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Asia, Wednesday 21 October 2026

35,471 reports from 28 countries · Coverage by where it was published · Live, updated 09:13 UTC

Hottub Newsmap · 21 Oct 2026 · AsiaMap of Asia of news coverage on 21 Oct 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from South Korea, China and Taiwan. Top stories: “Tesla-SpaceX merger: How Elon Musk could build a…”; “India, U.S. trade deal to be much different…”.Afghanistan: 23 reportsBangladesh: 203 reportsBrunei: 5 reportsBhutan: 1 reportChina: 7,276 reportsIndonesia: 1,037 reportsIndia: 4,306 reportsJapan: 3,261 reportsKyrgyzstan: 66 reportsCambodia: 188 reportsNorth Korea: 0 reportsSouth Korea: 7,739 reportsKazakhstan: 73 reportsLaos: 1 reportSri Lanka: 87 reportsMyanmar: 70 reportsMongolia: 44 reportsMalaysia: 995 reportsNepal: 82 reportsPhilippines: 295 reportsPakistan: 595 reportsThailand: 960 reportsTajikistan: 17 reportsTimor-Leste: 0 reportsTurkmenistan: 0 reportsTaiwan: 4,357 reportsUzbekistan: 5 reportsVietnam: 2,913 reportsHong Kong: 567 reportsMacau: 26 reportsSingapore: 279 reportsReports by publisher country11,000+none
Map of Asia of news coverage on 21 Oct 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from South Korea, China and Taiwan. Top stories: “Tesla-SpaceX merger: How Elon Musk could build a…”; “India, U.S. trade deal to be much different…”.

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Top stories

  1. Tesla-SpaceX merger: How Elon Musk could build a $3.5 trillion empire

    A potential combination would bring electric vehicles, satellite communications, space launches and artificial intelligence under one corporate structure, reshaping Musk’s business empire

    thehindubusinessline.com · 47 outlets · 57 reports · all reports
  2. India, U.S. trade deal to be much different: Donald Trump

    Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Tuesday (October 20, 2026), Mr. Trump said India and the U.S. were pretty close to making a trade deal

    thehindu.com · 37 outlets · 43 reports · all reports
  3. [1보] '내란 가담' 박성재 前법무장관 2심 징역 9년 선고

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    yna.co.kr · 28 outlets · 45 reports · all reports
  4. SpaceX revenue surges 161% to $14.6 billion in Q3 on SI, Starlink growth

    Net income stood at $4.4 billion, compared with a net loss of $1.1 billion a year earlier

    thehindubusinessline.com · 26 outlets · 29 reports · all reports
  5. Trump administration says it has revoked over 300,000 visas

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown.…

    interaksyon.com · 26 outlets · 27 reports · all reports
  6. 선관위특검, '외유출장 의혹' 노태악 압수수색…휴대전화 확보

    (서울=연합뉴스) 정윤주 기자 = 이태한 선거관리위원회 특별검사팀이 외유성 출장 의혹을 받는 노태악 전 중앙선거관리위원장의 자택을 압수수색했다.

    yna.co.kr · 23 outlets · 35 reports · all reports
  7. [1st report] 'Controversy over self-submission of collection items' Yu Hong-jun, Director of the National Central Museum, announces resignation[1보] '소장품 셀프 출품 논란' 유홍준 국립중앙박물관장 사의 표명

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    yna.co.kr · 23 outlets · 32 reports · all reports
  8. SBI reports cyberattack, 3,897 customer records exposed on dark web

    The lender has commissioned an independent cybersecurity assessment to determine the nature and extent of the leak and investigate the exposed information.

    thehindubusinessline.com · 23 outlets · 29 reports · all reports
  9. President Lee: Police authority has grown, so must their responsibility... decisive reform needed[속보] 李대통령 "권한 막중해진 警, 책임도 커져…과감히 개혁 나서야"

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    yna.co.kr · 22 outlets · 29 reports · all reports
  10. [1보] '탈북어민 강제북송' 정의용·서훈 2심서 징역형 집행유예

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    yna.co.kr · 21 outlets · 30 reports · all reports

Where the reports came from

Reports by the publisher's country, 21 Oct 2026. Top 20 of 28 countries.
CountryReportsShareRelative
South Korea7,73921.8%
China7,27620.5%
Taiwan4,35712.3%
India4,30612.1%
Japan3,2619.2%
Vietnam2,9138.2%
Indonesia1,0372.9%
Malaysia9952.8%
Thailand9602.7%
Pakistan5951.7%
Hong Kong5671.6%
Philippines2950.8%
Singapore2790.8%
Bangladesh2030.6%
Cambodia1880.5%
Sri Lanka870.2%
Nepal820.2%
Kazakhstan730.2%
Myanmar700.2%
Kyrgyzstan660.2%

About this map

So far, Hottub News has counted 35,471 reports from outlets in 28 countries for 21 Oct 2026. South Korea, China and Taiwan published the most (7,739 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 76% of the total.

The most widely covered stories were: “Tesla-SpaceX merger: How Elon Musk could build a $3.5 trillion empire” (47 outlets, mostly India and Vietnam); “India, U.S. trade deal to be much different: Donald Trump” (37 outlets, mostly India and South Korea); “[1보] '내란 가담' 박성재 前법무장관 2심 징역 9년 선고” (28 outlets, mostly South Korea).

Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages. Paid placements are never included.