Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-03-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday unveiled its direction for 2027 national research and development investment, prioritizing artificial intelligence, advanced biotechnology and quantum technologies.
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[2026-03-12 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A video shows the official shooing away Filipino workers seeking financial help outside the Philippine embassy in Bahrain
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[2026-03-12 17:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While many investors may have panicked when $110 billion was wiped off the sharemarket in a matter of hours on Monday, setting the scene for a volatile week, Marina Hilellis was filled with excitement.
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[2026-03-12 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-03-12 17:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Washington launches more powerful Section 301 investigation into 16 economies, raising risk of new tariffs
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[2026-03-12 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the South Korea–US Combined Forces Command.
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[2026-03-12 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Display plans to raise capital expenditure this year to the mid- to upper-2 trillion won range, more than 1 trillion won above the 1.4 trillion won ($947.1 million) it spent in 2025, as the South Korean panel-maker steps up OLED-focused investment.
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[2026-03-12 17:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Line Plus, the Korean subsidiary of Line Corporation, on Thursday unveiled ActEngine AI, an artificial intelligence platform designed to automate customer support and sales operations, marking its push into the fast-growing enterprise AI market across Asia.
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[2026-03-12 17:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: While Korean companies de-risk from China, investors see its manufacturing dominance as key to humanoid robotics boom
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[2026-03-12 17:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With the Iran war continuing to escalate, the company overseeing take-off and landing slots at Sydney Airport expects travel disruptions to drag on for weeks even after the conflict ends.
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[2026-03-12 17:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s decision to make school bullying records a mandatory factor in college admissions starting in 2026 is fueling a new shadow market of consultants promising to erase or neutralize disciplinary records.
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[2026-03-12 17:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies is pulling its men’s skin care brand Lab Series from South Korea’s traditional retail channels after more than three decades, shifting its focus to online and multibrand outlets, industry sources said Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil trade, an Indian source said on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BARCELONA, Spain, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 5G Futures Summit hosted by GSMA during MWC Barcelona 2026, GSMA released the white paper Gigauplink, Deterministic Latency, and Network Evolution for the Mobile AI Era. The white paper outlines the development and evolution trends, application scenarios, and business models for operators' native voice services in the mobile AI era.
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-China trade war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is pushing for bigger harvests in its new five-year plan, coinciding with renewed pressure on global supply chains
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[2026-03-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The energy price shock that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago is fresh in the minds of European policymakers as the conflict in Iran once again drives oil and gas prices higher. Experts, however, think this time could be different.
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[2026-03-12 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The average price of an electric car dropped for the first time since 2020 in Europe last year, which helped sales, a report found Thursday, as the EU debates weakening climate targets for automakers.
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[2026-03-12 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Uber announced Thursday its first robotaxi partnership in Japan, teaming up with Nissan and British artificial intelligence autonomous driving startup Wayve for a trial this year in Tokyo.
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[2026-03-12 16:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN — Iran's military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic interests in the region, including banks, while an Iranian news agency listed tech giants as possible "future targets".
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[2026-03-12 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: TasFoods says its board has "taken every step it could to find a buyer for the Nichols Poultry business". (ABC News: Laurissa Smith)
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[2026-03-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [OpenClaw] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shares of companies seen compatible with the AI tool soar, while the broader CSI 300 Index languishes
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[2026-03-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Locksley Resources has successfully produced 99.5 per cent purity antimony trioxide from feedstock sourced at its Desert Antimony mine, part of the wider Mojave project in California.
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[2026-03-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: March 12, 2026 — 3:57pm
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[2026-03-12 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — Oil prices soared back above $100 Thursday as Iran's fresh attempts to hit supplies in the Middle East and threats to bring down the global economy overshadowed a record release of strategic crude by the International Energy Agency.
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[2026-03-12 15:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: China’s annual legislative meeting is wrapping up after setting the country’s lowest economic growth target in nearly 30 years, excluding during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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[2026-03-12 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Toyota is recalling 550,007 vehicles because of a seat-back locking issue, federal regulators said.
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[2026-03-12 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-12 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) rushes during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Dec. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)
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[2026-03-12 15:29 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-03-12 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A little over 24 hours after the trade that wasn’t engulfed the football world, Maxx Crosby has spoken.
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[2026-03-12 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here.
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[2026-03-12 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard. (AP Video by Ariel Fernández and Milexsy Durán)
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[2026-03-12 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
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[2026-03-12 14:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Auric Mining has tied a golden bow around its maiden mining venture, banking a final $2.2 million cash distribution from the company’s Jeffreys Find gold mine, near Norseman in Western Australia.
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[2026-03-12 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries — an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s previous use of tariffs by declaring an economic emergency.
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[2026-03-12 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Middle East conflict has disrupted trade through the Strait of Hormuz and its impact could ripple far beyond the energy markets, risking a spike in global food prices.
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[2026-03-12 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An unidentified projectile struck a container ship 35 nautical miles north of Jebel Ali in the UAE, causing a small fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Thursday.
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[2026-03-12 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
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[2026-03-12 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGKOK (AP) — The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, topped $100 a barrel early Thursday, just days after it spiked near $120 in the latest jolts to financial markets and the global economy as a whole.
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[2026-03-12 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink insisted the United States’ war with Iran will not have lasting economic consequences, even as oil prices continue to surge nationwide.
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[2026-03-12 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Safran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid geopolitical risks and supply-chain disruptions, Beijing is looking to shore up self-sufficiency in aircraft components, and an analyst says it has its work cut out
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[2026-03-12 13:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.
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[2026-03-12 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBUANA Lhuillier earned multiple Gold and Silver honors at the 13th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, highlighting the company’s purpose-led innovations in financial inclusion, literacy and consumer engagement under the leadership of President and CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier.
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[2026-03-12 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-12 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States announced new investigations Wednesday into what it considers unfair trade practices by dozens of countries, opening the door to penalties such as further tariffs as President Donald Trump seeks to replace duties struck down by the Supreme Court.
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[2026-03-12 12:47 UTC+10:00] [The board] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese brokerage does not identify the staff, but said the individual was suspended on Tuesday
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[2026-03-12 12:25 UTC+10:00] [Tourism (Australia)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Qantas flights on European routes are closer to capacity with non-stop Perth to London flights temporarily flying via Singapore to add extra 60 seats
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