Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Hedge fund magnate Ray Dalio is optimistic that a highly anticipated meeting next month of the U.S. and Chinese presidents can go a long way toward soothing bilateral tensions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that advertisements using artificial intelligence-generated personas, such as fictional doctors promoting medical products, must clearly disclose to consumers that the figures are not real.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Li Qiang says ‘Beijing is willing to import more high-quality Australian products, expand and upgrade bilateral trade’
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 16:27 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Premier Li Qiang says ‘Beijing is willing to import more high-quality Australian products, expand and upgrade bilateral trade’
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo stressed the need to enhance economic partnership between South Korea and the European Union (EU) to jointly address global challenges while meeting with representatives from major European firms on Wednesday, his office said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) has received the highest rating in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s annual assessment of public data provision and management for the sixth consecutive year.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 14:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LX Hausys is stepping up its global expansion by showcasing products at major trade shows across Europe, the US and Asia, as it seeks new growth amid rising costs and shifting market conditions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jeff McNeil returned for his first game in New York on Tuesday since his December trade to the A’s, but instead of this series against the Yankees, he’s got the next one circled on his calendar.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For many people, the economics of global trade can feel like an abstraction. Memorandums of understanding, comprehensive economic partnership agreements and business verticals – all can seem disconnected from the day-to-day realities of paying rent, buying groceries or filling a petrol tank.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 12:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday held the inaugural meeting of a joint committee designed to discuss improvements to their bilateral free trade agreement, Seoul's trade ministry said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 12:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday held the inaugural meeting of a joint committee designed to discuss improvements to their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), Seoul's trade ministry said.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea and China are set to hold a fresh round of follow-up negotiations on service and investment under their bilateral free trade agreement, Seoul's trade ministry said Wednesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China are set to hold a fresh round of follow-up negotiations on service and investment under their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), Seoul's trade ministry said Wednesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BEIJING, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 20th Beijing InfoComm China will open its doors next week 15-17 April 2026 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), marking the beginning of a landmark era: the 20th year of the InfoComm China brand, followed by the 20th edition of the tradeshow in 2027.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Keeping control of the Strait of Hormuz will be easier for Iran than unseating the dollar's dominance of the global oil trade, despite Tehran’s efforts to dent the greenback’s hegemony, experts say.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Keeping control of the Strait of Hormuz will be easier for Iran than unseating the dollar's dominance of the global oil trade, despite Tehran’s efforts to dent the greenback’s hegemony, experts say.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Trade Representative underscores US seeks substantial tariffs, unhindered rare earth access, and a stability-preserving leaders’ meeting
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 07:03 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Trade Representative underscores US seeks substantial tariffs, unhindered rare earth access, and a stability-preserving leaders’ meeting
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 06:15 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out Iran’s "whole civilization” and continued attacks on the country’s main oil export facility, as mediators pleaded with the president to extend his Tuesday deadline.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Angel Reese was business as usual while in New York after the two-time Chicago Sky All-Star was traded to the Atlanta Dream in a Monday blockbuster.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: CHICAGO (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles acquired left-hander Nick Raquet in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON - The US economic and trade relationship with China is stable and President Donald Trump will aim to keep it that way in a meeting next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There does not seem to be much of an appetite within the Giants to ante up big bucks to appease their disgruntled nose tackle.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The MLB season continues on Tuesday, offering a great opportunity to get into the prediction market space. Use the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX to begin.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Days after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity,” the global conversation has shifted from recognition to a more contentious question: who owes Africa?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-08 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australia must reject unconditional free trade and reinvest in critical industries in response to the war in Iran, Nationals leader Matt Canavan has declared, putting him in alignment with the prime minister, who argued last week that Australia had been exposed by years of offshoring production.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia’s prime minister has said the war in the Middle East is creating new openings for Moscow to expand its global exports.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol was interviewed by the French newspaper Le Figaro earlier on Tuesday and warned that the Gulf energy shock "is more severe than those of 1973, 1979, and 2022 combined" because it is affecting oil, gas, food, fertilizers, petrochemicals, helium, and global trade all at once.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: ASML shares fell on Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers last week proposed further measures that would restrict China from additional chipmaking tools and potentially impact the Dutch chip giant's already fragile sales to the country.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Chinese logistics companies are scaling back operations in the Middle East, as the current war continues to heighten geopolitical risks and disrupt global trade.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute survey was conducted across Southeast Asia between Jan. 5 and Feb. 20, before the outbreak of the war with Iran. © Reuters
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares continued to trade higher late Tuesday morning despite paring some of the earlier gains, as retail and foreign investors turned to net selling and caution grew ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for a peace deal with Iran.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 12:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Samsung Electronics rose as much as 4.8% on Tuesday after the South Korean technology giant forecast record quarterly profit amid strong demand for artificial intelligence chips. Shares later pared gains to trade up 0.52%.In its preliminary earnings guidance, Samsung projected its operating profit for the January-March quarter to reach 57.2 trillion won ($37.8 billion), up more than eightfold from just 6.69 trillion won a year ago.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: John Harbaugh, his Giants honeymoon suddenly over, confronts a franchise-shaking crisis now that Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade and will not report for the start of Tuesday’s offseason program:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Trading away Dexter Lawrence isn’t what the Giants have in mind when dreaming of acquiring more draft capital.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: With renewed diplomatic ties with Russia, uncertainty in global energy markets, and an increasing focus on trade routes, Sri Lanka’s position on the Euro-Asia maritime trade routes is once again coming into focus. Recent high-level meetings and energy talks and Sri Lanka’s recent participation in a transport forum in Russia further underline the increasing importance of Euro-Asia maritime trade route and the island’s location for both trade and energy security.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Global shipping accounts for nearly 80–90 per cent of world trade by volume and remains the backbone of the international economy. At the core of this system lies the Flag of Convenience (FOC) model, which enables shipowners to register vessels in jurisdictions offering efficiency, low taxation, and regulatory flexibility.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (97) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Andy Reid sees something no one with the Jets did.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Angel Reese is already having fun with her recent trade.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is only 39km (24 miles) wide at its narrowest point. And yet, 20 million barrels of oil would typically flow through it every day – about 25 percent of the world’s maritime oil trade.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dexter Lawrence delivered the first blow to the John Harbaugh Era.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) makes a pass during a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-07 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The biggest golf tournament of the year has arrived, and new users can apply the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX to trade on the hunt for the Green Jacket.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-06 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Audit (CoA) has been appointed as the World Trade Organization's (WTO) external auditor, succeeding France's supreme auditing body, the Cour des Comptes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-06 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is “well positioned” to rank among the world's top five global exporters in the next five years as it boosts trade agreements internationally and extends its role in emerging market trade corridors, according to analysts.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-06 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A top adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has threatened that Iranian allies could shut the Bab al-Mandeb shipping route as Tehran has effectively done with the Strait of Hormuz.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-06 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Estimated 6 to 7 per cent year-on-year dip in catering sector business over long weekend amid exodus of locals, F&B trade representative says
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[2026-04-06 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Labour Day] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Estimated 6 to 7 per cent year-on-year dip in catering sector business over long weekend amid exodus of locals, F&B trade representative says
--------------------------------------------------------------------