Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Escalating Middle East conflict, currency fluctuations make destinations like Southeast Asia, Australia attractive, top business leader says
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[2026-03-13 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Despite United States President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations of victory in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and US military assets in the region have continued, upending global financial and energy markets.
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[2026-03-13 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Africa is losing nearly 200 billion dollars every year to climate-related destruction, from damaged infrastructure and flooded roads to declining agricultural production. As climate shocks intensify across the continent, attention is turning to the Loss and Damage Fund, created at COP27, to see whether it can deliver meaningful financial support to vulnerable countries.
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[2026-03-13 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As AI continues to creep into the filmmaking business (and as A-listers like Ben Affleck are building and selling their own AI firms for millions, in secret), a coalition of anti-AI activists is building. On March 27, the second edition of Justine Bateman’s No-AI Credo 23 Film Festival will take place at the American Legion, Post 43 in Hollywood.
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[2026-03-13 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There is no shortage of bold-faced names in the RJ Cipriani-Jeff Shell legal drama. Joel Silver. Dana White. Ari Emanuel. There is, however, one name we didn’t recognize in the latest legal document — a litigation “hold” letter — that was sent Tuesday to WME requesting Emanuel preserve certain communications.
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[2026-03-13 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany — German carmaker BMW reported solid profit Thursday despite US tariffs and tough competition in China -- delivering a far better result than the heavy falls reported by rivals Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz.
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[2026-03-13 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Illicit trade is threatening Southeast Asia’s economic growth and sustainability goals, prompting the EU-Asean Business Council (EU-ABC) to urge the Philippines to use its Asean chairship to demonstrate stronger regional safeguards against smuggling and illegal commerce.
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[2026-03-13 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled on Thursday.
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[2026-03-13 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration is suing California over a de facto fuel economy rule that it believes the state is using to an enact a pseudo electric vehicle mandate, The California Post has learned.
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[2026-03-12 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wincube Marketing ("Wincube"), South Korea's leading digital gifting company and exclusive operator of gift shops for KakaoTalk, Naver BAND, and LINE, today announced the launch of Giftronaut — its redesigned and expanded global platform for corporate digital gifting. The platform was previously known as Toasty Card.
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[2026-03-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Brickell City Centre] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Swire’s underlying profit rose on asset disposals, while falling property valuations weighed on results at both Swire and Wharf
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[2026-03-12 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. decision to launch a slew of new investigations into key trading partners has raised eyebrows among analysts, who question both the timing and objectives of the probes.
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[2026-03-12 23:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government has designated 23 key items, such as petroleum products, rice and telecommunications fees, for special price monitoring amid resource supply concerns in the wake of the Middle East crisis, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-12 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-12 23:02 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-12 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: President Vladimir Putin’s economic envoy met with White House officials in Florida on Wednesday, marking the first talks between the two countries since the war in the Middle East put a pause on Ukraine peace negotiations.
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[2026-03-12 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Roborock today announced that it has become the world's No. 1 smart cleaning robot brand in 2025, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Vacuum Robotics Tracker, 2025 (1). This recognition reflects Roborock's technology leadership and accelerated global expansion in an industry that is currently entering a new stage of development defined by an expanding product portfolio.
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[2026-03-12 22:44 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Even after a slight price increase on the mainland, fuel there remains roughly one-third the cost in Hong Kong,’ says automobile association’s Ringo Lee
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[2026-03-12 22:33 UTC+10:00] [biotechnology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fourth edition of summit comes as Hong Kong pursues goal of attracting 220 additional family offices by 2028
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[2026-03-12 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Qatari-backed investment fund Irth Capital has this month made a $47-per-share offer to buy pizza chain Papa John’s International, marking a second takeover attempt after a previous bid alongside Apollo Global Management last year, the Reuters news agency reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-03-12 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Apple MacBook Neo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It looks and feels like a regular MacBook but is half the price, and while lacking a few bells and whistles, the Neo delivers a solid performance
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[2026-03-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Agency says limited exposure to the Middle East has kept trade risks contained for most Hong Kong exporters
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[2026-03-12 21:43 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on the need to work together to ensure that their joint summit agreements on trade and security are implemented in a "balanced" manner, rather than prioritizing certain areas, a Seoul official said.
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[2026-03-12 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's consumer inflation rose for the fourth straight month to 3.21% in February, up from 2.75% in the previous month.
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [HTI Financial Solutions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HTI Financial Solutions and Haitong International Financial Products filed the petition over a debt due in March last year, firm says
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [National Vulnerability Database] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: People’s Bank of China says deployment of AI in financial sector should be ‘proactive yet prudent, safe and orderly’
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The leaders of top tech companies are irreversibly changing how people work and live, while shaping the future with artificial intelligence — but most have a seriously weird way of viewing the world.
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[2026-03-12 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Retail industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Cosmetics firm takes legal action against London-born perfumer who sold brand and rights to her name in 1999
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[2026-03-12 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BARCELONA, Spain, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, announced a collaboration with iyzico, a leading Turkish fintech company, to support iyzico's European expansion and the launch of its first cloud-based production platform in the region.
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[2026-03-12 20:27 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Profits drop to HK$14.6 billion as the rail giant cites lower mainland growth, overseas project losses and mounting maintenance costs
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[2026-03-12 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China is rapidly embracing the popular artificial intelligence tool OpenClaw, with major tech companies and even local governments rushing to expand access to the lobster-themed, open-source AI agent in recent weeks.
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[2026-03-12 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: With a high-stakes summit in Beijing less than three weeks away, the U.S. has launched sweeping trade investigations that put China squarely in its crosshairs, adding a new layer of friction to an already complicated relationship.
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[2026-03-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The approvals would mark a milestone in Hong Kong’s push to regulate stablecoins while positioning itself as a global digital asset centre
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[2026-03-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The Trump administration is backing off a rule aimed at stopping commercial space companies from leaving rocket bodies in Earth’s orbit, a practice that experts say could threaten public safety and telecommunications.
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[2026-03-12 19:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekara, confirmed that a large stock of ‘Ice’ (crystal meth) and heroin, brought to the Dikowita Fishing Harbor, is estimated to be worth Rs. 10 billion.
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[2026-03-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: It took a once-in-a-century pandemic to drive Australia into its first recession in a generation. It could take oil prices at $US200 a barrel and an inflation breakout to again push the nation to the economic brink.
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[2026-03-12 19:26 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan and a host of other countries are being investigated by the United States for unfair trade practices related to excess capacity and could be subject to additional tariffs depending on the results of the investigation.
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[2026-03-12 19:10 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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[2026-03-12 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Middle East may be at a turning point. For the first time in decades, Gulf cities such as Dubai and Doha face risks to their economic stability, which depends on access to global markets and steady trade. Airspace restrictions and regional conflict have forced airlines to reroute or ground flights.
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[2026-03-12 19:05 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Watchdog says 71 complaints from residents and rest from fans outside city, primarily mainland China
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[2026-03-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung will chair a policy meeting on March 18 aimed at strengthening the resilience and restoring stability of South Korea’s capital markets, the presidential office said Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's parliament on Thursday passed a special bill to establish a state-run investment corporation to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment into the U.S.
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[2026-03-12 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang on Thursday assured the public that the government has enough funds to respond to the economic impact of the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-12 18:20 UTC+10:00] [National Vulnerability Database] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The automated agent requires unusually high levels of access to user devices, raising security concerns
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[2026-03-12 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: With the refreshed brand identity and strengthened core proposition, HLB Islamic is empowering customers to view every financial decision through a Shariah-guided wealth lifecycle approach
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[2026-03-12 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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