Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-17 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 13:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Despite a trade surplus in the K-pop and other cultural content sectors, South Korea continued to suffer a deficit in cultural and knowledge services trade in the first half of 2026, central bank data showed Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 12:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook met with Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov on Thursday and discussed ways to boost trade and exchanges between the two countries.
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[2026-09-17 10:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union or halt trade with the bloc entirely if it proceeds with its plan to make Canada its first-ever "associate member."
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[2026-09-17 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Despite an ongoing blockade on Iranian maritime trade and attacks by Iran’s military on commercial ships, the United States military has said US forces have kept the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, including the facilitation of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil through the strategic waterway.
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[2026-09-17 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 08:41 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Act divides Democrats and Republicans, with some saying it gives president power that could be turned against US allies
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[2026-09-17 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US prosecutors claim Chinese tech giant officials were intent on finding out about technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy
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[2026-09-17 08:03 UTC+10:00] [FBI Special Agent James Diclemis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US prosecutors claim Chinese tech giant officials were intent on finding out about technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy
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[2026-09-17 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: By Song Sang-ho and Baek Na-ri
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[2026-09-17 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is considering additional steps against the Netherlands over its decision to ban trade in Israeli products from the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights after a court in The Hague rejected a legal attempt to stop the measure, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view of the Roy Thomson Hall at the Toronto International Film Festival during the opening day of the festival on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Toronto. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
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[2026-09-17 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Norwegian Jews decried a proposed law that would make certain forms of trade with Israeli settlements a criminal offense with up to 3 years in prison, calling it “deeply troubling” and “dangerous.”
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[2026-09-17 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The umbrella organisation for trade unions in the United Kingdom has passed a motion calling for an end to complicity in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-09-17 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: WTI futures fell to $101 a barrel around midday in New York after Bloomberg reported that Saudi Arabia could restore roughly half the East-West pipeline's capacity within days. The pipeline, a critical export route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, has been shut since last week's drone attack.
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[2026-09-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anticipated push for the FTAAP, covering all 21 Apec members, will burnish China’s reputation by casting the US as an obstacle, analysts say
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[2026-09-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anticipated push for the FTAAP, covering all 21 Apec members, will burnish China’s reputation by casting the US as an obstacle, analysts say
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[2026-09-16 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trade Union Congress (TUC), an umbrella organisation representing five million British workers, voted for the first time in its history to back the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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[2026-09-16 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher into Fed Day where consensus is for a 25bp hike, the first since July 2023, with unknown levels of communication, and the question is what the dot plot shows (see preview here). S&P 500 futures are up by 0.3%, finding relief after days of selling as traders wait Kevin Warsh to deliver an expected interest-rate hike that will help ease fears that inflation may spiral.
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[2026-09-16 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The biggest trade in options on the Cboe VIX Index Tuesday was an unusual $6 million purchase of deep, deep in-the-money-puts that might be an unusual interest-rate play ahead of Wednesday's highly-anticipated Federal Reserve rate decision.
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[2026-09-16 21:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Alcohol] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's announcement that the EU will explore "associate membership" for Canada came as a surprise to member countries — and left governments concerned about the potential trade-offs.
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[2026-09-16 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 3 paras)
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[2026-09-16 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday called for efforts to diversify trade between South Korea and Central Asia into advanced industries, including digital technology, and to combine the region's rich mineral resources with South Korea's manufacturing prowess to lead the global market.
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[2026-09-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SINGAPORE — Ukraine's sanctions envoy said Russia could be forced to retreat from the war within six months if its oil revenues are halved, as he pressed governments across Asia to shut down loopholes letting Russian tankers and weapons components slip through the region undetected.
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[2026-09-16 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Aid and development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech on Wednesday to reiterate her warning over the EU’s ballooning trade deficit with China, as Brussels steps up negotiations with Beijing ahead of a key October deadline.
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[2026-09-16 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-16 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beijing, China – China is opening its first modern river-to-sea canal for navigation on Wednesday, a project that aims to dramatically cut down shipping distances between the country’s southern hinterland and Southeast Asia, a region that serves as a critical trade partner.
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[2026-09-16 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Wednesday it discussed expanding economic cooperation with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to Seoul for the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit.
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[2026-09-16 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Masahiro Okafuji, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council as well as chair and CEO of Itochu, urges a stronger yen for the good of Japan. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-09-16 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Newly opened Pinglu Canal will allow cargo from inland provinces to reach the Gulf of Tonkin, avoiding a 560km detour, deepening trade ties
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[2026-09-16 12:28 UTC+10:00] [Chongqing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Newly opened Pinglu Canal will allow cargo from inland provinces to reach the Gulf of Tonkin, avoiding a 560km detour, deepening trade ties
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[2026-09-16 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military has released what it said was video of commandos intercepting and blowing up a vessel involved in the drug trade in the Eastern Pacific.
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[2026-09-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond cutting-edge tech, Beijing’s true manufacturing strength lies in its unmatched ability to scale the mature technologies that drive the modern economy
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[2026-09-16 11:30 UTC+10:00] [subsidies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond cutting-edge tech, Beijing’s true manufacturing strength lies in its unmatched ability to scale the mature technologies that drive the modern economy
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[2026-09-16 10:43 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 16, 2026 10:43 | News
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[2026-09-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shipping containers are seen piled up at Nagoya Port in Japan's Aichi prefecture on Jan. 29. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)
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[2026-09-16 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: When BRICS leaders met over the weekend, they talked about the economic power of the Global South and the need to expand trade in local currencies, signaling a push to cut dependence on the greenback.
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[2026-09-16 07:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) drives around Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the second half in Game 1 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball game, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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[2026-09-16 07:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s relations with US have frayed over trade and tariffs recently, but strong defence ties still remain between the two countries
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[2026-09-16 07:34 UTC+10:00] [Galwan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s relations with US have frayed over trade and tariffs recently, but strong defence ties still remain between the two countries
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[2026-09-16 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-16 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The United States, the European Union and China impose their own trade rules on each other and other economies. (Nikkei montage)
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[2026-09-16 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The circumstances of US/Canadian trade should be common knowledge by now, but the details often get mired in the swamp of political rhetoric. When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney describes the tariff issue as the US "waging war" on Canada, he knows exactly what he's doing. Carney has turned a simple trade issue over reasonable 10% tariffs into an existential crisis, an invasion, an ethnic cleansing, a last stand against "evil" imperialists.
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[2026-09-16 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters this morning that he is "open to exploring" a diesel export ban as AAA's national average price for the industrial fuel continues to set new highs, now topping $6.27 a gallon.
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