Topic: Asia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-29 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China Vanke's shareholders meeting was held May 29 at its registered address in Shenzhen's Yantian district, currently a school. (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
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[2026-05-29 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Member states seek more financial autonomy and localised credit by advancing an effort to fund regional growth using their national currencies, not the US dollar
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[2026-05-29 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Central Asian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Member states seek more financial autonomy and localised credit by advancing an effort to fund regional growth using their national currencies, not the US dollar
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[2026-05-29 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chinese astronaut for the Shenzhou 21 mission, from left, Zhang Hongzhang, Wu Fei and Zhang Lu wave as they attend a see-off ceremony for their manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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[2026-05-29 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Plan for 2026 to 2030 includes upgrades to pipelines, drainage, dilapidated homes, and facilities for education and elderly care
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[2026-05-29 22:33 UTC+10:00] [urban renewal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Plan for 2026 to 2030 includes upgrades to pipelines, drainage, dilapidated homes, and facilities for education and elderly care
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[2026-05-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Major General Meng Xiangqing invites British military officials to Xiangshan Forum and Zhuhai air show in China
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[2026-05-29 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Dong Jun] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Major General Meng Xiangqing invites British military officials to Xiangshan Forum and Zhuhai air show in China
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[2026-05-29 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: South Korean troops hold live-fire exercises at the Seungjin Firing Range in Pocheon, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that divides the country from North Korea. Hundreds of military assets, including unmanned combat systems, from the Army and Marine Corps participated in the exercise.
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[2026-05-29 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhou-21 trio touch down at Dongfeng landing site, now a hub for crewed space missions and commercial aerospace launches
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[2026-05-29 22:22 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhou] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shenzhou-21 trio touch down at Dongfeng landing site, now a hub for crewed space missions and commercial aerospace launches
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[2026-05-29 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says negotiations between Tokyo and Manila cover area east of Taiwan where it maintains exclusive economic zone
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[2026-05-29 22:16 UTC+10:00] [South China Seas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing says negotiations between Tokyo and Manila cover area east of Taiwan where it maintains exclusive economic zone
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[2026-05-29 22:12 UTC+10:00] [Air defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Tokyo on Friday announced it would deploy four members of the Japanese military to Germany to train with NATO's Ukraine mission.
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[2026-05-29 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Lloyd are part of the celebrity line-up at Hong Kong’s first event, which takes place May 29-31.
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[2026-05-29 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new era of fractious EU-China trade relations is here to stay, as Brussels’ view of Beijing has fundamentally changed, lobbyist says
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[2026-05-29 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new era of fractious EU-China trade relations is here to stay, as Brussels’ view of Beijing has fundamentally changed, lobbyist says
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[2026-05-29 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tung Chee-hwa honoured alongside families of former US presidents Richard Nixon and George H W Bush, as well as the Rockefeller family
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[2026-05-29 21:17 UTC+10:00] [Yue-Sai Kan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tung Chee-hwa honoured alongside families of former US presidents Richard Nixon and George H W Bush, as well as the Rockefeller family
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[2026-05-29 21:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Many South Koreans headed to the polls Friday in early voting for next week's local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
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[2026-05-29 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's healthcare industry, like that of its counterparts around the world, depends on supplies of oil derivatives used to make medical consumables, such as gloves and tubing. © Kyodo
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[2026-05-29 20:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul said Friday he believes Starbucks Korea should face sanctions over the recent controversial marketing campaign associated with the May 18 Gwangju democratization movement, saying it was not the result of an "individual deviation," but a company-level marketing scheme.
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[2026-05-29 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has ruled in favor of Mellat Bank in a suit against the Bank of Korea (BOK) over its denial of a 2019 request to open a new bank account to operate surplus funds, judiciary sources said Friday.
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[2026-05-29 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A Seoul court ruled in favor of Iran’s major commercial bank in a damages suit filed against the Bank of Korea, ordering the Korean central bank to pay 10 billion won ($7.3 million) plus delayed interest.
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[2026-05-29 20:40 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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[2026-05-29 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters this month that she gained "full understanding" from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Manami Yamada and Kazuho Fujiwara）
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[2026-05-29 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters this month that she gained "full understanding" from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Manami Yamada and Kazuho Fujiwara）
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[2026-05-29 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES paras 3-4)
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[2026-05-29 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The statement comes amid escalation in the Nexperia conflict, as Wingtech files a lawsuit in China against chip firm
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[2026-05-29 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The statement comes amid escalation in the Nexperia conflict, as Wingtech files a lawsuit in China against chip firm
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[2026-05-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s recent visit was seen as a prime opportunity to rein in the size of the weapons deliveries and avoid setting a precedent
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[2026-05-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president’s recent visit was seen as a prime opportunity to rein in the size of the weapons deliveries and avoid setting a precedent
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[2026-05-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Golden’ accessories of party secretary in village hit by torrential rain arouse both sarcastic criticism and support; she reveals they are fake
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[2026-05-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Golden’ accessories of party secretary in village hit by torrential rain arouse both sarcastic criticism and support; she reveals they are fake
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[2026-05-29 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)By Yoo Jee-ho
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[2026-05-29 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BUSAN, May 29 (Yonhap) -- American Talor Gooch soared to the 36-hole lead at LIV Golf Korea on Friday with his countryman and defending champion Bryson DeChambeau lurking.
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[2026-05-29 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ministry of Natural Resources urges research institutions and drug makers to use the technology to speed up the development of new drugs
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[2026-05-29 19:31 UTC+10:00] [marine-derived pharmaceuticals] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ministry of Natural Resources urges research institutions and drug makers to use the technology to speed up the development of new drugs
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[2026-05-29 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese firm’s 159 per cent gain fuelled by optimism about its evolution from a PC-led hardware company to a hybrid AI platform
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[2026-05-29 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Lenovo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese firm’s 159 per cent gain fuelled by optimism about its evolution from a PC-led hardware company to a hybrid AI platform
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[2026-05-29 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analyst cites further Indo-Pacific nations eyeing SSNs, with potential to ‘tie together with the broader US alliance system in the region’
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[2026-05-29 19:08 UTC+10:00] [Kim Jong-un] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analyst cites further Indo-Pacific nations eyeing SSNs, with potential to ‘tie together with the broader US alliance system in the region’
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[2026-05-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Sakanaction has spent more than a decade as one of Japan’s biggest rock acts, yet they were largely ignored overseas — until recently.
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[2026-05-29 18:56 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japanese government expressed concern over the impact of a sharp increase in private-sector rice imports on domestic rice production in an annual white paper adopted Friday.
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[2026-05-29 18:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Investment & Securities is set to become a major shareholder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinone after agreeing to acquire a 20 percent stake, underscoring traditional finance's growing push into the nation's digital asset market.
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[2026-05-29 18:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is expected to see sunny skies and higher temperatures over the weekend and into early next week, with Sunday's daytime highs forecast to reach as high as 34 degrees Celsius in some regions.
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[2026-05-29 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES paras 3-4; CHANGES photos)
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[2026-05-29 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Trips to smaller "secondary cities" across Asia-Pacific are getting a boost this summer as travelers opt for destinations closer to home amid concerns over geopolitical tensions and rising costs.
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[2026-05-29 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As economics of short-form video face increasing scrutiny, platforms are racing to build hybrid ecosystems that balance audience reach and profitability
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[2026-05-29 17:41 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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