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Economy
AI chips: US export controls affecting China
Track successive controls on computing chips, manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth memory. These policy changes are one branch of international AI competition.
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Science
AI competition: reasoning models and new releases
Compare dated releases from OpenAI, DeepSeek, Google and Anthropic. Launches are verifiable events; vendor benchmark claims are not an independent ranking.
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Science
Apollo 11: the journey to the Moon
Eight days, a lunar landing, and a return to Earth. Follow the mission in sequence, with NASA records at every step.
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Science
Progress Reports on the Kumamoto Earthquake
This timeline documents the sequential release of official reports by the meteorological agency regarding the Kumamoto Earthquake. Each report provides updates on the seismic activity and relevant advisories. These periodic updates are crucial for tracking the evolving understanding of the earthquake's characteristics and associated risks over time.
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Economy
South Korea's 2027 budget proposal: from policy direction to ministry plans
Follow the government's budget process from the August policy discussion to the September Cabinet decision, ministry proposals and reported outside assessments. The sequence distinguishes a proposal, a government decision and commentary; it does not treat planned spending as money already disbursed.
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Science
Chiba rainfall: the storm and the later report
Separate the August rainfall event from the meteorological agency's September publication.
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Economy
China-EU electric vehicles: investigation, duties and negotiations
Trace the EU subsidy investigation, provisional and definitive duties, and the later route for price-undertaking offers.
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Politics
Taiwan Strait: successive military exercises
Compare separate exercises around Taiwan and the activities described by Taiwan's authorities. An exercise announcement is distinct from an invasion or an actual blockade.
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Law
EU AI Act: phased rules and the 2026 changes
The AI Act did not start all at once. Follow entry into force, the first prohibitions and the later implementation phase, while separating the original timetable from amendments.
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Politics
Gaza in 2025: ceasefire, renewed strikes and another agreement
Compare the January pause, its breakdown in March and the October ceasefire. The sequence explains why repeated announcements cannot be read as one continuous period of peace.
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Economy
Strait of Hormuz: shipping threats and the response
Trace maritime warnings, international safety efforts and a later reported tanker attack. This timeline separates a call for safe passage from evidence that commercial traffic has actually normalized.
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Politics
Iran and the US: war, diplomacy and renewed confrontation
Follow the outbreak of the 2026 war, an initial diplomatic agreement and continuing confrontation. Military claims remain attributed, and an agreement is not treated as proof that fighting ended.
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Economy
Bank of Japan: selected steps toward higher rates
Compare official decisions from July 2024, January 2025 and September 2026. The entries distinguish the overnight-rate guideline from market yields and do not imply these were consecutive meetings.
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Economy
Japan rice prices: reserve release and distribution changes
Follow the decision to release reserve rice, the first auction and a shift toward direct contracts. Announcing supply is different from getting rice onto shop shelves or proving that prices fell.
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Science
Jeju Air crash: the accident and early investigation
Separate the December crash from later discoveries about flight recorders and the preliminary report. Evidence recovered during an investigation is not the same as a final finding of cause.
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Economy
Korea birth statistics: what the releases actually showed
Follow successive statistical releases rather than treating a reporting date as the day births occurred. Preliminary and final figures describe annual patterns, not proof that one policy caused a change.
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Politics
South Korea's impeachment: the constitutional process
Separate the declaration, the parliamentary motion, and the court decision. A concise chronology of the constitutional case.
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Politics
Korea medical training dispute: walkout and quota reversal
Follow the trainee-doctor walkout and the government's later changes to the 2026 medical-school intake. A quota decision, a return-to-class condition and actual staffing recovery are separate developments.
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Economy
Korea pension reform: passage, promulgation and implementation
Track the 2025 National Pension Act amendment through three legal stages. The reform raises contributions gradually, so the final 13% rate should not be mistaken for the first year's rate.
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Science
Korea wildfires: March outbreak and containment efforts
Follow the Sancheong outbreak, the spread from Uiseong and the later control of the main fires in northern Gyeongbuk. Different regions reached different stages at different times.
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Science
Los Angeles fires: outbreak, emergency aid and containment
Follow the January fire outbreak, the federal disaster declaration and containment. Containment marks progress in controlling spread; it does not mean rebuilding or recovery was finished.
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Science
Noto: earthquake, tsunami warnings and later floods
Follow the New Year earthquake and the later heavy rain that struck the recovering region. These are separate hazards; the timeline does not suggest that the earthquake caused the rainfall.
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Economy
Osaka Expo 2025: opening, closing and the attendance report
Separate the Expo's operating period from the organizer's later attendance reporting. Visitor totals and ticket sales use different definitions and should not be substituted for one another.
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Politics
South China Sea: ruling, confrontation and resupply talks
Connect the 2016 arbitration to a later resupply confrontation and a provisional arrangement between China and the Philippines.
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