[2026-07-03 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Agent Kim Reactivated] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Netflix K-drama Agent Kim Reactivated: So Ji-sub a one-man army in satisfying action drama

Snippet: So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3359272/netflix-k-drama-agent-kim-reactivated-so-ji-sub-one-man-army-satisfying-action-drama

[2026-07-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: India-Bangladesh ties ease with visa restart amid China concerns

Snippet: Analysts say Dhaka will have to be prudent as it tries to secure Chinese investment to boost its economy while managing India’s security concerns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3359324/india-bangladesh-ties-ease-visa-restart-amid-china-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Dhaka] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: India-Bangladesh ties ease with visa restart amid China concerns

Snippet: Analysts say Dhaka will have to be prudent as it tries to secure Chinese investment to boost its economy while managing India’s security concerns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3359324/india-bangladesh-ties-ease-visa-restart-amid-china-concerns

[2026-07-03 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel approves plan to establish 13 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Snippet: Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to establish 13 new settlements in the central occupied West Bank, a move Palestinian officials say will further fragment the territory and isolate East Jerusalem from its surrounding Palestinian communities.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/israel-approves-plan-to-establish-13-new-settlements-in-occupied-west-bank

[2026-07-03 19:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: KB Financial shortlists 6 candidates for chair post

Snippet: KB Financial Group's race for its next chief is taking shape as the field narrows to six candidates, including incumbent Chair Yang Jong-hee, the group announced Friday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10797866

[2026-07-03 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Gatchalian urges faster electricity switching to benefit more customers

Snippet: SENATE President Win Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to shorten the turnaround time for switching electricity suppliers, saying this is crucial to ensuring more consumers benefit from the expanded retail electricity market.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/03/tmt-newswire/gatchalian-urges-faster-electricity-switching-to-benefit-more-customers/2378014

[2026-07-03 19:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: CNBC

Title: Christine Lagarde leaves door open to early ECB exit, as she mulls French politics

Snippet: The European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde has declined to rule out an early end to her term as president, as she mulls a foray into French politics.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/christine-lagarde-ecb-france-election.html

[2026-07-03 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Employee training hours in Hong Kong hit 14-year high amid AI push: survey

Snippet: Average training hours per staff member reached 19.4 hours in 2025, with firms prioritising AI and soft skills

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359315/employee-training-hours-hong-kong-hit-14-year-high-amid-ai-push-survey?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 18:54 UTC+10:00] [AI governance] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Employee training hours in Hong Kong hit 14-year high amid AI push: survey

Snippet: Average training hours per staff member reached 19.4 hours in 2025, with firms prioritising AI and soft skills

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359315/employee-training-hours-hong-kong-hit-14-year-high-amid-ai-push-survey

[2026-07-03 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Gold prices set for first weekly rise in a month as investors scale back Fed rate hike bets

Snippet: Spot gold prices rose by 1.4% on Friday morning, putting the precious metal on track for its first weekly gain in five weeks after coming under sustained pressure this year.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/gold-silver-price-inflation-fed-rate-hike.html

[2026-07-03 18:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: $500m for Trump, access for Pakistan: How a crypto-diplomatic bet paid off

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – When US President Donald Trump’s financial earnings in 2025 were released this week, one figure stood out. His family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial (WLF), brought him more than $500m from token sales alone last year, part of a broader crypto windfall worth hundreds of millions of dollars more.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/3/500m-for-trump-access-for-pakistan-how-a-crypto-diplomatic-bet-paid-off

[2026-07-03 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong ministers get 1.3% pay rise, after civil servants secure 2% salary bump

Snippet: South China Morning Post calculates monthly salary of chief secretary for administration, the city’s No 2 official, has risen to HK$422,755

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359307/hong-kong-ministers-get-13-pay-rise-after-civil-servants-secure-2-salary-bump?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 18:31 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong ministers get 1.3% pay rise, after civil servants secure 2% salary bump

Snippet: South China Morning Post calculates monthly salary of chief secretary for administration, the city’s No 2 official, has risen to HK$422,755

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359307/hong-kong-ministers-get-13-pay-rise-after-civil-servants-secure-2-salary-bump

[2026-07-03 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan's corporate reform genie will not go back in the bottle

Snippet: People walk past the Tokyo Stock Exchange building on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/japan-s-corporate-reform-genie-will-not-go-back-in-the-bottle

[2026-07-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s passport climbs global rankings as economic influence grows, index finds

Snippet: Chinese travellers are gaining easier access to destinations worldwide, even as they still require visas for more countries than they can enter freely

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3359291/chinas-passport-climbs-global-rankings-economic-influence-grows-index-finds

[2026-07-03 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s passport climbs global rankings as economic influence grows, index finds

Snippet: Chinese travellers are gaining easier access to destinations worldwide, even as they still require visas for more countries than they can enter freely

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3359291/chinas-passport-climbs-global-rankings-economic-influence-grows-index-finds?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF, Shin Bet arrest eight Palestinians suspected of assaulting Israelis in West Bank village

