Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-19 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The consensus reached by the two heads of government injects more certainty and stability into the China-US economic and trade relationship,’ city leader says
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[2026-05-19 13:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MIAMI — A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was charged Monday with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South American country.
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[2026-05-19 11:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was charged Monday with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South American country.
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[2026-05-19 11:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala spoke with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 18. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
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[2026-05-19 11:14 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Suifenhe, a small city in China’s economically depressed rust belt, is a microcosm of an evolving Chinese-Russian trading relationship
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[2026-05-19 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nutifood vice chair Tran Bao Minh gives a speech in Vietnam. His is a rare company aiming to invest in manufacturing in the U.S. to export to the Southeast Asian country. (Nutifood)
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[2026-05-19 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing this week with a high-level delegation for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on bilateral ties, trade, energy cooperation, and global affairs, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.
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[2026-05-19 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing this week with a high-level delegation for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on bilateral ties, trade, energy cooperation, and global affairs, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.
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[2026-05-19 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The U.S. and China have agreed to expand agricultural trade and tackle nontariff barriers for beef and poultry, according to the Chinese side's Commerce Ministry. © Reuters
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[2026-05-19 04:59 UTC+10:00] [Finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-19 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned from a high-stakes summit in Beijing where he sought to ease the impact on American farmers from the trade war he launched last year.
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[2026-05-19 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers from both parties move debate from trade and engagement towards security, Taiwan and strategic rivalry with Beijing
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[2026-05-19 04:07 UTC+10:00] [John Moolenaar] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers from both parties move debate from trade and engagement towards security, Taiwan and strategic rivalry with Beijing
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[2026-05-19 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United States has extended a waiver allowing access to Russian oil , as it moves to ease pressure on global energy supplies following its on Iran and the resulting bloackade on the Strait of Hormouz.
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[2026-05-19 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: All eyes are on Nvidia, the world's most valuable company and artificial intelligence trade darling, as it is set to report fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.
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[2026-05-19 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier today, in response to news that the number of tankers anchored at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal had hit a post-blockade peak, we wondered if this means that Iran is running out of tankers to store oil, i.e., Trump' blockade of the blockade is working. In any case, it certainly means that Iran is no longer able to sell any of the oil, depriving it of much needed oil export revenues which it has found itself forced to shut
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[2026-05-19 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines has been identified as an “elevated risk” market as smuggling activity and demand for cheaper tobacco products continue to fuel the illicit cigarette trade.
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[2026-05-18 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DHAKA. Bangladesh — The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $350 million loan to help Bangladesh manage rising fuel import pressures and strengthen energy security after shortages linked to the Middle East war.
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Expo in Harbin highlights expanding economic ties amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainties
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[2026-05-18 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but off their overnight lows as markets focus on soaring global yields after US/Iran talk progress remains stalled (but at least armed hostilities did not resume contrary to some speculation). Yields also spiked on rising oil prices, concerns of an extra budget in Japan and continued political chaos in the UK.
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Endangered species] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seizing on the UAE’s Opec exit and a new EU trade pact, India’s PM looks to lock-in long-term energy supply and economic dividends
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[2026-05-18 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Netherlands] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seizing on the UAE’s Opec exit and a new EU trade pact, India’s PM looks to lock-in long-term energy supply and economic dividends
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[2026-05-18 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Essendon star Zach Merrett is again weighing up his future at Tullamarine, with rival clubs increasingly of the belief the former captain will seek a trade at season’s end after last year’s failed push to join Hawthorn.
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[2026-05-18 18:53 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday urged allies to sanction Iran as peace talks between the two countries continue to stall.
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[2026-05-18 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Australian police and policing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantling
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[2026-05-18 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An analysis by the Wall Street Journal said the United States has so far managed to cover domestic energy demand and offset part of the drop in Gulf oil production caused by the war, but warned that pressures are growing as inventories decline and refineries operate at full capacity.
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[2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Accountability] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — Health campaigners are threatening to bring the British government to court over its drug-pricing deal with Donald Trump, in a legal fight that risks undermining a key pillar of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
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[2026-05-18 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-18 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The government convened a regular trade promotion meeting Monday to discuss South Korea's pending trade issues with the United States, the European Union and other economic partners, the trade ministry said.
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[2026-05-18 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The government convened a regular trade promotion meeting Monday to discuss South Korea's pending trade issues with the United States, the European Union (EU) and other economic partners, the trade ministry said.
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[2026-05-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Andrew Puzder is the ambassador of the United States to the European Union.
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[2026-05-18 10:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-18 10:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-18 10:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Monday to discuss ways to deepen economic cooperation between South Korea and the ASEAN region, Yeo's office said.
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[2026-05-18 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday to discuss ways to deepen economic cooperation between South Korea and the ASEAN region, Yeo's office said.
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[2026-05-18 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-18 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Profit-linked pay demands spreadKorea's export leaders face looming labor reckoning
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[2026-05-18 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-18 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Amid a wave of recent pitching injuries, the Dodgers are adding some depth in the form of a longtime nemesis.
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[2026-05-18 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sharjah and Oman have launched a logistics corridor to move goods by sea and land more easily, as the Strait of Hormuz closure continues to affect trade.
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[2026-05-18 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An EU proposal to drastically cut its steel import quota in response to global overcapacity and the shrinking of local manufacturing will hurt Kiev, Ukrainian manufacturers and officials have told the Financial Times.
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[2026-05-18 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: An EU proposal to drastically cut its steel import quota in response to global overcapacity and the shrinking of local manufacturing will hurt Kiev, Ukrainian manufacturers and officials have told the Financial Times.
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[2026-05-18 01:01 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump is "considering" how to approach a deal.
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[2026-05-18 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Bay Area man tried to export hundreds of turtles from the United States to Taiwan before federal law enforcement arrested and charged him on Friday, foiling his too-slow plans.
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[2026-05-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clashes at a conference in Chinese capital reflect wider tensions that threaten to descend into an economic conflict
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[2026-05-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Jens Eskelund] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Clashes at a conference in Chinese capital reflect wider tensions that threaten to descend into an economic conflict
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[2026-05-17 21:33 UTC+10:00] [Bilateral trade] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: TALLINN — The Trump administration doesn’t like a unified European Union because the bloc is a geopolitical power that Washington has to contend with, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday, urging EU member countries not to weaken the bloc by pursuing bilateral agreements with the U.S.
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[2026-05-17 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing may have produced modest results by the standards of US-China summits but it highlighted a clear benefit for China: after the extremes of last year's trade war, the countries have reverted to their familiar economic and strategic standoff.
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