Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kakao Bank's ESG leader outlines greener vision to reshape finance
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[2026-04-22 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and India plan to launch a QR code-based cross-border payment system this year, Seoul's chief financial regulator said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:12 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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[2026-04-22 16:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.K. inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as the Iran war sparked a sharp increase in fuel prices, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday.
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[2026-04-22 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Group said Wednesday it is strengthening business ties with Alberta, Canada, across key industries spanning energy, defense and shipbuilding, as it pushes for the country’s next-generation submarine bid.
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[2026-04-22 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Gateway Mining has hit paydirt with a broad, shallow gold intercept from aircore drilling at its Yandal gold project in Western Australia, with a 32-metre hit at 1.1g grams per tonne (g/t) gold, ending in mineralisation and extending the prospect by 500m to the north.
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[2026-04-22 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: • Sri Lanka Insurance Life Records astounding Rs. 32.6 billion in GWP with a 24% growth
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[2026-04-22 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A truck works at a BHP iron ore mine in Western Australia. Exports of the steelmaking material are key to the nation's economy. © BHP
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[2026-04-22 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 22, 2026 — 3:43pm
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[2026-04-22 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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[2026-04-22 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AliExpress, Temu gain ground in Korea as sellers tap cross-border channels
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[2026-04-22 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A container ship was fired upon near the coast of Oman, causing heavy damage to its bridge, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations.
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[2026-04-22 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with San Francisco to expand business ties between South Korea and the U.S. city.
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[2026-04-22 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rail giant’s sells five-year, 10-year and 30-year bonds, with the size of each tranche also representing the largest for their respective tenors to date
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[2026-04-22 15:19 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong dollar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rail giant’s sells five-year, 10-year and 30-year bonds, with the size of each tranche also representing the largest for their respective tenors to date
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[2026-04-22 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace said Wednesday it had signed an agreement with US defense company Northrop Grumman to jointly develop a long-range missile system, marking the South Korean company’s latest push into the US defense market.
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[2026-04-22 15:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kaiser Reef is pulling the trigger on a comprehensive exploration and refurbishment offensive at its historic Maldon gold project in Victoria, as it systematically prepares to hunt for the next high-grade discovery in one of Australia’s most storied gold regions.
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Document demonstrates government’s ‘commitment to fostering a robust and globally competitive domestic pharmaceutical industry’
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[2026-04-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Document demonstrates government’s ‘commitment to fostering a robust and globally competitive domestic pharmaceutical industry’
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[2026-04-22 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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[2026-04-22 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Woolworths changed its internal guidelines that were designed to prevent suppliers from “gaming” promotions in response to an “absolute tsunami” of supplier requests to lift shelf prices amid rising inflation, a former senior executive has told the Federal Court
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[2026-04-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: CATL unveils the latest iteration of its flagship Shenxing battery on April 21, ahead of the Auto China show in Beijing. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Company (Meralco) customers are expected to receive more refunds as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday ordered the power distributor to refund the remaining P14.172 billion at the soonest possible time.
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[2026-04-22 14:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lindian Resources has locked in a shrewd local funding boost for its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, with NBS Bank approving a US$11.635M (A$16.62M) composite facility to help smooth out its development run towards production.
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[2026-04-22 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Wang Yi is touring Southeast Asia as China steps up diplomatic efforts amid global tensions affecting energy security and trade.
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[2026-04-22 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business, Economics and Finance
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[2026-04-22 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disgraced ex-Ohio State President Ted Carter repeatedly snuck his alleged failing podcaster lover through a campus garage for secret visits to his office as he funneled university resources into her business ventures, a shocking new report claims.
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[2026-04-22 14:01 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian and international cultural authorities have called for an end to “tribal auctions”, as well as the return of culturally significant objects that are being sold on the open market to wealthy art collectors and investors.
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[2026-04-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global energy crisis is not only the result of recent geopolitical shocks from the Iran war. It reflects how the system itself was built with known vulnerabilities.
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[2026-04-22 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: 2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind says
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[2026-04-22 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: SoftBank Group's 10.5% jump highlights AI optimism eclipsing oil-driven concerns, for now
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[2026-04-22 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Containers are stacked at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP)
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[2026-04-22 13:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: True North Copper has fired up the geophysics at its Mt Oxide project in Queensland, launching an induced polarisation (IP) survey to extend its emerging Aquila copper discovery and generate a pipeline of new drill-ready targets.
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[2026-04-22 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan recorded a trade deficit in fiscal 2025 for the fifth consecutive year, but the amount decreased 68.4%. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-04-22 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Over 50, 000 beneficiaries under the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) stand to enjoy the three-month moratorium it set on housing payments to help mitigate the impact of the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-22 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Human rights experts, including Erika Guevara Rosas of Amnesty International, said the European Union is “knowingly enabling” Israel’s alleged violations after Germany and Italy blocked a proposal to suspend a trade agreement with Israel.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Bahrain Ambassador Saud Hasan Ali Al-Nusuf marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Bahrain, underlining cooperation across political, economic and cultural spheres.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It is almost three centuries since seminal Scottish economist Adam Smith introduced his concept of an "invisible hand". In Smith’s view, this metaphor described how individuals pursuing their own self-interest unintentionally led to balanced, competitive and functioning markets. That is the principle that drives much of the world's modern economy.
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[2026-04-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Reserve Bank of Australia is closely monitoring developments around Anthropic PBC’s new Mythos AI model, which the company says is powerful enough to enable sophisticated cyberattacks.
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[2026-04-22 12:56 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: After years of blaming devastated scam victims, global banking giant HSBC has suddenly changed course and will no longer fight claims its widespread and systemic failures allowed criminals to fleece its Australian customers of tens of millions of dollars.
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[2026-04-22 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire service official Michael Yung says responsibility for flagged hazards lies with Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit and Labour Department
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[2026-04-22 12:51 UTC+10:00] [Wang Fuk Court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fire service official Michael Yung says responsibility for flagged hazards lies with Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit and Labour Department
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[2026-04-22 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said Wednesday it has secured a $348.9 million contract from the Swedish Maritime Administration to build an icebreaking vessel, marking Korea’s first entry into the global icebreaker market.
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[2026-04-22 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Super sharp soaker: A reveler in Bangkok uses a water gun on April 12 during the Songkran holiday, which marks the Thai New Year. Authorities are looking to recycle such toys after they are discarded. © Reuters
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[2026-04-22 12:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will "remember" companies that do not seek refunds for payments they made on his tariffs that were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, although he did not specify how companies might benefit by abstaining from the US government's new refund portal.
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[2026-04-22 12:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 22, 2026 — 12:15pm
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[2026-04-22 12:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Group said Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the provincial government of Alberta in Canada to build a comprehensive economic partnership spanning energy, defense and shipbuilding.
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[2026-04-22 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Group said Wednesday it has forged partnerships with American firms for naval and rocket systems development collaborations at a major U.S. defense trade show in Maryland.
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[2026-04-22 12:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: NEW YORK (AFP) -- US defense companies are reporting a surge in demand for military equipment, as the war in the Middle East prompts fresh orders from governments around the world.
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[2026-04-22 12:07 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 New Murchison Gold and followed by Golden Horse Minerals and SQX Resources, with results spanning development‑focused drilling to early‑stage discovery.
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