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March 31, 2026 22 visible stories Economy & Trade

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Economy & Trade

Markets, industrial policy, trade friction, and supply-chain shifts.

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March 31, 2026

340 stored stories in archive

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Updated Mar 31, 11:59 UTC

26 responsive feeds in the latest pull

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30 watchlist sources powering the desk

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Economy & Trade

Markets, industrial policy, trade friction, and supply-chain shifts.

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Active: Economy & Trade / Center

Coverage Lane

Economy & Trade

Markets, industrial policy, trade friction, and supply-chain shifts.

Visible Stories

22

European stocks gain on hopes for Iran de-escalation, oil set for record monthly rise
Channel NewsAsia 1m ago

European stocks gain on hopes for Iran de-escalation, oil set for record monthly rise

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to European stocks gain on hopes for Iran de-escalation, oil set for record monthly rise.

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Southeast Asia Business
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The Straits Times Asia

Economy & Trade

The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

China welcomes EU lawmakers' first visit in 8 years as chance to steady strained ties

BEIJING, March 31 - China on Tuesday welcomed a visit by a delegation of European Union lawmakers - the first in eight years - as a chance to further stabilise ties strained by trade policies and political mistrust.

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Southeast Asia
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Water filter firm AOX rapped for misusing consumer watchdog’s logo
Channel NewsAsia 1m ago

Water filter firm AOX rapped for misusing consumer watchdog’s logo

AOX had claimed that the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore verified its product-related findings.

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Southeast Asia Singapore ,Business
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India diesel exports to SE Asia hit 7-year high in March due to Iran war, data shows
The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

India diesel exports to SE Asia hit 7-year high in March due to Iran war, data shows

About 1 million tonnes of diesel have been shipped, with around half bound for Singapore.

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Southeast Asia
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China says will boost cooperation with Pakistan on Iran issue
The Straits Times Asia 1m ago

China says will boost cooperation with Pakistan on Iran issue

Beijing described China and Pakistan as “all-weather” strategic partners.

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Southeast Asia
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Some Singtel customers to get S$5 or S$10 'goodwill rebate' over recent network disruption
Channel NewsAsia 1m ago

Some Singtel customers to get S$5 or S$10 'goodwill rebate' over recent network disruption

This comes after four incidents in the last month where Singtel users experienced network disruptions.

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Southeast Asia Singapore ,Business
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Source Radar

Watchlist directory

These outlets power the desk. Status reflects the latest refresh cycle, while the bias marker stays visible for transparent scanning across the watchlist.

Watchlist

30 sources

Responsive

26 live now

BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Live
China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0