Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-22 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ottawa will introduce reciprocal “dollar-for-dollar” measures in response to the 50% tariffs the US has imposed on Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on Friday, after trade talks with Washington broke down.
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[2026-08-22 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: South Korea has launched its first trial container ship voyage to Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as disruption to traditional shipping lanes drives growing interest in Russia’s Arctic trade corridor.
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[2026-08-22 20:00 UTC+10:00] [African Continental Free Trade Area] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: African companies should take advantage of the situation to reduce costs and gain access to proven technology, according to experts
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[2026-08-22 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Palestine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban
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[2026-08-22 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-22 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mark Carney, pictured with Donald Trump at the White House in 2025, says Canada will match the US's tariffs. (AP: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, File)
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[2026-08-22 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed retaliation and support measures, rejecting ‘unfair’ US demands as last-minute brinkmanship
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[2026-08-22 14:50 UTC+10:00] [trade deal] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed retaliation and support measures, rejecting ‘unfair’ US demands as last-minute brinkmanship
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[2026-08-22 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talks
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[2026-08-22 14:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON -- The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal late on Friday, and the US said it would impose 50 percent tariffs on some imports from Canada, an escalation of tensions between the two long-time allies.
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[2026-08-22 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A fresh wave of US tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods has come into effect as of midnight on Saturday after a last minute break down in trade talks.
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[2026-08-22 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has put 50-percent tariffs on more than $20bn worth of Canadian goods after trade negotiators from the two countries failed to finalise a trade deal, despite three days of talks in Washington DC.
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[2026-08-22 13:41 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Marathon trade talks between the United States and Canada to stave off fresh tariffs by the Trump administration on Canadian goods collapsed late Friday, a top United States official said, leading to the introduction of 50 percent levies on more Canadian goods.
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[2026-08-22 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump walks on the Ellipse as he arrives on Marine One near the White House, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-08-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 1.2-tonne seizure reveals how transnational syndicates bypass bans to move poached tusks from Africa to Asia
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[2026-08-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A 1.2-tonne seizure reveals how transnational syndicates bypass bans to move poached tusks from Africa to Asia
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[2026-08-22 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US and Canadian negotiators raced against the clock Friday to reach a trade deal before a midnight deadline when punishing new US tariffs are set to kick in.
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[2026-08-22 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission jointly sued TikTok in 2024, alleging that it risked the safety of millions of children. (Reuters: Dado Ruvic)
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[2026-08-22 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-22 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Canada-US trade minister Dominic LeBlanc has been in Washington for two weeks trying to hammer out a deal
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[2026-08-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July
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[2026-08-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Malta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July
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[2026-08-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July
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[2026-08-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Malta] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July
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[2026-08-21 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Friday morning said the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported over the next three months without being subject to out-of-quota tariffs.
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[2026-08-21 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended declines as oil edged lower shortly after 7am ET on this headline: *IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS BETTER TO END WAR TODAY WITH DIGNITY:ISNA, and while the
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[2026-08-21 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Canada have yet to announce a final trade deal that will keep President Donald Trump's new tariffs on hockey sticks, wine and other Canadian goods from taking effect early Saturday morning.
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[2026-08-21 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Africa’s attempt to build a continent-wide market is entering a more difficult phase. The political agreement exists; the bargaining over how it will work has moved to customs offices, central banks, regulatory agencies and company boardrooms.
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[2026-08-21 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Days after SK Hynix unveiled a staggering 40 trillion won, or $28.6 billion, "buyback bazooka" aimed at putting a floor under its shares following a sharp six-week selloff, Samsung Electronics joined the capital-return push.
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[2026-08-21 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers have declined and prices have jumped this week as the US blockade has cut Tehran's shipments, according to trade sources, with the threat of more sanctions from Washington looming.
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[2026-08-21 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — China has dragged the EU’s foreign subsidies rules into its wider trade dispute with Brussels, just as the two sides enter a crucial stretch of negotiations.
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[2026-08-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The milestone more than doubles the previous peak recorded in 2018
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[2026-08-21 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The milestone more than doubles the previous peak recorded in 2018
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[2026-08-21 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Park Jung-sung, tapped as the country's new trade minister Friday, is a seasoned trade official with extensive experience in trade and related policy areas.
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[2026-08-21 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5-8)
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[2026-08-21 17:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-21 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has appointed senior trade official Park Jung-sung as the new trade minister, a presidential spokesperson said Friday, filling the post immediately tasked with leading the talks with Washington over South Korea's investment pledge to the United States.
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[2026-08-21 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: This undated file photo shows Park Jung-sung, appointed as trade minister on Aug. 21, 2026. (Yonhap)
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[2026-08-21 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calling Trump ‘very weak’, Manitoba leader Kinew told Canadians not to buy US booze even if it returns, as a trade deal inches closer
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[2026-08-21 13:12 UTC+10:00] [Newfoundland and Labrador] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calling Trump ‘very weak’, Manitoba leader Kinew told Canadians not to buy US booze even if it returns, as a trade deal inches closer
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[2026-08-21 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal experts warn aggressive sales tactics may breach Trade Descriptions Ordinance prohibiting harassment, coercion and misleading claims
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[2026-08-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Beauty Express Group] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal experts warn aggressive sales tactics may breach Trade Descriptions Ordinance prohibiting harassment, coercion and misleading claims
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving some investors a better opportunity to double down on carry trade.
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[2026-08-21 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Government forces have carried out dozens of attacks on Houthi positions across Yemen in the past 24 hours, the latest sign that a return to full-scale war in Yemen may be approaching.
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[2026-08-21 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification
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[2026-08-21 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification
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[2026-08-21 07:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Luis Galarreta says country aims to become trade and investment bridge between South America and Asia-Pacific
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[2026-08-21 07:08 UTC+10:00] [Chancay] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Luis Galarreta says country aims to become trade and investment bridge between South America and Asia-Pacific
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