Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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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] [General] [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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[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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[2026-07-13 17:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: McLaren Minerals has completed the biggest drilling campaign yet at its McLaren titanium project 150km east of Norseman in Western Australia.
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[2026-07-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Vegetables] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A growing supplements market may be trying to capitalise on this claim, but the truth is we still don’t know what a truly healthy gut microbiome really looks like
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[2026-07-13 16:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Infini Resources has added another layer of technical polish to its Portland Creek uranium play in Newfoundland, Canada, completing a high-resolution airborne radiometric survey as boots hit the ground for the company’s next round of fieldwork.
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[2026-07-13 16:51 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Great Southern Mining has kicked off a major 15,000m reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign at its Golden Boulder discovery.
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[2026-07-13 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate later this week, with investors now focusing on how far and how quickly the central bank will tighten monetary policy in the coming months.
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[2026-07-13 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Musinsa, Goodai, Sono International lead second-half pipeline
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[2026-07-13 16:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dalaroo Metals says it has completed a transformational field program at its Blue Lagoon rare earths project in southern Greenland, evolving the asset from an early-stage concept into a well-defined regional system with a swag of new targets.
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[2026-07-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) said Monday it has launched a new initiative to support Korean companies expanding their business operations and investments in the United States.
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[2026-07-13 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: US-Japanese joint venture Suntory PepsiCo opened a $300 million factory in southern Vietnam as it bets on rising demand for healthier drinks. The facility includes the company's first fully automated warehouse in Asia. (Lien Hoang)
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[2026-07-13 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-07-13 16:02 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Structural engineers, vibration experts and business owners will be called to give evidence in the case of a Perth hospital warring with a local gym over what it claims is “excessive noise” from weights and music interrupting its delicate medical procedures.
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[2026-07-13 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Global X Japan, Mirae Asset Global Investments' Japanese exchange-traded fund unit, has surpassed 1 trillion yen ($6.17 billion) in assets under management, marking a major milestone as it rapidly expands its presence in Japan's ETF market.
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[2026-07-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of helium to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, where tech companies rely on the gas to churn out chips. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Kyodo)
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[2026-07-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. has emerged as the top supplier of helium to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, where tech companies rely on the gas to churn out chips. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Kyodo)
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[2026-07-13 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil jumped 4 per cent early on Monday, rising above $79 a barrel, after the US launched waves of attacks on Iran and Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz once again.
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[2026-07-13 15:50 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 15:48 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 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Next phase to be decided by engineering trade-offs, not thinness alone
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[2026-07-13 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The tumble comes a few days after SK Hynix rose about 13% on its first trading day in New York. (Photo courtesy of SK Hynix)
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[2026-07-13 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kaiser Reef has finished the June quarter in style, pouring 6000 ounces of gold across its Henty and Maldon operations, paying down debt and closing with $37.2 million in cash as it heads into the new financial year.
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[2026-07-13 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A worker stands outside a construction site of China's Aoyuan Group in Hong Kong in November 2021. The country's property developers embarked on a wave of debt restructuring deals after the market slipped into a crisis that year. © Reuters
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[2026-07-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang
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[2026-07-13 15:19 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang
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[2026-07-13 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatar’s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74.
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[2026-07-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Guangzhou-based company will expand its self-driving technology to international markets, challenging its US rival in Europe
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[2026-07-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Guangzhou-based company will expand its self-driving technology to international markets, challenging its US rival in Europe
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[2026-07-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A legal tug of war at the heart of the EU is shaping the debate on whether the bloc should restrict or ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as a procedural battle rages in Brussels.
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[2026-07-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 13, 2026 — 3:00pm
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[2026-07-13 14:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-07-13 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critica Limited has unearthed further high-grade rare earth mineralisation at its flagship Jupiter project in Western Australia, with a chunky resource definition drilling program confirming continuity of the priority zones set to underpin an updated resource estimate.
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[2026-07-13 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Monday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after stocks tumbled amid renewed tensions in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-13 14:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Aguia Resources appears to have cracked the code at its high-grade Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia, with six months of restructuring transforming a faltering start-up into a high-grade gold operation hitting its stride.
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[2026-07-13 14:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong (center) speaks with scholarship recipients during the 2026 Shinhan Scholarship Camp at Shinhan Bank's Blue Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. The two-day event featured mentoring sessions, guest lectures and team activities aimed at strengthening ties among scholarship recipients. Since 2006, the Shinhan Scholarship Foundation has provided 41.5 billion won ($27.6 million) in scholarships to more than 3,000 students.
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[2026-07-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Visitors to a theme park in central China are lining up for selfies with this cosplayer. While this hiker is paid to guide and carry visitors up one of the country’s most popular mountains. It’s all part of a growing trend among young people here who are increasingly anxious about the future because of declining wages and high youth unemployment.
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[2026-07-13 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-07-13 13:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Banking on a historic Wimbledon run, Filipino tennis ace Alexandra "Alex" Eala surged four spots to a new career-high rank of No. 28 in the latest WTA rankings on Monday.
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