[2026-03-25 00:52 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong a ‘safe harbour’ for family wealth as global tensions rise, officials say

Snippet: City provides a stable platform for growth and deployment of capital amid ‘uncertainty and conflicts’, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3347752/hong-kong-safe-harbour-family-wealth-global-tensions-rise-officials-say

[2026-03-25 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel to ‘control’ southern Lebanon as Smotrich urges border shift to Litani River

Snippet: Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Tuesday that the army plans to “control” southern Lebanon, a day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the border to be redrawn at the Litani River.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/litani-river-must-be-new-border-lebanon-israels-smotrich-says

[2026-03-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Visayas may face yellow power alert in May — climate report

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas-may-face-yellow-power-alert-may-climate-report/

[2026-03-25 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US move to ban Chinese routers as part of onshoring push could be uphill battle: analysts

Snippet: Foreign router makers seeking conditional approval must disclose details such as corporate structure and supply-chain information

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3347733/us-move-ban-chinese-routers-part-onshoring-push-could-be-uphill-battle-analysts

[2026-03-25 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to do with old laptops, iPhones and other unused electronics

Snippet: Used charging cables and power adapters are piled up at a shop in Nhat Tao market, the largest informal recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/climate-choices-electronics-waste-recycling-laptops-batteries-6a199810207062b56f75c77e6ec46851

[2026-03-25 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The big slow build: Labor’s 1.2 million-home plan already a year behind schedule

Snippet: NSW is more than two years behind schedule to deliver its share of 1.2 million homes the federal government hopes to have built across the country by the end of the decade, ensuring price pressures on the nation’s most expensive property market will remain entrenched.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-big-slow-build-labor-s-1-2-million-home-plan-already-a-year-behind-schedule-20260324-p5ulc4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Activists face 'extreme isolation' in German prisons after Elbit break-in, families say

Snippet: Five anti-arms trade activists accused of breaking into a facility owned by Israel's largest weapons manufacturer in Germany have spent months in pretrial detention under highly restrictive conditions, according to their families and lawyers.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-five-activists-held-alleged-elbit-systems-break-in-isolation-families-say

[2026-03-24 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Stagflation alarm bells ring in the euro zone as energy crunch hits the global economy

Snippet: Private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March, amid mounting evidence of the impact the Iran conflict is having on the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/euro-zone-pmi-staglation-risks-critical-energy-crunch-vdl-iran-war.html

[2026-03-24 23:33 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: DOE’s Garin says PH has average 45 days of fuel supply, down by 10 days since war began

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/philippines-average-fuel-supply-march-20-2026/

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why DHL is betting on rising Chinese exports – even as war and tariff risks grow

Snippet: The global logistics giant still sees huge growth potential in the wave of Chinese companies looking to expand overseas

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3347709/why-dhl-betting-rising-chinese-exports-even-war-and-tariff-risks-grow

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: United ditches more economy seats to make room for bigger premium cabins with new layouts

Snippet: LOS ANGELES — United Airlines' formula for higher profits: fewer, but better seats.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/united-airlines-premium-seats.html

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: EV battery startup pivots to defense industry amid Iran war, weak electric vehicle market

Snippet: An Arizona-based battery startup led by a former General Motors executive is pivoting from making products for all-electric vehicles to ones for the aerospace and defense industries amid the war in Iran and growing demand for U.S. drones by the Trump administration.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/ev-battery-startup-sion-power-defense-drones.html

[2026-03-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Israel vows aid for family of slain in Middle East

Snippet: Israel Ambassador in Manila Dana Kursh vows that the family of Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, will be given financial assistance. Speaking at the launch of a women’s health center in Rizal Medical Center on Tuesday, Kursh told The Manila Times that the financial assistance will cover De Vera’s parents, siblings, and husband.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/videos/watch-israel-vows-aid-for-family-of-slain-in-middle-east/2306356

[2026-03-24 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: $580 million in oil bets placed moments before Trump’s Iran post – FT

Snippet: Oil traders placed more than half a billion dollars in bets minutes before US President Donald Trump announced “productive” talks with Iran on Monday, the Financial Times has reported.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636029-oil-traders-trump-iran-post/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Cebu Pacific cancels, limits flights due to oil price hike

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/cebu-pacific-cancels-limits-flights-oil-price-hike-march-2026/

[2026-03-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Cebu Pacific cancels, limits flights due to oil price hike

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/cebu-pacific-cancels-limits-flights-oil-price-hike-march-2026/

[2026-03-24 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Taylor drops Dutton-era hostility to business, as Canavan calls for tariffs

Snippet: An average Australian will be $35,000 worse off over the next decade as the nation’s productivity forecasts are downgraded, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will warn, as Nationals leader Matt Canavan calls for the government to embrace tariffs against China.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/taylor-drops-dutton-era-hostility-to-business-as-canavan-calls-for-tariffs-20260324-p5utdi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Russian Aerospace Company Launches First Batch of Starlink Rival Satellites

