Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Automotive industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Model comes as part of £500m UK investment by firm’s new Abu Dhabi owner that will also fund new factory
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[2026-09-16 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea seeks to expand its economic partnership with Central Asian nations in a range of areas, including supply chains, following the summit held in Seoul, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 17:51 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Fears that advanced artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity have dominated global headlines, but in Japan the technology is being used for a sweeter purpose — developing never-before-seen convenience store desserts.
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[2026-09-16 17:33 UTC+10:00] [Algorithms] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to invite the main artificial intelligence companies to discuss industry efforts to impose a slowdown of AI development, she will say in her State of the European Union speech on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment vehicle L’imad is set to increase its stake in AD Ports Group to 98.5 per cent after meeting all conditions to acquire the global ports operator.
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[2026-09-16 17:21 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne tabloid The Herald Sun has outsourced major parts of its local coverage to artificial intelligence, expanding its use of the technology from traffic and weather reports to full news stories.
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[2026-09-16 17:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Despite limited audience traction so far, Korean creators are increasingly turning to the format amid growing investment
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[2026-09-16 17:14 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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[2026-09-16 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Aid and development] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech on Wednesday to reiterate her warning over the EU’s ballooning trade deficit with China, as Brussels steps up negotiations with Beijing ahead of a key October deadline.
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[2026-09-16 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A television monitor shows Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee delivering the first Five-Year Plan and policy address at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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[2026-09-16 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global organisation says China will play a greater role in writing tech rules which pave the way to a more ‘inclusive, sustainable future’
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[2026-09-16 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Global organisation says China will play a greater role in writing tech rules which pave the way to a more ‘inclusive, sustainable future’
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[2026-09-16 16:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-16 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Bank of England is set to announce this week that it will stop selling long-dated government bonds which have been hit by a global selloff in debt markets, potentially freeing up some cash for finance minister John Healey, the Telegraph reported adding that the BoE would say it would stop selling 20- and 30-year gilts.
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[2026-09-16 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cybersecurity firm Ahnlab Inc. said Wednesday it plans to invest 100 billion won (US$73.14 million) over the next three years in an effort to restructure its business around subscription-based services.
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[2026-09-16 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies operating in Korea such as Apple, Google and OpenAI.
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[2026-09-16 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The industry ministry's planned briefing to the National Assembly this week on South Korea's investment project in the United States has been delayed for undisclosed reasons, sources said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Rises in petrol, diesel and airfares pushed UK inflation up to its highest level in five months in the year to August.
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[2026-09-16 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K.'s annual inflation rate jumped to 3.1% in August, pushed up by surging gasoline and diesel prices.
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[2026-09-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong also ranked third globally in the Global Financial Centres Index as Asian hubs strengthened their positions in the top 10.
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[2026-09-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong also ranked third globally in the Global Financial Centres Index as Asian hubs strengthened their positions in the top 10.
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[2026-09-16 15:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A prominent Brisbane real estate agent convicted of an overseas assault is fighting in court to get his licence reinstated, claiming his business is suffering as others stand to gain financially from his downfall.
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[2026-09-16 15:58 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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[2026-09-16 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 16, 2026 — 3:56pm
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[2026-09-16 15:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 16, 2026 — 3:50pm
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[2026-09-16 15:46 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Aguia Resources has delivered its best production results to date from its Santa Barbara gold mine in Colombia, with August figures showing record output of 942 grams of gold at an impressive grade of over 10 grams per tonne (g/t). The performance more than doubles the project’s previous best month, which saw 468 grams of gold produced at 5g/t.
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[2026-09-16 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India generates about 20% of the world's data but accounts only for 4% of global data center capacity, according to industry reports. Left: A Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) data center inside its office building in Bengaluru, pictured in May. Right: A worker at the construction site of a Google-Adani data center in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India, on Aug.
