Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-07 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-06 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Initial shipments bring hope, but ‘Fortress North America’ threat and lack of long-term guarantees leave producers wary of Beijing’s commitment
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[2026-02-06 21:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-06 17:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-06 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A South Korean governor has sparked outrage after he proposed “importing Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins” to help stem the population decline in provincial areas. Jindo county Governor Kim Hee-soo made the suggestion during a town hall meeting in South Jeolla to discuss an administrative merger of nine cities and counties in the province with Gwangju Metropolitan City.
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[2026-02-06 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s hunger for minerals and raw materials is pushing trade in the region to record levels, even after incidents in Panama and Venezuela
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[2026-02-06 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Daniel Jaksan, Economic and Commercial officer at the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, accompanied by Thiloma Abayanayaka, Commercial and Economic Assistant, met with the Chairman of the Export Development Board (EDB) Mangala Wijesinghe, along with the senior officials including Acting Additional Director General (Development) Kumudinie Mudalige, Director of Export Agriculture Janak Badugama, Director of Trade Facilitation & Trade Information Dr.
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[2026-02-06 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US and Japan have been working to strike a ‘very substantial’ deal on trade, as well as collaborating on national security, Trump said
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[2026-02-06 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-05 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid the precarity of Trump’s limited economic success at home, trade wars abroad have only sped up the transition to a multipolar world
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[2026-02-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The expanded Japan presence will ensure that some of TSMC’s production is immune from Trump’s on-again, off-again import tariffs
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[2026-02-05 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-05 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Jonathan Kuminga-Kristaps Porzingis trade signifies that the Warriors are out of the running in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes — if such a sweepstakes exists
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[2026-02-05 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: The Jonathan Kuminga-Kristaps Porzingis trade signifies that the Warriors are out of the running in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes — if such a sweepstakes exists
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[2026-02-05 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Signed at the Asean Summit with the US president, the deal remains under negotiation as Malaysian PM Anwar seeks further written assurances
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[2026-02-05 17:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-05 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-04 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-02-04 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Howard Lutnick accuses China of dumping and weaponising supply chains as White House tries to rally allies to its cause
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[2026-02-04 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After a shocking 51 million yen robbery last week, the South China Morning Post examines the risks in the city’s cash exchange trade
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[2026-02-04 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A booming Chinese stock market can expand household wealth, boost spending power and reinforce consumer sentiment
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[2026-02-03 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-03 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global appetites for green tea and beef outweighed trade barriers, pushing farm, fish and forest exports to a record US$11 billion in 2025
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[2026-02-03 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump announced that he agreed to a trade deal with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where the US will lower tariffs on goods from India to 18% from 25%.
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[2026-02-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s tariff pressure is aimed at pushing Seoul to ‘move as fast as Japan’ in implementing its promised investments, analysts say
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[2026-02-03 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Central Asian rivers shape Eurasian trade flows, affect global food markets and contribute to geopolitical instability across the region
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[2026-02-03 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka–United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in London (SLUKCC), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka High Commission in London (SLHC), recently hosted a panel discussion themed “Building Stronger Trade Bridges Between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom,” bringing together business leaders, policymakers and trade stakeholders.
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[2026-02-03 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Negotiations for a proposed bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States are progressing, and both sides are working to close the deal “quickly”, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.
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[2026-02-03 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AA Japan (Private) Limited has opened its first office in Sri Lanka in January 2026, bringing three decades of experience in the Japanese used vehicle export business directly to the Sri Lankan market.
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[2026-02-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under the pact, India’s tariffs have been reduced from 50 per cent to 18 per cent
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[2026-02-03 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From ‘mother of all trade deals’ to end of the rules-based world order, seven highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in January 2026
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[2026-02-02 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In an uncertain global economic environment, the strategy of exploring new overseas markets has paid off. But there is no room for complacency
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[2026-02-02 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Media Spokesman of the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS), Dr. Ashoka Gunaratne emphasised that the association will not participate in the trade union action scheduled for today (2) by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA).
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[2026-02-02 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the Sri Lankan agriculture industry at the Jaffna International Trade Fair 2026, which was held from January 23-25, at the Muttraweli Grounds in Jaffna.
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[2026-02-02 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Decision to repay loans and import costs directly to China in Chinese currency is practical rather than political, experts say
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[2026-02-01 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beyond trade liberalisation, the partnership will weaken Washington’s ability to use tariffs as leverage and dictate the rules of global economic engagement
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[2026-01-31 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PMs Sanae Takaichi and Keir Starmer also said they’d work together in other areas, including cybersecurity, trade and defence
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[2026-01-31 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trainer is confident Brazilian import can deliver Zac Purton a breakthrough success in the first leg of the four-year-old series
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[2026-01-31 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the use of Chinese stylistic elements in fashion, a Malaysian corruption trial, and a new trade pact
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[2026-01-31 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Fifth-generation beef farmer Robert Mackenzie is counting the cost of China's new trade tariffs. Source: SBS / Sandra Fulloon
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[2026-01-31 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: UK’s Trade Envoy to Sri Lanka Lord John Hannett of Everton OBE encouraged companies to maximise the benefits of the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) and to leverage platforms such as the Sri Lanka-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in London to explore new opportunities.
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[2026-01-31 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Présidents, ministres, directeurs d'institutions et grands commerçants se sont succédé à la tribune du Kempinski d'Accra, au Ghana, pour le Sommet africain du commerce. Hier et aujourd'hui [30.01.2026}, les conversations ont tourné autour des grands secteurs industriels du continent, des minéraux d'extraction aux produits pharmaceutiques.
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[2026-01-31 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The reopening is part of phase two of the US ceasefire. Previously, it was Gaza’s main crossing for people and trade with Egypt
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[2026-01-30 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: बांग्लादेश में फिलहाल पचासों कपड़ा मिलें बंद हैं और हजारों लोग बेरोजगार हैं. अब इस समझौते के कारण पूरे उद्योग का भविष्य अनिश्चित हो गया है. देश के मिल मालिकों ने भारत से धागों का ड्यूटी फ्री आयात तत्काल बंद करने, बिजली और गैस में सब्सिडी देने और बैंकों की ब्याज दर घटाने के अलावा कई नीतिगत बदलाव करने की मांग उठाई है.
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[2026-01-30 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British leader’s trip has so far yielded tariff cuts and agreements on trade and investment
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[2026-01-30 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two trade union activists, Ravi Kumudesh and Saman Ratnapriya, have voiced their support for the trade union action initiated by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA).
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[2026-01-30 14:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the Sri Lankan agriculture industry at the Jaffna International Trade Fair 2026, which was held from January 23-25, at the Muttraweli Grounds in Jaffna.
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[2026-01-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Trade unions have played a historic and often constructive role in safeguarding workers’ rights, improving wages, and strengthening social justice. In Sri Lanka, as in many democracies, trade union action has been instrumental in shaping labour laws and welfare protections. However, a growing trend of frequent and premature strikes raises an important question: should strikes be the first response to grievances, or the last resort?
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[2026-01-30 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even as the US overhauls world trade norms, China’s quiet but influential role in redefining globalisation is impossible to ignore
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[2026-01-30 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Asia region has benefited a lot from trade integration, openness to trade, so that when tariffs were imposed by the US, Asia was subject to the highest level of tariffs.
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