Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-02 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: 1983 - Samsung Electronics Co. declares it is the world's third firm to develop 64K dynamic random access memory (DRAM) after companies in the United States and Japan.
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[2026-08-02 14:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung is set to arrive in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday for the final leg of his 11-day trip to the United States and three South American countries that produced agreements on artificial intelligence, critical minerals, energy security and trade.
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[2026-08-02 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong authorities investigating after accident during trial run on Saturday
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[2026-08-02 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong International Airport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong authorities investigating after accident during trial run on Saturday
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[2026-08-02 14:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is expected to overtake SK hynix in the high-bandwidth memory market, fueled by the rapid expansion of its next-generation HBM4 business, according to a global investment bank’s report on Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Marlins entered Saturday’s game against the Mets a game over .500, 1 ¹/₂ games back of a wild-card spot and a true wild card of the trade deadline.
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[2026-08-02 14:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hana Financial Group said Sunday it would run a groupwide promotional campaign through Sep. 30 to mark the relocation of its headquarters to Cheongna in Incheon, offering financial benefits, community programs and support for the local economy.
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry expert Mark Thomas sees great opportunity in state-owned Jiushi Dongyu Culture, Sports & Tourism Group responding to market forces
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[2026-08-02 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Formula Chinese Grand Prix] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry expert Mark Thomas sees great opportunity in state-owned Jiushi Dongyu Culture, Sports & Tourism Group responding to market forces
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[2026-08-02 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Foreign tourists buy crackers from a vendor to feed to the cute wild animals that live in Japan's Nara Park. (Photos by Hiroshi Furuta)
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[2026-08-02 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi, heavy rains triggered by severe convective weather battered the capital city Xian.
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[2026-08-02 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kansas City Royals’ Lane Thomas singles off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-08-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security
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[2026-08-02 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Peking University's National School of Development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security
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[2026-08-02 12:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. sold more than 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe in the first half of the year as the South Korean automakers stepped up efforts to strengthen their presence in the region, the companies said Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 12:31 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun visited the company's Turkey plant to inspect production readiness and quality control for the Ioniq 3, Hyundai's first subcompact battery-powered electric vehicle developed for the European market.
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[2026-08-02 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prices of seven out of 10 stocks listed on South Korea's main and secondary stock markets fell last month as the country's bourses posted their steepest monthly declines since the 2008 global financial crisis, market data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 12:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Hyundai Electric said Sunday it has produced its 1,000th power transformer at its manufacturing subsidiary in Alabama, underscoring the company's growing presence in the North American power equipment market.
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[2026-08-02 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 12:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Sunday approved the takeover of SR Corp. by Korea Railroad Corp., saying the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the transportation industry.
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[2026-08-02 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Sunday approved the takeover of SR Corp. by Korea Railroad (KORAIL) Corp., saying the deal is unlikely to hinder competition in the transportation industry.
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[2026-08-02 11:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean won appreciated at its fastest monthly pace since 2009, driven largely by a surge in US dollar inflows into the country's foreign exchange market following SK hynix Inc.'s American depositary receipt offering on the Nasdaq, industry data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps
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[2026-08-02 11:54 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps
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[2026-08-02 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won appreciated at its fastest monthly pace since 2009, driven largely by a surge in U.S. dollar inflows into the country's foreign exchange market following SK hynix Inc.'s American depositary receipt (ADR) offering on the Nasdaq, industry data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Yankees have transformed into a low-scoring team that scratches out rare runs without injured stars Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger. So with two days to go before Monday’s trade deadline, they were understandably focusing heavily on bats.
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[2026-08-02 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 11:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Household loans by major banks rose sharply in July despite tight borrowing regulations, as mortgage and credit loans picked up, financial data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-02 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Household loans by major banks rose sharply in July despite tight borrowing regulations, as mortgage and credit loans picked up, financial data showed Sunday.
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[2026-08-02 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Visitors watch a Pixar-themed parade during a media preview at Hong Kong Disneyland in June. The theme park was travel platform Agoda's most-booked attraction in Asia in the first half of 2026. © AP
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[2026-08-02 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong
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[2026-08-02 09:15 UTC+10:00] [chinese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong
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[2026-08-02 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new survey by Israeli recruiting firm GotFriends, seen by Globes, reports that while many tech companies continue to reduce employees and slow hiring, as part of streamlining adjustments for AI adoption, defense-tech startups are aggressively expanding their workforce. The number of new jobs in the defense-tech industry increased 20% in 2026 compared with the same period last year, and wages are climbing by about 8%.
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[2026-08-02 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: We've been detailing the escalating 'southern front' war in the Black and Caspian Seas, as Russia and Ukraine take aim at each other's maritime and energy and cargo transit and trade.
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[2026-08-02 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Toyota dealerships sell an estimated 350,000 used cars a year, with the goal of reaching 550,000 vehicles in 2030. (Photo by Masaki Ishihara)
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[2026-08-02 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-02 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Fighting has broken out in western Tigray, in one of the most serious breaches yet of the three-year-old peace deal between Ethiopia’s federal government and fighters in the northern region.
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[2026-08-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Older Australians are overrepresented in every sphere of life, from politics to the economy and media … and they’re living longer. It’s time we stack the deck in favour of young people. Here’s how
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[2026-08-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian immigration and asylum] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Belonging is hard when gaining citizenship is so expensive. The state has just become a regulator of the market
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[2026-08-02 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-02 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: This is a time of year that the Yankees, like many teams, make sure they canvas the whole market and know what is available.
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[2026-08-02 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-02 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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