Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded a “public progress update” from United States authorities on the FBI probe into the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, who was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in 2022.
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[2026-05-08 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lam will chair the board of the first entity established to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject
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[2026-05-08 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Development Bureau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lam will chair the board of the first entity established to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject
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[2026-05-08 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company is seeking to list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, also known as the Star Market, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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[2026-05-08 19:08 UTC+10:00] [China International Capital Corp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company is seeking to list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, also known as the Star Market, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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[2026-05-08 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Friday visited a traditional market in central Seoul and met with merchants and shoppers as part of efforts to check on people's livelihoods.
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[2026-05-08 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Toyota forecast a 20 percent decline in profit for the current financial year on Friday, as cost and supply uncertainties stemming from the Iran war weigh on earnings even as robust demand for its hybrid models powers sales growth.
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[2026-05-08 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
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[2026-05-08 18:31 UTC+10:00] [Honeywell] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will also join the high-stakes summit in Beijing, sources say
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[2026-05-08 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
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[2026-05-08 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Imagine China applying the same industry policy playbook for electric cars, solar panels and AI to agriculture and food self-sufficiency
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[2026-05-08 18:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Plenary session highlights how Korea-backed trust fund supports developing economies
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[2026-05-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a rare outbreak of sanity from the continent that perfected kicking the can, officials on NATO’s eastern front are openly admitting what Brussels and Frankfurt have spent years denying: you can’t fund a permanent war footing with infinite borrowing and hope the bond market never notices.
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[2026-05-08 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The European Union is moving closer to imposing new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the EU Ambassador to Israel, Michael Mann, confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The maker of Sophie la Girafe reportedly ran a ‘fake’ factory in France for years, while secretly producing the iconic toy in China
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[2026-05-08 17:56 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The maker of Sophie la Girafe reportedly ran a ‘fake’ factory in France for years, while secretly producing the iconic toy in China
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[2026-05-08 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indian cricket is increasingly becoming hot property for investors looking to cash in on the booming business of the wildly popular sport in the subcontinent.
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[2026-05-08 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-05-08 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
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[2026-05-08 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European equity markets are expected to open broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "much higher" tariffs against the EU.
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[2026-05-08 16:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's two largest convenience store chains notched record quarterly revenue in the first quarter, prioritizing profitability over expansion amid high inflation.
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[2026-05-08 16:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese electric vehicle makers are rapidly expanding into Korea, with premium EV brand Zeekr emerging as a new challenger to Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq lineup in the premium mainstream segment, while BYD intensifies price competition against mass-market models from Kia.
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[2026-05-08 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean prosecutors on Friday said they have indicted nine individuals for allegations of stock price rigging, the list of which included a former soccer player, the husband of a TV celebrity and a high-ranking official of a securities firm.
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[2026-05-08 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Religious Leaders
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[2026-05-08 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end anytime soon: NACHO.
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[2026-05-08 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Long lines are forming at fuel stations across Benin as motorists grapple with the impact of rising global oil prices and new government fuel rates introduced at the start of May. The Beninese government says the increase is necessary to stabilize national fuel supplies amid international market pressures linked to ongoing global conflicts.
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[2026-05-08 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the world of culture at the Leon XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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[2026-05-08 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Launching a free youth soccer academy on Long Island was an easy pitch to Bolla Market CEO Harry Singh.
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[2026-05-08 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Farmers already stressed by the war at home between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are now watching costs rise due to war in the Middle East. (AP video shot by: Fay Abuelgasim)
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[2026-05-08 14:56 UTC+10:00] [Advocacies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-08 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Friday it signed a strategic partnership agreement with TionLab Therapeutics to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting monthly semaglutide injectable to the global market.
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[2026-05-08 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history and sent average U.S. gasoline prices surging past $4.50 a gallon this week.
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[2026-05-08 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From an artisan Mother’s Day market to food, fashion and music, check out our recommendations for things to do around the city this weekend
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[2026-05-08 13:05 UTC+10:00] [weekend] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From an artisan Mother’s Day market to food, fashion and music, check out our recommendations for things to do around the city this weekend
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sector is advancing faster than the available talent pool – but officials call licenses a ‘breakthrough’ moment
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Civil Aviation Administration of China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sector is advancing faster than the available talent pool – but officials call licenses a ‘breakthrough’ moment
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song will depart for the Swiss city of Basel this week to attend meetings with central bank governors from member nations of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), his office said Friday.
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[2026-05-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's residential property market has entered its most favourable conditions for buyers in several years, with villa prices stabilising, transaction volumes slowing and sellers showing greater willingness to negotiate, according to industry experts and new market data.
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[2026-05-08 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution on Friday announced a major crackdown on a 10-member stock manipulation ring allegedly led by a self-proclaimed movie actor and a securities firm executive.
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[2026-05-08 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel prices are estimated to go down, while gasoline is expected to increase next week, mostly due to the global market reacting to a possible ceasefire between the US and Iran, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A recent survey shows that India is the most underweighted region for investors. (Photo by Ken Kobayahshi)
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[2026-05-08 11:56 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 8, 2026 11:56 | News
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[2026-05-08 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ‘Tax the rich!” That used to be the sort of sentiment you might expect from a student who’d just discovered a bit of Marxism and had yet to pay their first tax bill. But now New Yorkers are lucky enough to have a mayor who thinks this dumb slogan should be turned into policy.
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[2026-05-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city can fuse market dynamism with strategic direction – but the key is support from the private sector and the public
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[2026-05-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Xia Baolong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city can fuse market dynamism with strategic direction – but the key is support from the private sector and the public
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[2026-05-08 11:25 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Governance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic state-led investment and low production costs are expected to lift the nation’s manufacturing export share amid deployment of advanced automation
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [robotics industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic state-led investment and low production costs are expected to lift the nation’s manufacturing export share amid deployment of advanced automation
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