Topic: Trade & Sanctions — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-24 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ringgit climbed more than 10 per cent against the dollar last year, squeezing the bottom line of the export-reliant market
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[2026-01-24 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Similar devices under new and different brands spark questions about potential efforts to circumvent trade curbs and maintain US market access for popular gadgets
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[2026-01-24 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While exports to the US fell last year, other markets more than made up the difference
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[2026-01-24 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Export slide matched by import upward swing comes amid divisive debate on how German industry can deal with China’s manufacturing prowess
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[2026-01-23 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: भारत के साथ मुक्त व्यापार संधि पर दस्तखत करने के बाद ईयू की संसद में भी इसे मंजूरी मिलनी चाहिए. उसके बाद भी प्रक्रिया पूरी होने में साल भर तक का समय लग सकता है.
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[2026-01-23 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lam, who is also seeking to become president, has pledged to speed up growth in the export-reliant country
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[2026-01-23 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The European Parliament voted on Wednesday for a legal check of the EU's trade deal with four members of the Latin American Mercosur bloc, a move that could severely delay or even derail the deal.
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[2026-01-23 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has clarified that its members are not taking part in the island-wide Trade Union Action planned by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) today, (23).
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[2026-01-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s tea export earnings surpassed USD 1.5 billion in 2025, rising from USD 1.43 billion in 2024, despite weaker export volumes during the final month of the year, according to industry data compiled by Forbes & Walker Research.
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[2026-01-23 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Export Development Board (EDB) of Sri Lanka hosted an orientation programme on January16, 2026 for the newly appointed Heads of Sri Lanka Missions overseas, aimed at strengthening collaboration in promoting the country’s exports.
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[2026-01-23 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prabowo says Indonesia aims to stamp out corruption and ‘greedanomics’, and calls for trade integration to help boost global prosperity
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[2026-01-23 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Resolution in response to conviction of former media boss also calls for rethink of city’s trade status under World Trade Organization
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[2026-01-23 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Myles McCormick in Washington
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[2026-01-22 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As intense US-China competition becomes the new normal, pressure has strengthened China’s capacity to adapt rather than deter it from its long-term ambitions
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[2026-01-22 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A trade pact with the EU would offer an ‘alternative market’ for Indian goods amid a fraught global environment, analysts say
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[2026-01-22 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With firms waiting for import approval from Beijing, one reseller said finding H200 chips has gotten harder – even on the black market
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[2026-01-22 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s policies seen putting income growth above GDP, with investments in social welfare, future tech and advanced manufacturing to spur internal demand
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[2026-01-22 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Right-wing media outlets and politicians are now concerned that Trump’s second term will harm Japan’s trade and security interests
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[2026-01-22 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vote in European Parliament to revoke city’s special trade status and on sanctions to take place Thursday evening
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[2026-01-22 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sunshine Holdings PLC (SUN) announced its intention to acquire a 75% stake in Joint Agri Products Ceylon (Private) Limited (JAPC), a leading export-oriented company, subject to the conditions in the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) signed on January 21, 2026.
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[2026-01-22 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: From climate justice to opposing unilateral sanctions, New Delhi’s BRICS agenda collides with a US leadership bent on weaponizing trade and institutions.
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[2026-01-21 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: नई दिल्ली में 26 जनवरी को होने वाली गणतंत्र दिवस की परेड, भारत की विदेश नीति और कूटनीति के बारे में भी बहुत कुछ बताती है. इसमें शिरकत करने वाले मुख्य अतिथि आम तौर पर उन्हीं देशों के होते हैं, जिन्हें भारत तवज्जो देना चाहता है. मुख्य अतिथि का निमंत्रण स्वीकार करने वाला पक्ष भी नई दिल्ली के साथ संबंध प्रगाढ़ करने की इच्छा जाहिर करता है.
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[2026-01-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Data points to growing African trade deficit as Trump imposes tariffs, and African demand for manufactured goods and commodity price spikes
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[2026-01-21 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It was China’s desperate need for good warhorses that spawned history’s most famous trade network, animals it paid for in silk and then tea
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[2026-01-21 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: This year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos was always going to be a Donald Trump show. After all, the US president, who is returning to Davos after six years, is responsible for much of the fragmentation of the global order that the Davos crowd expects to discuss during the five-day event.
