[2026-07-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why buyout funds, not IPOs, may define China’s next capital market cycle: Zhang Yichen

Snippet: The CEO discusses China’s evolving capital markets and why multinationals are turning to local partners amid shifting geopolitical dynamics

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3360938/why-buyout-funds-not-ipos-may-define-chinas-next-capital-market-cycle-zhang-yichen?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will shore up market with governance and vision

Snippet: The government’s role is to reduce uncertainty through strategic direction, institutional coordination and infrastructure investment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3360529/hong-kongs-5-year-plan-will-shore-market-governance-and-vision?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-20 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Central] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will shore up market with governance and vision

Snippet: The government’s role is to reduce uncertainty through strategic direction, institutional coordination and infrastructure investment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3360529/hong-kongs-5-year-plan-will-shore-market-governance-and-vision

[2026-07-20 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli settlers injure elderly Palestinian man near Hebron

Snippet: Israeli settlers attacked and injured an elderly Palestinian man and several others in the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday, Wafa news agency reported, citing Palestinian officials.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-injure-elderly-palestinian-man-near-hebron

[2026-07-20 05:22 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX eyes uncertain start, Wall Street hit by AI slump

Snippet: The sell-off for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom deepened and yanked stock markets lower worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to jump because of the war with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-eyes-uncertain-start-wall-street-hit-by-ai-slump-20260720-p60gof.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-20 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Real harm’: Record $830m in fines against banks, financial firms

Snippet: Banks, super funds and financial services firms were collectively hit with a record $830 million in court-ordered civil penalties over misconduct in the last 12 months, as the corporate watchdog vows to continue taking legal action against major companies causing “real harm”.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/real-harm-record-830m-in-fines-against-banks-financial-firms-20260719-p60gjs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-20 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Overloaded: From Trinkets To Compute And Market Structure

Snippet: By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/overloaded-trinkets-compute-and-market-structure

[2026-07-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Impeach court to decide on move to subpoena VP bank records

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/20/news/national/impeach-court-to-decide-on-move-to-subpoena-vp-bank-records/2387195

[2026-07-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PH financial system resources hit P37.6T in May

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/20/business/top-business/ph-financial-system-resources-hit-p376t-in-may/2387199

[2026-07-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s life dissatisfaction levels double as ‘wellbeing poverty’ reaches new highs

Snippet: ABS data show one in 10 people are not satisfied with life – but community cohesion and trust lift happiness scores

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/20/australias-life-dissatisfaction-levels-double-as-wellbeing-poverty-reaches-new-highs

[2026-07-20 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Surrogacy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacy

Snippet: Many say lack of regulation allows people to exploit women’s bodies, but others argue it offers financial freedom, and a child to those with no other option

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/19/why-mexico-is-at-the-heart-of-ethical-debate-over-global-surrogacy

[2026-07-20 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: The market for psychedelic drugs to treat mental health conditions gets a big buy signal

Snippet: Thursday's announcement that Eli Lilly will acquire AtaiBeckley, a clinical-stage maker of psychedelic drugs, for up to $3.8 billion indicates Big Pharma's increasing embrace of a long-stigmatized class of medications as alternatives for treating an array of mental health conditions. The news comes on the heels of positive clinical trial results of several different psychedelics, as well as President Trump's executive order in April fast-tracking reviews of such drugs by the Food and Drug Administration.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/19/psychedelic-drugs-mental-health.html

[2026-07-20 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Sierra Leonian women turn to rickshaw driving to survive

Snippet: As formal employment remains scarce in the country, a growing number of women are finding ways to earn a living through the informal economy.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/19/sierra-leonian-women-turn-to-rickshaw-driving-to-survive/

[2026-07-20 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Former China Development Bank president is under anti-corruption probe

Snippet: BEIJING — A former president of the China Development Bank was put under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of party discipline and the law, the country's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/19/world/former-china-development-bank-president-is-under-anti-corruption-probe/2387181

[2026-07-19 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran used brief US truce to build $6 billion oil buffer - report

Snippet: Iran exported roughly 70 million barrels of oil worth an estimated $5 billion to $6 billion during a month-long suspension of the US blockade, rapidly rebuilding a financial buffer before restrictions returned, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-902971

[2026-07-19 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Kalshi adds 3 million new users as prediction market capitalizes on the World Cup

Snippet: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has sent prediction market trading volumes across platforms soaring. And for Kalshi, it has delivered millions of new users.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/19/kalshi-adds-3-million-new-users-as-company-capitalizes-on-world-cup.html

[2026-07-19 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong can serve as a ‘launch pad’ for AI firms, finance chief Paul Chan says

