Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-31 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A unit of Abu Dhabi's 2PointZero Group is acquiring a controlling stake in African power generation company Azura as it continues to expand its global portfolio of specialised energy infrastructure assets.
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[2026-08-31 16:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Capital has begun financial operations in India, launching its 14th overseas finance unit as it seeks to support Hyundai Motor Group's expansion in the world's third-largest automobile market.
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[2026-08-31 16:17 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Group's financial affiliates will hold a global finance conference in New York in November, bringing together financial industry leaders and aspiring professionals to discuss how artificial intelligence and technological change are reshaping finance and the skills required in the industry.
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[2026-08-31 16:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean benchmark Kospi steadied after retreating sharply in early trading Monday as concerns over rising US interest rates prompted investors to offload shares.
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[2026-08-31 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Chinese manufacturers dominate the EV battery market in the European Union, but experts want the EU and South Korean companies to work together on the bloc's diversification efforts. © Reuters
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[2026-08-31 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's major business lobby group on Monday stressed the need for closer economic cooperation with Japan, saying the two countries share many similarities and can serve as partners in expanding each other's markets.
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[2026-08-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Petrol prices in the UAE will rise for a second straight month in September, as global oil markets remain volatile with a peace deal between the US and Iran still out of reach.
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[2026-08-31 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Global economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Andrew Bailey warns G20 members about risk of cyber-disruption spreading ‘across jurisdictions’
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[2026-08-31 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Leading business groups from South Korea and Japan agreed Monday to deepen cooperation in supply chains, energy security and emerging industries, as Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Chey Tae-won called for broader economic integration between the neighboring countries.
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[2026-08-31 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Smoke fills sky during large e-bike fire in Murwillumbah. (Supplied: Ursula Wharton)
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[2026-08-31 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: SK On said Monday it signed a major agreement with US-based NeoVolta Power to supply lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, battery cells for energy storage systems, expanding its footing in the rapidly growing North American power market.
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[2026-08-31 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday shared a statement in support of religious Givati Brigade soldiers who refused to board a Namer armored personnel carrier with a female paramedic during an operational mission in the Gaza Strip, saying he would demand answers from the IDF over its handling of the incident.
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[2026-08-31 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ASX-listed Aguia Resources is dusting off a massive phosphate project in Brazil, with a new government initiative aimed at weaning the agricultural powerhouse off imported fertiliser providing the perfect tailwind to revisit the asset.
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[2026-08-31 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog on Monday approved Hanwha Group's recent acquisition of additional stakes in Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI).
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[2026-08-31 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN FRANCISCO — John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.
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[2026-08-31 15:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Expectations are high in Uzbekistan ahead of the first Korea-Central Asia Summit, with Uzbeks hoping that their country's long-standing goodwill toward South Korea will translate into investment, technology and opportunities for ordinary people.
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[2026-08-31 15:06 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Administrators will be forced to close the business if it fails to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeks
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[2026-08-31 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Russia targeted a famous second-hand book market in Kyiv recently, as well as publishing warehouses and printing presses nationwide
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[2026-08-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Last year, Beijing had 61 billionaires, while Shenzhen and Dubai tied for eighth place with 43 billionaires each
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[2026-08-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Last year, Beijing had 61 billionaires, while Shenzhen and Dubai tied for eighth place with 43 billionaires each
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[2026-08-31 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.
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[2026-08-31 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-08-31 14:53 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: David Castuciano/Rappler
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[2026-08-31 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Viettel is expanding globally and moving beyond basic telecommunications into more advanced technologies. (Photo by Getty Images) © Getty Images
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[2026-08-31 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-31 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Great Southern Mining has struck shallow gold 200m north of its 100 per cent-owned Mon Ami project, 12km south of Laverton in Western Australia. The results raise the prospect of a northern extension to its 1.56-million-tonne resource grading 1.11 grams per tonne (g/t) gold for 55,500 ounces.
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[2026-08-31 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has urged Canadian businesses operating in the American market to relocate south of the border “immediately,” amid an escalating trade war between the two neighboring nations.
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[2026-08-31 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has urged Canadian businesses operating in the American market to relocate south of the border “immediately,” amid an escalating trade war between the two neighboring nations.
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[2026-08-31 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: There is no shortage of work for exploration companies in WA amid the gold price boom. (Facebook: Topdrill)
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[2026-08-31 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In a savvy strategic move, Lindian Resources has executed an exclusive option to secure a substantial heavy rare earth minerals stockpile in Kazakhstan. The material could become a ready-made feed source for its recently acquired Summit Atom Rare Earth Company’s (SARECO) hydrometallurgical processing facility in the central Asian nation.
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[2026-08-31 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-08-31 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Experts say this recent IPO boom that we have seen in China is very much driven by investor appetite when it comes to advanced technologies.
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[2026-08-31 14:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Macquarie Group has detailed interactions between its board member, former KPMG partner Michelle Hinchliffe, and KPMG executives during the tender process for its lucrative audit contract but did not indicate there was any wrongdoing on her part.
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[2026-08-31 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers install a tunnel‑boring machine at a factory in Jinhu county in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Aug. 25, 2026. (Chinatopix via AP)
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[2026-08-31 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The foreign population in Gangbuk has nearly doubled over the past decade to roughly 7,000 residents
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[2026-08-31 13:56 UTC+10:00] [My Seoul] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The foreign population in Gangbuk has nearly doubled over the past decade to roughly 7,000 residents
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[2026-08-31 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's stance in his speech at the Jackson Hole meeting was unexpectedly hawkish, boosting market expectations for a rate hike next month.
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[2026-08-31 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Shein's office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in December 2025: The fast-fashion retailer is set to go public in Hong Kong. © Reuters
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[2026-08-31 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Markets interpreted U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks on Aug. 28 as leaving the door open for further interest rate hikes. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-08-31 13:08 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: ASX-listed Barkly Rare Earths has announced a stunning 99 per cent extraction of high-value magnet rare earth oxides (MREO) from a single-stage metallurgical test on material from its namesake project in the Northern Territory.
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[2026-08-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong momentum is predicted to drive the yield on China’s 10-year government bonds to a low of 1.65 per cent, according to analysts
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[2026-08-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [China bonds] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Strong momentum is predicted to drive the yield on China’s 10-year government bonds to a low of 1.65 per cent, according to analysts
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[2026-08-31 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Like the endless contests of conservatives and liberals in the novels of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Latin American petroleum is a tale of political struggle. It is the field for nationalisation and privatisation, sovereignty and colonialism, foreign multinationals and state oil monopolies, to fight it out. Now the US claim on Venezuelan oil reserves is a deliberate red cape to a bull.
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[2026-08-31 12:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Infini Resources has materially expanded exploration at its Portland Creek uranium project in western Newfoundland, Canada, committing to 5000 metres of diamond drilling backed by 1000m of trenching.
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[2026-08-31 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares trimmed earlier losses late Monday morning on retail buying, as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh raised concerns over a possible interest rate hike next month.
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[2026-08-31 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will not attend the Eastern Economic Forum opening this week in Russia's Vladivostok, the unification ministry said Monday.
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[2026-08-31 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — About 12 hours after the US Open revealed Alex Eala's opening match schedule is set for the Tuesday night session on September 1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the cheapest ticket available on the secondary-market (ticket resale platforms) doubled.
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[2026-08-31 12:28 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 31, 2026 12:28 | News
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[2026-08-31 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PMI index was up last month to 49.8 from 49.2 in July, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics
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[2026-08-31 12:21 UTC+10:00] [factory activity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PMI index was up last month to 49.8 from 49.2 in July, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics
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