TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kobe Steel ? TOKYO (Reuters) -  Kobe Steel Ltd  admitted on Tuesday  its  data fraud has been going on nearly five decades and also revealed new cases of cheating  highlighting the challenges facing the 112-year-old company mired in compliance failures and malfeasance.
Kobe Steel  which supplies steel parts to manufacturers of cars  planes and trains around the world  admitted last year to supplying products with falsified specifications to about 500 customers  throwing global supply chains into turmoil.
 Kobe Steel  also announced the resignation of Executive Vice President Akira Kaneko and temporary pay cuts for up to 80 percent of all internal directors and executive officers.
 Kobe Steel  President and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki attends a news conference in Tokyo  Japan March 6  2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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Kobe Steel  said the data cheating started at least as early as the 1970s  based on testimony from multiple sources interviewed by the external investigation team.
 The company  mapped out various preventive measures  including setting up an external committee to oversee quality issues  but those familiar with  the company  say  its  problems are entrenched.
 Kobe Steel  has had a series of scandals in the last dozen years  including taking part in bid-rigging for a bridge project in 2005  failing to report income to tax authorities in 2008  2011 and 2013  and falsifying emissions data in 2006. Illegal political funding to candidates in local elections in 2009 also prompted the resignations of the then CEO and chairman.
The data fraud scandal  though  so far appears to have left  Kobe Steelâs  finances unscathed. In February   the company  reinstated a forecast for  its  first annual profit in three years for the year ending March 31.
But  the company  is also undergoing a U.S. Justice Department probe  meaning  it  still faces legal and financial risk. A Japanese government-sanctioned seal of quality has been revoked on some of its product as well.
âThere is a pending risk for  Kobe Steel  as customers at home or abroad may cancel their contracts and take legal actions  and the U.S. Justice Department may seek a penalty â said Makiko Yoshimura  director at S&P Global Rating Japan.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dana White ? âDespite the government shutdown  (the department) determined the operational necessity of television and radio broadcasts constitutes them as essential activities â  chief Defense Department spokeswoman Dana White  said. âWe will continue to find solutions to support our troops at home and abroad.â
 Her  announcement followed outcry about overseas U.S. service members not being able to see the two games Sunday afternoon  particularly since officials have said military personnel wonât get paid during the furlough  which started overnight Friday.
 White  described some legal and manpower maneuvering to get the games on air.  She  said two of the eight Armed Forces Network channels -- news and sports -- will remain on  despite the network being run by civilians  who have been furloughed in the shutdown.
âWith minimal manning  we can keep the sports channel up without incurring any additional cost or manpower-complying with shutdown guidance  " White  said in a statement. âThanks to uniform leadership at AFN  our comptroller and legal team.â
 She  said the news channel remains on because the contract has already been paid and the sports channel was turned on because âit doesn't cost any more money or manpower to manage a second channel.â
Still   White  had some sharp words for Congress  whose failure to pass a temporary spending resulted in the shutdown.
âThe shutdown requires us to do a lot of tedious work â  she  said. âCongress needs to pass a budget.â

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hassan Rouhani ? (CNN)  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani  addressed the country Sunday night after several days of anti-government protests that have rocked the nation.
 Rouhani 's remarks came after the state-run media outlet IRIB reported that Iranian officials had temporarily restricted access to social media apps Instagram and Telegram  which have been used by Iranians to share news about the protests.
"We are a free nation "  Rouhani  said in his prerecorded speech on state broadcaster IRINN. "And according to the constitution and citizen rights  the people are free to express their criticism and even their protests " he said.
"But "  Rouhani  continued  "criticism should not be accompanied with violence or vandalizing public property."  Rouhani  also acknowledged the economic and social hardships some Iranians face.

SOLUTION:
Negative