Snippet: A Russian aerospace company has launched the first batch of low-orbit satellites that will eventually make up a vast satellite internet constellation under a project meant to rival SpaceX’s Starlink, the business newspaper Kommersant reported Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/russian-aerospace-company-launches-first-batch-of-starlink-rival-satellites-a92318

[2026-03-24 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Britain responds to Iran war energy shock by requiring solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes

Snippet: The U.K. government on Tuesday introduced new rules requiring developers to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes across England, in policymakers' latest response to the economic fallout of the Iran conflict.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/iran-war-britain-new-homes-solar-heat-pumps-energy-crisis.html

[2026-03-24 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Japanese] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China warns Japan that ‘new militarism’, ‘Takaichinomics’ risk instability

Snippet: Communist Party newspaper cautions against tying economic growth to ‘militaristic adventurism’, saying Japan’s citizens would shoulder the costs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3347708/china-warns-japan-new-militarism-takaichinomics-risk-instability

[2026-03-24 21:58 UTC+10:00] [financial sector] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Senior Chinese financial regulator and ex-graft fighter Zhou Liang under corruption probe

Snippet: Graft busters say 2026 targets include finance, state-owned enterprises, energy, education, development zones and public procurement

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3347731/senior-chinese-financial-regulator-and-ex-graft-fighter-zhou-liang-under-corruption-probe

[2026-03-24 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Amazon says AWS Bahrain region ‘disrupted’ following drone activity

Snippet: United States tech giant Amazon has said its Amazon Web Services (AWS) region in Bahrain was “disrupted” amid the current conflict in the Middle ⁠East, following Iran’s threats to target US offices and infrastructure run by top US companies.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/amazon-says-aws-bahrain-region-disrupted-following-drone-activity

[2026-03-24 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Estée Lauder in talks on merger with Jean Paul Gaultier owner Puig

Snippet: Combination of US and Spanish companies would create $40bn fashion and beauty group

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/estee-lauder-jean-paul-gaultier-puig-merger-talks-us-spain

[2026-03-24 21:27 UTC+10:00] [smartphones] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Xiaomi profit drops 27% on weaker smartphone sales as Chinese firm’s EV growth slows

Snippet: Full-year net profit for 2025 increases 25 per cent, but company’s key products suffer softening demand in fourth quarter

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3347728/xiaomi-profit-drops-27-weaker-smartphone-sales-chinese-firms-ev-growth-slows

[2026-03-24 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Expert panel to drive sustainable growth in energy sector - DailyNews

Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of an expert committee, chaired by Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, to prepare a framework for developing the national energy economy.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/24/local/971840/expert-panel-to-drive-sustainable-growth-in-energy-sector/

[2026-03-24 21:04 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran war exposing deeper risks of US financial dominance

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/iran-war-exposing-deeper-risks-of-us-financial-dominance/

[2026-03-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Breakdown | Fiji and the beautiful south reveal rugby’s soul but northern money talks loudest

Snippet: Southern hemisphere players are integral to the global game but the financial clout of Europe remains dominant

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/24/rugby-union-breakdown-southern-hemisphere-fiji-south-africa-argentina

[2026-03-24 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Abandoned balikbayan boxes delivered in Cebu

Snippet: At least 13,800 abandoned balikbayan boxes have been delivered in Cebu as part of the government’s nationwide effort to return shipments left behind by freight forwarders, officials said during a distribution activity at the Port of Cebu. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Finance (DOF) reported that the deliveries form part of the 25,818 boxes released nationwide, following the directive to accelerate the return of packages sent by overseas Filipino workers.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/videos/watch-abandoned-balikbayan-boxes-delivered-in-cebu/2306156

[2026-03-24 20:19 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran’s Hormuz pain is China’s yuan gain

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/irans-hormuz-pain-is-chinas-yuan-gain/

[2026-03-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Government launches initiative to boost QR-based digital payments - DailyNews

Snippet: The Cabinet Ministers has approved a program to accelerate the use of the National QR Payment system (LankaQR) by waiving fees for transactions below Rs. 5,000, aiming to promote digital payments and strengthen the country’s digital economy.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/24/local/971833/government-launches-initiative-to-boost-qr-based-digital-payments/

[2026-03-24 20:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: North Korea eyes adoption of formal police system to shed isolationist image

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701786

[2026-03-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Victoria expects A-plus results with D-minus investment

Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number below your letter. No attachments. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-expects-a-plus-results-with-d-minus-investment-20260324-p5uvou.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PPA soft-launches "ORAS" to curb overbooking and end long passenger lines

Snippet: ​The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has officially soft-launched the Online Reservation Assistance System (ORAS), a streamlined digital solution designed to modernize port services and eliminate the recurring chaos of long lines and overbooking.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/business/maritime/ppa-soft-launches-oras-to-curb-overbooking-and-end-long-passenger-lines/2306146

[2026-03-24 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Puig stock soars 15% after Estée Lauder confirms takeover talks with Charlotte Tilbury maker

Snippet: Shares of Puig Brands soared as much as 15% Tuesday after beauty peer Estée Lauder confirmed it is in talks about merging the two companies.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/puig-stock-estee-lauder-merging-deal.html

