Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Trump’s China visit, experts at an RCEP forum discuss a supply-chain overhaul, looking to insulate the world’s biggest trading bloc
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[2026-05-13 17:11 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Trump’s China visit, experts at an RCEP forum discuss a supply-chain overhaul, looking to insulate the world’s biggest trading bloc
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[2026-05-13 16:39 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD, has expressed concern over the government's plan to temporarily lower the consumption tax on food items to zero, calling it not cost-effective.
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext tech index broke the 4,000-point mark in daily trading for the first time since 2015
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[2026-05-13 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday, bouncing back from losses in the previous session.
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[2026-05-13 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bradley formally assumes roles of executive director and board chairman following company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday
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[2026-05-13 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Cathay Pacific Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bradley formally assumes roles of executive director and board chairman following company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday
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[2026-05-13 15:29 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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[2026-05-13 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two sides will seek to ‘iron out any last-minute issues’ in single day of talks, economist says
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[2026-05-13 14:59 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two sides will seek to ‘iron out any last-minute issues’ in single day of talks, economist says
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[2026-05-13 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, arrives at Incheon International Airport ahead of a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, hours ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival in China. © Reuters
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[2026-05-13 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Revolutionary Guard soldier stands at the counter of a fast food restaurant in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-05-13 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices fell on Wednesday after three consecutive days of gains, as investors monitored the fragile ceasefire involving Iran, the United States and Israel, along with developments surrounding President Donald Trump’s visit to China for talks with President Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trade deals, export controls on critical minerals and the Iran war likely to be talking points as senior officials sit down for negotiations
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[2026-05-13 13:34 UTC+10:00] [Scott Bessent] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trade deals, export controls on critical minerals and the Iran war likely to be talking points as senior officials sit down for negotiations
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[2026-05-13 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, is facing calls to list its shares. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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[2026-05-13 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is projected to expand 2.5 percent in 2026, supported by strong growth in the semiconductor industry and a recovery in domestic consumption, a state-run think tank said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, arrives at Incheon International Airport ahead of a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, hours ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival in China. © Reuters
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[2026-05-13 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Consumer inflation in the United States hit a three-year high in April, with the economic fallout of US President Donald Trump's Iran war rippling through the world's largest economy.
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[2026-05-13 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Nvidia CEO, not included in the White House’s original delegation list, will be in Beijing with the US president, the company has confirmed
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[2026-05-13 12:06 UTC+10:00] [Nvidia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Nvidia CEO, not included in the White House’s original delegation list, will be in Beijing with the US president, the company has confirmed
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[2026-05-13 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 13, 2026 — 12:00pm
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[2026-05-13 11:48 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-13 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Chinese exporters spent the past year scrambling to diversify away from the U.S., moving supply chains overseas and targeting new markets, including the Middle East, as punishing tariffs upended their business models.
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[2026-05-13 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok called Wednesday for the government to look for various ways to boost domestic tourism so it can work as a growth engine for the economy, after data showed the country's travel account balance posted a surplus in March for the first time in 11 years.
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[2026-05-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mining firms are increasingly using the yuan for financing and settlements, as China pushes to reduce its reliance on the US dollar
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[2026-05-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Alicia Garcia-Herrero] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mining firms are increasingly using the yuan for financing and settlements, as China pushes to reduce its reliance on the US dollar
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[2026-05-13 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The dam for the Luang Prabang Hydroelectric Power Plant, 20 km upriver from the city that is Laos' premier tourist attraction, rises from the Mekong River. (All photos by Tom Vater)
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[2026-05-13 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors digest a hotter-than-expected inflation reading for April amid concerns over higher oil prices and the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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[2026-05-13 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says delay of merger with Carlyle & Co follows meeting of HKGTA members
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[2026-05-13 09:00 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says delay of merger with Carlyle & Co follows meeting of HKGTA members
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[2026-05-13 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Sumitomo Forestry has decided to acquire U.S. homebuilder Tri Pointe as it sees growth overseas. (Sumitomo Forestry)
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[2026-05-13 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: As the nation digests last night's budget, Australian shares are set for another day of losses, with the SPI futures pointing to 0.1 per cent fall by the ASX 200.
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[2026-05-13 05:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Rising oil prices and a sudden halt for technology stocks are knocking Wall Street off its record highs on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-05-13 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US derivatives exchange CME Group and index provider Silicon Data have teamed up to create a futures market for computing power, a key source driving the AI boom. Bloomberg reports that the futures will help traders, financial firms, AI builders and cloud providers manage volatility and price swings. Indexes from market-intelligence firm Silicon Data will help underpin the products.
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[2026-05-13 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A bombshell new forecast from Zillow finds more than one in three American housing markets heading into decline over the next year — and the cities taking the hardest hits are the ones that seemed untouchable just four years ago.
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[2026-05-13 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese engineering group Kanadevia's products include energy and desalination equipment. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
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[2026-05-13 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Shares of Wendy's jumped in premarket trading after the Financial Times reported that Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management is considering taking the hamburger chain private and is seeking investors to back the deal.
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[2026-05-13 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With 30Y yields trading on the wrong side of 5% today, all eyes were on today's 10Y refunding auction to see if it would be ugly enough to push yields to 4.50% or higher. Here is what happened.
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[2026-05-13 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi food and beverage company Agthia Group has reported a 13 per cent annual rise in its profit for the first quarter of this year, underpinned by its growing and diversified portfolio amid challenging economic scenarios.
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[2026-05-13 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's biggest listed developer, has teamed up with the Department of Municipalities and Transport to build new residential communities in the emirate, including on an undeveloped island within the northern coast.
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[2026-05-13 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Markets Strategist At Rabobank
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[2026-05-13 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Anthropic warned investors that any unapproved sale or transfer of its private shares, including those packaged through tokenized products, is void and will not be recognized on the company’s books, escalating tensions over how restricted pre-IPO equity can be repackaged for retail traders.
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[2026-05-12 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emaar founder Mohamed Alabbar is planning to invest upto $19 billion in Syria in different projects as Damascus looks to attract investments to rebuild its economy.
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[2026-05-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Corporate leaders join this week’s state visit, with a diverse group eyeing market access and stability amid frictions
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[2026-05-12 23:34 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Corporate leaders join this week’s state visit, with a diverse group eyeing market access and stability amid frictions
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[2026-05-12 23:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is on the brink this morning as The Telegraph reports that six Cabinet Ministers reportedly call on him privately to quit and the number of MPs on the record saying he must go reaches 84.
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[2026-05-12 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gigafactory stakes and a push for self-driving software approval cast the billionaire as a key US envoy while seemingly sealing a reconciliation with Trump
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