Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-29 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Danny Miran, the father of former Gaza hostage Omri Miran, sharply criticized Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after he claimed in an interview with Nadav Perry that “all the hostages are here because of me.”
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[2026-06-29 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's economy is showing signs of picking up, thanks in part to a rebound in shipments to the U.S.
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[2026-06-29 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump bought as much as $5 million in shares of Axon Enterprise — maker of Tasers, body cameras and policing software — two weeks before Immigration and Customs Enforcement sought a five-year, $220 million contract that experts told CNBC appeared tailored to the company's weapons.
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[2026-06-29 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: BAT said it was cutting costs to future-proof the business
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[2026-06-29 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Australia and Vanuatu have signed a economic and security deal that prevents foreign military bases from being built on the Pacific island.
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[2026-06-29 19:41 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Smaller mining and junior exploration companies may get a break from paying remediation and rehabilitation costs for abandoned mine sites, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed.
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[2026-06-29 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit India this week to meet with her counterpart, Narendra Modi. Japan is set to subsidize ammonia production in India. (Source photos by Sae Kamae and Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Budget airline VietJet has applied to run thousands of domestic flights a year from Sydney Airport, potentially giving Australian travellers a fresh option to travel between the NSW capital, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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[2026-06-29 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Pasay City – The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), led by Director General Tereso O. Panga as Head of Delegation, in partnership with the Science Park of the Philippines, Inc. (Science Park), and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), successfully conducted a Japan Investment Mission covering key investment and industrial centers in Fukuoka, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Yokohama, Tokyo, Maebashi-Gunma, and Nagano.
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[2026-06-29 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Facebook ad redirected victim to WhatsApp chat with scammer who pushed fake ‘SecuG Pro’ investment app and solicited transfers
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[2026-06-29 19:26 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Facebook ad redirected victim to WhatsApp chat with scammer who pushed fake ‘SecuG Pro’ investment app and solicited transfers
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[2026-06-29 19:08 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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[2026-06-29 19:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea is using its official development assistance program to export policy experience in women’s entrepreneurship to Egypt, as Cairo seeks to expand women’s participation in the labor market and small business sector.
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[2026-06-29 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Andy Burnham running near his house in Cheshire, England, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Peter Powell/PA via AP)
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[2026-06-29 18:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Logistics & Services has upgraded its full-year 2026 financial guidance because of a strong shipping performance and steady improvements across its offshore logistics operations.
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[2026-06-29 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Andy Burnham, the frontrunner to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister, will unveil his economic agenda in his first major policy speech since Keir Starmer announced his resignation last week.
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[2026-06-29 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to build a new semiconductor manufacturing hub in the country's southwestern region through 800 trillion won (US$518 billion) in corporate investment.
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[2026-06-29 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insta360 posted the strongest growth among major vendors with a 66 per cent year-on-year surge to 900,000 units in the first quarter
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[2026-06-29 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insta360 posted the strongest growth among major vendors with a 66 per cent year-on-year surge to 900,000 units in the first quarter
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[2026-06-29 18:30 UTC+10:00] [office market] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even if the current AI boom falters, demand for digital infrastructure in Asia – especially in developing countries – will remain strong
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[2026-06-29 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: South Korea has laid out a sweeping industrial strategy focused on semiconductor chips and artificial intelligence projects as President Lee Jae Myung pledges to cement overwhelming industry leadership with investments of hundreds of billions of dollars over several years.
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[2026-06-29 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: General Motors is once again under the microscope after expanding automation at its Detroit-based Factory Zero plant, installing about 50 collaborative robots not long after cutting more than 1,000 positions, according to Yahoo Finance.
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[2026-06-29 18:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 14-18; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung and Kang Jae-eun
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[2026-06-29 18:08 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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[2026-06-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the first quarter, China’s gold consumption reached 303.3 metric tons, up 4.4 per cent year on year
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[2026-06-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [consumption downgrade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In the first quarter, China’s gold consumption reached 303.3 metric tons, up 4.4 per cent year on year
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[2026-06-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China was Malaysia’s second-largest source market in 2025, with 4.7 million visitor arrivals, up 25 per cent from 3.7 million a year earlier
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[2026-06-29 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China was Malaysia’s second-largest source market in 2025, with 4.7 million visitor arrivals, up 25 per cent from 3.7 million a year earlier
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[2026-06-29 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks in last 2 paras) By Park Boram
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[2026-06-29 17:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with latest; CHANGES headline, photo)
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[2026-06-29 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with additional remarks, more info from 7th para; ADDS photo)
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[2026-06-29 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10-16; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung
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[2026-06-29 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS additional info from para 3)
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[2026-06-29 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to work with the South Korean government in the increasingly competitive global artificial intelligence industry. (Source photos by Reuters and Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-06-29 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil gave up early gains while stocks advanced on Monday after US and Iran agreed to halt strikes that threatened the fragile ceasefire in the Gulf at the weekend.
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[2026-06-29 17:02 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Second ‘red-chip’ approved by Beijing for a Hong Kong listing this year aims to invest proceeds in research and development, robotaxi push
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[2026-06-29 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Honda] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Second ‘red-chip’ approved by Beijing for a Hong Kong listing this year aims to invest proceeds in research and development, robotaxi push
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[2026-06-29 16:56 UTC+10:00] [Announcements] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-06-29 16:52 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Flagship Minerals has ticked off a major technical milestone at its flagship Isidora gold project in Chile, completing the metallurgical drilling and trenching needed for pilot-scale processing studies.
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[2026-06-29 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung
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[2026-06-29 16:45 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: China Coast Guard vessels have been asserting Beijing’s claims to waters within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) south of Okinawa Prefecture’s far-flung Yonaguni Island and east of Taiwan, Tokyo said Monday.
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[2026-06-29 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout with more info)
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[2026-06-29 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s measures include the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and CMU OmniClear studying updates to financial infrastructure across various asset classes
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[2026-06-29 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Stock Connect] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s measures include the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and CMU OmniClear studying updates to financial infrastructure across various asset classes
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[2026-06-29 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is offering derivatives with leverage of up to 50 times on Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, raising concerns over investor protection and potential spillover risks for Korea's stock market.
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[2026-06-29 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push for the investment of over a quadrillion won (US$650 billion) in the construction of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers by 2035, the science minister said Monday.
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[2026-06-29 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jung
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