Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-13 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Volkswagen (VW)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Oliver Blume tells staff restructuring proposal includes ‘controversial decisions’ but he has broad support
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[2026-07-13 23:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has used "one-way" attack drones against Iran for the first time, the military's Central Command has announced, as the two countries continue to trade blows despite a supposed regional ceasefire.
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[2026-07-13 23:07 UTC+10:00] [Finance Committee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing Bureau says ‘individuals with ulterior motives’ may be trying to confuse the public by claiming company is an ‘empty shell’
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[2026-07-13 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar has reached the financial close for its $6.1 billion "world's first" 24/7 renewable energy facility, as it continues to boost its renewables portfolio.
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[2026-07-13 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are lower on a combination of US/Iran escalation (which is feeding inflationary concerns) and a violent crash in South Korean stocks (which saw SK Hynix plunge by 15% overnight, the most on record, and unironically follows its record ADR launch in the US), which has put Semis and tech under renewed pressure.
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[2026-07-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A core focus for the port, the busiest in the world and China’s shipbuilding centre, is to become a premier international shipping hub
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[2026-07-13 22:00 UTC+10:00] [shipbuilding] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A core focus for the port, the busiest in the world and China’s shipbuilding centre, is to become a premier international shipping hub
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[2026-07-13 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A tanker has reported warning shots were fired near to it after being approached by six small boats 50 miles south of Yemen’s Aden, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.
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[2026-07-13 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: SK Hynix shares suffered their steepest decline on record in Seoul following Friday's blockbuster ADR debut in New York. The sell-off spread across South Korea's memory and data storage stocks, helping to drive the benchmark KOSPI down as much as 9% and triggering a 20-minute market-wide trading halt.
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[2026-07-13 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Cat Expo organiser says growing proportion of ageing felines will drive future market growth as owners seek better care for pets
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[2026-07-13 21:12 UTC+10:00] [Wan Chai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Cat Expo organiser says growing proportion of ageing felines will drive future market growth as owners seek better care for pets
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[2026-07-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company says it sees the CSRC’s crackdown as a ‘industry-wide issue’ rather than a penalty targeting Futu alone
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[2026-07-13 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Futu Holdings] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company says it sees the CSRC’s crackdown as a ‘industry-wide issue’ rather than a penalty targeting Futu alone
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[2026-07-13 20:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Tensions between the United States and Iran are rising over control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, following a weekend of military exchanges that have heightened fears of a wider regional conflict.
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[2026-07-13 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Calgary-based First Energy Africa Oil Corp. has appointed capital markets veteran Simon Akit and veteran energy analyst Frederick Kozak to its Board of Directors, strengthening its leadership as Africa's energy sector navigates a rapidly changing investment landscape. The appointments come at a time when oil and gas companies across the continent are rewriting their financing strategies as traditional Western lenders scale back support for fossil fuel projects.
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[2026-07-13 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The European Union commission announced the launching of “Team Gaza Initiative” at the Palestine Donor Group meeting in Brussels on Monday, which aims to bring together €883.6 million ($1bn) in financial contributions to support early recovery projects for the strip in line with the 2025 Gaza Peace Plan.
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[2026-07-13 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's consumer price inflation rose to 4.38% in June, up from 3.93% in May as the U.S.-Iran war and a weak monsoon raised food and fuel prices, adding to cost pressures.
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[2026-07-13 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL — Hyundai Motor's labor union began a three-day partial walkout on Monday after long-running wage negotiations with management broke down.
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[2026-07-13 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union’s foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-07-13 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Chinese economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Record numbers find there is little demand for their skills, as entry-level tech roles are hit by AI and automation
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[2026-07-13 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A shopper looks over Apple MacBook laptops on display in a Costco warehouse on June 2, 2026, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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[2026-07-13 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China develops 30 per cent of new therapies worldwide as it rises to the top tier in innovation efficiency, drug supervision official says
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[2026-07-13 20:15 UTC+10:00] [oncology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China develops 30 per cent of new therapies worldwide as it rises to the top tier in innovation efficiency, drug supervision official says
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[2026-07-13 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday clarified that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s appointment of former Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman as chairman and chief executive officer of the state-run Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank does not clear her of any potential liability in the ongoing investigation of flood control projects.
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[2026-07-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-13 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Belgium’s foreign minister accused the European Commission on Monday of taking “insufficient” action against trade with illegal Israeli settlements as a push to clamp down divides EU countries.
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[2026-07-13 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday blacklisted members of a Russian intelligence group it said were responsible for spying on and hacking targets across the EU and Ukraine from as early as 2010.
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[2026-07-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: As tech employees have become more outspoken at work over the past decade, companies have often fired or disciplined those who they say have gone too far. It has been rare for workers to find legal recourse.
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[2026-07-13 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-07-13 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday clarified that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s appointment of former Budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman as chairman and chief executive officer of the state-run Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank did not clear her of any potential liability in the ongoing investigation into alleged anomalies related to the government’s flood control projects.
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[2026-07-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-07-13 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields were broadly flat on Monday after the ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran came under increasing strain over the weekend, as the two sides traded strikes.
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[2026-07-13 18:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-13 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An Indonesian worker operates farm equipment in Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. Indonesia was the second biggest destination for overseas remittances from Japan in fiscal 2025. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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[2026-07-13 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong
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[2026-07-13 18:30 UTC+10:00] [SpaceX] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong
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[2026-07-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike conventional vessels, the platform must maintain exceptional stability and positioning accuracy in rough seas
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[2026-07-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Unlike conventional vessels, the platform must maintain exceptional stability and positioning accuracy in rough seas
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[2026-07-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shas MK Haim Biton was questioned Sunday night by Lahav 433 as part of supplementary investigative proceedings into his alleged misconduct and use of public funds to finance an ultra-Orthodox (haredi) newspaper.
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[2026-07-13 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: EU foreign ministers on Monday discussed imposing an import ban on products from Israeli settlements, after pressure from a number of member states.
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[2026-07-13 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran launches missile and drone attacks across Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman following waves of US strikes inside Iran. Gulf countries activate warnings and defences as Washington says its operation targeted Iranian military infrastructure to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-13 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), although presented as an urgent response to unprecedented security threats facing Britain, says more about the imperatives of domestic politics than about national security needs.
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[2026-07-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amid the country’s 250th anniversary festivities, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last month delivered an important address, aiming to present a coherent doctrine of “economic statecraft”.
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[2026-07-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Goldman Sachs says deploying an 800 billion yuan financial instrument into strategic investments could provide an economic boost
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[2026-07-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Goldman Sachs says deploying an 800 billion yuan financial instrument into strategic investments could provide an economic boost
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[2026-07-13 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: French political figure Éric Zemmour is arguing that robotics represents the true economic future of France, offering a technological solution to labor shortages in factories and farms rather than relying on mass immigration.
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[2026-07-13 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-07-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government says seven pilot licences for 63 vehicles issued as of June, as Chinese tech firm Baidu trials sixth-generation robotaxi in Lantau
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[2026-07-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Derek Chung Cheuk-ming] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Government says seven pilot licences for 63 vehicles issued as of June, as Chinese tech firm Baidu trials sixth-generation robotaxi in Lantau
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[2026-07-13 17:06 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s answer to Warren Buffett now owns a 7.65 per cent stake in the toy brand, despite a lukewarm reception for the new Labubu Hair Salon series
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