Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-24 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hang Seng Index climbs as Washington pauses Iran strikes, boosting hopes of a breakthrough deal
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[2026-03-24 12:59 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Watchdog also fines PhotobookShop for editing a paid review from an influencer who had described process as ‘fiddly’
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[2026-03-24 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — A cautious relief swept through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices eased, and stock prices rose on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.
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[2026-03-24 12:49 UTC+10:00] [debt restructuring] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Group debt restructure sees the Chinese company record a profit after 35.15 billion yuan loss in 2024, Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings show
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[2026-03-24 12:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LONDON (AFP) -- Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers -- most of them Iranian -- have made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces effectively blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war.
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[2026-03-24 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders watch monitors 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 24, 2026.
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[2026-03-24 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CANBERRA, Australia — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese struck a long-awaited free trade deal on Tuesday, compromising to boost exports in the face of global uncertainty over trade.
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[2026-03-24 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Asian countries are turning to coal as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas shipments. The continent is exposed because it relies on imported fuel, much of it passing through the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for about a fifth of global oil and natural gas trade.
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[2026-03-24 12:09 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 24, 2026 — 12:09pm
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[2026-03-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advanced manufacturing and healthcare attract more attention at the expense of technology, media and telecommunications, Bain & Co says
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[2026-03-24 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ‘eye-watering’ surge in oil prices may push consumers around the world to switch to electric cars, boosting Chinese brands, analysts say
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[2026-03-24 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands after signing a joint statement during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
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[2026-03-24 11:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-24 11:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-03-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Welshman Paul John, city team coach of year, ‘hungry to achieve more’ as he approaches decade in role, prepares for Hong Kong Sevens
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[2026-03-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with prime minister Anthony Albanese to sign several agreements, including a historic free trade agreement. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-03-24 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: The luxury car tax has been cut for zero-emission cars. Source: AAP / JONO SEARLE
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[2026-03-24 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's headline inflation rate eased for a fourth straight month in February as the economy cooled on stabilizing food prices, though soaring energy prices risk pushing up living costs.
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[2026-03-24 10:30 UTC+10:00] [China Passenger Car Association] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Xiaomi, Chery and FAW adjust prices amid surging chip and raw material costs, but analysts say soft sales could undermine gains
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[2026-03-24 10:20 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-24 10:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The combination of spiralling petrol prices, the war in Iran and the Reserve Bank’s latest interest rate rise has crashed consumer confidence to its lowest level on record.
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[2026-03-24 10:03 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New licence laws will damage Queensland’s tourism economy, with visitors banned from using Neuron or Lime e-scooters or bikes to travel around destinations such as Brisbane and the Gold Coast, an industry body has warned.
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[2026-03-24 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.Today, I dive into Alibaba's latest effort to take on the global animation market, just as Hollywood tries harder to capture Chinese moviegoers.
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[2026-03-24 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: In a document that resembles an IPO prospectus, OpenAI said its close ties with Microsoft could be a potential risk to its business, telling investors that the software company is responsible for "a substantial portion of our financing and compute."
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[2026-03-24 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: HOUSTON — The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned Iran's attacks against shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as a form of "economic terrorism" that is holding the world hostage.
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[2026-03-24 09:45 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the city’s stock exchange moves forward on listing reforms, it would do well to also improve vetting and maintain compliance standards
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[2026-03-24 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The jury in the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles told the judge on Monday it is having difficulty coming to a consensus with one defendant.
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[2026-03-24 09:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The United States said Monday that South Korea and three other members of the World Trade Organization maintained their self-declared developing country status despite their pledge to forgo special and differential treatment in WTO negotiations.
