Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-17 18:32 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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[2026-04-17 18:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: KIT World said Thursday it had reached an agreement with US financial institutions and investors on the overall investment terms for its “KIT World Project” in Yeongjongdo, Incheon.
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[2026-04-17 18:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Financial Services Commission on Friday unveiled an 80 trillion won ($54 billion) support package for the steel industry, seeking to contain fallout from war in the Middle East before it spreads to sectors such as machinery and electronics.
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[2026-04-17 18:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-17 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS the Philippine financial system continues to expand, the focus is no longer just on bringing more Filipinos into the formal economy — it is about empowering them to actively participate in it. Across the country, households and small businesses continue to face income volatility, unexpected expenses, and limited financial buffers.
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[2026-04-17 17:59 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission is set to impose tougher penalties on countries obstructing trade across the EU, according to a draft document seen by POLITICO.
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[2026-04-17 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo lauded the country's energy resilience to the Iran war, saying a pivot to solar and wind power has shielded Madrid from the worst impacts of the resulting energy shock.
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[2026-04-17 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Axight, a private equity unit of the Abu Dhabi-based investment company Lunate, has agreed to buy a minority stake in Australian asset management firm La Trobe Financial as it looks to expands its portfolio.
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[2026-04-17 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth forecast for 2026 from 3.3 to 3.1 percent, citing the impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy.
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[2026-04-17 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese logistics company Nippon Express Holdings will acquire North American counterpart Metro Supply Chain Group for $1.25 billion.
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[2026-04-17 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The fire-damaged Geelong refinery is nearing full-capacity jet fuel and diesel production sooner than anticipated, clawing back the majority of its output in less than 48 hours after a blaze forced major production cuts.
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[2026-04-17 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-17 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European chip startups developing alternative technology to Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) are eyeing big funding rounds as they look to scale amid the AI boom.
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[2026-04-17 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The United States is stepping up efforts to sell oil and gas to India as the world's third-largest energy market grapples with supply disruptions from the Middle East and finds its alternatives shrinking after Washington ended waivers for Iranian and Russian crude.
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[2026-04-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deal follows talks between Chinese and Vietnamese presidents in Beijing this week
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[2026-04-17 17:00 UTC+10:00] [aircraft leasing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deal follows talks between Chinese and Vietnamese presidents in Beijing this week
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[2026-04-17 16:56 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean drugmaker eyes $155m market in Southeast Asian country
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[2026-04-17 16:51 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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[2026-04-17 16:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The chiefs of South Korea’s four largest conglomerates, Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor and LG, are set to visit India and Vietnam next week as part of a business delegataion accompanying President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to the two countries.
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[2026-04-17 16:28 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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[2026-04-17 16:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: There is just one question the world and markets care about right now. Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed?
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[2026-04-17 16:25 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-17 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Friday that banks and state-run lenders will provide a set of financial support packages to the Middle East crisis-hit companies to ease their financial burdens and potential liquidity shortage.
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[2026-04-17 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac held talks with the European Union (EU)'s top trade negotiator Friday to discuss strengthening economic security cooperation amid energy market uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict, Cheong Wa Dae said.
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[2026-04-17 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: At the Taiwan Tapas Bar, Taiwanese expats -- Lin Chang-Yuan, left, and Bryan Yu, second from right -- chat with Nikkei Asia about their lives in Dresden. (Photo by Jens Kastner)
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[2026-04-17 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS separate meetings with global counterparts in last 6 paras, additional photo)
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[2026-04-17 16:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: UK-based Benenden School is considering establishing a branch campus in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, as the city moves to attract foreign education institutions to its planned economic free zone.
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[2026-04-17 16:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Human-derived materials in South Korea’s aesthetics industry are attracting criticism, as companies launch extracellular matrix skin boosters made from donated human skin.
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[2026-04-17 15:55 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Gold Fields and Great Southern Mining are sharpening the diamond bits in preparation for a return to the duo’s expansive Edinburgh Park gold grounds in north Queensland, with diamond drilling set to begin once the wet season wraps up in May.
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[2026-04-17 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol has urged major economies to work together to bolster global supply chains and reinforce economic resilience amid the Middle East crisis, according to his office Friday.
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[2026-04-17 15:07 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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[2026-04-17 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said it was "business as usual" and was adamant the nascent league would not fold despite reports that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund was on the verge of cutting its funding.
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[2026-04-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Technology secretary plays down fears over jobs and cyber security as stake taken in British startup
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[2026-04-17 14:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Koo Yun-cheol says AI push can address growth and imbalances as Seoul seeks to host global agencies' AI units
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[2026-04-17 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [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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[2026-04-17 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Placement priced at an 8.6 per cent discount as the AI firm boosts investment in multimodal models and cloud infrastructure
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[2026-04-17 14:33 UTC+10:00] [SenseTime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Placement priced at an 8.6 per cent discount as the AI firm boosts investment in multimodal models and cloud infrastructure
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[2026-04-17 14:25 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Parents at a primary school in Perth’s northern suburbs who successfully lobbied to stop the appointment of a new childcare provider with a “longstanding record of noncompliance issues” want the state’s education department to do more to vet companies’ history of breaches.
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[2026-04-17 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2026.
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[2026-04-17 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bottles of Kweichow Moutai liquor on display in Hebei province, China, in December 2023. The liquor has long been the drink of choice at official banquets in China. © Getty Images
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[2026-04-17 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-04-17 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Peking University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-04-17 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is among the top nations globally in AI adoption and attracting talent as it institutes policies including mandating AI education and boosting investments in the sector, according to a Stanford University report.
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[2026-04-17 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: O’Neil seemed to confirm that LIV executives met in New York this week while refuting the idea that they were ‘summoned’
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[2026-04-17 13:35 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: O’Neil seemed to confirm that LIV executives met in New York this week while refuting the idea that they were ‘summoned’
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[2026-04-17 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a P4 billion emergency loan program to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said Friday.
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[2026-04-17 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI) highlights a powerful lineup of keynote speakers for its upcoming ECOMP-P5 Synergy Conference titled “Actionize the Missions of Economic Compass Pillars 5,” bringing together three of the country’s most respected leaders in governance, economic development, and capital markets.
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[2026-04-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: If you’re looking for your next anime to binge, Netflix’s Dandelion just might be the one to watch. This seven-episode comedy is based on a 2002 one-shot manga written by Gintama creator Hideaki Sorachi, expanding on the original characters and their wacky world. Dandelion follows two underperforming angels as they put spirits to rest while their department undergoes newfound scrutiny and changes.
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[2026-04-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com
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[2026-04-17 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -Passengers wait in the Air New Zealand lounge at Auckland International Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.(AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
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