Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stakes are high for Asia’s tech-driven economies amid a global sell-off in bond markets that signals investor fears
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[2026-05-21 18:30 UTC+10:00] [interest rate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stakes are high for Asia’s tech-driven economies amid a global sell-off in bond markets that signals investor fears
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[2026-05-21 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-21 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The presidential chief of staff is considering visiting Canada early next month in his capacity as presidential special envoy for strategic economic cooperation, sources said Thursday, possibly in connection with Ottawa's submarine procurement project.
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[2026-05-21 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: DSV, the global transport and logistics leader, and Arcapita Group Holdings, the global alternative investment firm, through its real estate development platform, Lintara Properties, have announced the completion of a state-of-the-art 30,000-square-metre logistics warehouse in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone.
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[2026-05-21 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The trade deal between the U.K. and Gulf states is a "monumental achievement," Bahrain's industry minister told CNBC.
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[2026-05-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade watchdog decided Thursday to impose anti-dumping tariffs on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin products from four European nations, according to Seoul's industry ministry.
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[2026-05-21 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Equities post strong gains driven by improved market sentiment and tech optimism, though profit growth lags, a new survey shows
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[2026-05-21 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Equities post strong gains driven by improved market sentiment and tech optimism, though profit growth lags, a new survey shows
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[2026-05-21 17:40 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-21 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-21 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Industrial metals have been volatile this week as mounting inflation fears put further pressure on global bond markets.
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[2026-05-21 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is an important market and an increasingly strategic economic partner, Business France chief executive Louis Margueritte has told The National.
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[2026-05-21 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, palm oil and nickel, is set to take control of exports of these commodities and potentially "other strategic mineral resources" through newly-established Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-21 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critical Resources has added a fresh layer to its battery technology ambitions after locking in a worldwide exclusive licence over battery cooling tech from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, through the university’s commercial arm NTUitive.
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[2026-05-21 17:07 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-05-21 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields resumed their march higher on Thursday, with borrowing costs rising across the curve as investors' attention returned to the inflationary pressures facing the U.S. economy.
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[2026-05-21 17:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks spiked more than 8 percent Thursday on tech gains, after Samsung Electronics averted a strike and strong earnings from Nvidia, along with optimism over its robotics business outlook, boosted investor sentiment. The local currency gained ground against the US dollar.
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[2026-05-21 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-21 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Inflation has eased from its recent peaks, but price growth remains stubbornly high across much of Europe.
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[2026-05-21 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks spiked more than 8 percent Thursday on tech gains, after Samsung Electronics averted a strike and strong earnings from Nvidia, along with optimism over its robotics business outlook, boosted investor sentiment. The local currency gained ground against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-05-21 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's largest banks posted record annual profits in their latest financial results, but earnings growth could slow as credit costs rise and geopolitical risks cloud the outlook, analysts say.
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[2026-05-21 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: PTT CEO Kongkrapan Intarajang speaks at a news conference on May 20 in Bangkok as the state energy group shifts toward LNG trading to tap rising price volatility in global markets. (Photo by Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat)
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[2026-05-21 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Aerospace Industries and other defense companies in Israel have presented the Defense Ministry and the IDF with a range of solutions to address the threat of explosive drones operated via fiber optics.
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[2026-05-21 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Wits Mining has bagged a major ZAR 875 million (A$74.4M) senior funding deal with two of South Africa’s most heavy-hitting financial institutions, Absa Bank and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking.
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[2026-05-21 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) agreed to seek closer cooperation in carrying out development projects in Latin America using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Thursday his agency will soon revise regulations for offshore retail investors so they can buy and sell exchange-traded funds (ETFs) via so-called omnibus accounts, a move aimed at attracting more foreign capital into the domestic stock market.
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[2026-05-21 16:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Sydney mother has beaten back an attempt to force her into the office twice a week, after the Fair Work Commission ruled she was allowed her to work from home all but one day a fortnight, when she is allowed to arrive late to let her drop her children at school.
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[2026-05-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ reluctance to step in.
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[2026-05-21 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ reluctance to step in.
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[2026-05-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing giant forecasts 30 billion yuan AI revenue in 2026, with agents driving more than half of cloud sales
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[2026-05-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing giant forecasts 30 billion yuan AI revenue in 2026, with agents driving more than half of cloud sales
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[2026-05-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Thursday that local insurers and other financial firms will provide full support to small and mid-sized shipping companies hit by the war between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-21 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ABC chair Kim Williams has hit out at “inflammatory” and “divisive” media critics after News Corp published a piece attacking the national broadcaster’s coverage of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
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[2026-05-21 15:55 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The financial crimes watchdog has ordered the state’s second most profitable club to appoint an external auditor to assess whether it has left itself open to criminal infiltration, as it broadens its crackdown on money laundering in suburban clubs.
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[2026-05-21 15:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Thursday pledged to provide active support for companies and labor unions to settle negotiations in a reasonable manner, emphasizing the impact that labor-management disputes can have on the economy.
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 104 people, including 82 Chinese nationals, detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around world crack down on scam business
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Chen Zhi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 104 people, including 82 Chinese nationals, detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around world crack down on scam business
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[2026-05-21 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today's episode of Trending Middle East, Tehran receives Washington’s latest proposal to end the war and is reviewing its terms, Iranian media has reported.
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[2026-05-21 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mazda unveils the newest version of CX-5 SUV during a press conference in Tokyo on May 21. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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[2026-05-21 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud continued to weaken in a new Maariv poll published Thursday, while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party (RZP) crossed the electoral threshold for the first time in nearly six months.
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[2026-05-21 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Mick Mulvaney, former acting White House chief of staff during U.S. President Donald Trump's first administration, said Thursday that U.S. trade protectionism is likely to continue even after Trump's second term.
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[2026-05-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1882 -- Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the United States reach a trade agreement.
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[2026-05-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The AI boom is dominated by companies from the U.S. and China, but a handful of European tech stocks have soared this year as investors pile money into the companies building the infrastructure needed to power the tech.
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[2026-05-21 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-21 14:55 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-21 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Stellantis automobile plant in Poissy, near Paris, on May 4: The automaker has tightened ties with Chinese partners Leapmotor and Dongfeng, in part to address underused European capacity. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Promising a commitment to "ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations,” media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand.
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[2026-05-21 14:49 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Newcastle mother Joanne Jaworowski was informed by this masthead this morning that consular officials from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will be visiting her son, who is detained in Israel, for a welfare check today.
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[2026-05-21 14:48 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Locksley Resources has delivered a major geological win at its Mojave project in California, with the maiden diamond drilling program at the historical Desert Antimony Mine (DAM) confirming high-grade mineralisation extends well below the old underground workings.
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