Topic: China — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-17 20:29 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Andrei Klepach of VEB said Russia’s economy was falling behind China, US and ‘in some respects Ukraine’
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[2026-08-17 20:22 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: WORLDCLAW. Silhouettes of figures depicting US President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump are seen behind the WorldClaw logo in this illustration taken on August 11, 2026.
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[2026-08-17 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan predicted that the film could make 18.4 million yuan (US$2.7 million) within 30 days of release.
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Genscript posted adjusted net profit of US$62.52 million for the six months ended June 30, a 203 per cent year-on-year surge
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Genscript posted adjusted net profit of US$62.52 million for the six months ended June 30, a 203 per cent year-on-year surge
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country must adapt to external pressure by building the capacity to set international standards, according to one leading commentator
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country must adapt to external pressure by building the capacity to set international standards, according to one leading commentator
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court of Appeal upholds Superintendent Harbour Chan’s conviction for two counts of fraud, finding he knowingly made false claims about his job
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Court of Appeal upholds Superintendent Harbour Chan’s conviction for two counts of fraud, finding he knowingly made false claims about his job
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One camp features unique exercises where coaches blindfold parents and bind their limbs to experience how children feel under strict control
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[2026-08-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: One camp features unique exercises where coaches blindfold parents and bind their limbs to experience how children feel under strict control
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[2026-08-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economic contributions by sports and related sectors during year of city’s Olympic success spur lawmaker to call for targeted policies
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[2026-08-17 19:45 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Economic contributions by sports and related sectors during year of city’s Olympic success spur lawmaker to call for targeted policies
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[2026-08-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Australian jockeys making the most of the off-season as the countdown continues to the first day of the new term on September 6
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[2026-08-17 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Australian jockeys making the most of the off-season as the countdown continues to the first day of the new term on September 6
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[2026-08-17 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top cities in China see flat readings last month, ending a streak of improvement in the struggling housing market
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[2026-08-17 19:04 UTC+10:00] [housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top cities in China see flat readings last month, ending a streak of improvement in the struggling housing market
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[2026-08-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares jump 12 per cent to a record as bullish signals from SanDisk reinforce expectations that AI-driven memory demand will keep supplies tight
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[2026-08-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [DRAM] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares jump 12 per cent to a record as bullish signals from SanDisk reinforce expectations that AI-driven memory demand will keep supplies tight
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board says international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions helped drive an increase in business visitors and arrivals from some source markets
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [Lions International Convention] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board says international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions helped drive an increase in business visitors and arrivals from some source markets
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[2026-08-17 18:42 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Automotive industry shed more than 40,000 jobs – 5.8 per cent of its workforce – in first half of year, statistical office says
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[2026-08-17 18:34 UTC+10:00] [job losses] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Automotive industry shed more than 40,000 jobs – 5.8 per cent of its workforce – in first half of year, statistical office says
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[2026-08-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s commercial property market is in a league of its own, but the sharp repricing in China creates compelling opportunities for investors
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[2026-08-17 18:30 UTC+10:00] [property market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s commercial property market is in a league of its own, but the sharp repricing in China creates compelling opportunities for investors
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[2026-08-17 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘late bloomer’, who switched directing for acting in 2015, takes on his first main lead role with new film The Dating Menu
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[2026-08-17 18:22 UTC+10:00] [Lo Chun-yip] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘late bloomer’, who switched directing for acting in 2015, takes on his first main lead role with new film The Dating Menu
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[2026-08-17 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In 1971, Typhoon Rose wreaked extensive damage in Hong Kong, including capsizing a ferry which drowned 88 people onboard
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[2026-08-17 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In 1971, Typhoon Rose wreaked extensive damage in Hong Kong, including capsizing a ferry which drowned 88 people onboard
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[2026-08-17 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The United States is preparing to tell 35 countries they cannot belong to both the American and Chinese artificial intelligence coalitions, and that joining Beijing's framework will cost them their place in Washington's, according to an undated State Department draft letter reviewed by Reuters and a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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[2026-08-17 18:13 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 17, 2026 18:13 | News
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[2026-08-17 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers assemble a wind turbine generator in Inner Mongolia, China, on June 13. China's industrial production growth slowed to 4.5% in July from 5.3% in June. © Reuters
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[2026-08-17 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's economy lost momentum across the board in July, as consumer spending stalled and urban investment contracted at a faster pace while unemployment ticked higher, adding to pressure on Beijing to step up support in the second half.
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales, a key consumption metric, trailed a 1.3 per cent growth forecast, while fixed-asset investment also weakened
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [fixed-asset investment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Retail sales, a key consumption metric, trailed a 1.3 per cent growth forecast, while fixed-asset investment also weakened
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deutsche Bank raises its price target for Momenta while Pony.ai widens partnership with Uber to accelerate autonomous-vehicle roll-out in European cities
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[2026-08-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Momenta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deutsche Bank raises its price target for Momenta while Pony.ai widens partnership with Uber to accelerate autonomous-vehicle roll-out in European cities
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[2026-08-17 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Futuristic plane model has a wingspan 1.6 times that of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and seats more than world’s largest commercial aircraft
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[2026-08-17 16:44 UTC+10:00] [Chinese Journal of Aerospace Power] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Futuristic plane model has a wingspan 1.6 times that of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and seats more than world’s largest commercial aircraft
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[2026-08-17 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The semiconductor maker is set to raise a share offering in the city and begin trading later this month
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[2026-08-17 16:40 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The semiconductor maker is set to raise a share offering in the city and begin trading later this month
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[2026-08-17 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Massive financial gains across domestic chipmakers underscore how the push for self-sufficiency is reshaping demand for home-grown hardware
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[2026-08-17 16:39 UTC+10:00] [supernodes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Massive financial gains across domestic chipmakers underscore how the push for self-sufficiency is reshaping demand for home-grown hardware
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[2026-08-17 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Brine pools at a lithium site in Argentina: Canada is scrutinizing a sale of a project in the South American country to a Chinese company. © Reuters
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[2026-08-17 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Over 5,000 people are living in temporary shelters after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.
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[2026-08-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Solar-powered fertiliser system tops awards as city’s delegation wins 22 gold, 13 silver
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[2026-08-17 15:49 UTC+10:00] [World Intellectual Property Organization] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Solar-powered fertiliser system tops awards as city’s delegation wins 22 gold, 13 silver
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[2026-08-17 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: TAEAN, South Korea, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- More than 30 Chinese nationals have been caught after illegally entering South Korea via the west coast in Taean over the past eight years, the Coast Guard said Monday.
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[2026-08-17 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The incoming chair of the Pacific Islands Forum has urged leaders to unite against their region being used as a testing ground for nuclear-capable weapons, warning China’s recent ballistic missile launch sent a menacing message.
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