Snippet: The IDF's Duvdevan unit, acting on intelligence from the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), arrested eight Palestinians suspected of chasing and assaulting Israeli civilians during Thursday's incident in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, the military and Shin Bet announced in a Friday morning joint statement.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-901317

[2026-07-03 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UAE's non-oil business activity grows at slowest pace in five years in June amid fallout of Iran war | The National

Snippet: Business activity in the UAE's non-oil private sector grew at the slowest pace in five years in June, while employment contracted for the first time in more than four years, as companies tackle the fallout of the Iran war.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/07/03/uaes-non-oil-business-activity-grows-at-slowest-pace-in-five-years-in-june-amid-fallout-of-iran-war/

[2026-07-03 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: German government pledges to defend trade, signalling tougher China stance

Snippet: Country’s ruling coalition agrees on 34-point package to revive ailing German economy as Chinese imports surge

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3359262/german-government-pledges-defend-trade-signalling-tougher-china-stance?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 17:01 UTC+10:00] [Kiel Institute] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: German government pledges to defend trade, signalling tougher China stance

Snippet: Country’s ruling coalition agrees on 34-point package to revive ailing German economy as Chinese imports surge

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3359262/german-government-pledges-defend-trade-signalling-tougher-china-stance

[2026-07-03 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Asian investors turn into sellers of gold ETFs as market rally slows

Snippet: More retail investors in Asia are seeing gold as an investment opportunity rather than a safe-haven asset. (Photo by Miki Kamiyama)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/commodities/asian-investors-turn-into-sellers-of-gold-etfs-as-market-rally-slows

[2026-07-03 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI computing stock panic over Meta cloud rumour ‘erroneous’, analysts say

Snippet: Fears of AI hardware glut not warranted, as ‘Meta’s data centre and compute procurement will accelerate, not slow down’, SemiAnalysis says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3359278/ai-computing-stock-panic-over-meta-cloud-rumour-erroneous-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 16:28 UTC+10:00] [Bloomberg] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI computing stock panic over Meta cloud rumour ‘erroneous’, analysts say

Snippet: Fears of AI hardware glut not warranted, as ‘Meta’s data centre and compute procurement will accelerate, not slow down’, SemiAnalysis says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3359278/ai-computing-stock-panic-over-meta-cloud-rumour-erroneous-analysts-say

[2026-07-03 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee heads to NATO summit with eye on world’s largest defense market

Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10797520

[2026-07-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Amazon rainforest] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures

Snippet: View image in fullscreenA Ford warehouse established in 1928 in Fordlândia, on the banks of the Tapajós River in Pará state, to produce rubber for the US market. Corporate towns such as Fordlândia, Serra do Navio, Laranjal do Jari, Marituba and Velho Airão were founded to extract raw materials for processing and export, with no regard for the forest, its peoples or its futureShareView image in fullscreenA ruined building is enveloped by a strangler fig in Velho Airão, a former

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/jul/03/brazil-ruined-utopias-afterlife-amazon-forgotten-company-towns

[2026-07-03 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Rappler

Title: [In This Economy] The Philippines is upper-middle income at last. But what does it mean?

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/in-this-economy-philippines-upper-middle-income-at-last-meaning/

[2026-07-03 15:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Regulator set to sanction MBK over Homeplus handling

Snippet: The Financial Supervisory Service, South Korea's financial watchdog, decided to recommend disciplinary actions against private equity giant MBK Partners on Thursday, reportedly including a suspension from duties.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10797429

[2026-07-03 15:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX Runners of the Week: Baumart, NuEnergy & Wide Open Agriculture

Snippet: The end of financial year has come and gone, capping off the best quarter on Wall Street since the Covid-19 recovery, finishing up nearly 15 per cent. The Nasdaq rose 21.4 per cent for the quarter and the Dow added 12.9 per cent despite a war in the Middle East and sky-high oil prices, which saw the ASX fall flat.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/asx-runners-of-the-week-baumart-nuenergy-and-wide-open-agriculture-20260703-p60cg4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise

Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Friday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index rose sharply, led by bargain buying in semiconductor shares following the previous session's heavy sell-off.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260703006700320

[2026-07-03 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Indonesian food prices fall during free meal program school holiday

Snippet: Eko Kurniawan, a vegetable seller at Surabaya's Tambak Rejo market, said the prices of most staples had fallen after President Prabowo Subianto's free meal program was suspended for the monthlong school holiday. (Photo by Johannes Nugroho)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/indonesian-food-prices-fall-during-free-meal-program-school-holiday

[2026-07-03 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Asian shares rally after Dow hits a record

Snippet: Trader Robert Charmak works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-rates-ai-oil-trump-de7c9db96ce4d502079892d3ecef88cf

[2026-07-03 13:36 UTC+10:00] [Catholicism] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Christian Brothers kept nine child abusers in religious order due to Gospel imperative to help ‘the needy’, court documents reveal

Snippet: Exclusive: Documents also show the Catholic order sought financial support from the Holy See months before it declared it lacked money to pay survivors

