Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-07 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Panel speakers at China Conference say city’s AI blueprint should not be too broad and harness urban development, healthcare and finance capabilities
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[2026-07-07 19:31 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU’s biggest lenders should set out how they will tackle risks from cutting-edge artificial intelligence models by the end of October, the bloc’s top banking supervisor said today.
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[2026-07-07 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Examine, a free weekly newsletter covering science with a sceptical, evidence-based eye, is sent every Tuesday. You’re reading an excerpt – sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox.
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[2026-07-07 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city will also vet a license application for a new electronic fixed income and currency trading system
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[2026-07-07 19:17 UTC+10:00] [Eddie Yue Wai-man] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city will also vet a license application for a new electronic fixed income and currency trading system
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[2026-07-07 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Earlier this year, Sany debuted a pure electric excavator with an operating range of up to 10 hours
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[2026-07-07 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Caterpillar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Earlier this year, Sany debuted a pure electric excavator with an operating range of up to 10 hours
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[2026-07-07 19:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean President Kim Il-sung died of heart failure at age 82, only weeks before he was scheduled to hold what would have been the first-ever inter-Korean summit with South Korea’s President Kim Young-sam. His sudden death halted a historic opportunity for dialogue at a critical moment on the Korean Peninsula.
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[2026-07-07 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SBI, Daiwa to initially tap clients in Singapore through jointly built platform
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[2026-07-07 18:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will acquire a 15% stake in New Zealand-based infrastructure investor Morrison. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-07-07 18:34 UTC+10:00] [Freedom of Speech and Expression] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: A new amendment to South Korea’s communications act went into effect on Tuesday, significantly increasing financial penalties for spreading false information online, in a move that lawmakers called necessary to combat fake news, but which raised concerns about free speech in a country with one of Asia’s most open media landscapes.
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[2026-07-07 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Tuesday the government is considering measures to address problems arising from newly introduced single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which have been blamed for heightened volatility in the stock market.
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[2026-07-07 18:10 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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[2026-07-07 18:02 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Technology books] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A Financial Times journalist ponders the future of labour in world increasingly dominated by AI and automation
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[2026-07-07 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: When Friedrich Merz, the German Chancellor, unveiled a “big bang” of economic reforms last week, it was surprisingly one of the smaller initiatives which generated the biggest response.
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[2026-07-07 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Labor representatives on Tuesday lowered their proposal for the country's hourly minimum wage for next year to 11,500 won (US$7.53), narrowing the gap with the business side's proposal.
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[2026-07-07 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal plan is causing concern in the Japanese government bond market. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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[2026-07-07 17:39 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-07 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung Electronics continues to ride the AI boom to massive profit increases but concerns are increasing over a potential glut of memory chips. © Reuters
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[2026-07-07 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ANKARA, Turkey — NATO on Tuesday will showcase a series of new military projects worth billions of dollars in an attempt to convince US President Donald Trump that the allies are stepping up defense spending and converting investment into real firepower.
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[2026-07-07 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Representatives of South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met Tuesday in Seoul to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in security, economic and other areas, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-07-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares worth US$11.5 billion to hit market as record wave of lock-up expirations starts and some firms eye share placements
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[2026-07-07 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares worth US$11.5 billion to hit market as record wave of lock-up expirations starts and some firms eye share placements
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[2026-07-07 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sacks of polyester-making chemicals wait to be shipped from Hengli Petrochemical's refining complex on China's Changxing Island. © Reuters
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[2026-07-07 16:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The won-dollar exchange rate showed limited volatility in the first session of Seoul's 24-hour foreign exchange trading system, with the newly added early-morning hours passing without sharp moves.
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[2026-07-07 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Verstill, an Israeli start-up specializing in accelerated maturation technology for the spirits industry, is working to modernize one of the traditional sectors’ most time‑intensive processes.
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[2026-07-07 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Shipping companies still wary about Strait of Hormuz, says DP World boss
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[2026-07-07 16:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jay-Z's MarcyPen launches investment venture with Hanwha as Ne-Yo expands artist business into Asia
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[2026-07-07 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's push for control over the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some energy market participants to worry about the introduction of tolls on the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's most important energy and trade choke points.
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[2026-07-07 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean benchmark Kospi slumped during intraday trading Tuesday, despite market heavyweight Samsung Electronics posting a record-high quarterly operating profit earlier in the day.
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[2026-07-07 16:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With first-half earnings season looming, the question for semiconductor industry is whether results can justify stock rally
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[2026-07-07 16:13 UTC+10:00] [Piotech] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With first-half earnings season looming, the question for semiconductor industry is whether results can justify stock rally
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[2026-07-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production
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[2026-07-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China now faces challenge of too much refining capacity as electric vehicles, especially trucks, slash demand, CNPC officials say
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[2026-07-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China now faces challenge of too much refining capacity as electric vehicles, especially trucks, slash demand, CNPC officials say
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[2026-07-07 15:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group posted the fastest growth among the world's top 10 electric vehicle makers in the first five months of the year, even as Chinese automakers continued to dominate the global market despite weakening demand at home.
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[2026-07-07 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Major global investment banks have raised their average forecast for South Korea's economic growth this year to 3 percent, the Korea Center for International Finance said Monday, citing a semiconductor-led export boom.
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[2026-07-07 15:48 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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[2026-07-07 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On June 25, the Singaporean-flagged container ship Ever Lovely was struck by an Iranian one-way attack drone as it traversed the Strait of Hormuz. Two days later, the Panamanian-flagged crude oil tanker Kiku was also hit near the Omani coast, according to reports from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
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[2026-07-07 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai has dropped seven places to rank as the 14th most expensive city in the world for the ultra-wealthy this year, driven not by any cooling of prices in the emirate but by currency swings elsewhere, a report has found.
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[2026-07-07 15:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rising North American energy storage battery shipments offset persistent EV market weakness as second-half recovery gains momentum
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[2026-07-07 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: One currency, two banking systems. Pakistan's banks must all offer sharia-compliant services from 2028, but foreign banks will be able to continue offering non-Islamic services alongside -- giving them a possible advantage. © Reuters
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[2026-07-07 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Home appliances, vehicle components and HVAC drive record sales and operating profit, comfortably beating market expectations
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[2026-07-07 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to meet in Turkey on Tuesday for talks on North Korea-related issues, regional and global affairs and ways to strengthen trilateral security and economic cooperation, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
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[2026-07-07 15:29 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AI memory surge powers record W89.4 trillion operating profit, well above market expectations
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[2026-07-07 15:23 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rise in share price adds nearly $1bn to tech giant’s market value while White continues on as a board director and chief innovation officer
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[2026-07-07 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — US prosecutors are seeking leniency at next-week's sentencing of a Turkish-Iranian businessman who admitted to helping Iranians and their government evade sanctions and who provided key testimony at a 2017 corruption trial that strained relations between the U.S. and Turkey.
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[2026-07-07 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Lynas worker in Mount Weld, Australia, picks up a handful of rare-earth concentrate in 2019. The material has been left to dry in the sun before being shipped to Malaysia. © Reuters
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[2026-07-07 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Chinese-built AI models are gaining traction among U.S. companies as they narrow the performance gap with leading American rivals while remaining significantly cheaper to use.
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