Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-06 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Mazda is now directing more CX-5 SUVs to the U.S. and Europe, after halting exports to the Middle East. (Photo by Yumi Okura)
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[2026-04-06 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 2018, Emirati academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla published a book titled The Gulf Moment, arguing that states such as the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had eclipsed countries such as Egypt and Iraq - the historical core of the region - and were now projecting political, economic and cultural power on the world stage.
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Men] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Making women more powerful in my farm business and closing the gender pay gap was not just the right thing to do – it has brought commercial benefits
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[2026-04-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An AirAsia plane is seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on April 6. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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[2026-04-06 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-04-06 18:15 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-06 18:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Delays in security token offering initiatives push brokerages toward crypto deals they can execute now
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[2026-04-06 18:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Koramco Asset Management, a Seoul-based real estate asset manager, has reshuffled its overseas operations to strengthen regional capabilities, as it seeks to expand end-to-end investment functions.
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[2026-04-06 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Following Skoda’s exit from China, other carmakers with falling sales are also likely to close shop this year, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Following Skoda’s exit from China, other carmakers with falling sales are also likely to close shop this year, analysts say
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[2026-04-06 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On the last Friday of February, state officials met in Albany for their annual ritual: adopting an economic and tax-receipt forecast to use for budget negotiations the following month.
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[2026-04-06 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese companies are competing to offer the cheapest alternatives to premium US services from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic
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[2026-04-06 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese companies are competing to offer the cheapest alternatives to premium US services from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic
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[2026-04-06 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Libya’s oil production has increased to 1.43 million barrels per day, the highest level in more than a decade, which could prove crucial as supplies of oil to global markets through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted by the Iran war.
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[2026-04-06 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 2018, Emirati academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla published a book titled The Gulf Moment, arguing that states such as the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had eclipsed countries such as Egypt and Iraq - the historical core of the region - and were now projecting political, economic and cultural power on the world stage.
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[2026-04-06 16:34 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A driver banned from Uber for touching his groin during a trip, which he claimed he did to scratch a fungal infection, has failed to get his job back on a technicality in a case that led the Fair Work Commission to blast the rideshare giant over how it handles complaints.
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[2026-04-06 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group is ramping up efforts to develop the Saemangeum area in North Jeolla Province into a major industrial hub for robotics, AI and clean energy, in partnership with state-run financial institutions.
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[2026-04-06 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: WorldHotels' Asian properties include the Carlton Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit. © Best Western Hotel
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[2026-04-06 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Group's affiliates are converging on the humanoid robot component market in a pattern that mirrors a playbook the conglomerate has already deployed elsewhere.
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[2026-04-06 16:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirae Asset Financial Group founder and Chairman Park Hyeon-joo will donate his entire 2025 dividend payout from Mirae Asset Global Investments, valued at roughly 1.6 billion won ($1.06 million), to support talent development, the group announced Monday.
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[2026-04-06 16:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Jeremy Allaire, founder and CEO of Circle, which issues the US coin stablecoin, will meet with KB Financial Group officials in Seoul this month to discuss broadening the companies' partnership and exploring new areas of financial cooperation.
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[2026-04-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Funds raised on the mainland’s three exchanges in the first quarter topped 25.7 billion yuan, compared with 16.5 billion yuan a year earlier
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[2026-04-06 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Funds raised on the mainland’s three exchanges in the first quarter topped 25.7 billion yuan, compared with 16.5 billion yuan a year earlier
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[2026-04-06 15:46 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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[2026-04-06 15:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A business owned by an Australian rich-lister with a personal fortune well above $50 million is suspected of laundering money for the Comanchero bikie gang, according to a NSW Police intelligence report.
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[2026-04-06 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Investors are caught between positioning for a swift deal that ends the war and a significant escalation that could send oil prices and bond yields soaring further as they start a holiday-thinned trading week.
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[2026-04-06 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- All crypto exchanges in South Korea are asked to set up a system to check and verify their internal ledgers with actual crypto holdings every five minutes, the financial regulator said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The MPF funds’ monthly showing was the worst in three years as they tracked the Hang Seng Index, which also fell to a three-year low
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[2026-04-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The MPF funds’ monthly showing was the worst in three years as they tracked the Hang Seng Index, which also fell to a three-year low
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[2026-04-06 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: AI data centers are becoming a "stress test" for insurers as rapid technological advancements and the use of increasingly complex financial structures present a unique set of challenges and opportunities for the sector.
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[2026-04-06 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is preparing a significant support package for the tourism sector as it grapples with a deepening impact from the Iran war, the Minister for Economy and Tourism said.
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[2026-04-06 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt exceeded 1,300 trillion won (US$861.2 billion) last year, with the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio nearing 50 percent, the finance ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Salaries in the UAE vary sharply: about Dh90,000 for a finance chief, Dh50,000 for a GP and Dh20,000 for an office worker — often less for a teacher. At the lower end, a restaurant manager might earn around Dh9,000, a waiter Dh4,000 and, perhaps most strikingly, a labourer about Dh1,500.
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[2026-04-06 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the implications of China’s five-year plan on Southeast Asia, and AI and journalism
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[2026-04-06 13:30 UTC+10:00] [china five-year-plan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the implications of China’s five-year plan on Southeast Asia, and AI and journalism
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[2026-04-06 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Senior figures in the garment industry -- a lynchpin of the Bangladeshi economy -- say an Iran war-linked price surge has "already kicked in." © Reuters
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[2026-04-06 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As demand grows for everything from lightsabers to costumes, experts explain what makes a film prop valuable – and why the market is only just getting started
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[2026-04-06 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: German has given English many useful words. Some are valuable in the current crisis: schadenfreude, joy in the misfortunes of others, or Energiewende, the transition to low-carbon energy. We could add another, schwerpunkt, the decisive point of a military campaign. In the war the US is waging against Iran now, this centre of gravity is the Strait of Hormuz – but does Washington know it?
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[2026-04-06 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A production line at a Skoda Auto factory in Ha Long in Vietnam's northeast. The global energy crisis is threatening the prospects of the country's booming manufacturing sector. © AP
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[2026-04-06 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-04-06 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Catholic Church is America’s largest Christian group - but it doesn’t have the most churches.
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[2026-04-06 12:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: An Asia-based economic surveillance organization said Monday that South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent this year, supported by solid semiconductor demand and government stimulus spending.
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[2026-04-06 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- An Asia-based economic surveillance organization said Monday that South Korea's economy is expected to expand 1.9 percent this year, supported by solid semiconductor demand and government stimulus spending.
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[2026-04-06 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks continued to trade higher late Monday morning as investors anticipated a strong performance by Samsung Electronics in its first-quarter earnings guidance this week, boosting optimism in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.
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[2026-04-06 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BANGKOK, April 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chulalongkorn University researchers have developed a breakthrough recycling technology that transforms discarded fishing nets into high-value filament for 3D printing, offering a practical solution to marine waste while supporting a circular economy and coastal livelihoods.
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[2026-04-06 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Repulse Bay is at the centre of a rebound, with leasing activity surging and high-end homes drawing multiple rental offers
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[2026-04-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Repulse Bay] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Repulse Bay is at the centre of a rebound, with leasing activity surging and high-end homes drawing multiple rental offers
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[2026-04-06 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will operate a low-interest loan program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suffering or expected to suffer damage from South Korea's trade agreements with foreign countries, the industry ministry said Monday.
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[2026-04-06 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing hardball with their most loyal fans, and this time, the boys in blue are looking more like corporate bullies.
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