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[2026-03-24 09:15 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Australia’s gas belongs to all of us. The benefits should be shared fairly rather than hoarded by companies that pay some of the lowest taxes in the world
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[2026-03-24 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After three speculative booms – and busts – the island province is seeking sustainable growth based on new status as a free-trade port
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[2026-03-24 08:53 UTC+10:00] [Mark Lambert] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ageing cadre and a weak pipeline risk eroding US-China policy, business insight and national security preparedness as prowess dwindles
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[2026-03-24 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The leaders at a California school district that is on the brink of collapse are being paid a fortune despite the catastrophe, the Post can reveal.
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[2026-03-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Just moments after Donald Trump backed down from his threat to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure in a Truth Social post at 7.05 am, oil prices plunged over 13 per cent, Treasury yields tumbled and traders signalled that US stocks would surge at the opening bell.
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[2026-03-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Just moments after Donald Trump backed down from his threat to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure in a Truth Social post at 7.05 am, oil prices plunged over 13 per cent, Treasury yields tumbled and traders signalled that US stocks would surge at the opening bell.
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[2026-03-24 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It’s no secret that the local TV news industry is undergoing a massive transformation.
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[2026-03-24 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Narendra Modi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond oil, remittances and cultural ties, trade and defence pacts in recent years have added to strategic and security interconnectedness
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[2026-03-24 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s far-right minister of finance, Bezalel Smotrich, has urged his country to annex southern Lebanon, as the military has destroyed bridges and homes in an intensified assault on the area.
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[2026-03-24 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel should seize vast swathes of land in southern Lebanon as part of its ongoing campaign against Hezbollah militants, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has stated. The new border should be moved all the way to the Litani River, located nearly 40 kilometers from Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, he said on Israeli radio on Monday.
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[2026-03-24 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Business owners in Los Angeles are aghast at a proposal to pay extra taxes for the city to help squash mosquito outbreaks.
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[2026-03-24 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Peer-reviewed economic analysis finds a combined ESR + CRP testing strategy reduces misdiagnoses and delivers net cost savings compared to CRP alone
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[2026-03-24 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Beauty company Estée Lauder Companies said Monday that it is in talks with Spanish beauty group Puig to potentially merge the two companies.
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[2026-03-24 07:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has “talked tough,” notes R.N. Prasher at Asia Times, vowing to bring the United States and Israel to their knees. But its enemies haven’t “suffered casualties and damage anywhere near that suffered by Iran,” and their “leadership remains intact.” Even its hopes to spread the “global energy crisis” seems “unlikely” to save the regime.
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[2026-03-24 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A cautious relief swept through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war.
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[2026-03-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the aftermath of its worst economic crisis since independence, Sri Lanka is attempting not just recovery, but reinvention. Under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the country is shaping a new national identity, one grounded in discipline, social justice and strategic independence. What is emerging is a deliberate effort to rebrand Sri Lanka: from a nation defined by crisis and mismanagement to one guided by accountability, inclusivity and balance.
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[2026-03-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s export sector is navigating a complex landscape of operational volatility, caught between the potential windfalls of currency depreciation and the harsh realities of rising global costs. According to insights from the CAL Research team, while the overall equity proposition remains strong due to subdued interest rates, the current geopolitical crisis has introduced significant margin pressures for export-oriented counters.
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[2026-03-24 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Parliament
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[2026-03-24 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masato Kanda, arrived in Sri Lanka last morning (23) for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation, engaging with key stakeholders and assessing cyclone-related damage in affected areas.
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[2026-03-24 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Milk powder importers and wheat flour companies have assured that despite the difficulties faced due to the Middle East crisis and escalating fuel prices, they will not resort to increasing the prices of imported milk powder and wheat flour. They had given this assurance during a meeting with Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe yesterday.
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[2026-03-24 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign welcomes people to Herreid, S.D., on Feb. 3, 2026. (Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP)
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[2026-03-24 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: National Development Bank PLC (NDB)commemorated raising LKR.16bn with its first ever issuance of BASEL III compliant GSS+ (Green, Social, Sustainable & Sustainability Linked)bonds and the country’s largestissuance of GSS+ bonds to dateby way of a market opening ceremony conducted on the trading floor of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) last Friday.
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