[2026-03-24 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Bahrain says fire broke out at facility due to ‘criminal Iranian aggression’

Snippet: Bahrain’s Interior Ministry says its civil defence crew “has succeeded in extinguishing a fire that broke out in a facility belonging to one of the companies due to the criminal Iranian aggression”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bahrain-says-fire-broke-out-facility-due-criminal-iranian-aggression

[2026-03-24 19:22 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Business director found guilty over skydiving deaths

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/business-director-found-guilty-over-skydiving-deaths-20260324-p5v7aj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Microsoft Windows] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Alibaba debuts its latest RISC-V-based chip amid shift to AI agents

Snippet: The launch comes as AI agents are becoming the latest battlefield for Chinese tech companies after OpenClaw took the industry by storm

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3347684/alibaba-debuts-its-latest-risc-v-based-chip-amid-shift-ai-agents

[2026-03-24 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Workers' job market gloom has increased dramatically over the past few years, Gallup survey finds

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C — Americans' outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/24/world/americas-emea/workers-job-market-gloom-has-increased-dramatically-over-the-past-few-years-gallup-survey-finds/2306109

[2026-03-24 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: White House to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to kill off East Coast wind farm projects

Snippet: The White House has agreed to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to shelve East Coast wind farm projects that it condemned as "costly," with the French energy giant's investment set to be diverted into U.S. LNG production instead.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/us-to-pay-totalenergies-1-billion-to-kill-east-coast-wind-projects.html

[2026-03-24 18:21 UTC+10:00] [Manifold Tech] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: HKIC, Gobi Partners and HKU team up for fund backing university research start-ups

Snippet: Gobi-HKU Fund I makes first bets at launch, investing in robotics and AI drug design spin-offs born from university research breakthroughs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3347689/hkic-gobi-partners-and-hku-team-fund-backing-university-research-start-ups

[2026-03-24 18:10 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Europe, Australia compromise on cheese and wine names in $10b trade deal

Snippet: A breakthrough free trade agreement with Europe will boost the Australian economy by $10 billion a year and cut prices for local shoppers, but angry farmers have accused the Albanese government of failing to drive a hard enough bargain to secure expanded access to Europe’s 450 million consumers.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/europe-australia-compromise-on-cheese-and-wine-names-in-10b-trade-deal-20260324-p5ueqs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ghana leads UN effort to acknowledg slave trade as crime against humanity

Snippet: Ghana is calling for global support at the United Nations for a draft resolution that would recognize the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The move is aimed at strengthening ongoing conversations around reparations and historical accountability.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/24/ghana-leads-un-effort-to-acknowledg-slave-trade-as-crime-against-humanity/

[2026-03-24 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: $10,000 gold still in play? Market watchers hold firm despite bullion bear market slide

Snippet: Gold's sharp selloff may have pushed the metal firmly into bear market territory, but some market veterans are sticking to ambitious long-term forecasts.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/gold-price-forecast-10000-expectations-in-spite-of-bear-market.html

[2026-03-24 17:33 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Free trade deal with European Union brings down prices of essentials

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/free-trade-deal-with-european-union-brings-down-prices-of-essentials-20260324-p5uyx9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: CNBC Daily Open: Unusual volume spikes and skepticism drive early trade

Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/cnbc-daily-open-unusual-volume-spikes-and-skepticism-drive-early-trade.html

[2026-03-24 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Travel bookings cancelled, freight costs up as fuel crisis deepens

Snippet: Businesses and motorists are grappling with rising fuel costs, but the bigger concern for many is ongoing supply. (ABC News: Abbey Haberecht)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/fuel-prices-tourism-freight-economic-impacts-tasmania/106489496

[2026-03-24 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Age

Title: Advance unearths fresh gold to grow Victorian footprint

Snippet: Advance Metals appears to be rapidly turning its Happy Valley project in Victoria into a system-scale gold story, with maiden regional drilling at the Queen of the Hills prospect confirming that high-grade mineralisation extends well beyond the project’s historic core.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/advance-unearths-fresh-gold-to-grow-victorian-footprint-20260324-p5uwtz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-24 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Hana Financial shareholders approve HQ move to Cheongna

Snippet: Capital reserve cut of W7.4tr approved to boost shareholder returns

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701619

[2026-03-24 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: EU, Australia seal trade deal as Western countries hedge against U.S. risks

Snippet: The European Union and Australia agreed to a sweeping trade deal on Tuesday, the latest move by U.S. allies to rethink their economic ties amid deepening global geopolitical uncertainty.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/eu-australia-trade-deal-trump-tariffs-war-risks.html

[2026-03-24 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Global South to bear the brunt of Strait of Hormuz crisis amid food scarcity

Snippet: Commerce chief warns of ‘heavy collateral damage’ in developing economies as flow of oil, fertiliser and perishable goods is restricted

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3347666/global-south-bare-brunt-strait-hormuz-crisis-amid-worsening-food-scarcity