Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For Americans considering retirement abroad, the same savings can go dramatically different distances depending on the destination.
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fast-fashion firm originally aimed to wrap up its IPO in August, but a delay in investor orders has forced a change of plan, sources say
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[2026-08-20 19:43 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fast-fashion firm originally aimed to wrap up its IPO in August, but a delay in investor orders has forced a change of plan, sources say
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[2026-08-20 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang calls for accelerated second phase of negotiations in the China-South Korea two-way free trade agreement
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[2026-08-20 19:37 UTC+10:00] [Pyongyang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wang calls for accelerated second phase of negotiations in the China-South Korea two-way free trade agreement
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[2026-08-20 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The megacity joins Beijing in further easing financial barriers for homebuyers, as authorities push to spark a durable recovery
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[2026-08-20 19:27 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The megacity joins Beijing in further easing financial barriers for homebuyers, as authorities push to spark a durable recovery
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[2026-08-20 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory's most precious commodities: local seeds. "We consider this project a ray of hope amid the complete darkness hanging over the agricultural sector," says ICRC economic security officer Osama Al-Mukhalalati.
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[2026-08-20 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Check by SCMP found Sayles Retail filed Notice of Resignation of Company Secretary and Director with Companies Registry on Wednesday
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[2026-08-20 19:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Check by SCMP found Sayles Retail filed Notice of Resignation of Company Secretary and Director with Companies Registry on Wednesday
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[2026-08-20 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The Chinese government is raising the stakes in a dispute over JD.com's takeover bid for Germany's Ceconomy. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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[2026-08-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fresh graduates and school leavers entering job market may pose some pressure on the unemployment rate, labour chief warns
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[2026-08-20 19:04 UTC+10:00] [Jobless] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fresh graduates and school leavers entering job market may pose some pressure on the unemployment rate, labour chief warns
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[2026-08-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Yanfeng's facility in Namestovo, Slovakia. (CTP Group)
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[2026-08-20 18:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Fubon Hyundai Life, the Korean insurance arm of Taiwan's Fubon Life, swung to a net profit of 158.6 billion won ($113.8 million) in the first half of this year, on the back of improved investment performance and signs of a strengthening profit base, the company said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CLEVELAND — Peyton Watson is heading from Denver to Cleveland as part of a four-team trade that will also have the Cavaliers sending Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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[2026-08-20 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's media watchdog said Thursday it sent a reply letter to Republican lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives explaining that the revision to the Network Act does not disproportionately target American companies.
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[2026-08-20 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bond markets are nervous about central banks’ ability to contain inflation as South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines face similar pressures
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[2026-08-20 18:30 UTC+10:00] [interest rate] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bond markets are nervous about central banks’ ability to contain inflation as South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines face similar pressures
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[2026-08-20 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Humanoid robots may be a decade away from their "ChatGPT moment," Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing has said, following his company's soaring market debut.
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[2026-08-20 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Somali pirates are back in business.
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[2026-08-20 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A former adviser to Iran's central bank pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the country is on the brink of economic collapse, but warned that the United Arab Emirates' decision to sever trade ties could deepen Iran's contraction to about 5% this year.
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[2026-08-20 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hong Kong's IPO pipeline is supported by companies beyond the 'fashionable' tech sector, Hong Kong Exchange CEO Bonnie Chan told CNBC.
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[2026-08-20 18:04 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: NSW Premier Chris Minns has admitted the government’s gun buyback scheme will result in some gun owners reimbursed for less than what their weapons are worth on the market.
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[2026-08-20 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: HONG KONG — Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Thursday it was seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages from Panama after the country seized two canal ports caught in the crosshairs of US-China tensions.
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As some major lenders begin pricing corporate debt against flexible short-term markets, analysts warn the shift could squeeze net interest margins even further
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Ding Shuang] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As some major lenders begin pricing corporate debt against flexible short-term markets, analysts warn the shift could squeeze net interest margins even further
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhou thought she’d be an ‘investment banking queen’ – instead, she found herself quitting KPMG to run Mama Yu, partnering with the BBC and Ford
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[2026-08-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Mama Yu Chilli Oil] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zhou thought she’d be an ‘investment banking queen’ – instead, she found herself quitting KPMG to run Mama Yu, partnering with the BBC and Ford
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[2026-08-20 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook vowed Thursday to boldly improve regulations to help new industries and technologies to take off in an unfettered manner and play a key role as future growth engines for South Korea's economy.
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[2026-08-20 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Sharjah-based Arada Group is developing a Dh5 billion ($1.36 billion) residential project in Queensland as part of the company's expansion in Australia.
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[2026-08-20 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-08-20 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defense missiles was costing lives.
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[2026-08-20 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defense missiles was costing lives.
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[2026-08-20 17:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Broken Hill Gold has emerged from its recent rebranding from PacGold, with its sights firmly fixed on White Dam. The company has blown open a much bigger exploration front at its 100 per cent-owned project, 80km east of Broken Hill in South Australia, with the Icebreaker discovery pointing to resource growth and triggering a hunt for deeper gold-copper riches across a swag bag of near-mine targets.
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[2026-08-20 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, says US President Donald Trump's 'economic D-day' on Iran will only bring 'further defeat' to the US in a post to X/Twiiter on Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The two-seat Nano S05 is aimed at urban commuters and has a price close to that of a premium motorbike in Vietnam. (Photo from TMT Motors' website)
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[2026-08-20 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded to threats made by Donald Trump to launch 'economic warfare' against Tehran, saying that this would be a diversion from America's economic problems.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland visitors fell more than 56% in July, compounding a months-long slump driven by escalating diplomatic tensions and soaring costs
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland visitors fell more than 56% in July, compounding a months-long slump driven by escalating diplomatic tensions and soaring costs
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World’s largest maker of lidar sensors signals ambitions beyond the supply chain, repositioning itself as a top tech firm
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Hesai Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World’s largest maker of lidar sensors signals ambitions beyond the supply chain, repositioning itself as a top tech firm
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[2026-08-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is on a hot streak in India, where three of its portfolio companies have gained more than 30% after market debuts this week.
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[2026-08-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump announces what he calls the “most crushing economic operation ever taken” against any country after Iran failed to reach a deal with Washington. He also threatens economic consequences for countries that support Tehran, while saying alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz could reduce the waterway’s importance.
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[2026-08-20 16:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: McLaren Minerals has continued to impress, delivering another batch of consistently strong, high-grade results from its namesake titanium project in Western Australia. The latest 179 aircore holes from a resource upgrade drilling program have returned a length-weighted average of 4.96 per cent heavy minerals (HM) at 15.8-metre depths from surface.
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[2026-08-20 16:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nexon said Thursday it will launch an investment program worth up to 250 billion won ($179 million) with the Korean government and Kona Venture Partners to discover promising intellectual properties in the gaming space and help emerging developers expand globally.
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[2026-08-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares soared nearly 6 percent Thursday as investors bet on stronger shareholder returns from chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, and eased U.S. bond market concerns. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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[2026-08-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to hold separate talks with his Mexican and Kuwaiti counterparts next week to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from the economy to energy security, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-08-20 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Business and Industry Regulation
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[2026-08-20 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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