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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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