Snippet: Comments follow call by President Xi Jinping for AI to become a key driving force for all countries to promote shared prosperity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3361110/hong-kong-can-serve-launch-pad-ai-firms-finance-chief-paul-chan-says?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 21:26 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong can serve as a ‘launch pad’ for AI firms, finance chief Paul Chan says

Snippet: Comments follow call by President Xi Jinping for AI to become a key driving force for all countries to promote shared prosperity

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3361110/hong-kong-can-serve-launch-pad-ai-firms-finance-chief-paul-chan-says

[2026-07-19 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Malacañang pours in additional P20M aid to earthquake victims in South Cotabato

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The government has committed an additional P20 million in financial assistance to support the rehabilitation of communities in South Cotabato affected by recent earthquakes, Malacañang said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/19/news/malacaang-pours-in-additional-p20m-aid-to-earthquake-victims-in-south-cotabato/2387117

[2026-07-19 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Tobacco tax hikes may have reduced revenues, fueled illicit trade — economist

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — American economist Arthur Laffer said the Philippines' successive increases in tobacco excise taxes may have reached a point where higher tax rates are reducing government revenues while encouraging the growth of the illicit cigarette market.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/19/news/tobacco-tax-hikes-may-have-reduced-revenues-fueled-illicit-trade-economist/2387114

[2026-07-19 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Global tourism push promotes Hong Kong as city to be ‘felt’ not just seen

Snippet: ‘Only in Hong Kong’ campaign aims to redefine how travellers experience city and distinguish it from other destinations, Tourism Board says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3361106/global-tourism-push-promotes-hong-kong-city-be-felt-not-just-seen?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 19:50 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Tourism Board] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Global tourism push promotes Hong Kong as city to be ‘felt’ not just seen

Snippet: ‘Only in Hong Kong’ campaign aims to redefine how travellers experience city and distinguish it from other destinations, Tourism Board says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3361106/global-tourism-push-promotes-hong-kong-city-be-felt-not-just-seen

[2026-07-19 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Whether you like it or not': The market Israeli startups keep leaving on the table

Snippet: Ask an Israeli founder where they're expanding and the answer is reflexive: America. Eran Westman, Managing Partner at Planven VC, thinks that reflex is costing them.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/podcast/article-902941

[2026-07-19 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Smotrich announces expansion of West Bank's Highway 465, pushes for new level of 'safety, security'

Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday approved the expansion of Highway 465, located inside the West Bank, which will double the route's capacity and connect the east and west settlements of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-902929

[2026-07-19 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Point of no return': Belgium becomes fourth European country to ban imports from West Bank

Snippet: The Belgian federal government has agreed to implement an import ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-902931

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

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s C919 passenger jets to enter service on first international route

Snippet: Air China’s daily flights to and from Mongolia mark an important milestone for the country’s efforts to end reliance on Western-built planes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3361087/chinas-c919-passenger-jets-enter-service-first-international-route?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [CFM International LEAP engines] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s C919 passenger jets to enter service on first international route

Snippet: Air China’s daily flights to and from Mongolia mark an important milestone for the country’s efforts to end reliance on Western-built planes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3361087/chinas-c919-passenger-jets-enter-service-first-international-route

[2026-07-19 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Can Australia dodge the next Iran oil shock?

Snippet: For decades, Iran’s greatest perceived threat to the world lay in its nuclear ambitions. But now, the conflict in the Middle East has highlighted another source of power it has quietly possessed all along: the ability to turn off the oil tap.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/can-australia-dodge-the-next-iran-oil-shock-20260717-p60g4x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UAE's non-oil foreign trade up 13% in first half of the year to Dh1.9 trillion | The National

Snippet: The UAE’s non-oil foreign trade rose 13.1 per cent annually in the first half of the year to Dh1.937 trillion ($520 billion) as the country pushes ahead with its economic diversification plan.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/07/19/uaes-non-oil-foreign-trade-up-13-in-first-half-of-the-year-to-dh19-trillion/

[2026-07-19 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China must end the lucrative marriage between property and banks

Snippet: Authorities are rewiring financial architecture to address the systemic risk, breaking the deep structural ties between property and banking

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3360683/why-china-must-end-lucrative-marriage-between-property-and-banks?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Wuhan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why China must end the lucrative marriage between property and banks

Snippet: Authorities are rewiring financial architecture to address the systemic risk, breaking the deep structural ties between property and banking

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3360683/why-china-must-end-lucrative-marriage-between-property-and-banks

[2026-07-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China did not qualify for the World Cup. It may have won in economic terms

Snippet: While its men’s team has not competed since 2002, this year’s tournament has generated significant profit for many Chinese firms

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3360943/china-did-not-qualify-world-cup-it-may-have-won-economic-terms?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China did not qualify for the World Cup. It may have won in economic terms

Snippet: While its men’s team has not competed since 2002, this year’s tournament has generated significant profit for many Chinese firms

