Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-05-21 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has filed complaints with the Office of the Ombudsman against several Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials and private contractors over ghost farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in Davao Occidental.
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[2026-05-21 14:42 UTC+10:00] [Lifestyle / Life & relationships] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-21 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google on Tuesday unveiled the design of new smart glasses, returning to a market the tech giant tried — and failed — to crack more than a decade ago.
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[2026-05-21 14:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is expected to accelerate its treasury share buyback to fund a special bonus for its chip employees under a tentative labor agreement reached to avert a planned strike, Herald Business reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 14:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Viking Mines has added serious at-surface weight to its historic Linka tungsten project in Nevada, after discovering two previously unrecognised historical rock stockpiles sitting right on top of the ground next to the old Conquest mine.
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[2026-05-21 14:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai said Thursday that its shipbuilding arm HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a framework agreement with TerraPower to supply key components for next-generation sodium-cooled nuclear reactors, strengthening its push into the global small modular reactor market.
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[2026-05-21 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fresh off a string of high-grade drill hits and stellar metallurgical results, Advance Metals has moved to consolidate its ownership of the high-grade Myrtleford and Beaufort gold projects in Victoria’s goldfields.
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[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For decades, globalisation rested on a comfortable assumption: goods would flow. Oil through Hormuz, containers through Suez, grain across the Black Sea and semiconductors out of East Asia. The system was imperfect but efficient, rewarding speed, scale and the cheapest route. That era is not ending — it has ended.
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[2026-05-21 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The country could face renewed pressure on rice prices and food security as the risk of a very strong El Niño continued to rise, Metrobank Wealth Insights said, potentially disrupting agricultural output across major rice-exporting countries.
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[2026-05-21 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Unemployment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Surprise rise in jobless rate will give Reserve Bank more reason to delay another interest rate hike at June meeting
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[2026-05-21 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [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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[2026-05-21 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-21 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A container terminal in Singapore. The city-state's benchmark nonoil domestic exports grew 24.5% year on year in April. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stacked at a port in Tokyo Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Michi Ono/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will conduct an investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) service providers to address potential antitrust and consumer rights issues in the fast-growing industry, the fair trade watchdog said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to complete at least 70 percent of the tasks required in the first half for inclusion in the developed market status under Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Arafura's rare earth project in Australia's Northern Territory underscores the shift by Western governments and major manufacturers to financially back supply chain diversification. (Screenshot from the Arafura's YouTube page)
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[2026-05-21 12:45 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ClearVue Technologies has added another commercial marker to what has already proven to be an extremely productive week, locking in a $305,000 contract to supply building-integrated photovoltaic glazing for the Rio Business Centre redevelopment in Paphos, Cyprus.
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[2026-05-21 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply higher late Thursday morning as Samsung Electronics averted a strike and other market heavyweights advanced on hopes for a possible agreement between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-21 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spent the fourth anniversary of his election win defending the budget while New Zealand’s finance minister encourages Australian business owners to cross the ditch to benefit from lower taxation.
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[2026-05-21 12:29 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spent the fourth anniversary of his election win defending the budget while New Zealand’s finance minister encourages Australian business owners to cross the ditch to benefit from lower taxation.
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[2026-05-21 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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[2026-05-21 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NH NongHyup Financial Group said Thursday it had signed a strategic partnership with Mayapada Group, a prominent Indonesian conglomerate spanning banking, health care, property, retail and media.
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[2026-05-21 12:21 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mining giant Fortescue says the Queensland government’s bid to claw back nearly $66 million for a failed green hydrogen project is an “overreach” that risks discouraging future investment in the state.
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[2026-05-21 12:21 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There are signs the war against Iran, the surge in inflation and the Reserve Bank’s hikes to interest rates are starting to hit the jobs market.
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[2026-05-21 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US State Department’s oversight body is investigating the now-defunct Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and its use of millions of dollars in emergency aid funding, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the inquiry.
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[2026-05-21 12:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 21, 2026 — 12:11pm
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[2026-05-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial watchdog said Thursday financial firms have been asked to proceed with their push for digital transformation with customer protection in focus.
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[2026-05-21 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 11:50am
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[2026-05-21 11:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Away from rugby, Waratahs utility Lawson Creighton is a qualified electrician learning about the business behind the tools. On the field, he is chasing a new contract in Sydney and wants to specialise in a single trade: five-eighth.
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[2026-05-21 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Solar panels on rooftops are drawing attention as Vietnam faces power shortages and rising electricity demand. (Stride)
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[2026-05-21 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. is still at least a decade away from meaningfully reducing its dependence on China for the most critical rare earth minerals, despite billions of dollars in new investment and political pledges to move faster, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Online make-up guru back in business after bust-up with agent; says she will share her thoughts on ‘life and growth’ in future
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BANGKOK, Thailand — The world built and commissioned more coal power in 2025, but used the polluting fuel less, with the United States the only major economy to substantially increase generation, analysis showed Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-21 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company has "largely conceded" China's artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei, as U.S. export restrictions continue to reshape the global AI semiconductor landscape.
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[2026-05-21 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Elon Musk's SpaceX rocketed toward Wall Street on Wednesday, filing plans for what could become the largest initial public offering in history as the company seeks to raise up to $75 billion on the public markets.
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[2026-05-21 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to raise up to $80 billion in an IPO that would value the company at a $2 trillion. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 10:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to raise up to $80 billion in an IPO that would value the company at a $2 trillion. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.
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[2026-05-21 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's exports climbed 14.8% in April, the fastest pace since January and solidly beating expectations.The figure was sharply higher than the 9.3% expected from Reuters, and up from an 11.5% rise in March.
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[2026-05-21 10:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via American Greatness,
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[2026-05-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Thursday the country will seek to provide financial support to partners in the Middle East facing temporary liquidity shortages due to the prolonged conflict in the region.
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[2026-05-21 10:00 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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