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[2026-01-21 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Protectionism is forcing a shift towards balancing exports with outbound investment, analysts say
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[2026-01-21 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the yuan’s fixing at fresh 2023 highs and US dollar uncertainty rising under Trump, Beijing is urged to expand yuan-settled imports to internationalise its currency
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[2026-01-21 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Signs emerge that the flare-up of geopolitical tensions could spill over to the financial markets
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[2026-01-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But Beijing is likely to conclude that further action would be counterproductive, according to the investment bank
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[2026-01-21 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-01-21 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has imposed a 3% tax on vehicle importers to control the outflow of foreign exchange from the country, Economic Development Deputy Minister Nishantha Jayaweera informed Parliament yesterday (20).
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[2026-01-21 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe said that Sri Lanka is taking decisive steps to strengthen its organic agricultural export sector by aligning national standards with international regulations especially to boost export agriculture sector.
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[2026-01-21 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dialog Enterprise, the corporate ICT solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, together with the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), recently hosted ‘From Sri Lanka to the World – Digital Marketing Strategies for Export Growth’, a knowledge-sharing seminar focused on strengthening the digital capabilities of Sri Lankan exporters.
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[2026-01-21 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sun Match Company has announced Soorya as a Silver Sponsor for the Jaffna International Trade Fair 2026. The three?day event will be held in Jaffna from January 23-25.
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[2026-01-21 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-21 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Groenlândia, um território autônomo da Dinamarca, está no centro de uma disputa geopolítica envolvendo os Estados Unidos e a Europa.
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[2026-01-21 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New rules impose much stricter requirements for private cars and light goods vehicles over six years old that fail mandatory annual inspections
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[2026-01-21 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: W 2025 roku, z powodu polityki celnej Donalda Trumpa, niemiecki eksport do Stanów Zjednoczonych uległ załamaniu. Od stycznia do listopada do USA trafiły towary o wartości około 135,8 mld euro, czyli o prawie jedną dziesiątą (9,4 proc.) mniej niż w tym samym okresie 2024 roku – podał we wtorek, 20 stycznia, Federalny Urząd Statystyczny.
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[2026-01-21 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: यूरोपीय आयोग की अध्यक्ष उर्सुला फॉन डेय लाएन इस हफ्ते के अंत में पैराग्वे जा रही हैं, ताकि वे ‘यूरोपीय संघ-मर्कोसुर साझेदारी समझौते' पर आधिकारिक तौर पर हस्ताक्षर कर सकें. उनकी यह यात्रा ऐसे समय में हो रही है जब पूरे यूरोपीय संघ में हजारों किसान इस समझौते के खिलाफ विरोध प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं.
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[2026-01-21 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Days before US President Donald Trump marked his first year back in the White House on Tuesday, China released a series of economic data showing signs of resilience against trade pressure from the United States.
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[2026-01-20 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid escalating transatlantic rifts fuelled by Donald Trump, vice-premier urges global cooperation, free trade and dialogue, pledging to boost imports and open China’s market
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[2026-01-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president’s call for strikes against drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia will add to the cost of trading with the US, analysts say
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[2026-01-20 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, is headed to Paraguay this weekend to formally sign the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement amid ongoing protests by thousands of farmers across the bloc.
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[2026-01-20 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: After President Donald Trump announced he would levy 10% trade tariffs on eight European countries who oppose his annexation of Greenland, EU officials began mulling which measures to use to respond.
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[2026-01-20 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors hold off on bets after reports show fourth-quarter growth decelerated and property prices continued to slide
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[2026-01-20 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the Trump administration turning aggressive towards allies and foes alike, Beijing and Brussels have more reasons to work together
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[2026-01-20 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka will take a significant step towards strengthening its organic agriculture and export framework with the official launch of the Amended Sri Lanka Organic Standard SLS, scheduled to take place later this month in Colombo.
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[2026-01-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The United Kingdom remains one of Sri Lanka’s most important trading partners and is currently the second-largest export destination for Sri Lankan goods. In a significant move to strengthen trade relations with developing countries, the UK introduced the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) with effect from June 19, 2023, granting preferential market access to 65 developing countries, including Sri Lanka.
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[2026-01-20 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) has announced a revised taxation methodology for the importation of rough gemstones, a move aimed at easing financial pressure on industry stakeholders and supporting Sri Lanka’s ambition of reaching US$1 billion in annual gem and jewellery export earnings.
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[2026-01-20 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indo-Pacific region is the focal point of global geopolitical and geostrategic ambitions, and it is a construct centered on the interconnectedness and interdependence of oceans. This region at the confluence of oceans is home to more than half of the world’s population and accounts for 62 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 46 per cent of maritime trade.
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