Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 19:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beijing: President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Iran war, trade and artificial intelligence the key talking points of their high-stakes meeting.
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[2026-05-13 19:40 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says he ‘doesn’t think about anybody’ when questioned on financial impact of the Iran war as he departed for Beijing
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say
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[2026-05-13 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Airlines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The Cannes Film Festival started Tuesday, which means a lot of private jets are flying into Cannes–Mandelieu Airport despite the looming jet fuel crisis.
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[2026-05-13 19:20 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has taken a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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[2026-05-13 19:09 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions
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[2026-05-13 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Evan Duke, a 30-year-old bartender who lives in Raleigh, N.C., works at the Pearl & Peril, March 10, 2026, in the city’s Glenwood South bar district. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)
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[2026-05-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s ambitions for his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping have shrunk from ‘grand bargain’ to a plea for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The Spanish government has launched a raft of new aid packages to help property owners put their empty homes back on the rental market, from an extra €600 a month for renting them out at affordable prices, to €35,000 for renovation work.
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[2026-05-13 18:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-05-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits takes a look at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX last week, led by Haranga Resources and followed by NexGen Energy and GreenTech Metals, with results spanning gold, uranium and platinum group elements.
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[2026-05-13 18:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SoftBank Group has reported a surprise rise in quarterly profit helped by valuation gains on its OpenAI investment.
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[2026-05-13 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nissan Motor has been rolling out a series of management improvement measures as part of a restructuring effort under President and CEO Ivan Espinosa, who took the helm last year. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
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[2026-05-13 18:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Olympus CEO Bob White has had a tumultuous first year at the helm of the Japanese company. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kotaro Igarashi)
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[2026-05-13 17:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: New index reflects growing clout of Japan's content-driven companies.
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[2026-05-13 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Peruvian prosecutor accused leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of financial crimes, local media outlet RPP reported on Tuesday, hours after electoral authorities said Sanchez was still on track to advance to the country's presidential runoff vote.
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[2026-05-13 17:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the two leaders would hold a “long talk” on Iran even as trade remains the main focus of the visit.
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[2026-05-13 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: AD Ports Group, the operator of industrial cities and free zones in Abu Dhabi, reported 43 per cent annual jump in its first-quarter profit as the company focused on diversifying its trade routes amid Iran conflict.
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[2026-05-13 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Uzbekistan Airways is one of the assets held by UzNIF, which is due to list in Tashkent and London on May 18. © AP
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[2026-05-13 17:16 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-13 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Among all the big-ticket changes touted in the federal budget, the government has raised a little-understood fee imposed on travellers leaving the country, making international departures even more expensive as the war in the Middle East pushes up airfares.
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[2026-05-13 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, left, has made one of the group's biggest bets with a huge investment in counterpart Sam Altman's OpenAI. © Reuters
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Trump’s China visit, experts at an RCEP forum discuss a supply-chain overhaul, looking to insulate the world’s biggest trading bloc
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Trump’s China visit, experts at an RCEP forum discuss a supply-chain overhaul, looking to insulate the world’s biggest trading bloc
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[2026-05-13 16:57 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A high-ranking Workplace Health and Safety Queensland officer has made explosive claims at the CFMEU inquiry that a senior colleague worked on the union’s behalf – perhaps for financial gain.
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[2026-05-13 16:55 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Melwa Port City (Pvt) Ltd yesterday signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited, marking a historic milestone in the realization of one of the most prestigious upcoming marina and waterfront developments at Port City Colombo.
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[2026-05-13 16:53 UTC+10:00] [Australian budget 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: How can Labor say changes to property taxes are a win for young people, when they also lock in boomers’ ability to negatively gear their investment properties? Why is the NDIS receiving such severe cuts? Guardian Australia’s business reporter Luca Ittimani answers these questions about the 2026 federal budget and more
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[2026-05-13 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SoftBank booked a yearly gain of $46 billion at its Vision Fund driven mainly by the huge rise in value of its investment in OpenAI.
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[2026-05-13 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prime minister warns of a direct impact on Singapore’s trade if the international law framework is weakened
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[2026-05-13 16:40 UTC+10:00] [Ferdinand Marcos Jnr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prime minister warns of a direct impact on Singapore’s trade if the international law framework is weakened
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[2026-05-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD, has expressed concern over the government's plan to temporarily lower the consumption tax on food items to zero, calling it not cost-effective.
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[2026-05-13 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Distribution, the UAE's largest fuel and convenience retailer, reported a nearly 21 per cent annual increase in its first-quarter net profit on the back of sales growth in fuel and retail.
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[2026-05-13 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: PLC Resources is about to put the drill bit into the company’s Rochefort gold prospect in Western Australia’s prolific Murchison region for the first time, with a maiden reverse circulation (RC) program set to test its prime Abbott’s North real estate.
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[2026-05-13 16:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Rotem said Wednesday it is participating in the Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security exhibition in Bucharest, Romania, as the company steps up its push into Eastern Europe’s growing defense market.
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[2026-05-13 16:24 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate
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[2026-05-13 16:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Mobility is pursuing a potential Nasdaq listing in the US, according to an exclusive report by Herald Business on Wednesday, signaling a possible shift away from its previously expected domestic IPO route.
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung faces first full-scale strike in years as debate intensifies over possible government intervention
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 44-year-old fruit farmer suffers brain attack which leaves him in need of long-term rehabilitation; Good Samaritans clear produce before it rots
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 44-year-old fruit farmer suffers brain attack which leaves him in need of long-term rehabilitation; Good Samaritans clear produce before it rots
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last week, reports that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is investigating France’s right-wing, anti-migration party National Rally (RN) for misallocation of EU funds made the rounds. At its core, the case involves a complaint filed last December by the association AC!! Anti-Corruption with the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) in Paris.
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[2026-05-13 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung accused some media outlets Wednesday of distorting his aide's remarks to make it appear that he suggested distributing the excess profits of artificial intelligence (AI) companies among the public.
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[2026-05-13 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Experts and government officials from South Korea and African nations gathered in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss Africa's strategic and economic importance ahead of an upcoming foreign ministers' meeting, the foreign ministry said.
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[2026-05-13 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-13 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The country's major shipbuilders and local banks have teamed up to give more financial support for shipbuilding-related smaller firms, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Panicked consumers in hard-hit Asia are turning to rooftop solar power as costs climb due to the Iran war. In the Philippines, which is in a state of national energy emergency, a survey of 20 local solar companies found a 70% increase in weekly installations and a six-fold jump in customer inquirers since the conflict began.
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[2026-05-13 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bradley formally assumes roles of executive director and board chairman following company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday
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