Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-04 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Blackstone President Jonathan Gray, left, and Nippon Life President Satoshi Asahi spoke to Nikkei about the deal. (Source photos by Nikkei)
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[2026-06-04 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. startup Graphyte turns rice hulls into microbe-free bricks that are stored underground. (Graphyte)
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[2026-06-04 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ONE phenomenon that has emerged and become widely used now is the digital payments system. Digital payments refer to financial transactions made electronically, instead of using physical cash or checks. These payments are completed through computers, mobile phones, bank cards or online platforms. Common examples include online banking, mobile wallets such as GCash and Maya, credit and debit cards, QR code payments, and bank fund transfers.
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-04 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq has asked oil companies to resume operations in the Iraqi Kurdistan region from Thursday, the first significant step towards stepping up production since the Iran war began.
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[2026-06-04 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sagawa Express lets travelers store luggage at hubs for greater ease of movement. (Photo by Kotaro Abe)
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[2026-06-04 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered oil companies to resume operations in the Kurdistan region, according to a statement from his office.
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[2026-06-04 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kam takes over as head of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce for one-year term
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[2026-06-04 01:42 UTC+10:00] [Greater Bay Area] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kam takes over as head of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce for one-year term
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[2026-06-04 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The desert on the outskirts of Zhongwei, left, will be home to a new data center. (Source photos by Nikkei and Reuters)
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[2026-06-04 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto have held an “extremely productive” meeting in Jakarta as the two countries aim to reach a bilateral trade volume target of $10bn, according to Turkiye’s top diplomat.
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[2026-06-04 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset passed in first reading on Tuesday evening a bill to cancel the 2021 kashrut reform, shortly before the Knesset is expected to dissolve, in a move that could prevent Israel’s official kashrut certification market from opening to broader competition.
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[2026-06-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the March quarter Australia’s economy grew 0.3%. But the real issue is what drove that growth
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[2026-06-04 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning to set a fixed price of $135 per share ahead of officially marketing its initial public offering, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-04 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The phone signal on trains in Britain is not strong enough to scroll on social media or stream videos most of the time, the media regulator has said.
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[2026-06-04 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Wednesday gave AirAsia Philippines until June 6, 2026, to settle its outstanding financial obligations.
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[2026-06-04 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The global economic outlook hinges on how long the war in the Middle East lasts, with recession in some countries and sharply higher inflation a real possibility if it drags on into next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some banks are exercising more caution with offshore accounts for their mainland China clients amid tighter investment controls from Beijing
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[2026-06-04 00:00 UTC+10:00] [yuan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some banks are exercising more caution with offshore accounts for their mainland China clients amid tighter investment controls from Beijing
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[2026-06-03 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: As Los Angeles residents await the results from Tuesday’s election, one of the city’s more hallowed political salons is about to hit the market.
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[2026-06-03 23:42 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The director defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is ‘creatively freeing’
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[2026-06-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s latest agriculture plan focuses on harnessing frontier technologies – from AI and gene editing to alternative food sources
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[2026-06-03 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s latest agriculture plan focuses on harnessing frontier technologies – from AI and gene editing to alternative food sources
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[2026-06-03 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-03 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People stand next to a vendor’s cart on the beach as cargo ships and offshore service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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[2026-06-03 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aimed at attracting capital into hi-tech sectors, the move would be a first for the city and comes weeks after US-based CME Group announced a similar plan
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[2026-06-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Changxin Memory Technologies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Aimed at attracting capital into hi-tech sectors, the move would be a first for the city and comes weeks after US-based CME Group announced a similar plan
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[2026-06-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said a prolonged Iran conflict could weigh on medium-term growth and investment prospects in Saudi Arabia's economy, which has thus far remained resilient despite the regional conflict.
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[2026-06-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last week, Elon Musk called Bloomberg's "SpaceX Said to Cut IPO Value" story "false," marking the latest clash between Musk and the MSM over coverage of his companies.
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[2026-06-03 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Almost half of European small and medium companies struggle to find workers with the skills they need but recruitment outside the EU remains “limited” and “too difficult”, a recent Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission had shown.
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[2026-06-03 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has urged the participants of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to begin every conversation with Western journalists with the word “Starobelsk.”
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[2026-06-03 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The conflict in the Middle East and the ensuing turmoil are testing the conventional concept of economic security
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[2026-06-03 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The conflict in the Middle East and the ensuing turmoil are testing the conventional concept of economic security
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[2026-06-03 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are mixed as oil prices, bond yields, and USD move higher in response to the latest overnight attacks in the Middle East with no public progress on a deal. As reported previously, the US struck Iran’s Qeshm Island, which was then met with retaliatory Iranian strikes on US bases in Kuwait; explosions were also reported in Saudi Arabia, and air sirens were set off in the UAE.
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[2026-06-03 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Following a shockingly strong JOLTS report, ADP just reported a stronger than expected rise in jobs added in May.
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[2026-06-03 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bloc puts ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach to test in high-stakes meeting with Beijing’s international trade envoy on sidelines of OECD summit
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[2026-06-03 22:20 UTC+10:00] [Ling Ji] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bloc puts ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach to test in high-stakes meeting with Beijing’s international trade envoy on sidelines of OECD summit
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[2026-06-03 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has restricted sales or imports of Armenian produce, flowers, mineral water and alcoholic products over the past month, ramping up economic pressure on the South Caucasus country as it pursues closer European integration.
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[2026-06-03 22:10 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants households to use less energy at peak times in preparation for an explosion of power demand from artificial intelligence data centers and electrification of the economy.
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[2026-06-03 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s remarks about the state of the economy come ahead of the next rate policy meeting starting on June 15. (File photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-06-03 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria has established a Tourism Police unit responsible for ensuring the safety and security of visitors, as the war-torn country works on developing new tourist attractions in a bid to revive the once robust sector, its Tourism Minister has said.
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[2026-06-03 22:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
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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[2026-06-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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