Topic: China — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 19:43 UTC+10:00] [Manchester United] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prematch jacket features a mandarin collar and knot buttons, but not everyone is impressed. Grave clothes chic or the next big thing?
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[2026-05-13 19:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Iran war, trade and artificial intelligence the key talking points of their high-stakes meeting.
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[2026-05-13 19:40 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he ‘doesn’t think about anybody’ when questioned on financial impact of the Iran war as he departed for Beijing
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Chinese-born divorcée who is charged with blackmailing Wall Street billionaire and Milwaukee Bucks owner Wesley Edens was bailed out of jail by a Chinese foreign agent — and has extensive ties to the country, bombshell court documents reveal.
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[2026-05-13 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has taken a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
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[2026-05-13 19:18 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — A recent tie-up between Jeep maker Stellantis and China's Leapmotor is seen as a watershed moment for the future of European carmaking.
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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[2026-05-13 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Chinese national who allegedly led a multi-million dollar hacking ring that targeted a member of the K-pop super group BTS, among others, has been extradited to South Korea.
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[2026-05-13 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Coming Xi-Trump summit has triggered renewed anxiety in Taiwan about becoming a bargaining chip in broader negotiations
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[2026-05-13 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Coming Xi-Trump summit has triggered renewed anxiety in Taiwan about becoming a bargaining chip in broader negotiations
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[2026-05-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s ambitions for his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping have shrunk from ‘grand bargain’ to a plea for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-05-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top envoy to US and commentaries underscore what’s at stake and strike a forward-looking tone despite two sides’ differences
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[2026-05-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s top envoy to US and commentaries underscore what’s at stake and strike a forward-looking tone despite two sides’ differences
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[2026-05-13 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The IMF assumes China should save less. China’s saving is key to financing the developing world’s need for green infrastructure
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[2026-05-13 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Group of Seven] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The IMF assumes China should save less. China’s saving is key to financing the developing world’s need for green infrastructure
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[2026-05-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenPresident Richard Nixon meeting Premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing, then known as Peking, during his historic visit over 21-28 February 1972, the first time a sitting US president had visited the People’s Republic of ChinaPhotograph: Sovfoto/Universal Images/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenNixon holds his chopsticks at the ready, flanked by Zhou and the Shanghai Communist party leader, Chang Chun-chiao, (right), at a banquet, 1972Photograph: Bettmann archiveShareView image in fullscreenNixon touring the Great Wall of China, 1972Photograph: Fotosearch/Getty ImagesShareView
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[2026-05-13 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details of Lee's meetings with Bessent, He; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-13 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to seek concessions on Taiwan and US tariffs when he meets United States President Donald Trump for a high-stakes summit taking place in the shadow of the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-13 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the two leaders would hold a “long talk” on Iran even as trade remains the main focus of the visit.
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[2026-05-13 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks rebounded by more than 2 percent to settle above the 7,800-point mark Wednesday as investors scooped up semiconductor and auto shares amid lingering Middle East tensions ahead of the US-China summit. The local currency declined against the US dollar.
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Trump’s China visit, experts at an RCEP forum discuss a supply-chain overhaul, looking to insulate the world’s biggest trading bloc
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Trump’s China visit, experts at an RCEP forum discuss a supply-chain overhaul, looking to insulate the world’s biggest trading bloc
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[2026-05-13 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two men and a woman arrested after raids lead to the seizure of 2.2 million illicit cigarettes and reveal HK$11.3m in suspected laundered proceeds
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[2026-05-13 17:06 UTC+10:00] [money-laundering] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two men and a woman arrested after raids lead to the seizure of 2.2 million illicit cigarettes and reveal HK$11.3m in suspected laundered proceeds
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[2026-05-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese and American flags flutter alongside a road in Beijing ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival on May 13. © Reuters
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[2026-05-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nine fraud centres dismantled and 276 suspects arrested in joint operation between FBI, Chinese Ministry of Public Security and Dubai Police
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[2026-05-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Dubai Police] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nine fraud centres dismantled and 276 suspects arrested in joint operation between FBI, Chinese Ministry of Public Security and Dubai Police
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[2026-05-13 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rebounded by more than 2 percent to settle above the 7,800-point mark Wednesday as investors scooped up semiconductor and auto shares amid lingering Middle East tensions ahead of the U.S.-China summit. The local currency declined against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-05-13 16:29 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-13 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Can a Philippine-led maritime hub succeed? Observers say the plan touches on a dispute other members are loath to broach
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[2026-05-13 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Can a Philippine-led maritime hub succeed? Observers say the plan touches on a dispute other members are loath to broach
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[2026-05-13 16:24 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Fentanyl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US overdose deaths have plunged, but experts warn the ‘supply shock’ from Chinese precursors may only be a temporary fix
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Chinese crude oil supertanker identified as Yuan Hua Hu was reportedly transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to media reports and Al Jazeera reported quoting ship-tracking data.
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 44-year-old fruit farmer suffers brain attack which leaves him in need of long-term rehabilitation; Good Samaritans clear produce before it rots
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 44-year-old fruit farmer suffers brain attack which leaves him in need of long-term rehabilitation; Good Samaritans clear produce before it rots
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[2026-05-13 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-13 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London.
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[2026-05-13 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Panicked consumers in hard-hit Asia are turning to rooftop solar power as costs climb due to the Iran war. In the Philippines, which is in a state of national energy emergency, a survey of 20 local solar companies found a 70% increase in weekly installations and a six-fold jump in customer inquirers since the conflict began.
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[2026-05-13 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held trade talks in Seoul on Wednesday ahead of this week's high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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[2026-05-13 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People walk on Mount Kailash in Tibet, China, May 2017. (Photo by Christoph Mohr/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
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[2026-05-13 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Delegations from China and the United States began economic and trade consultations in South Korea on Wednesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing later in the day, according to Xinhua News Agency.
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[2026-05-13 15:10 UTC+10:00] [Vincent Lau Wan-yau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 15-strong squad are in Izu City for the four-day Track Cup and have been training with their Japanese counterparts ahead of the tournament
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