Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-09 00:35 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-09 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The gains mainly came in the healthcare, transport and warehousing and retail trade sectors
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[2026-05-09 00:12 UTC+10:00] [April] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The gains mainly came in the healthcare, transport and warehousing and retail trade sectors
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[2026-05-08 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hangzhou carmaker’s overseas strategy highlights how Chinese brands are leveraging idle plants to scale globally while easing trade barriers
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[2026-05-08 23:40 UTC+10:00] [Leapmotor] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hangzhou carmaker’s overseas strategy highlights how Chinese brands are leveraging idle plants to scale globally while easing trade barriers
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[2026-05-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese shipping giants are signing long contracts and rejigging their networks, as they hedge against prolonged disruptions to global trade routes
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[2026-05-08 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Cosco Shipping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese shipping giants are signing long contracts and rejigging their networks, as they hedge against prolonged disruptions to global trade routes
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[2026-05-08 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-08 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher and just shy of a new record, with technology names leading futures higher ahead of April jobs report, after Trump’s assertion that the Iran ceasefire is still holding despite an exchange of weapons between the US and Iran overnight, and a deep weekly loss for oil help futures regain positive momentum.
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[2026-05-08 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Meralco clobbered an import-less Terrafirma, 113-69, to secure the fourth and last twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinal round during Friday’s PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.
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[2026-05-08 22:06 UTC+10:00] [Trade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-08 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say British authorities will prioritise stable ties with Beijing under current geopolitical uncertainties
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[2026-05-08 22:04 UTC+10:00] [Bill Yuen Chung-biu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts say British authorities will prioritise stable ties with Beijing under current geopolitical uncertainties
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[2026-05-08 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has seized an oil tanker, accusing it of "attempting to disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation."
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[2026-05-08 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Manila trade accusations after incident near Iroquois Reef in the Spratly Islands this week
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[2026-05-08 20:36 UTC+10:00] [Ferdinand Marcos Jnr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing and Manila trade accusations after incident near Iroquois Reef in the Spratly Islands this week
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scholars urge a pivot to shared AI and EV standards and cooperation, while an upgraded China-South Korea free-trade pact is deemed vital
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[2026-05-08 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Samsung Global Research China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scholars urge a pivot to shared AI and EV standards and cooperation, while an upgraded China-South Korea free-trade pact is deemed vital
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[2026-05-08 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move contradicts the country’s aim to grow the EV sector and use more renewable energy sources, analysts say
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[2026-05-08 19:15 UTC+10:00] [Malaysia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move contradicts the country’s aim to grow the EV sector and use more renewable energy sources, analysts say
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[2026-05-08 19:03 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Countries that don't welcome European companies into their markets shouldn't expect access to EU goods and services contracts, the bloc's top industry official has warned.
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[2026-05-08 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of breaching a short ceasefire announced by Moscow to coincide with Victory Day commemorations marking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany.
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[2026-05-08 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs to "much higher" levels if the 27-nation bloc fails to do so.
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[2026-05-08 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY — Mindanao moves to expand direct air links with Indonesia while government agencies strengthen efforts to prepare local enterprises for regional trade under the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
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[2026-05-08 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end anytime soon: NACHO.
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[2026-05-08 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday called for stronger maritime cooperation among Southeast Asian nations amid rising geopolitical tensions and increasing disruptions to global trade routes.
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[2026-05-08 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After the close on Thursday, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled to invalidate Trump's latest set of universal 10% tariff imposed two months ago under Sec. 122. The administration will quickly appeal this decision before it takes effect May 12. If the case follows the same pattern as the challenge to the IEEPA tariffs last year, a higher court might soon stay this ruling and leave the tariffs in place pending a longer review.
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[2026-05-08 12:51 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Even after the United States and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump insisted the cease-fire was still in effect and dismissed the Iranian attacks as a mere “trifle.”
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic state-led investment and low production costs are expected to lift the nation’s manufacturing export share amid deployment of advanced automation
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[2026-05-08 11:11 UTC+10:00] [robotics industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strategic state-led investment and low production costs are expected to lift the nation’s manufacturing export share amid deployment of advanced automation
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[2026-05-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS response from Cheong Wa Dae, additional info in last 3 paras)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-08 10:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets Thursday after an attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran accused Washington of striking first.
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[2026-05-08 10:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-05-08 10:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The US trade court ruled Thursday against President Donald Trump's 10 percent global tariffs in another legal setback to his trade policy, as his administration is already working to replace its emergency duties struck down by the Supreme Court in February.
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[2026-05-08 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said Friday he will visit Mexico next week as part of a concerted effort to broaden outreach for the resumption of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between South Korea and Mexico.
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[2026-05-08 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vietnam’s drive to energise its economy may take time to materialise in the face of rising fuel costs and trade barriers, analysts say
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[2026-05-08 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vietnam’s drive to energise its economy may take time to materialise in the face of rising fuel costs and trade barriers, analysts say
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[2026-05-08 09:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-08 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump ordered 10 per cent tariffs on most imports to the US earlier this year. (AP: Matt Rourke)
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[2026-05-08 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US trade court on Thursday ruled against President Trump’s latest 10% global tariffs, finding across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law.
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[2026-05-08 08:34 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A federal court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10 percent global tariff — a backup plan the president implemented after the Supreme Court struck down his more sweeping worldwide tariffs earlier this year.
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[2026-05-08 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. trade court ruled Thursday against President Donald Trump's 10 percent global tariffs in another legal setback to his trade policy, as his administration is already working to replace its emergency duties struck down by the Supreme Court in February.
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[2026-05-08 07:43 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump also issues new deadline for EU to implement trade deal terms before raising tariffs to ‘much higher levels’
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[2026-05-08 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack.
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[2026-05-08 07:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump adjusts his microphone while speaking during an event for military mothers in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-08 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would give the European Union until July 4 to implement trade deal commitments before he raises tariffs on EU goods including cars to "much higher levels."
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[2026-05-08 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Donald Trump has threatened "much higher" tariffs on the European Union (EU) by 4 July if the bloc fails to drop its levies on the US to zero.
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[2026-05-08 06:18 UTC+10:00] [Tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president threatened to raise tariffs to “much higher levels” on the EU if an agreement isn’t reached.
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[2026-05-08 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to raise tariffs on goods from the European Union (EU) to "much higher levels" if it fails to fulfill its end of last year's trade deal with the United States by July 4.
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[2026-05-08 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A business meeting between the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) delegation and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) was successfully held on 06th May 2026 at the EDB premises in Colombo, reaffirming the longstanding economic ties between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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