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3360943/china-did-not-qualify-world-cup-it-may-have-won-economic-terms

[2026-07-19 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Former China Development Bank president is under anti-corruption probe

Snippet: Flags of the China Development Bank are flown near a Chinese flag outside a subsidiary branch office of the Bank in Beijing, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/china-corruption-ouyang-weimin-development-bank-8599e009cba0e50bc79cb3ec76e1c996

[2026-07-19 16:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Photo News] NH NongHyup, Amundi deepen partnership

Snippet: NH NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Lee Chan-woo (right) poses with Amundi Deputy CEO Olivier Mariee at the French asset manager's headquarters in Paris on Wednesday. The two discussed expanding global investment cooperation, adopting artificial intelligence-based asset management systems and strengthening support for their joint venture, NH-Amundi Asset Management, during a partnership committee meeting.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812783

[2026-07-19 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: ASEAN ministers meeting, Indonesia rates decision, South Korea GDP

Snippet: ASEAN foreign ministers will head to Manila for a series of meetings beginning July 21. © Getty Images

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/your-week-in-asia/asean-ministers-meeting-indonesia-rates-decision-south-korea-gdp

[2026-07-19 16:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Woori chief urges faster execution in second half

Snippet: Woori Financial Group Chairman Lim Jong-ryong on Sunday urged the group's banking and nonbank affiliates to move faster than competitors and place a stronger focus on customers, as he outlined the group's second-half priorities.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812777

[2026-07-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Economics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Good growth in every postcode’: Burnham’s economic to-do list in seven charts

Snippet: From industrial strategy and defence to housing and living costs, we lay out the challenges facing the new PM

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/19/andy-burnham-economy-defence-housing-and-living-costs

[2026-07-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Israel threatens to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem

Snippet: Solomon’s Pools date back to the second century BCE, and have become a source of recreation for nearby Bethlehem

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/19/israel-threatens-to-seize-ancient-water-reservoirs-near-bethlehem

[2026-07-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s secondary property market braces for shift after strong first half

Snippet: Secondary residential market faces uncertainty following a strong first half, as Beijing’s capital outflow crackdown cools sentiment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/3360966/hong-kongs-secondary-property-market-braces-shift-after-strong-first-half?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s secondary property market braces for shift after strong first half

Snippet: Secondary residential market faces uncertainty following a strong first half, as Beijing’s capital outflow crackdown cools sentiment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/3360966/hong-kongs-secondary-property-market-braces-shift-after-strong-first-half

[2026-07-19 15:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: No. of unemployed college graduates hits 5-year high in Q2

Snippet: The number of unemployed college graduates in South Korea hit a five-year high in the second quarter amid a tightening job market for young adults, government data showed Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812725

[2026-07-19 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about challenges Andy Burnham faces as UK prime minister

Snippet: Andy Burnham after being confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, during ‘Labour’s Special Conference’ in central London, Friday July 17, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/britain-burnham-prime-minister-starmer-economy-immigration-19deb2ceb705703310db55bf4802fce7

[2026-07-19 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Palestinians bid farewell to teenage footballer shot during settler raid

Snippet: Palestinians have bid farewell to a 17-year-old footballer, Fadi Al-Naasan, who died on Saturday of bullet wounds sustained during an Israeli settler attack on the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank a week ago.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinians-bid-farewell-teenage-footballer-who-succumbs-wounds

[2026-07-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Small firms in mainland China adopting AI more readily than large ones, experts say

Snippet: Market agility, steady power supplies and data exchanges also key to gaining edge and dominating AI sector, tech leaders at Bali forum say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3361062/small-firms-mainland-china-adopting-ai-more-readily-large-ones-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Xtalpi] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Small firms in mainland China adopting AI more readily than large ones, experts say

Snippet: Market agility, steady power supplies and data exchanges also key to gaining edge and dominating AI sector, tech leaders at Bali forum say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3361062/small-firms-mainland-china-adopting-ai-more-readily-large-ones-experts-say

[2026-07-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: China's role as 'swing importer' cushions oil market spike

Snippet: An oil tanker docks at a terminal off Waidiao island in China's Zhejiang province. (China Daily via Reuters)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/energy/china-s-role-as-swing-importer-cushions-oil-market-spike

[2026-07-19 14:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: CJ launches premium spirits brand Jari for global market

Snippet: CJ CheilJedang said Sunday it launched its premium distilled spirits brand Jari, marking its entry into the global market for Korean traditional liquor.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812709

[2026-07-19 14:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: North Korean FM visits Russia amid speculation over Kim's potential Moscow trip

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.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10812683

[2026-07-19 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: A little more patience in crowded places please

Snippet: Readers discuss how to do better in terms of etiquette online and offline, and the stock market craze

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3360907/little-more-patience-crowded-places-please