Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-18 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fifa's chief operating officer has been sacked weeks after criticising president Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell a stake in the governing body’s commercial rights business.
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[2026-08-18 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) was named the best bank for sustainable finance in the Philippines at the recent Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, one of the respected benchmarks in global finance. This recognizes the bank’s institutional commitment to embedding sustainability into its core business strategy.
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[2026-08-18 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Exim Bank) wasted up to 30.1 billion won (US$21.3 million) by fixing the rate of commission paid to investment banks when issuing foreign currency bonds, the state audit agency said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-18 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Zhu Rongji served as China's premier from 1998 to 2003, leading China through a series of key economic reforms
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[2026-08-18 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Business mix, restructuring combine for W1.15tr second-quarter operating profit gap
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[2026-08-18 14:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The share price of Chariot Resources surged as much as 39 per cent to a high of 6.8 cents after the company signed a term sheet with a subsidiary of Chinese supply-chain goliath Xiamen C&D Inc. for a proposed partner-funded drilling, trial-mining and direct-shipping-ore, or “DSO”, offtake program at one of its Nigerian lithium projects.
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[2026-08-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The value of Arabic intellectual property, the development of Arabic-language AI tools and new ways of financing the region’s creative industries are among the subjects at this year’s Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-08-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A cargo vessel was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said Tuesday, signaling persisting navigation risks in the waterway as Washington and Tehran harden their positions.
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[2026-08-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-18 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: David Castuciano/Rappler
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[2026-08-18 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: BHP has copper smelting and refining operations at Olympic Dam in South Australia, where it mines significant deposits of the red metal, as well as uranium. (Screenshot from BHP website)
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[2026-08-18 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the IDF's complete takeover of the Gaza Strip and permit settlements in the area, speaking to students at the Sderot Yeshiva on Sunday.
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[2026-08-18 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq is again considering a longstanding and controversial plan to delete two zeros from the dinar as the country struggles with a deepening budget squeeze.
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[2026-08-18 13:27 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: E-scooter providers Beam and Neuron will be ordered to fund and work with a group that specialises in removing debris from the Brisbane River, with about 150 of the devices found dumped underwater in 12 months.
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[2026-08-18 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a report on Tuesday that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while it was transiting in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-18 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People look at an electronic stock chart board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-08-18 13:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Commonwealth Bank is pushing customers to spend their credit card rewards with Virgin’s Velocity scheme instead of Qantas Frequent Flyer points, as part of a dramatic overhaul of its loyalty program.
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[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both
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[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Alibaba] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller are among those switching up their bets, with Chinese giant Baidu gaining investment from both
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[2026-08-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Earlier today we reported that China's highly touted DRAM memory maker CXMT recently surpassed Tencent to become China's most valuable company.
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[2026-08-18 12:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-18 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian military official has warned that shipping companies involved in "meeting US military needs" against the country will face consequences, Nournews reported.
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[2026-08-18 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-18 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev, the founders of Israeli AI startup Decart are in the final stages of signing a huge deal with Anthropic, the US AI company behind Claude.
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[2026-08-18 12:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Five years in, Frieze Seoul has raised the city’s global profile, but its impact on the art market remains an open question
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[2026-08-18 12:15 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: German drone maker Helsing has enlisted Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten to help finalize a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan’s army, a spokesperson for Rakuten said on Monday.
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[2026-08-18 12:02 UTC+10:00] [Balkans] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: ATHENS — Greece’s attempt to lure top scientists back to their homeland after the trauma of the financial crisis has stalled an ambitious program to reverse the brain drain descended into fiasco.
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[2026-08-18 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Inside FamilyMart's Famima Park Azabudai. The new-format flagship store, which opened in July, has enlisted the streetwear mogul Nigo as its creative director. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-08-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More people plan to work longer and ‘blend work, family responsibilities and personal aspirations’, Manulife Hong Kong CEO says
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[2026-08-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Manulife] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More people plan to work longer and ‘blend work, family responsibilities and personal aspirations’, Manulife Hong Kong CEO says
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[2026-08-18 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-18 11:52 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Aureka Limited has had its big exploration potential reaffirmed at the company’s Irvine gold project in Victoria, with a renowned geologist flagging a hefty target of between 236,000 and 545,000 ounces of gold. The fresh target is in addition to the project’s existing 398,000-ounce inferred JORC resource and sits just 16 kilometres from the world-class 5-million-ounce Stawell gold mine.
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[2026-08-18 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Systems Co., the defense arm of Hanwha Group, said Tuesday it held a kick-off meeting with Austrian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) maker Schiebel as part of their efforts to tap the global UAV export market.
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[2026-08-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Incident sparks concern, but indicates China taking a proactive stance, not necessarily a gloomy forecast for relations, experts say
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[2026-08-18 11:00 UTC+10:00] [US] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Incident sparks concern, but indicates China taking a proactive stance, not necessarily a gloomy forecast for relations, experts say
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[2026-08-18 10:58 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ukrainian energy companies Naftogaz and DTEK report string of attacks; pictures show success of strike on Russian rocket fuel maker. What we know on day 1,637
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[2026-08-18 10:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — United Marine Training Center (UMTC) held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, August 17, to launch construction of its state-of-the-art Green Energy Center, a facility designed to prepare Filipino seafarers for the maritime industry's transition to alternative fuels and zero-emission vessels.
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[2026-08-18 10:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center right, and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attend a lower house budget committee meeting in June. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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[2026-08-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Executives say they are actively pursuing business opportunities in Malaysia and that adapting to local market dynamics is key
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[2026-08-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong Trade Development Council] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Executives say they are actively pursuing business opportunities in Malaysia and that adapting to local market dynamics is key
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[2026-08-18 10:28 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: China’s Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed “Superman”, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China’s stock market.
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[2026-08-18 10:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Central Huijin Investment and China Securities Finance are not among Kweichow Moutai’s top 10 shareholders as of second quarter
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[2026-08-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Kweichow Moutai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Central Huijin Investment and China Securities Finance are not among Kweichow Moutai’s top 10 shareholders as of second quarter
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[2026-08-18 09:46 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A copper bonanza is fuelling a jump in revenue and profit at global miner BHP as the red metal’s price hits record highs and shortages of concentrates and other feedstocks in China crimp output from its smelters.
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[2026-08-18 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last week's retail sales report provided fresh evidence that the K-shaped economy is buckling, with national average gasoline prices still printing above $4 a gallon and discretionary spending weakening. Consumer stress is now surfacing in the grocery aisle: as beef prices hover near record highs, Americans are beginning to trade down to cheaper proteins.
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[2026-08-18 09:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A wave of South Korean investors is flocking to U.S. markets to avoid a correction at home, even as global investors pile in.
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[2026-08-18 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-18 09:22 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-18 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Greater Bay Area] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Amid AI’s impact, slower population growth, regional integration and newly built homes, investment bank says property prices likely to remain flat
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