Topic: China — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young people seek ‘the most perfect effect effortlessly’ for half the price they would pay for similar service at home
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[2026-06-18 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong bar owner Gavin Yeung founded matcha brand Celadon after being ‘floored’ by its long history in China before reaching Japan
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[2026-06-18 15:15 UTC+10:00] [matcha] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong bar owner Gavin Yeung founded matcha brand Celadon after being ‘floored’ by its long history in China before reaching Japan
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[2026-06-18 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat has pledged to deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation with China during an event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang, according to the embassy Thursday.
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[2026-06-18 14:56 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TAIPEI – Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China’s Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon.
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[2026-06-18 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The percussion and swaying rhythms of Al Ayala, the scent of incense and the brewing of strong Emirati gahwa greeted visitors as the Beijing International Book Fair opened on Wednesday with the UAE as guest of honour.
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[2026-06-18 14:42 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lan Hongchun’s film on love, loyalty and immigrant struggles is a sensation in China, with lead Li Sitong giving a career-making performance
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[2026-06-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Dear You] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lan Hongchun’s film on love, loyalty and immigrant struggles is a sensation in China, with lead Li Sitong giving a career-making performance
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[2026-06-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: "Expert, reliable, considered, actionable opinion"
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[2026-06-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Owen Walker in Singapore and Arjun Neil Alim in Hong Kong
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[2026-06-18 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade
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[2026-06-18 13:59 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade
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[2026-06-18 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Foreign governments, Wall Street banks and multinational companies are flocking to China's domestic bond market as some of the world's cheapest borrowing costs turn the yuan into an increasingly attractive funding currency.
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[2026-06-18 13:48 UTC+10:00] [Der Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
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[2026-06-18 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers call for an overhaul in how Hong Kong trains its educators, legal protection against animal cruelty in mainland China, and climate-adaptive power grids in Asia
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[2026-06-18 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Asia] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers call for an overhaul in how Hong Kong trains its educators, legal protection against animal cruelty in mainland China, and climate-adaptive power grids in Asia
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[2026-06-18 13:15 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: An American scholar of Myanmar detained in China in early June had traveled to the southwestern city of Kunming to attend an academic workshop, a think tank that he founded said on Wednesday, calling for his release.
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tokyo Electron President and CEO Toshiki Kawai speaks to Nikkei in Tokyo on June 9. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tokyo Electron President and CEO Toshiki Kawai speaks to Nikkei in Tokyo on June 9. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japan Innovation Party (JIP), the junior partner in the country’s ruling coalition, on Wednesday called for the swift introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, citing China’s constant naval expansion into the Pacific.
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[2026-06-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Jijo Malayil via Interesting Engineering,
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[2026-06-18 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-06-18 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s lithium industry is dominated by a handful of large-scale mining projects, most of them backed by Chinese investment. Major producers include Bikita Minerals in Masvingo Province, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe’s Arcadia Mine near Harare, Kamativi Lithium Mine in Matabeleland North, Sabi Star Lithium Mine in Buhera, Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa and Gwanda Lithium Mine in Matabeleland South.
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[2026-06-18 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- A hit television drama, the executive producer of which is legendary filmmaker Zhang Yimou, has smashed all prime-time ratings records and triggered a nationwide revival of Qinqiang, a 600-year-old Chinese opera form that was once teetering on the brink of obscurity.
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[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite warning that flood risks remain, the Observatory expects conditions to improve on Friday
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[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Dragon Boat Festival] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite warning that flood risks remain, the Observatory expects conditions to improve on Friday
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[2026-06-18 12:12 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: As many as 100 million Chinese consumers are struggling to service their personal debt, fueling a largely hidden crisis that threatens Beijing’s efforts to revive the world’s second-largest economy.
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[2026-06-18 12:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Taiwan’s top diplomat in Washington, Alexander Yui Tah-ray speaks during an interview, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Twin Oaks Estate in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-06-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Earth urges Hong Kong to align with mainland Chinese packaging limits after study estimates city generated 2.7 million kg of waste
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[2026-06-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [online shopping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Earth urges Hong Kong to align with mainland Chinese packaging limits after study estimates city generated 2.7 million kg of waste
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[2026-06-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — It’s not easy being an EU leader. On Thursday, they’ll explore how to face down China's threat to the economy. On Friday, they’ll argue about who pays.
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[2026-06-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The laundry list for EU leaders when they head to Brussels for talks on Thursday and Friday is long and daunting: Ukraine, the Middle East, the bloc's massive multi-year budget, how to take on the economic might of China, plus the challenges posed by migration, defense and narcotics.
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[2026-06-18 11:55 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: TELFORD, England – When Brexit abruptly ended British cheesemaker Michael Harte’s ambitious European export plans, four years passed before his young company Bridge Cheese found overseas customers for its cheddar and mozzarella products again — in faraway Hong Kong.
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[2026-06-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With international organisations moving away from the West, Hong Kong has an opportunity to go beyond being ‘Asia’s World City’ and become a multilateral hub
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[2026-06-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [International Organisation for Mediation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With international organisations moving away from the West, Hong Kong has an opportunity to go beyond being ‘Asia’s World City’ and become a multilateral hub
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[2026-06-18 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Hudson Institute hosted Dr. Steven Quay on Monday afternoon for a discussion on COVID-19 origins, during which he presented genetic evidence from his new book, The Code as Witness, arguing that the virus originated through gain-of-function research in a Chinese lab.
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[2026-06-18 11:14 UTC+10:00] [Taiwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ordinary Taiwanese, young and old, are joining courses to learn how to fly drones amid looming China military threat
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[2026-06-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 25-year-old overcomes ‘shameful’ taunts from relatives about career choice, says witnessing births makes him respect ‘strength’ of women
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[2026-06-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 25-year-old overcomes ‘shameful’ taunts from relatives about career choice, says witnessing births makes him respect ‘strength’ of women
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[2026-06-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi questioned the accuracy of China’s official military spending figures in a fresh sign that Tokyo is taking a tougher line in response to Beijing’s claims that its regional rival is pursuing “new militarism.”
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[2026-06-18 10:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US congressional hearing also highlights financial scams and data privacy as national security issues affecting senior citizens
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[2026-06-18 10:51 UTC+10:00] [supply chains] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US congressional hearing also highlights financial scams and data privacy as national security issues affecting senior citizens
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[2026-06-18 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Survey by CFA Institute reveals 90 per cent believe they have the skills to succeed and know what employers are looking for
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[2026-06-18 10:50 UTC+10:00] [Grace Yeung] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Survey by CFA Institute reveals 90 per cent believe they have the skills to succeed and know what employers are looking for
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[2026-06-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two cities offer distinct experiences and can benefit from sharing visitor flows, Macau Government Tourism Office chief says
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[2026-06-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Global Tourism Economy Research Centre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two cities offer distinct experiences and can benefit from sharing visitor flows, Macau Government Tourism Office chief says
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[2026-06-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn of rising sales pressure as China demand tapers off, even as Pop Mart bets on new launches and overseas growth
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[2026-06-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts warn of rising sales pressure as China demand tapers off, even as Pop Mart bets on new launches and overseas growth
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