Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon and Syria have agreed on a series of measures to revive economic ties, with a bilateral investment conference planned for the autumn in Damascus.
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[2026-08-14 12:47 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 14, 2026 12:47 | News
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[2026-08-14 12:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's SMIC says the AI investment boom is pushing up demand for a large number of peripheral chips. © Reuters
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[2026-08-14 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The number of home loans taken out by investors has slumped by almost 9 per cent, new data has revealed.
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[2026-08-14 12:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The number of home loans taken out by investors has slumped by almost 9 per cent, new data has revealed.
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Credit-rating agency says heightened scrutiny likely to create compliance hurdles, not destroy demand
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Insurance] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Credit-rating agency says heightened scrutiny likely to create compliance hurdles, not destroy demand
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A new government requirement to pay annual royalties for playing copyrighted music is a positive step towards a functioning creative economy, industry figures have said.
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[2026-08-14 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-14 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief financial regulator said Friday that household loan growth slowed in July under tightened regulations, but it needs to tightly control consumer lending in the face of higher home prices and a rise in transactions.
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[2026-08-14 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. will be applying economic measures "that have never been seen on Iran," according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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[2026-08-14 11:29 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Sam Calleja/Rappler; Images from Megawide
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[2026-08-14 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The antitrust regulator said Friday that the number of conglomerate-affiliated companies fell slightly from three months earlier, amid industrywide portfolio restructuring efforts.
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[2026-08-14 11:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's economic recovery trend is strengthening, driven by robust exports and improving domestic consumption, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-08-14 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economic recovery trend is strengthening, driven by robust exports and improving domestic consumption, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-08-14 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has recruited two experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and data engineering to strengthen its AI capabilities in its semiconductor business.
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[2026-08-14 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
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[2026-08-14 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Washington has been stepping up efforts to curb Beijing's technological ambitions, but from artificial intelligence to electric vehicle batteries, Chinese technology is becoming increasingly embedded in the businesses of some of the world's biggest companies.
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[2026-08-14 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares opened sharply higher Friday, led by gains in major chipmakers, tracking an overnight rally in U.S. shares, as latest U.S. data eased woes over accelerating inflation.
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[2026-08-14 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Gov't aims to supply over 230,000 additional homes in Seoul metropolitan area to tame housing prices
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[2026-08-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s largest rolling stock manufacturer is eyeing a local Kai Tak project – and its autonomous buses – as a launch pad for global expansion
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[2026-08-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing’s largest rolling stock manufacturer is eyeing a local Kai Tak project – and its autonomous buses – as a launch pad for global expansion
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[2026-08-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [OECD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country has identified seven next-generation industries, including nuclear fusion and small modular reactors, to stem sluggish growth potential
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[2026-08-14 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The country has identified seven next-generation industries, including nuclear fusion and small modular reactors, to stem sluggish growth potential
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[2026-08-14 09:51 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Lance Spencer Yu/Rappler
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[2026-08-14 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insurance Authority CEO Clement Cheung Wan-ching will be reappointed Friday to help industry navigate Beijing’s tax clampdown, sources said
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[2026-08-14 09:30 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insurance Authority CEO Clement Cheung Wan-ching will be reappointed Friday to help industry navigate Beijing’s tax clampdown, sources said
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[2026-08-14 09:25 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former Lendlease chair and current Westpac board member Michael Ullmer has told a parliamentary committee how the only warning of the KPMG whistleblower allegations relating to the bank was made to fellow director Peter Nash, who did not tell the rest of the bank’s board.
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[2026-08-14 09:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Entrepreneurship] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The cities that succeed over the next decade will be those that make it easier for businesses to invest, expand and grow.
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[2026-08-14 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 40 countries targeted for helping Beijing illegally avoid tariffs by rerouting trade via nations with lower American import duties
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[2026-08-14 09:20 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than 40 countries targeted for helping Beijing illegally avoid tariffs by rerouting trade via nations with lower American import duties
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[2026-08-14 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former premier played a key role in the developments that helped shape China’s rise to the world’s second-largest economy today
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[2026-08-14 09:15 UTC+10:00] [John Lee Ka-chiu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The former premier played a key role in the developments that helped shape China’s rise to the world’s second-largest economy today
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[2026-08-14 09:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lenders are shifting loan benchmarks to short-term market rates, which analysts say heightens volatility and tests risk controls
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[2026-08-14 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lenders are shifting loan benchmarks to short-term market rates, which analysts say heightens volatility and tests risk controls
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[2026-08-14 08:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Applied Materials reported a record $9.12 billion in total revenue during the May-July quarter driven by strong AI demand. © Reuters
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[2026-08-14 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: DHS sent undercover agents to meetings, infiltrated chats and obtained financial records in vast operation into groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
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[2026-08-14 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: One of Australia's big four consultancy groups, KPMG, is facing the Senate again over its whistleblower scandal.
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[2026-08-14 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Reddit shares rose 11% in extended trading on Thursday on the social media company's inclusion in the S&P 500.
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[2026-08-14 07:10 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pop star Selena Gomez is being accused of fraud by investors who claim she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote her mental-health startup, which collapsed last year.
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[2026-08-14 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Rugby League's globalisation could be closer with an NRL investment offer to the Super League. (Getty Images: PA Images/Martin Rickett)
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[2026-08-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: "Physical AI," which combines artificial intelligence with Japan's manufacturing prowess, embodies the wager at the heart of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's economic blueprint. (Nikkei illustration)
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[2026-08-14 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-14 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Firearms and suppressors are displayed at SHOT Show, the annual trade show for the gun industry, Jan. 21 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane, File)
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[2026-08-14 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Vote counting is underway after Zambians cast ballots Thursday in a presidential election testing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record against widespread frustration over the cost of living. About 8 million voters were registered, with results expected Monday.
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[2026-08-14 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski speaks to reporters at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Joe Reedy)
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[2026-08-14 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The heads of six Arab soccer federations expressed their “full support” and “confidence” in Gianni Infantino on Thursday as the embattled FIFA president fights to keep his job after his failed World Cup private investment plan.
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[2026-08-14 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. stock market rose to a record following the latest sign that inflation is getting less bad. Stocks also got a lift Thursday from easing oil prices in their latest yo-yo move.
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