Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE plans to complete the expansion of the West-East crude oil pipeline, which is expected to double export capacity through Fujairah by 2027.
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[2026-05-15 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: BEIJING, May 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing for Washington on Friday, wrapping up his three-day visit here for summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as well as Taiwan and other key issues.
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[2026-05-15 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: King Charles III hosted a garden celebration at Buckingham Palace on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, the youth charity he founded in 1976 using his Royal Navy severance pay during a period of economic hardship in Britain. Formerly known as The Prince’s Trust, the organisation supports disadvantaged young people through education, training and employment programmes in the UK and abroad.
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[2026-05-15 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Juan Miguel Mas is an avant-garde choreographer and director who founded his own company of plus-size performers in the late 1990s in Cuba. His performances with his company used to fill prestigious venues, but like many Cubans lately, his daily life has been turned upside down from the country’s economic crisis and oil embargo.
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[2026-05-15 17:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won weakened to a more than one-month low against the US dollar Friday amid renewed worries about inflation, as higher-than-expected US inflation data raised expectations about a rate hike.
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[2026-05-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday met with Peter Howitt, a co-laureate of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, to discuss an innovation-driven growth strategy for South Korea.
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[2026-05-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A view of Kuala Lumpur's skyline: Malaysia's economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the previous three months. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: China's President Xi Jinping took US President Donald Trump for a tour around Zhongnanhai Gardens during his visit to Beijing on Friday. The two leaders walked through the compound’s gardens before holding private talks focused on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the war in Iran. Xi showed Trump through the large gate and pointed out trees, noting that some were hundreds of years old.
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[2026-05-15 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading think tank urges the city to align with national development, diversify growth, boost innovation and deepen supply chain role
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[2026-05-15 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Northern Metropolis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Leading think tank urges the city to align with national development, diversify growth, boost innovation and deepen supply chain role
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [Global South] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Green Party’s record-breaking gains in UK council elections are a sign voters are taking climate change seriously, analysts say
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[2026-05-15 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The global economic order has shifted dramatically over the last decade, with countries reshuffling positions amid inflation shocks, geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and the rapid rise of AI-driven industries.
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[2026-05-15 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened to a more than one-month low against the U.S. dollar Friday amid renewed worries about inflation, as higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised expectations about a rate hike.
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[2026-05-15 16:37 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-15 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plummeted more than 6 percent Friday, after briefly topping the historic 8,000-point landmark, as investors moved to cash out tech and other market heavyweights after a record-breaking rally amid lingering uncertainties over the Middle East crisis.
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[2026-05-15 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks are set to fall on Friday as inflation returns to investors' minds following a week of hotter-than-expected U.S. price data, while U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge.
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[2026-05-15 16:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: How good. The government is not only useless at spending your money, it now wants more of it.
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[2026-05-15 16:17 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The former chief executive of a Sydney start-up that falsely claimed to have built a revolutionary artificial intelligence platform is facing a prison term for fabricating financial records to swindle investors out of $39 million.
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[2026-05-15 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's largest private lender by assets, is among those targeted in planned banking rule changes aimed at mobilizing more funds to support President Prabowo Subianto's priority policies.
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[2026-05-15 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former head of the Texas lottery has been criminally charged following an investigation into a $US95 million lottery draw won by Australian professional gamblers, who bought virtually every ticket combination.
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[2026-05-15 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thailand's state-owned energy company PTT reported a higher net profit in the January-March quarter, as tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gas prices higher. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-15 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore Airlines has seen Air India drag on its earnings for about five quarters, but analysts and the airline say the investment will pay off in the long term.
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[2026-05-15 15:57 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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[2026-05-15 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A 737 MAX airplane sits on the final assembly production line during a media tour of the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, on April 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 15:50 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Singapore/Jakarta: Australian fugitives smuggled to Indonesia from remote Queensland say they were fleeing because of threats from a suspected “competitor” to their NSW tobacco business, Indonesian prosecutors say.
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[2026-05-15 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Property investors have been pulling out of this weekend’s auctions and showing more caution about purchases, agents said, after this week’s budget curbed investor tax breaks.
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[2026-05-15 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India Nov. 30, 2024. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic is considering joining a Japanese corporate alliance on cyber defense. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuki Nakao and Suzu Takahashi)
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Somewhere in the rows of blossoming tubs containing hundreds of thousands of $5 plushy flowers, friends Sarah Martinuz and Brianna Beckett excitedly pluck their next arrangement.
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outstanding value of bets passes US$420 billion amid seven-day record run, as investors drive indices to new highs
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [leveraged traders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outstanding value of bets passes US$420 billion amid seven-day record run, as investors drive indices to new highs
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[2026-05-15 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A commuter monitors the meter as an attendant refuels his scooter at a filling station in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Shonal Ganguly)
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[2026-05-15 15:27 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president said he had secured trade deals and made progress on getting Chinese help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-15 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Employees of Hana Bank celebrate in a photo-op to mark the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) of over 8,000 points at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-15 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House on September 24, indicating that trade talks will extend beyond this week's two-day summit in Beijing.
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[2026-05-15 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City welcomed 4.21 million visitors in April, taking total in first four months to 18.52 million – 15 per cent higher than in same period last year
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[2026-05-15 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City welcomed 4.21 million visitors in April, taking total in first four months to 18.52 million – 15 per cent higher than in same period last year
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[2026-05-15 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS regulatory filings from Kakao Corp. in paras 4-7)
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[2026-05-15 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Samyang Foods Inc. said Friday it has promoted Vice Chairman Kim Jung-soo, known as the creator of the recipe behind the Buldak ramyeon series, to chairman as part of efforts to strengthen leadership amid its growing overseas business.
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[2026-05-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A battered economy, huge numbers of casualties and very little territorial gain – it’s no wonder even stalwart Putin supporters are showing signs of disquiet
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[2026-05-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial watchdog on Friday urged financial institutions to play a great role in productive and inclusive finance.
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president targets ‘double-digit billions’ in farm sales and 200 Boeing jets as Beijing is said to weigh American oil imports to bypass Middle East shipping risks
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [US Trade Representative] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president targets ‘double-digit billions’ in farm sales and 200 Boeing jets as Beijing is said to weigh American oil imports to bypass Middle East shipping risks
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[2026-05-15 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Communist Party's Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 15. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 14:49 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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[2026-05-15 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The country's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index fell sharply shortly after briefly topping the historic 8,000-point landmark.
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[2026-05-15 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Anthropic released a paper calling for tighter curbs on China's access to U.S. AI technology up as the two countries' leaders were meeting in Beijing. © Reuters
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[2026-05-15 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 3, 5-7)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-15 14:37 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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