Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scholars urge a pivot to shared AI and EV standards and cooperation, while an upgraded China-South Korea free-trade pact is deemed vital
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Samsung Global Research China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scholars urge a pivot to shared AI and EV standards and cooperation, while an upgraded China-South Korea free-trade pact is deemed vital
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As HKEX eyes relaunch of gold futures, experts suggest extended hours, tax breaks, and storage facilities to ensure success
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Tommy Ong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As HKEX eyes relaunch of gold futures, experts suggest extended hours, tax breaks, and storage facilities to ensure success
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US has enjoyed dramatically larger economic growth so far this year than most other large developed countries in the world, economic data shows.
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[2026-05-08 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Honda Motor has been forced to revise its electric vehicle strategy, including canceling three EV model launches planned for North America. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumida)
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[2026-05-08 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland youngsters reflect on ‘paid’ time spent caring for and keeping company with their parents, say it is not a panacea for tough job market
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[2026-05-08 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland youngsters reflect on ‘paid’ time spent caring for and keeping company with their parents, say it is not a panacea for tough job market
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[2026-05-08 19:53 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Kremlin endureceu drasticamente as medidas de segurança em torno do presidente russo, Vladimir Putin. O motivo seriam temores crescentes de atentados e golpes de Estado. Isso consta em um relatório de um serviço de inteligência europeu, citado pelo portal russo especializado em jornalismo investigativo Important Stories, bem como pela emissora americana CNN e pelo jornal britânico Financial Times.
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[2026-05-08 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Wrapping up a state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone.
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[2026-05-08 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans looking to earn degrees at their own speed can now do so via their mobile phones after Cornerstone University tailored degree offerings in its business program to cater to students who prefer a self-paced program that can be completed on a smartphone.
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[2026-05-08 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sony is the global leader in manufacturing image sensors used in smartphones, as well as in automotive and industrial applications. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
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[2026-05-08 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sony is the global leader in manufacturing image sensors used in smartphones, as well as in automotive and industrial applications. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
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[2026-05-08 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lam will chair the board of the first entity established to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject
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[2026-05-08 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Development Bureau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lam will chair the board of the first entity established to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject
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[2026-05-08 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Friday said it expects annual profit to rise as revenue from some business segments in the fourth quarter helped offset headwinds from a memory price crunch.
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[2026-05-08 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Engineers work on an electricity pylon on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. © Reuters
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[2026-05-08 19:15 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hospitality venue owner Arjun Reddy was preparing for a regular morning when he heard about an arson attack around the corner from his South Melbourne business.
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[2026-05-08 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company is seeking to list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, also known as the Star Market, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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[2026-05-08 19:08 UTC+10:00] [China International Capital Corp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company is seeking to list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, also known as the Star Market, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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[2026-05-08 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has disbursed $100m to the US-backed "Board of Peace" to finance the training of a Palestinian police unit destined for the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-08 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Countries that don't welcome European companies into their markets shouldn't expect access to EU goods and services contracts, the bloc's top industry official has warned.
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[2026-05-08 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Friday visited a traditional market in central Seoul and met with merchants and shoppers as part of efforts to check on people's livelihoods.
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[2026-05-08 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The price hikes will take effect in Japan on May 25, and in North America and Europe on Sept. 1. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
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[2026-05-08 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has disbursed $100m to the US-backed "Board of Peace" to finance the training of a Palestinian police unit destined for the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported, citing diplomatic sources.
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[2026-05-08 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A man passes a Baidu logo at an open-source AI event in Beijing on Mar. 17. The search engine operator's chip unit, Kunlunxin, is planning a public listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. © Reuters
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[2026-05-08 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI’s explosive growth is triggering a global power crisis, as data centres deploy backup generators amid soaring electricity demand
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[2026-05-08 18:32 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI’s explosive growth is triggering a global power crisis, as data centres deploy backup generators amid soaring electricity demand
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[2026-05-08 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Toyota forecast a 20 percent decline in profit for the current financial year on Friday, as cost and supply uncertainties stemming from the Iran war weigh on earnings even as robust demand for its hybrid models powers sales growth.
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[2026-05-08 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
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[2026-05-08 18:31 UTC+10:00] [Honeywell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
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[2026-05-08 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
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[2026-05-08 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
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[2026-05-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a rare outbreak of sanity from the continent that perfected kicking the can, officials on NATO’s eastern front are openly admitting what Brussels and Frankfurt have spent years denying: you can’t fund a permanent war footing with infinite borrowing and hope the bond market never notices.
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[2026-05-08 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-05-08 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The maker of Sophie la Girafe reportedly ran a ‘fake’ factory in France for years, while secretly producing the iconic toy in China
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[2026-05-08 17:56 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The maker of Sophie la Girafe reportedly ran a ‘fake’ factory in France for years, while secretly producing the iconic toy in China
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[2026-05-08 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of breaching a short ceasefire announced by Moscow to coincide with Victory Day commemorations marking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany.
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[2026-05-08 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian cricket is increasingly becoming hot property for investors looking to cash in on the booming business of the wildly popular sport in the subcontinent.
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[2026-05-08 17:36 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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[2026-05-08 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs to "much higher" levels if the 27-nation bloc fails to do so.
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[2026-05-08 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti has declared her disappointment after the editor-in-chief of The West Australian made a series of clumsy jokes about her during a post-budget breakfast on Friday morning.
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[2026-05-08 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — Mindanao moves to expand direct air links with Indonesia while government agencies strengthen efforts to prepare local enterprises for regional trade under the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
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[2026-05-08 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: April sales rose on a year-on-year basis but dropped from the previous month, indicating fiercer competition from domestic brands
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[2026-05-08 16:34 UTC+10:00] [Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: April sales rose on a year-on-year basis but dropped from the previous month, indicating fiercer competition from domestic brands
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[2026-05-08 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for oil and Australia? Computer says no, or at least the ASX did this week. The exchange remains wary and wandering, despite our usual bellwether US brethren charging ahead to even higher all-time highs.
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[2026-05-08 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European equity markets are expected to open broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "much higher" tariffs against the EU.
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[2026-05-08 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The court ordered Raphael Granites remain in custody while cultural grieving for his daughter takes place. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
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[2026-05-08 16:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's two largest convenience store chains notched record quarterly revenue in the first quarter, prioritizing profitability over expansion amid high inflation.
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