Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-25 16:37 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HIT Forum panelist Park Jeong-woo sees gains from chips and governance reforms, but says broader growth is needed for sustained premium
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[2026-08-25 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs agency said Tuesday it coordinated with Malaysian authorities to reduce the time needed to issue free trade agreement (FTA) certificates of origin for condensate imports.
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[2026-08-25 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers are set to establish clear liability standards for self-driving cars, a move that could open the floodgates for next-gen vehicles
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[2026-08-25 16:03 UTC+10:00] [amended Road Traffic Safety law] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lawmakers are set to establish clear liability standards for self-driving cars, a move that could open the floodgates for next-gen vehicles
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[2026-08-25 16:03 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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[2026-08-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With thousands of fire hotspots traced to corporate land, the president has vowed action – but past efforts to collect fines have failed
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[2026-08-25 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With thousands of fire hotspots traced to corporate land, the president has vowed action – but past efforts to collect fines have failed
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[2026-08-25 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Melbourne man who punched a colleague and told him his swearing about other work colleagues was “gay” after a work Christmas Party has failed to regain his job after the country’s workplace umpire ruled his sacking was valid.
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[2026-08-25 15:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Stronger growth and core inflation support tightening, while firmer won and stock correction bolster case for pause
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[2026-08-25 15:53 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: New mortgage loans per borrower dropped at the sharpest pace in the second quarter amid the government's regulations to cool the overheated housing market, central bank data said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Exchange has donated 50 million won ($36,100) to provide financial education for people with developmental disabilities in Busan.
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[2026-08-25 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dongsuh Food has renewed the packaging of its ready-to-drink coffee brand Maxim T.O.P and expanded the lineup with new products as competition in Korea’s RTD coffee market continues.
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[2026-08-25 15:41 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Horizon Gold has unveiled a trifecta of reverse circulation drilling results across its Gum Creek project in Western Australia’s Murchison region, 100km southeast of Meekatharra, extending mineralisation a whopping 800m south of the existing resource at its Howards prospect. At the same time, the drill bit has been delivering broad and high-grade hits at the company’s Heron South and Melbourne Bitter targets.
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[2026-08-25 15:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Meetings with Samsung and Hyundai chiefs likely to focus on Honam chip cluster, Saemangeum investment and infrastructure hurdles
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[2026-08-25 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. announced an "economic D-Day" campaign Monday to isolate Iran from the global economy, threatening penalties against "enablers" that continue doing business with Tehran.
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[2026-08-25 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A surveyor works in front of a stock market chart Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-25 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bitcoin has crossed the $80,000 mark for the first time since mid-May on renewed optimism about the crypto market.
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[2026-08-25 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean defense company Hanwha Aerospace said Tuesday it has established a US-based subsidiary, Hanwha Horizon USA, as part of its push to grow its footprint in the global liquefied natural gas market.
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[2026-08-25 15:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Inflation, fixed costs could erode school spending despite falling enrollment, they argue
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[2026-08-25 15:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast took aim at South Korea's economic and security posture toward Washington, citing regulatory action against US-listed Coupang as proof Seoul is shortchanging American businesses.
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[2026-08-25 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Money has flowed into precious metals such as gold, as well as bitcoin, which some investors view as an alternative store of value, as the dollar has weakened. (Photo by Takanobu Aimatsu)
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[2026-08-25 15:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Stock-heavy profit-sharing plan sends management and union back to talks
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[2026-08-25 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Lifestyle Series5 to 9Gen Z is rethinking the 9-to-5 work culture but this shift away from traditional office jobs has less to do with wanting to avoid work than with a re-evaluation of risk, reward and lifestyle. Facing an unpredictable economy, this generation is trading corporate ladders for business ownership, building paths to economic independence.
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[2026-08-25 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Lifestyle Series5 to 9Gen Z is rethinking the 9-to-5 work culture but this shift away from traditional office jobs has less to do with wanting to avoid work than with a re-evaluation of risk, reward and lifestyle. Facing an unpredictable economy, this generation is trading corporate ladders for business ownership, building paths to economic independence.
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Canada] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away: this is a warning to the western alliance
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday warned countries to cut their business ties with Iran or face secondary sanctions as part of what it billed as an "economic D-Day," but the Treasury Department stopped short of actually imposing penalties.
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Out-licensing deals have overtaken IPOs as the primary lifeline for cash-starved Chinese drug makers, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Out-licensing deals have overtaken IPOs as the primary lifeline for cash-starved Chinese drug makers, analysts say
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[2026-08-25 14:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.
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[2026-08-25 14:44 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 25, 2026 — 2:44pm
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[2026-08-25 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — US stocks drifted to a mixed finish Monday as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week. The areas of the bond market that the US Treasury Department is trying to calm down, meanwhile, eased a bit.
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[2026-08-25 14:22 UTC+10:00] [Breaches] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has been invited to a meeting of EU trade ministers set to occur in October, two European diplomats with knowledge of the plans, granted anonymity to discuss the gathering, told POLITICO.
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[2026-08-25 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng fell more than 9% in Hong Kong on Tuesday after the company issued weaker-than-expected forecast for third-quarter deliveries, despite its robotics business unit securing a valuation of over $6.3 billion in a funding round.
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[2026-08-25 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen after a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-08-25 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-25 13:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history and would likely face legal challenges.
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[2026-08-25 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are switching ingredients, rethinking expansion and staggering price increases as inflation and a weak peso stress budgets
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[2026-08-25 13:44 UTC+10:00] [The Philippines] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Companies are switching ingredients, rethinking expansion and staggering price increases as inflation and a weak peso stress budgets
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[2026-08-25 13:44 UTC+10:00] [Coles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’
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[2026-08-25 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss work supervisors’ dilemma on extremely hot days, and Hongkong Post’s financial woes
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[2026-08-25 13:30 UTC+10:00] [extreme heat] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss work supervisors’ dilemma on extremely hot days, and Hongkong Post’s financial woes
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[2026-08-25 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The 742 contracts were awarded to just 65 companies, with 22 companies receiving 10 or more contracts. (Supplied)
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Global companies, including some from China, are clawing back refunds for tariffs that were improperly charged by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax agency said Tuesday it has launched tax audits of 50 companies on suspicions their owners and family members used corporate-owned luxury homes for private purposes as part of tax evasion schemes.
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- New mortgage loans per borrower dropped at the sharpest pace in the second quarter amid the government's regulations to cool the overheated housing market, central bank data said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-25 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Banks are racing to put artificial intelligence and digital technology at the heart of everything from payments to customer service. But the deeper technology becomes embedded in banking, the greater the consequences when it fails.
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[2026-08-25 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Chris Murphy has criticised the White House’s new sanctions on Iran, warning that American citizens are "paying a huge, huge cost" for the decision.
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[2026-08-25 12:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Victorian gold explorer Aureka Limited has hit a stunning high-grade gold intercept at its St Arnaud project, returning a 4.4-metre section grading a solid 8.9 grams per tonne(g/t) gold and 57.8g/t silver from 102.8m downhole. The hit included a spectacular 0.3-metre core running at 65.3g/t gold, with a duplicate assay returning an even better 95.6g/t, confirming the presence of bonanza grades.
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[2026-08-25 12:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to double tariffs on Canadian vehicles beginning next year, as the historically friendly neighbors spiral into a trade war.
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[2026-08-25 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: PFA tubes like those made by Taiwan's Nichias are essential for transporting chemicals throughout the chip production process. (Source photos by Yuki Nakao and screenshot from Nichias' website)
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