Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Movies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The indie horror film Obsession is an unmistakable sign of Generation Z’s box-office power, an original movie that has made $US300 million ($430 million) in the US on a $750,000 budget. In Australia, it has grossed more than $19 million – an extraordinary figure for a horror movie in the local market.
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[2026-06-23 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Global stocks sold off on Tuesday, led by deep losses for tech stocks following a losing session for the sector on Wall Street.
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[2026-06-23 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SpaceX shares fell more than 3% in premarket trading on Tuesday, following a $400 billion selloff on Monday as a post-debut rally fizzled out.
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[2026-06-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines, however, attracted just 2.1 million of Southeast Asia’s 48.5 million tourist arrivals in the first four months of this year
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[2026-06-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Philippines, however, attracted just 2.1 million of Southeast Asia’s 48.5 million tourist arrivals in the first four months of this year
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[2026-06-23 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Apollo is halting investor redemptions in its main retail-focused private credit fund after it was rocked by a near-17% spike in withdrawal requests during the second quarter.
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[2026-06-23 17:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks tumbled nearly 10 percent Tuesday as foreign investors dumped major semiconductor shares and other market heavyweights amid profit-taking, tracking overnight losses in US technology stocks. The local currency weakened against the US dollar.
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[2026-06-23 16:42 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A growing number of K-pop acts from the past are reuniting years after their disbandment, as an expanding market of older fans creates new demand for nostalgia-driven projects.
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[2026-06-23 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled nearly 10 percent Tuesday as foreign investors dumped major semiconductor shares and other market heavyweights amid profit-taking, tracking overnight losses in U.S. technology stocks. The local currency weakened against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-06-23 16:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hastings Technology Metals has secured a $1 million strategic investment from Malaysian mining group Malaco Mining as the rare earths developer pushes ahead with its broader mine-to-market strategy across Australia and Thailand.
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[2026-06-23 16:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Foreign selling sends benchmark down 8%, triggering circuit breaker
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[2026-06-23 16:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hong Kong-listed products retain investor appeal despite launch of local alternatives aimed at stemming capital outflows
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[2026-06-23 16:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: IPO setback underscores why Korea needs more players on global market
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[2026-06-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The developers asked the antitrust regulator to investigate and penalise Apple for allegedly ‘abusing the company’s market dominance’
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[2026-06-23 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Apple] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The developers asked the antitrust regulator to investigate and penalise Apple for allegedly ‘abusing the company’s market dominance’
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[2026-06-23 15:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LS Electric Chairman Koo Ja-kyun on Tuesday underscored the historical bond between Utah — the company's strategic base for expanding its North American power business — and Korea, calling for deeper engagement with the local community as the company accelerates its US market push.
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[2026-06-23 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese restaurant earnings plunged 27.9 per cent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2018, even as non-Chinese dining receipts rose 10.9 per cent
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[2026-06-23 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese restaurant earnings plunged 27.9 per cent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2018, even as non-Chinese dining receipts rose 10.9 per cent
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[2026-06-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kim Jung-kwan says Seoul has reached a broad agreement with Brussels, while calling for new approaches to chip investment, tax revenue and corporate profit-sharing
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[2026-06-23 15:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: AI supply deals boost earnings visibility for Samsung, SK hynix, though concentration risks persist
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[2026-06-23 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in last 6 paras)
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[2026-06-23 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as stocks crashed due to a slump in tech heavyweights.
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[2026-06-23 14:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Chem will invest 15 trillion won ($9.8 billion) in research and development by 2035, allocating 70 percent of the spending to semiconductor, mobility and robotics materials, as the company accelerates efforts to expand into high-growth sectors.
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[2026-06-23 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing appears to tighten rules on firms incorporated offshore being listed in Hong Kong, self-driving tech start-up Momenta gains IPO
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[2026-06-23 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing appears to tighten rules on firms incorporated offshore being listed in Hong Kong, self-driving tech start-up Momenta gains IPO
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[2026-06-23 14:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean makeup brand TirTir has joined Nykaa, India's largest beauty platform, expanding its presence in a market where Korean cosmetics are drawing growing interest.
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[2026-06-23 13:11 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Tributes to former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan poured in after the news of his death early Monday, many from former colleagues and market players who had a front-row seat during his 18-year tenure atop the U.S. central bank.
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' sales and profitability improved in the first quarter of the year, driven by strong performances in the semiconductor, transportation and other industries, central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Rory Green, TS Lombard's chief China economist, is the latest Wall Street strategist to warn of the mounting macro and food inflation risks that a super El Niño could release on certain regions of the world.
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[2026-06-23 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index slid sharply.
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[2026-06-23 12:46 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Andy Cheng is 26, unemployed and, with the help of a little borrowed money, the proud owner of $60,000 worth of Taiwanese tech stocks.
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[2026-06-23 12:33 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: SEOUL – The global artificial intelligence boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country’s highly competitive marriage market.
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[2026-06-23 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for state policies supporting young people, pointing out that recent booms in the semiconductor and stock markets have widened asset disparities, leaving many young people behind.
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[2026-06-23 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It started off with a bang: SpaceX IPOed on June 12 with an opening price of $150 on their first day of trade, well above the offering price of $135, and within two days, enterprising traders were ravenously bidding up 380 calls (expiring in just days) in hopes of sending the stock soaring in hopes of orchestrating a gamma squeeze.
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[2026-06-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two 28mm Aquaracer models and five pastel-coloured Formula One watches all share Solargraph technology that charges the battery on natural or artificial light
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[2026-06-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two 28mm Aquaracer models and five pastel-coloured Formula One watches all share Solargraph technology that charges the battery on natural or artificial light
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[2026-06-23 11:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Chem Ltd. has outlined plans to invest 15 trillion won ($9.74 billion) in research and development by 2035 to foster new growth drivers in semiconductor, mobility and robotics materials as well as anticancer drugs.
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[2026-06-23 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd. has outlined plans to invest 15 trillion won (US$9.74 billion) in research and development by 2035 to foster new growth drivers in semiconductor, mobility and robotics materials as well as anticancer drugs.
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[2026-06-23 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator said Tuesday that it will draw up a roadmap by October for the introduction of the "T+1" stock settlement system.
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[2026-06-23 10:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as a decline in US tech firms outweighed optimism over progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-06-23 10:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Consumer sentiment rose for the second consecutive month in June on strong exports and the stock market rally, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-06-23 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as a decline in U.S. tech firms outweighed optimism over progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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[2026-06-23 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 95]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-23 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A class action lawsuit which could entitle millions in the UK to a share of a £3bn claim against Apple is set to proceed to trial.
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[2026-06-23 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A class action lawsuit which could entitle millions in the UK to a share of a £3bn claim against Apple is set to proceed to trial.
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[2026-06-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tencent leads pack, but country’s largest listed firms remain dominated by state-owned banks, energy producers and consumer brands
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[2026-06-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [market capitalisation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tencent leads pack, but country’s largest listed firms remain dominated by state-owned banks, energy producers and consumer brands
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[2026-06-23 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
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[2026-06-23 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The scheme aimed at easing chronic labour shortages must strike a balance between sustaining healthy economic growth and preventing abuse
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[2026-06-23 08:45 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The scheme aimed at easing chronic labour shortages must strike a balance between sustaining healthy economic growth and preventing abuse
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