Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-26 01:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: In the mountains of Dalgo Mahas in northern Sudan, unregulated miners armed with metal detectors search tirelessly for gold, hoping to earn enough to support their families amid deepening economic hardship.
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[2026-05-26 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American semiconductor firms saw a significant boost in sales from the mainland, as a top list shows which are leading the gains amid high-end silicon demand
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[2026-05-26 01:03 UTC+10:00] [Apple] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American semiconductor firms saw a significant boost in sales from the mainland, as a top list shows which are leading the gains amid high-end silicon demand
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[2026-05-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech
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[2026-05-26 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech
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[2026-05-25 23:16 UTC+10:00] [Dumping/Duties] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — A France-led group of five EU countries is calling on Brussels to make a broader use of tariffs and other defensive measures to take on China and other countries' abusive trade practices.
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[2026-05-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: China and India are increasingly turning to Brazil to make up for lost oil supplies as the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues to disrupt energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-25 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides need to learn from past failures, agree on a mandate and appoint officials with the clout to push decisions
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[2026-05-25 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Both sides need to learn from past failures, agree on a mandate and appoint officials with the clout to push decisions
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[2026-05-25 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: At first glance, the strategic rivalry between the United States and China appears nearly absolute. The two superpowers compete over trade, artificial intelligence, military influence, semiconductors, rare minerals, maritime dominance, and the future architecture of the international order.
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[2026-05-25 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supply trucks are parked inside the Kabul Customs yard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
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[2026-05-25 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia has suspended the sale of several Armenian alcoholic products, widening a series of trade restrictions that come amid increasingly strained relations between Moscow and Yerevan, Russia’s consumer safety watchdog said.
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[2026-05-25 17:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ottawa’s import quotas slow BYD, Geely and Chery as Korean automaker gains room in high-margin SUV and hybrid market
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[2026-05-25 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1898 -- Korea opens three ports to foreign trade. People and goods from overseas begin to stream into the country through Masan, Gunsan and Hamheung.
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[2026-05-25 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Don't be blinded by the semiconductor export boom
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[2026-05-25 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ASIA-PACIFIC Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers have pledged to advance trade integration, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate digital and AI-driven transactions amid rising global uncertainties.
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[2026-05-25 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 01-2026 stands as one of the most consequential tax-related issuances released in recent years.
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[2026-05-25 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FAST Logistics has teamed up with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Misamis Oriental to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) via stronger logistics support, end-to-end trade fair logistics and forward stocking solutions.
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[2026-05-25 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOCAL stocks are expected to trade sideways this week as investors remain cautious amid inflation concerns, the prospects of a further policy tightening, continued weakening of the peso against the US dollar, and the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-25 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the conflict, it added.
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[2026-05-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-24 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Roger Pogoy hit what proved to be the dagger three to lift an import-less TNT to a pulse-pounding 77-75 win against Meralco, taking a 2-1 series lead in their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
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[2026-05-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's financial authorities are moving to allow foreign investors to trade domestic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly, a measure that could help draw more overseas money into Korean assets amid a record-setting rally in the benchmark KOSPI, sources said Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 20:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KALAYAAN 2026, recognized as the Middle East’s largest Philippine Independence Day celebration, is set to return at Dubai World Trade Centre Halls 1 and 2 on June 7, 2026.
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[2026-05-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief says opportunities exist to tap city’s capital markets, while acknowledging concerns over trade imbalances
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[2026-05-24 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong and Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Finance chief says opportunities exist to tap city’s capital markets, while acknowledging concerns over trade imbalances
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[2026-05-24 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour from May 15 to 20 moved through the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy, but Rome gave the trip its clearest strategic message. The stop in Italy showed how New Delhi is trying to widen its options in a more fragmented world by combining trade, technology, defense, connectivity, and corridor politics into a single diplomatic approach.
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[2026-05-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Arcadia starts processing Chinese lithium in hopes of snapping the ‘digging and shipping’ cycle following Harare’s raw mineral export ban
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[2026-05-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Arcadia starts processing Chinese lithium in hopes of snapping the ‘digging and shipping’ cycle following Harare’s raw mineral export ban
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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[2026-05-24 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Extended disruption caused by conflict has prompted Chinese merchants to turn to railway and land transport routes to trade goods
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[2026-05-24 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities are moving to allow foreign investors to trade domestic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly, a measure that could help draw more overseas money into Korean assets amid a record-setting rally in the benchmark KOSPI, sources said Sunday.
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[2026-05-24 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sun 24 May 2026 at 10:03am
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[2026-05-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday on a mission to bolster a partnership battered by President Donald Trump's tariffs and Washington's renewed engagement with New Delhi's rivals, Pakistan and China.
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[2026-05-23 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SUZHOU, China — Just over a week after the U.S. and Chinese presidents met in Beijing, the world's two largest economies are sending different messages about their priorities for Asia.
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[2026-05-23 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Brussels turned down a U.K. proposal to create a single market for goods with the European Union, according to media reports.
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[2026-05-23 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it received reports from various sources of suspicious activity within the Gulf of Aden.
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[2026-05-23 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ryosei Akazawa, right, Japan’s minister of economy, trade and industry, attends an APEC meeting in Suzhou, China, on May 22. © Reuters
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[2026-05-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Clean skin trends give rise to skincare-makeup hybrids that trade heavy coverage for nourishing formulas
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[2026-05-23 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said a tanker carrying petroleum products reported a security incident about 200 nautical miles west of Yemen’s Socotra Island after a small craft carrying five people approached the vessel.
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[2026-05-23 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Officials suggested that the UK and Europe establish a single market in goods trade as part of the next phase of its Brexit reset, the BBC understands.
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[2026-05-23 07:51 UTC+10:00] [Brexit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffed
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[2026-05-23 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One week after President Donald Trump's China summit with President Xi Jinping, where the two superpower leaders focused on issues ranging from bilateral trade to the Hormuz chokepoint, there appears to be measurable progress on one key 'MAGA' issue: the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into North America.
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[2026-05-23 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday that there were no immediate semiconductor tariffs coming, according to a report, though he underscored the importance of protecting America's chip sector.
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[2026-05-23 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid and a source of widespread addiction-related problems in the U.S. © AP
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[2026-05-23 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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