Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 16:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: JTI Korea, a unit of Japan Tobacco International, is pushing deeper into Korea's competitive tobacco market with the launch of Ploom Aura, its most advanced device yet.
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[2026-03-31 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — The Iran war is squeezing a global commodities market already pressured by China's export controls and stockpiling efforts.
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[2026-03-31 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As global oil markets tremble amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Brazil is finding protection in a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and environmentally friendly. While gas prices soar globally, tens of millions of Brazilian drivers have a choice at the pump: fill up with 100% sugarcane-based ethanol or a gasoline blend that contains 30% of biofuel.
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[2026-03-31 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Paik Jong-won, celebrity chef and CEO of restaurant franchise operator Theborn Korea, has said he will resume business expansion, following the resolution of most allegations raised against the company last year.
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[2026-03-31 16:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Rebellions said Tuesday it has secured 640 billion won ($419 million) in pre-IPO funding, marking the first investment under the government-backed National Growth Fund.
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[2026-03-31 16:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ilzat Kasymov, Uzbekistan’s deputy minister of investment, industry and trade, and Herald Media Group CEO Choi Jin-young on Tuesday vowed to cooperate in deepening economic ties between Korea and Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
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[2026-03-31 16:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 31, 2026 — 4:12pm
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[2026-03-31 15:50 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, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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[2026-03-31 15:44 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: As Australia braces for fuel shortages and the world confronts the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran that could trigger a global recession, one country is reaping the spoils: Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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[2026-03-31 15:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Celltrion said Tuesday it has officially launched its autoimmune disease treatment Omlyclo in Brazil, the largest pharmaceutical market in Latin America, as part of its push to expand in the region.
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[2026-03-31 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SINGAPORE, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AI agents spend money differently from humans. They don't browse, hesitate, or second-guess. They detect a task, select a vendor, and execute—fast, autonomous, and at scale. The challenge is that much of today's payment infrastructure is still designed around human workflows. Giving an AI agent a traditional corporate card can create unnecessary exposure: overly broad permissions, persistent credentials, and limited task-level controls.
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[2026-03-31 15:11 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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[2026-03-31 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — Instagram is testing a pay tier that offers features including letting subscribers discretely view "Story" posts that normally vanish after 24 hours, Meta told Agence France-Presse on Monday, confirming a report by news website TechCrunch.
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It costs the UK economy £700m a year, and criminal gangs are operating with near impunity. Every time a lorry gets robbed, raided or hijacked, it’s Mike Dawber who investigates
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[2026-03-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Exclusive Content] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-31 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-03-31 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Asian stocks fell sharply in early trade Tuesday and oil prices rose as the Middle East crisis further escalated with US President Donald Trump threatening to destroy Iran's main export terminal.
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[2026-03-31 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’.
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[2026-03-31 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Infini Resources has set the stage for a first-pass drilling blitz in one of the world’s richest uranium neighbourhoods, having locked in a set of high-priority targets at its Reynolds Lake and Reitenbach Lake in Canada.
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[2026-03-31 14:33 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The two unions representing ABC staff are close to confirming a pay deal with managing director Hugh Marks, a development that would end industrial action which led to first strike at the ABC in 20 years, after a session mediated by the Fair Work Commission on Monday.
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[2026-03-31 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Carlton and Essendon were regular mainstays at the business end of the AFL season until they both came unstuck at the same time. (Getty Images: Jack Atley)
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[2026-03-31 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity expanded in March, ending two months of contraction, the government said Tuesday, but analysts say prolonged impacts of the Iran war could weigh on growth.
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[2026-03-31 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Great Southern Mining has officially pulled the trigger on a first-ever deep diamond drilling campaign at the company’s wholly owned Golden Boulder discovery, part of its flagship Duketon gold project in Western Australia.
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[2026-03-31 13:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-31 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Yanson Group of Bus Companies, which operates Ceres Bus, is providing a 10-percent fare discount to all passengers on Good Friday, Black Saturday and Easter Sunday to support the government’s call for national cooperation.
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[2026-03-31 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Collective is a regional network of senior communications strategists across six Southeast Asian markets to guide Japanese companies in building trusted and respected corporate and brand presence overseas
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[2026-03-31 13:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s central bank chief nominee Shin Hyun-song on Tuesday downplayed concerns over a more hawkish monetary stance, stressing the need for flexibility in responding to economic conditions rather than adhering to rigid policy labels.
