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April 6, 2026 14 visible stories Economy & Trade

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April 6, 2026

414 stored stories in archive

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Updated Apr 14, 20:06 UTC

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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

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Commentary: How Singapore can make blind boxes less addictive
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Commentary: How Singapore can make blind boxes less addictive

Demarketing measures can calm the hype for blind boxes and reduce the urge of consumers to buy them, says Nurhafihz Noor of James Cook University in Singapore.

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Southeast Asia Commentary ,Singapore
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Helium shortage yet to hit Singapore's semicon, healthcare sectors, but prolonged disruption may push costs up
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Helium shortage yet to hit Singapore's semicon, healthcare sectors, but prolonged disruption may push costs up

Helium is used in advanced chip production and in MRI machines in hospitals.

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Southeast Asia Singapore ,Business
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New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi's prediction market, US appeals court rules
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi's prediction market, US appeals court rules

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi's prediction market, US appeals court rules.

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Southeast Asia Business
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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth
The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

HOUSTON, Texas April 6 - The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed,...

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Southeast Asia
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4,000 jobseekers placed on unemployment benefits scheme last year, out of 10,000 applications
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

4,000 jobseekers placed on unemployment benefits scheme last year, out of 10,000 applications

Former contract workers and the long-term unemployed are among the jobless individuals who may not be covered by the scheme.

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Southeast Asia Singapore ,Business
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Speedboat fire at Phuket pier leaves five injured, one missing
The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Speedboat fire at Phuket pier leaves five injured, one missing

There were no reports of flames spreading to neighbouring vessels.

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Southeast Asia
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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

5 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

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

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 Guardian World

Newspaper

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Retrying
Asia-Pacific 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Retrying
Japan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Retrying
Taiwan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Retrying
Southeast Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Retrying
Southeast Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Retrying
Pakistan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Retrying
Philippines 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Retrying
China 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Retrying
Asia-Pacific 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0