Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-10 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pair faced criticism from family for their modelling videos, with one relative telling them to ‘act their age’
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[2026-09-10 15:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A seemingly innocuous message on a social media platform has snowballed into a man being jailed for foreign interference.
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[2026-09-10 15:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of foreign nationals who entered South Korea for study or training surpassed 500,000 for the first time last year, according to data released Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: High prices and decline in marriages cited as reasons for one-third drop in jewellery sales in first half of year
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[2026-09-10 15:44 UTC+10:00] [World Gold Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: High prices and decline in marriages cited as reasons for one-third drop in jewellery sales in first half of year
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[2026-09-10 15:41 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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[2026-09-10 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's most-reported concerts for illegal ticket sales over the past year were for K-pop supergroup BTS' "Arirang" world tour, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The long-term stability of relations between states depends not only on political agreements or economic projects, but also on the opportunities created for human capital.
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[2026-09-10 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Eximbank signed a pact with the African Development Bank to expand financing for African projects in artificial intelligence, critical minerals and green infrastructure, the state lender said Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 15:08 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The International Atomic Energy Agency voices ‘serious concerns’ over expansion of Yongbyon facility to enrich uranium
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[2026-09-10 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- The chairperson of South Korea's fair trade watchdog plans to visit the United States next week to take part in an antitrust policy conference, the agency said Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shinnosuke Oka, who won gold in the all-around, team and horizontal bar events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has a lower back injury
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[2026-09-10 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shinnosuke Oka, who won gold in the all-around, team and horizontal bar events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has a lower back injury
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[2026-09-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1899 -- Korea's last kingdom, the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), signs a trade treaty with China's Qing Dynasty.
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[2026-09-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State buying appears to quash panic selling in mainland China-listed shares, but Hong Kong’s unsettled market can’t expect government intervention
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[2026-09-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State buying appears to quash panic selling in mainland China-listed shares, but Hong Kong’s unsettled market can’t expect government intervention
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[2026-09-10 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Nok-wan, the mastermind of South Korea’s largest known Telegram-based sexual exploitation ring, had his life sentence upheld by the Supreme Court on Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The commerce ministry says distillation is ‘neutral’ and widely used by companies around the world, including American firms
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[2026-09-10 14:28 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The commerce ministry says distillation is ‘neutral’ and widely used by companies around the world, including American firms
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[2026-09-10 14:09 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-10 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippine coastguard reported 87 people missing and 47 rescued from the ship that listed 134 passengers and crew on board.
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[2026-09-10 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Denisovans were an ancient hominin that lived thousands of years ago and some modern humans still share their DNA. (Wikimedia: Cicero Moraes/Homo longi/CC BY 4.0)
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[2026-09-10 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Two weeks after a wall of water, mud and ice swept through the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli valleys along Nepal’s border with China, the country is still counting the dead and searching for thousands of missing people.
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[2026-09-10 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Two weeks after a wall of water, mud and ice swept through the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli valleys along Nepal’s border with China, the country is still counting the dead and searching for thousands of missing people.
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[2026-09-10 13:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea fell to the bottom of its group after a 3-1 loss to Ghana in its second match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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[2026-09-10 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president spoke for nearly two hours at the launch of the Republican Party’s unusual midterm convention in Texas
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[2026-09-10 13:10 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president spoke for nearly two hours at the launch of the Republican Party’s unusual midterm convention in Texas
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[2026-09-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's data ministry said Thursday it will release daily updates on the prices of major food items and fuel to help the government monitor price changes in real time and respond in a timely manner.
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[2026-09-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday it will decide the timing and pace of further rate hikes while reviewing domestic and external conditions, as accelerating inflation and solid economic growth are expected to continue for some time.
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[2026-09-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's financial watchdog has highlighted a series of capital market reform measures in London to woo more foreign investors, his agency said Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it has begun deliberation proceedings on three cases involving Korean Air Lines Co., including the carrier's alleged obstruction of an investigation.
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[2026-09-10 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Accessibility] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: In 2025, 28 percent of new heavy-duty vehicles sold in China were electric. In the European Union, the figure was 1.9 percent, according to data from the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT). That is a ratio of almost one to 15, despite the technology now being available on both sides.
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[2026-09-10 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will introduce strengthened penalties this week for companies that suffer personal information leaks affecting more than 10 million people, the privacy watchdog said Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 12:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's restaurant reservation platform CatchTable, operated by Wad Co., has exceeded 15 million cumulative users, and the number of registered restaurants on the platform surpassed 30,000 as of Sept. 3, the company said Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Red Velvet’s subunit Irene & Seulgi are dropping their first EP in Japan on Nov. 4, label SM Entertainment announced Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 12:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: FosterBridge, a Korea-based global startup growth platform, will join forces with Qazaq Creative, a digital platform for discovering and connecting startups and individuals in creative industries, according to FosterBridge on Sept. 2.
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[2026-09-10 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Chinese international student in South Korea was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for creating more than 1,100 sexually explicit deepfakes using images of seven people, including colleagues in his university research lab.
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[2026-09-10 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- Yield rates on South Korean state bonds increased in August from the previous month, as the Bank of Korea (BOK) delivered a back-to-back rate hike, market data showed Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Display’s exclusive panel enables the foldable form factor, while Korean memory suppliers add cost pressure to Apple’s $1,999 bet
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[2026-09-10 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Apple is attempting to break into China’s foldable phone market, the world’s largest and most competitive, dominated by Huawei Technologies
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[2026-09-10 12:11 UTC+10:00] [Tim Cook] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Apple is attempting to break into China’s foldable phone market, the world’s largest and most competitive, dominated by Huawei Technologies
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[2026-09-10 12:09 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan has said it will launch new clothing and accessories developed jointly with an affiliate of Japanese apparel firm And ST HD in stages starting Sept. 25.
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[2026-09-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Central Committee social governance group, while not formally announced, has been operational for a while, provincial reports indicate
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[2026-09-10 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Central Committee social governance group, while not formally announced, has been operational for a while, provincial reports indicate
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[2026-09-10 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States’ Leif Nordgren crosses the finish line during the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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[2026-09-10 11:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's defense procurement agency has participated in an international defense exhibition in Poland to support exports of homegrown arms products in Europe, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Thursday.
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[2026-09-10 11:31 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Australian Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer expressed hope on Wednesday for expanded cooperation with Japan in the energy sector, with China’s increasing economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific region in mind.
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[2026-09-10 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A courtroom sketch depicts prosecutor Taylor Stout making opening statements at the trial of China's Huawei Technologies in a Brooklyn federal court on Sept. 9. © Reuters
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[2026-09-10 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s electric vehicle adoption rate has hit yet another record high, as rising fuel prices accelerate the pivot away from petrol cars
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[2026-09-10 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Brent crude] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s electric vehicle adoption rate has hit yet another record high, as rising fuel prices accelerate the pivot away from petrol cars
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