Asia One media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Asia One in the centre. We have seen it on 34 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Asia One biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Asia One in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Asia One left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Asia One in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Asia One reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Asia One are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Asia One has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Asia One’s own report linked underneath.
Huawei has announced plans to release four new Ascend AI chips within the next three years, aiming to compete with Nvidia. The Ascend 950 chip will feature proprietary high-bandwidth memory, a key technological advancement for China. The company also plans new computing power supernodes.
Asia One reported it asChina's Huawei sets 2027 launch for new AI chips as it targets Nvidia (opens Asia One in a new tab)
China's state-run Global Times has labelled a proposal by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow AI development a 'Cold War playbook'. The essay, also endorsed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, urged the US not to sell powerful AI chips to China.
Asia One reported it asChina state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold War' tactic (opens Asia One in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has downplayed reports that Chinese entities provided Iran with satellite imagery of a US military base in Jordan. The attack killed three American soldiers. Trump stated that China spies on the US, and the US spies on China as well, calling accusations of assistance 'unfounded'.
Asia One reported it asTrump downplays report China entities helped Iran before attack that ... (opens Asia One in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Asia One reported it asIndonesia passenger ship with 243 people reported missing at sea, agency says, Asia News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday. They face up to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion under the national security law, a case seen as a measure of freedoms in the city.
Asia One reported it asHong Kong court jails 2 Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is anticipated to visit New Delhi this week for the BRICS summit, his first trip to India in seven years. While diplomatic ties are showing signs of improvement, analysts suggest business relations remain strained due to suspicion and regulatory challenges.
Asia One reported it asXi's India visit to help diplomatic thaw, but business ties bound by suspicion (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Several merchant vessels were targeted by gunfire in the northern Gulf and Gulf of Oman during military activity. The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported the incidents but could not confirm casualties or environmental damage. Iran has claimed responsibility for attacking some vessels.
Asia One reported it asIran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began, World News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Asia One reported it asBrent crude rises above $126 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates, Money News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham held their first phone conversation on September 8. They discussed pragmatic cooperation, economic growth, and global challenges, with both leaders expressing a desire to strengthen bilateral ties.
Asia One reported it asChina's Xi tells UK's Burnham they have more common interests than differences (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said its Active Operations Department struck a Russian Su‑24 in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 7 September. Video shows tail number 49; the extent of damage is still being evaluated.
Asia One reported it asRussian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian capital kill 2 people, ending pause in attacks, World News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
Asia One reported it asIndonesia's Jakarta airport suspends flights due to ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, Asia News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
Asia One reported it asIndonesia's Jakarta airport suspends flights due to ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, Asia News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Some Chinese rare earth suppliers have stopped shipping materials to the US since early August, citing fears of repercussions from Beijing. The move comes weeks before a planned meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Asia One reported it asChina rare earth firms halt some US shipments over geopolitical worries, sources say (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Manufacturing activity across Asia expanded in August, with China, Japan, and South Korea reporting growth. This expansion was primarily driven by strong global demand for artificial intelligence hardware, particularly semiconductors and computers, which helped offset rising costs and economic uncertainty linked to the Middle East conflict.
Asia One reported it asGlobal AI boom fuels Asia factory expansion in August (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to attend a two-day summit in Kyrgyzstan starting August 31. The meeting, hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, will also include leaders from Iran and India, among others. The summit takes place amid ongoing international conflicts and trade disputes.
Asia One reported it asChina's Xi tells Putin that foundations of ties will be stronger (opens Asia One in a new tab)
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Ambassador David Perdue, stating that China-US relations face risks and challenges. He urged both sides to focus on a positive agenda and overcome obstacles ahead of an expected summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump next month.
Asia One reported it asChinese foreign minister calls for US and China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
Asia One reported it asNepal flash flood washes away villages, damages roads, power projects, Asia News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
Asia One reported it asNepal flash flood washes away villages, damages roads, power projects, Asia News (opens Asia One in a new tab)
A Chinese humanoid robot developed by Honor has run 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's world record. The robot reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a test.
Asia One reported it asA Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games (opens Asia One in a new tab)
New structures have been sighted on Yagong Island in the Paracel Islands, according to satellite imagery. Analysts suggest the construction could be the start of an early warning radar facility, potentially supporting installations on nearby Antelope Reef. Construction began in March and April.
Asia One reported it asNew installations emerge on islet as China accelerates South China Sea build-up (opens Asia One in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
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Who owns it
- Singapore Press HoldingsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Mm2 EntertainmentMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Singapore
- Official site
- asiaone.com
- Seen publishing on
- asiaone.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 34
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 13
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
21 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 13 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Asia One is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 34 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Asia One: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Asia One, also publishing from Singapore, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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