Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-25 17:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CJ Group Chair Lee Jay-hyun (left) underscored the importance of expanding the CJ Cup into a platform where Americans can experience Korean culture, the food and entertainment conglomerate said Monday. Visiting the CJ Cup Byron Nelson PGA Tour event for the first time this year, Lee called for leveraging the golf tournament to advance the group’s global businesses while creating more opportunities for young Koreans in global markets.
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[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline
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[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [luxury brands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline
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[2026-05-25 16:06 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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[2026-05-25 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Oil prices have fallen sharply and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.
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[2026-05-25 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks are set to open higher on Monday as hopes for a deal between the U.S. and Iran rose over the weekend.
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[2026-05-25 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 25, 2026 — 3:38pm
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[2026-05-25 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kao products line the shelves of a store in Jakarta: The Japanese consumer products maker is being squeezed at both ends by weak spending and higher costs. (Photos by Natsumi Kawasaki)
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[2026-05-25 15:10 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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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Banks report there are 120 million fewer active credit cards in China with 687 million customer accounts, a dramatic drop from 2022’s peak
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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [weak consumer spending] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Banks report there are 120 million fewer active credit cards in China with 687 million customer accounts, a dramatic drop from 2022’s peak
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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: London — Outsized returns for memory-related stocks have helped fuel substantial gains in U.S. and South Korean equity markets in recent years — but market watchers warn investors forget the market's cyclicality at their own risk.
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[2026-05-25 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. topped the smartphone markets in Central and South America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in the first quarter on steady sales of its premium Galaxy S26 and budget Galaxy A series smartphones, industry data showed Monday.
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[2026-05-25 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil markets are nearing minimum operating levels in Asia, with Europe likely next and the U.S. potentially facing shortages by July, Jeff Currie, Carlyle's chief strategy officer of energy pathways, said Monday, underscoring the global energy shock due to the Iran war.
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[2026-05-25 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics ranked first in smartphone market share across Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in the first quarter, maintaining its lead despite weaker regional demand and rising smartphone prices.
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[2026-05-25 14:40 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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[2026-05-25 14:40 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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[2026-05-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At the battle of Alesia in 52 BCE, Julius Caesar encircled a key hill-fort in today’s eastern France, while himself being besieged by a larger Gallic relief force. The leaders of the current wars of oil blockades and sanctions lack Caesar’s genius, but they have created an even more confusing tangle of mutual encirclements.
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[2026-05-25 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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[2026-05-25 12:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese stocks climbed across the board in Tokyo, helping lift the Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) to an all-time intraday high on May 25. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-05-25 11:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 25, 2026 — 11:59am
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[2026-05-25 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GDP grew 1 per cent in the first three months of this year, well above the government’s advance estimate of a 0.3 per cent contraction
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[2026-05-25 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: GDP grew 1 per cent in the first three months of this year, well above the government’s advance estimate of a 0.3 per cent contraction
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[2026-05-25 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is to ask the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine the hidden costs parents may be charged by childcare providers.
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[2026-05-25 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Global oil prices fell sharply as uncertainty surrounding a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran heightened concerns about the economic impact of continued disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some airlines say they will operate all scheduled flights beyond June after initial consolidation efforts to offset higher jet fuel prices
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[2026-05-25 11:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some airlines say they will operate all scheduled flights beyond June after initial consolidation efforts to offset higher jet fuel prices
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[2026-05-25 10:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs as rising costs, insecure work and industry changes push workers into a growing gig economy.
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[2026-05-25 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A port in Singapore, pictured on March 1. The city is maintaining its full-year growth forecast. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-25 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday after reports that the crucial Strait of Hormuz could reopen soon pushed oil prices down and lifted investor sentiment.
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[2026-05-25 08:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has used his State of the Union speech to tout his United States-backed crime-fighting strategies as well as improvements to the economy.
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[2026-05-25 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Community and Society
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[2026-05-25 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Australian sharemarket is set for an uncertain start to the session as US President Donald Trump said he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing to dampen hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised by both sides a day earlier.
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[2026-05-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 25, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Gambling] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and Kalshi
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[2026-05-24 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Change is coming as the US dollar loses its shine and more yuan deals are struck, Zhu Min says
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[2026-05-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Change is coming as the US dollar loses its shine and more yuan deals are struck, Zhu Min says
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[2026-05-24 21:31 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession
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[2026-05-24 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egypt has launched its first nationwide aerial geophysical survey for minerals in 42 years, in a move officials hope will underpin a new wave of investment in mining and licensing rounds.
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[2026-05-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief says opportunities exist to tap city’s capital markets, while acknowledging concerns over trade imbalances
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[2026-05-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong and Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief says opportunities exist to tap city’s capital markets, while acknowledging concerns over trade imbalances
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[2026-05-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passengers and visitors will find 25 shopping and dining options, including McDonald’s, Nap Tea and Imperial Patisserie
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[2026-05-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [SCMP] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Passengers and visitors will find 25 shopping and dining options, including McDonald’s, Nap Tea and Imperial Patisserie
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[2026-05-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies across all sectors are advertising positions linked to artificial intelligence, recruitment firms report
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[2026-05-24 18:13 UTC+10:00] [Caixin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies across all sectors are advertising positions linked to artificial intelligence, recruitment firms report
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s robovan industry is in a period of consolidation, marked by the merger of Zelos with Cainiao’s autonomous-vehicle unit in January
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s robovan industry is in a period of consolidation, marked by the merger of Zelos with Cainiao’s autonomous-vehicle unit in January
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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