Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered credit rating system will be introduced this year to extend more loans and financing to small business owners with high growth potential but little collateral, the financial regulator said Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A total of 54 listed firms — 12 on the Kospi and 42 on the Kosdaq — face potential delisting after failing to secure clean audit opinions for their 2025 financial statements, the Korea Exchange said Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:05 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Larvotto Resources has enlisted former federal senator David Fawcett as strategic adviser as the company positions its Hillgrove project to become a key global supplier of antimony.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong listing plan comes after the company reported net profit of 4.2 billion yuan for 2025, up 36.8 per cent from a year earlier
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:03 UTC+10:00] [Yiwu trade market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong listing plan comes after the company reported net profit of 4.2 billion yuan for 2025, up 36.8 per cent from a year earlier
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus vow security overhaul after data breaches
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) said Thursday his organization will soon launch a special forum to draft long-term plans to boost the capital market, saying the country is at a "golden time" to upgrade its financial investment sector.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Shinhan Financial Group will step up its global expansion after surpassing 1 trillion won ($675 million) in overseas pre-tax profit last year, Chairman and CEO Jin Ok-dong said in a shareholder letter released Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 9, 2026 — 3:50pm
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:42 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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:39 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo, Sri Lanka, 07April 2026:Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) once again played a pivotal role in driving Sri Lanka’s transition toward sustainable mobility as the Official Financial Partner of the Motor EV Technology Show 2026, held from 27th to 29th March at the BMICH – Sirimavo Hall.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoo Engineering & Construction Chair Jung Won-ju has explored ways to collaborate with renowned French architect Dominique Perrault as they discussed the future of the housing market and urban development, the Korean builder said Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Locksley Resources has fired up the drill rig to chase rare earths at its Mojave Project in California, launching the first-ever drilling campaign at its El Campo rare earths prospect.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JOHANNESBURG (Retuers) -- Wealthy nations slashed their development aid in 2025, probably by record-breaking amounts, a debt group said, ahead of data set to be released on Thursday by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agoda Services Co. Ltd welcomed employees to its new home at One Bangkok this month, marking a significant milestone in the company's continued investment in Thailand as a global technology hub. Spanning more than 26,000 square meters over seven floors, the new office brings nearly 4,000 Thailand-based employees under one roof - designed to foster greater collaboration, innovation, and connection across teams.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Viking Mines Ltd has dialled up the heat in Nevada, after a high-tech gravity survey at its Linka tungsten project delivered a rock-solid correlation with known mineralisation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: PLS announced in February that it would soon restart a lithium production plant after signing an offtake agreement with battery maker Canmax. (Screen shot from PLS website)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top three mobile carriers on Thursday vowed to tighten cybersecurity measures in response to a series of data breaches last year while enhancing their corporate responsibility.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial watchdog called on local lenders Thursday to heighten their risk management for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and prevent the misselling of such products amid a recent surge in sales of the financial products.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing weekly price adjustment schemes being implemented by oil price companies may lead to "cartelization" in a highly concentrated petroleum market, according to a lawmaker at the House of Representatives.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Card Co. has been notified by the financial watchdog of around 5 billion won (US$3.38 million) in financial penalties and a business suspension of over four months over its massive data leak, informed sources said Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader works near a screen showing international oil prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Galleries Art Fair 2026 kicked off on Wednesday at Coex in southern Seoul, drawing strong crowds and signaling a good start to the year. As Korea’s oldest art fair, the fair is considered as a barometer of the domestic art market of the year.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rebounded on Thursday following a sharp drop in the previous session, as flows through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely restricted and concerns persist about the US-Iran ceasefire holding.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a red-letter day for Peninsula Energy, the company has flicked the switch back on at its Lance uranium operation in Wyoming, USA, with the project’s central processing plant (CPP) once again producing dried yellowcake.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore said it would not be appealing to Iran for access to the strait as transit through crucial trade waterways was a right
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Anwar Ibrahim] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore said it would not be appealing to Iran for access to the strait as transit through crucial trade waterways was a right
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Wednesday’s ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. was overshadowed by Israel’s massive strikes against Lebanon, which Tehran says violate the ceasefire deal. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato and Getty Images)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG CNS said Thursday it co-hosted the Business AI for ERP Summit with SAP, outlining its next-generation ERP transformation strategy based on SAP Business AI.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Actualité] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — 9 juillet 2021 : assis en terrasse, à Venise, avec Bruno Le Maire, en marge d’un G20 des ministres des Finances, Larry Fink laisse entendre à son interlocuteur français que la “finance verte” n’est pas suffisamment rentable à son goût. Voilà un an seulement que le tout puissant patron du numéro 1 mondial de la gestion d’actifs BlackRock a pourtant accepté de participer à “l’alliance mondiale des sociétés de gestion oeuvrant à la neutralité carbone”.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:53 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: April 9, 2026 — 1:53pm
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Russell Kaplan, co-founder and president of U.S. artificial intelligence startup Cognition, says Japan has emerged as one of the company's most promising overseas markets. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Every gold mining company has a dream it works towards from the first day of listing on the ASX - the moment gold actually comes out of the ground and into a tray.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:03 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia is opening its chequebook to outbid rivals in a global scramble for fuel, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies to Singapore seeking deals to secure extra shipments to avert a looming shortfall.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), workers, and employers have agreed on swift, coordinated steps to protect jobs and keep businesses afloat as fuel costs surge. threaten key industries.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Chariot Resources has confirmed the presence of valuable spodumene in all six of its previously announced high-grade lithium samples taken from its green Fonlo and Iganna projects in Nigeria.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning Thursday that supply disruptions would “have a long tail” even if the Iran ceasefire holds.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As Iranian missile strikes on the UAE prompt interceptions over populated areas, the risk of property damage from falling debris has become a concern for many. For homeowners, motorists and business owners alike, the question is whether existing insurance policies will apply – and what to do if they do not
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Relief measures expected to be handed out in form of subsidies or waivers, with details to be announced later in the day
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:57 UTC+10:00] [US-Israeli war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Relief measures expected to be handed out in form of subsidies or waivers, with details to be announced later in the day
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Tony Ibrahim is a multi-platform reporter at the ABC's NSW newsroom. He reports on how state and national issues manifest in local communities across Greater Sydney. Previously, he was a deputy news editor managing the production of community newspapers across south-west Sydney, while his consumer affairs reporting at Choice earned him a Kennedy Award.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government has selected 145 prominent and emerging companies to spearhead South Korea's food exports, the agriculture ministry said Thursday, as global demand for Korean cuisine is rapidly growing in line with the popularity of Korean culture.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across Asia is reviving an uncomfortable question: Could this be 1997 all over again?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government will exempt owners of multiple homes from higher capital gains taxes should they file for sales permits by May 9, the finance ministry said Thursday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Lee's remarks, details; CHANGES headline, photo)By Yi Wonju
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government has selected 145 prominent and emerging companies to spearhead South Korea's food exports, the agriculture ministry said Thursday, as global demand for Korean cuisine is rapidly growing in line with the popularity of Korean culture.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Youth unemployment is roughly five times the national average and a stable job is rare for many entering the workforce
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:15 UTC+10:00] [Thailand] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Youth unemployment is roughly five times the national average and a stable job is rare for many entering the workforce
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IEA warns that current oil and gas shocks surpass past levels, forcing import-dependent nations to prioritise solar and wind for domestic energy sovereignty
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-09 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: IEA warns that current oil and gas shocks surpass past levels, forcing import-dependent nations to prioritise solar and wind for domestic energy sovereignty
--------------------------------------------------------------------