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[2026-03-31 13:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In the world of gold exploration, grades above 10 grams per tonne (g/t) are considered high grade, grades above 30g/t are exceptional and grades pushing past 100g/t - nearly three and a half ounces of gold in a single tonne of rock - are the kind of numbers that stop a room.
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[2026-03-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Jiangsu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global instability fails to deter Chinese holidaymakers with airlines selling 2.04 million tickets in the lead-up to Ching Ming Festival
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[2026-03-31 12:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday instructed senior officials to take bold measures to address concerns over the energy situation caused by the war in the Middle East, saying the government may issue an emergency economic decree if necessary.:
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[2026-03-31 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rebecca Grey is a sole trader occupational therapist in Perth who says fuel costs are impacting her growing business. (ABC News: Keane Naughton)
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[2026-03-31 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent visited Nassau County on Monday evening, where he heard from small-business stakeholders on Long Island who raved about how they are making ends meet in the current economy under President Trump.
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[2026-03-31 12:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won opened lower against the US dollar Tuesday, hitting its weakest level in 17 years, as the escalating Middle East conflict fueled fears of further disruptions to global oil supplies and broader economic impacts.
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[2026-03-31 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead up to the Iran war, according to the Financial Times. The Pentagon has denied the report.
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[2026-03-31 12:04 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 31, 2026 — 12:04pm
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[2026-03-31 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Banking] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says changes will help with cost of living and ‘Australians hate paying’ the surcharges
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[2026-03-31 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Money / Saving] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Keeping a roof above your head and the lights on are among the rising costs giving Australians – and economists – major cause for concern, with warnings the country could be heading for a recession by the end of the year.
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[2026-03-31 11:47 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A surge of corporate activity is sweeping across the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin, shining a spotlight on Beetaloo Energy’s 100 per cent-owned position, presiding over more than 28 million acres.
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[2026-03-31 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MATANZAS, Cuba — Cubans on Monday cautiously welcomed the imminent arrival of a Russian oil shipment, with some warning it would do little to ease an energy crisis after US President Donald Trump granted a reprieve from his oil blockade.
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[2026-03-31 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Vocational Training Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘IP is not just a character. It is a whole ecosystem, from content to merchandising, events and tourism,’ industry veteran says
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[2026-03-31 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York state Democratic lawmakers are pushing to raise the corporate tax rate on businesses to help bail out Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is facing a projected $5.4 billion deficit in the city budget, sources told The Post.
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[2026-03-31 10:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The “mess” at US airports now isn’t just about the standoff in Congress, explains Judge Glock at The Free Press: “The bigger problem is the government is simply not good at running air travel.” Fact is, “letting the private sector manage passenger security, air traffic control, and airports” is “the norm in much of the world.” Over 80% of commercial airports in Europe use private screening”; 20 US airports do, too, and Canada “contracts out the actual work.” Canada and
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[2026-03-31 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Mixue Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Luckin, Lucky Cup, Cotti and Nowwa are expanding quickly overseas, but analysts warn success depends on consumer experience and quality
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[2026-03-31 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Companies that rely on young staff have been fighting to keep paying 18 to 20-year-olds less money. (ABC News: Simon Tucci)
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[2026-03-31 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's CNBC's The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what's driving the world's second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.
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[2026-03-31 09:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Imagine serving your country, raising a beautiful family and beating cancer — only to die at the hands of a violent beast who had no business being in the United States in the first place.
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[2026-03-31 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Surcharges on credit and debit card payments will be banned from October, the Reserve Bank has confirmed.
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[2026-03-31 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From trade with China to the Middle East conflict and resulting energy shock, Brussels’ agenda has been repeatedly knocked off course
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[2026-03-31 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Renewable Energy
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[2026-03-31 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The (sigh) Twisted Childhood Universe marches on with Bambi: The Reckoning (now streaming on Peacock), another LOOK MA, I’M SUBVERSIVE! riff on kiddie-content faves that recently hit the public domain. Now, there’s something to be said for jabbing Disney in the tender parts of the bum, since that unholy conglomerate spearheaded the exploitation of available intellectual property nearly a century ago.
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