ai-labs-moonshot-deepseek-alibaba-anthropic.html
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    [2026-09-11 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: S. Korea's fiscal balance improves through July: budget ministry
    Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier during the January-July period amid strong tax revenue growth driven by higher incomes and an increase in home transactions, the budget ministry said Friday.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911001600320
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    [2026-09-11 10:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: S. Korea sends 2nd disaster relief team to Nepal for flood recovery efforts
    Snippet: South Korea's second overseas emergency relief team departed for Nepal on Friday to support reconstruction and recovery efforts following last month's devastating floods, the foreign ministry said.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10870022
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    [2026-09-11 10:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: S. Korea sends 2nd disaster relief team to Nepal for flood recovery efforts
    Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's second overseas emergency relief team departed for Nepal on Friday to support reconstruction and recovery efforts following last month's devastating floods, the foreign ministry said.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911001400315
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    [2026-09-11 10:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: Exports up 83% in first 10 days of Sept.
    Snippet: South Korea's exports surged 83 percent from a year earlier over the first 10 days of September, customs data showed Friday.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10869986
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    [2026-09-11 10:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: CNBC
    Title: The iPhone Duo enters China’s crowded foldable market — and faces a price test
    Snippet: Apple's first folding phone is getting a tepid response Chinese consumers that are focused more on how much it costs versus existing foldables from domestic rivals.
    Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/11/the-iphone-duo-enters-chinas-crowded-foldable-market.html
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    [2026-09-11 10:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: Exports up 83 pct in first 10 days of Sept.
    Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports surged 83 percent from a year earlier over the first 10 days of September, customs data showed Friday.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911001300320
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    [2026-09-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: After 100 years in the field, Korea completes its geological map
    Snippet: The 357-sheet map charts Korea’s rocks, strata, faults and folds at 1:50,000 scale
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10869632
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    [2026-09-11 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: 'The Assassin(s)' turns a first lady's murder into Korea's best newsroom thriller yet
    Snippet: Hur Jin-ho's Chuseok tentpole turns the 1974 killing of the first lady into a slick newsroom thriller that never lets up
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10869446
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    [2026-09-11 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Zero Hedge
    Title: Sinopec Sees China Oil Demand Falling 8.9% in 2026
    Snippet: By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
    Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sinopec-sees-china-oil-demand-falling-89-2026
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    [2026-09-11 09:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: [Graphic News] Chuseok overseas trips rise, spending falls
    Snippet: Nearby overseas destinations such as Japan and Vietnam are emerging as popular choices among Korean travelers during the upcoming Chuseok holiday, with travel demand rising while spending per traveler has declined slightly from a year earlier.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10869578
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    [2026-09-11 08:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 11)
    Snippet: How can satellite party lawmaker Yong call herself opposition?The nominee's plan to retain her Assembly seat raises fresh questions about proportional representation and political fairness.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911000500315
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    [2026-09-11 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Sept. 11)
    Snippet: Let debate over presidential reelection end hereClear promise could end needless political battle
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911000300315
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    [2026-09-11 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Sept. 11)
    Snippet: Paper prosperityKorea nears US$40,000 per capita GNI, but growth is uneven, youth struggle for jobs
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911000400315
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    [2026-09-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Tim Cook] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Tech, EV and aerospace executives likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team
    Snippet: Sources say business leaders are expected to travel to Washington, but the plans may be ‘more about optics’ than concrete results
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367094/tech-ev-and-aerospace-executives-likely-join-xis-us-trip-mirror-trump-team
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    [2026-09-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Tech, EV and aerospace executives likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team
    Snippet: Sources say business leaders are expected to travel to Washington, but the plans may be ‘more about optics’ than concrete results
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367094/tech-ev-and-aerospace-executives-likely-join-xis-us-trip-mirror-trump-team?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China rebuts top US diplomat Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru
    Snippet: Embassy in Lima defends US$30 billion investment stock and takes aim at visa curbs as Fujimori joins Trump’s Shield of the Americas
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3367108/china-rebuts-top-us-diplomat-marco-rubio-over-communist-party-backed-projects-peru?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 07:40 UTC+10:00] [Government Palace] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: China rebuts top US diplomat Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru
    Snippet: Embassy in Lima defends US$30 billion investment stock and takes aim at visa curbs as Fujimori joins Trump’s Shield of the Americas
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3367108/china-rebuts-top-us-diplomat-marco-rubio-over-communist-party-backed-projects-peru
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    [2026-09-11 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester
    Snippet: Cambodia’s compulsory conciliation with Thailand under UN sea law shows how international law can deliver peaceful outcomes before tensions boil over
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3366221/global-south-cannot-afford-let-its-maritime-border-disputes-fester?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester
    Snippet: Cambodia’s compulsory conciliation with Thailand under UN sea law shows how international law can deliver peaceful outcomes before tensions boil over
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3366221/global-south-cannot-afford-let-its-maritime-border-disputes-fester
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    [2026-09-11 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South Korea
    Title: Asset managers' Q2 net sharply up on commission income gains
    Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Asset management firms in South Korea saw their combined profit soar by more than 80 percent in the second quarter from three months earlier on a rise in commission income amid a bullish stock market, data showed Friday.
    Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260910005000320
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    [2026-09-11 06:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: The Korea Herald
    Title: [Lee Byung-jong] Korean troops for the Iran war?
    Snippet: The South Korean military has participated in US-led wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Through these deployments, Korea suffered significant troop casualties and other collateral damage, while gaining material benefits as well as Washington's confidence. The question now is whether Seoul will send military forces to support the US-Israeli war with Iran.
    Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10869585
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    [2026-09-11 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: Japan lowers travel advisory level for Israel after dialogue between Sa'ar, Japanese counterpart
    Snippet: The Japanese government lowered its travel advisory level for Israel on Thursday, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, itself citing an announcement by Japan's Foreign Ministry.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-908337
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    [2026-09-11 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: RT News
    Title: What the AfD really wants from China
    Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
    Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/645410-afd-china-germany-links/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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    [2026-09-11 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Japan's Sekisui Chemical to buy Australian builder, eyeing modular homes
    Snippet: Sekisui Chemical operates its home construction business under the Sekisui Heim brand. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-deals/japan-s-sekisui-chemical-to-buy-australian-builder-eyeing-modular-homes
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    [2026-09-11 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Nissan looks to maintain Japan capacity at 1m vehicles
    Snippet: Nissan Motor will transfer production of the Elgrand minivan to its Tochigi plant in Japan. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/nissan-looks-to-maintain-japan-capacity-at-1m-vehicles
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    [2026-09-11 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The National (UAE)
    Title: Russia and China oppose push to reactivate UN Iran sanctions committee | The National
    Snippet: Russia and China on Thursday opposed a UN Security Council call for the full resumption of the committee overseeing sanctions on Iran, urging Tehran to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
    Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/10/russia-and-china-oppose-push-to-reactivate-un-iran-sanctions-committee/
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    [2026-09-11 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: The Jerusalem Post
    Title: No. 8: Howard Lutnick: US Secretary of Commerce, and Trump’s tariff dealmaker-in-chief
    Snippet: ‘We talk most nights, often around 1 a.m.” That’s how Howard Lutnick has described his phone calls with President Donald Trump – conversations that range from Canadian steel tariffs to politics and television, and that have placed him at the center of trade talks with major partners including Canada and Japan.
    Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/influencers-26/50jews-26/article-908112
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    [2026-09-11 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese scientists boost hydrogen fuel cell power fourfold with new design
    Snippet: The proton-transfer breakthrough could improve hydrogen vehicles and space systems, while reducing the use of costly platinum
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3367077/chinese-scientists-boost-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power-fourfold-new-design?utm_source=rss_feed
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    [2026-09-11 04:00 UTC+10:00] [hydrogen fuel cells] [Factuality: 92]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Chinese scientists boost hydrogen fuel cell power fourfold with new design
    Snippet: The proton-transfer breakthrough could improve hydrogen vehicles and space systems, while reducing the use of costly platinum
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3367077/chinese-scientists-boost-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power-fourfold-new-design
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    [2026-09-11 03:41 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 90]
    Source: Guardian Australia
    Title: China’s Huawei branded a criminal enterprise as tech firm’s US trial opens
    Snippet: The defense says: ‘It’s about competition, not conspiracy’
    Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/10/china-huawei-trial-us
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    [2026-09-11 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Japan developer Hulic and peers spend $1.5bn on Tokyo office tower deal
    Snippet: The deal for offices in the Pacific Century Place Marunouchi building in Tokyo is among Japan's largest single-building transactions. (Photo by Taizo Wada)
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/property/japan-developer-hulic-and-peers-spend-1.5bn-on-tokyo-office-tower-deal
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    [2026-09-11 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: China's CXMT tops SK Hynix, Micron to take memory profit margin crown
    Snippet: CXMT's main products include DDR5 memory, which has seen a jump in prices in recent months. © Reuters
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/china-s-cxmt-tops-sk-hynix-micron-to-take-memory-profit-margin-crown
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    [2026-09-11 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: New York Post
    Title: Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan as last two countries to continue
    Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
    Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/world-news/iceland-to-propose-whaling-ban-leaving-norway-and-japan-as-last-two-countries-to-continue/
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    [2026-09-11 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: Nikkei Asia
    Title: Hungary's new government turns up pressure on China's BYD, CATL
    Snippet: Prime Minister Peter Magyar took office in May, promising a shift away from former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-China policies. © Reuters
    Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/electric-vehicles/hungary-s-new-government-turns-up-pressure-on-china-s-byd-catl
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    [2026-09-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including the .
    Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordFriday, 11 Septemberloading
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-quick/2026-09-11
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    [2026-09-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including Mini Sudoku.
    Snippet: Mini SudokuFriday, 11 Septemberloading
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/mini-sudoku/2026-09-11
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    [2026-09-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including the SCMP Cryptic Crossword.
    Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordFriday, 11 Septemberloading
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/crosswords-cryptic/2026-09-11
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    [2026-09-11 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
    Source: South China Morning Post
    Title: Download the South China Morning Post app for full access to SCMP Games, including Word Search.
    Snippet: Word SearchFriday, 11 Septemberloading
    Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/games/word-search/2026-09-11
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