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/christian-brothers-kept-nine-child-abusers-in-religious-order-due-to-gospel-imperative-to-help-the-needy-court-documents-reveal-ntwnfb

[2026-07-03 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Kuaishou files US$3 billion Kling AI funding round to Hong Kong stock exchange

Snippet: Short video giant’s filing confirms SCMP exclusive; investors include tech heavyweights, state investment vehicles and entertainment firms

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3359250/kuaishou-files-us3-billion-kling-ai-funding-round-hong-kong-stock-exchange?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 13:31 UTC+10:00] [AI] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Kuaishou files US$3 billion Kling AI funding round to Hong Kong stock exchange

Snippet: Short video giant’s filing confirms SCMP exclusive; investors include tech heavyweights, state investment vehicles and entertainment firms

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3359250/kuaishou-files-us3-billion-kling-ai-funding-round-hong-kong-stock-exchange

[2026-07-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong pivots to a 5-day civil service work week in 2006 – SCMP archive

Snippet: On this day 20 years ago, Hong Kong reduced the working week from 5.5 days to 5 for the city’s government staff

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359234/hong-kong-pivots-5-day-civil-service-work-week-2006-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 13:30 UTC+10:00] [government] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong pivots to a 5-day civil service work week in 2006 – SCMP archive

Snippet: On this day 20 years ago, Hong Kong reduced the working week from 5.5 days to 5 for the city’s government staff

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359234/hong-kong-pivots-5-day-civil-service-work-week-2006-scmp-archive

[2026-07-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: The UAE's economy is moving from resilience to recovery | The National

Snippet: This week’s news that UAE crude oil exports are back to near-prewar levels is a reflection not only of the country's economic strength but also the transitional moment it is experiencing. If the Iranian drone and missile strikes that began in February highlighted the Emirates’ resilience, this restoration of its energy exports underlines its strong recovery.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/editorial/2026/07/03/uae-economy-oil-prices-energy-inflation-recovery-business-jobs/

[2026-07-03 12:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The world’s financial system has been upended

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/the-world-s-financial-system-has-been-upended-20260702-p60buz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Vietnam's Q2 economic growth accelerates to 8.39%

Snippet: First-half rise of 8.18% means pressure is on economy to meet government's 10% annual growth target

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/vietnam-s-q2-economic-growth-accelerates-to-8.39

[2026-07-03 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Tesla tops imported car sales in S. Korea in H1

Snippet: SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla was the best-selling imported passenger car brand in South Korea in the first half of this year, capturing 30 percent of the market, industry data showed Friday.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260703004700320

[2026-07-03 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan aims to ignite 'animal spirits' with $2.3tn plan

Snippet: Minoru Kiuchi, minister of state for economic and fiscal policy, told Nikkei Asia that innovation-driven economic growth would help secure Japan's international standing. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/japan-aims-to-ignite-animal-spirits-with-2.3tn-plan

[2026-07-03 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Australia expects to gain extra US$26 billion from exports after Iran war raises prices

Snippet: Exports are set to rise almost 3 per cent to A$416 billion this financial year, with the biggest beneficiary being the LNG industry

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3359235/australia-expects-gain-extra-us26-billion-exports-after-iran-war-raises-prices?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-03 11:46 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Australia expects to gain extra US$26 billion from exports after Iran war raises prices

Snippet: Exports are set to rise almost 3 per cent to A$416 billion this financial year, with the biggest beneficiary being the LNG industry

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3359235/australia-expects-gain-extra-us26-billion-exports-after-iran-war-raises-prices

[2026-07-03 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: America's $31 Trillion Economy By State

Snippet: As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, its economy has grown to nearly $31 trillion, making it the world’s largest by a wide margin.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/americas-31-trillion-economy-state

[2026-07-03 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: CNBC Daily Open: Trump's children, stock buying spree in the spotlight

Snippet: Hello, this is Justina Lee writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/cnbc-daily-open-trumps-children-stock-buying-spree-in-spotlight-.html

[2026-07-03 10:57 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: S. Korea's foreign reserves rise in June despite FX market-stabilizing measures

Snippet: South Korea's foreign reserves rose in June despite efforts by authorities to manage exchange rate volatility, the central bank said Friday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10796999

[2026-07-03 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: 5 takeaways from President Donald Trump's interview with CNBC

Snippet: President Donald Trump sat with CNBC's Joe Kernen in the Oval Office on Thursday for a wide-ranging interview about his finances, the economy and legislation moving through Capitol Hill.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/5-takeaways-from-president-donald-trumps-interview-with-cnbc.html

[2026-07-03 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on July 3)

Snippet: Regulating platform powerKorea's probe into Google should promote market choice, while upholding due process

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260703000600320

[2026-07-03 07:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Long Island’s only legal floating home hits the market for $449K

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/02/real-estate/long-islands-only-legal-floating-home-hits-the-market-for-449k/

[2026-07-03 07:50 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: China’s housing market free-falls as buyers wait for floor prices

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/07/chinas-housing-market-free-falls-as-buyers-wait-for-floor-prices/