Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains
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[2026-08-27 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Washington’s new measures seen testing a recent bilateral detente with Beijing, and room for escalation remains, threatening trade, payments and supply chains
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[2026-08-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon arts hub chief Bernard Chan and AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam among those expressing sadness at Japanese artist’s death
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[2026-08-27 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Lam Shu-kam] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: West Kowloon arts hub chief Bernard Chan and AllRightsReserved founder Lam Shu-kam among those expressing sadness at Japanese artist’s death
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[2026-08-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Profit attributable to shareholders rose 160 per cent to 1.72 billion yuan in the six months through June
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[2026-08-27 23:05 UTC+10:00] [June] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Profit attributable to shareholders rose 160 per cent to 1.72 billion yuan in the six months through June
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[2026-08-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese tech giant is rapidly building AI infrastructure in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry
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[2026-08-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Insi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese tech giant is rapidly building AI infrastructure in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China tech rivalry
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[2026-08-27 22:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The proposed ₱1.948-billion Dumaguete City Public Market is financially viable and enjoys strong public support even as the National Institute for Transparency and Accountability (NITA) said the project’s long-term economic and public benefits outweigh concerns raised during its review.
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[2026-08-27 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China Vanke has been in the spotlight over its struggle to repay debts amid deepening losses. © Reuters
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[2026-08-27 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time dropped to 203k last week
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[2026-08-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From surging debt to trade wars with Canada, self-harm has been the main consequence of Trump’s reckless policy decisions
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[2026-08-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From surging debt to trade wars with Canada, self-harm has been the main consequence of Trump’s reckless policy decisions
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[2026-08-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tragedy at Gyirong hub lays bare climate risks along fragile mountain corridor
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[2026-08-27 22:30 UTC+10:00] [China-Nepal border] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tragedy at Gyirong hub lays bare climate risks along fragile mountain corridor
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[2026-08-27 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has described the pressure facing the country as “a full-scale economic war”.
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[2026-08-27 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid said Thursday that inflation is still too high, though he stopped short of calling for an interest rate hike.
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[2026-08-27 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
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[2026-08-27 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Kevin Villani via Mises Institute,
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[2026-08-27 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)
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[2026-08-27 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)
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[2026-08-27 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher led by Tech as NVDA earnings boost the tape. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 0.5% higher while Nasdaq futures jump 1.1% led by NVDA which is +7.4% in pre-market trading following an unprecedented forecast of 70% revenue growth in 2028, which is boosting Semis (+3%), incl MRVL +5.2% into their print tonight.
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[2026-08-27 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLOGNE — More than 15 years, a legal clash and a bankruptcy later, "Assassin's Creed" creator Patrice Desilets is looking to the future with another game that returns to the past, "1666: Amsterdam."
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[2026-08-27 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song says the pre-emptive moves aim to help ‘reduce the costs to the economy’
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[2026-08-27 21:35 UTC+10:00] [Monetary Policy Board] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song says the pre-emptive moves aim to help ‘reduce the costs to the economy’
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[2026-08-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators select 36 use cases involving dozens of financial institutions and tech partners to test AI use in onboarding, payments, claims and customer service
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[2026-08-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Securities and Futures Commission] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators select 36 use cases involving dozens of financial institutions and tech partners to test AI use in onboarding, payments, claims and customer service
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[2026-08-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Compared with a more than 2 per cent decline in the US dollar index since late July, the yuan gained less than 1 per cent against the dollar
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[2026-08-27 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Economist Intelligence Unit] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Compared with a more than 2 per cent decline in the US dollar index since late July, the yuan gained less than 1 per cent against the dollar
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[2026-08-27 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian businesses are increasingly turning to discounts and installment payments to keep customers shopping, as sanctions and the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war squeeze household budgets, RT’s Salman Khujuri reports.
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[2026-08-27 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian businesses are increasingly turning to discounts and installment payments to keep customers shopping, as sanctions and the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war squeeze household budgets, RT’s Salman Khujuri reports.
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[2026-08-27 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Footage filmed by the Nepal Red Cross shows floodwaters surging through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August, after an ice and rock avalanche blocked a tributary near the border with Tibet. The natural dam later burst, sending a torrent of water and debris down the Trishuli valley. The disaster began at around 8:40 a.m., according to authorities, with particularly severe destruction reported around Rasuwagadhi, Timure and Syabrubesi.
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[2026-08-27 21:14 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korea Investment Management and Korea Investment Value Asset Management are pursuing a spinoff merger.
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[2026-08-27 21:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The number of suspected illegal short selling cases reported to South Korea’s financial regulator has risen steadily in recent years, as a new system allows authorities to monitor institutional investors’ short selling activity in real time.
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[2026-08-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ding Xuexiang discusses a fiscal reset through expanded local discretion, bigger outlays from the central government and scientific fiscal management pilots
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[2026-08-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Huachuang Securities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ding Xuexiang discusses a fiscal reset through expanded local discretion, bigger outlays from the central government and scientific fiscal management pilots
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[2026-08-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Dolly Parton is pictured riding on a truck at her famous Dollywood theme park in Tennessee in 1977
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[2026-08-27 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Travel costs surged by 10 points over the six-year period, the highest among all items, followed by food, dining and cross-border transport
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[2026-08-27 20:57 UTC+10:00] [retiree inflation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Travel costs surged by 10 points over the six-year period, the highest among all items, followed by food, dining and cross-border transport
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[2026-08-27 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The world economy is projected to exceed $150 trillion by 2030, with significant growth coming from emerging markets in Asia.
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[2026-08-27 20:53 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The Japanese government highlighted the need to closely monitor the impact of recent natural disasters in a monthly report released Thursday, while keeping its basic economic assessment unchanged.
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[2026-08-27 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Productivity Council collaborating with tech giants to roll out free training, boosting business adoption under HK$50 million initiative
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[2026-08-27 20:36 UTC+10:00] [Google] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Productivity Council collaborating with tech giants to roll out free training, boosting business adoption under HK$50 million initiative
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[2026-08-27 20:20 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — France's Economy Minister Roland Lescure said on Thursday a "stable public deficit" was the goal for next year's budget.
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[2026-08-27 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vendors and customers at the North Carolina State Farmers Market are feeling the economic pinch thanks to the war in Iran. But while some blame President Trump, others says it’s just something they have to take in stride. (AP Video/Allen G. Breed)
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[2026-08-27 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-08-27 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For two years in a row, global unemployment and inactivity among youths aged 15 to 24 has inched up again across world regions.
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[2026-08-27 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even after the sell-off, Unitree’s market value is more than four times the top of the range indicated by lead underwriter Citic Securities
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[2026-08-27 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Wang Xingxing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Even after the sell-off, Unitree’s market value is more than four times the top of the range indicated by lead underwriter Citic Securities
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[2026-08-27 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski asked the European Commission to fine Meta €250 million, alleging it is failing to tackle scams and fake ads on its platforms.
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