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[2026-09-16 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: India generates about 20% of the world's data but accounts only for 4% of global data center capacity, according to industry reports. Left: A Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) data center inside its office building in Bengaluru, pictured in May. Right: A worker at the construction site of a Google-Adani data center in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India, on Aug.
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[2026-09-16 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beijing, China – China is opening its first modern river-to-sea canal for navigation on Wednesday, a project that aims to dramatically cut down shipping distances between the country’s southern hinterland and Southeast Asia, a region that serves as a critical trade partner.
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[2026-09-16 15:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kan Hyeong-woo is a staff reporter at The Korea Herald, South Korea’s leading English-language daily. Based in Seoul, he covers technology, business and industry, with reporting spanning the gaming, construction, mobility, consumer and emerging technology sectors.Through his reporting, Kan examines the business implications of emerging technologies and the ways Korean companies are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive global economy.
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[2026-09-16 15:22 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: While Victoria spent tens of millions bringing the season-opening NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the LA Rams to Melbourne, new modelling shows that tourism spending across the city is expected to dwarf that investment.
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[2026-09-16 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Workers approve revised agreement with 57.1% support after narrowly rejecting the initial package
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[2026-09-16 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, pushing borrowing costs deeper into territory that could expose some of the financial system's weakest links.
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[2026-09-16 14:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Wednesday it discussed expanding economic cooperation with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to Seoul for the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit.
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[2026-09-16 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Wednesday, calling the Central Asian country a solid partner in politics and the economy, and expressing hope for expanded bilateral exchanges.
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[2026-09-16 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Traders are bracing for central bank decisions in the US, the UK and Japan and are weighing whether a Fed rate increase marks one-off move or new cycle
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[2026-09-16 14:48 UTC+10:00] [rate increase] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Traders are bracing for central bank decisions in the US, the UK and Japan and are weighing whether a Fed rate increase marks one-off move or new cycle
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[2026-09-16 14:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Auric Mining has pulled off a coup, snapping up a significant package of processing infrastructure for its Burbanks gold project for the bargain-basement price of just $1.2 million. The company says the deal was struck ata fraction of the estimated $15 million to $20 million cost of buying equivalent new equipment.
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[2026-09-16 14:09 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Jera, one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas buyers, is seeking to broaden long-term exports of the fuel as a way to expand its global presence and offload excess supply.
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[2026-09-16 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: BEIJING — While frontier U.S. labs have sounded the alarm on artificial intelligence in recent high-profile speeches, Chinese companies have largely kept quiet.
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[2026-09-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-16 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Grab is buying Singapore-based buy-now, pay-later platform Atome Financial as it looks to expand in consumer lending.
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[2026-09-16 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: In what can only be described as a stellar assay-results debut, Barkly Rare Earths has hit significant rare earths mineralisation in every one of the first 28 holes assayed from a maiden drilling campaign at its flagship Barkly project in the Northern Territory.
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[2026-09-16 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Masahiro Okafuji, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council as well as chair and CEO of Itochu, urges a stronger yen for the good of Japan. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-09-16 13:40 UTC+10:00] [Business / Entrepreneurship] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Early in the autumn semester of the 2025-26 academic year, Lisa Belkin, an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s journalism school, realised that one of her students, Jamie Beaton, had yet to show up for class.
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[2026-09-16 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hong Kong's government is adopting its first-ever Chinese Communist Party-style five-year plan, while insisting that the city's economy will continue to thrive as a free market. © Reuters
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[2026-09-16 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Democracy in the US has fallen to its lowest levels in 50 years as a wider global decline weakens the rule of law and raises the risk of conflict, according to a new study.The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) said on Tuesday that nearly half of the 30 measures it uses to assess US democracy have deteriorated to levels not seen since its records began in 1975.“The USA is experiencing a period of marked democratic decline,”
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[2026-09-16 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Confidence, as it relates to countries, has a certain “je ne sais quoi” quality about it. It is difficult to quantify and challenging to cultivate but it is vital for tourism, investment, aviation, hospitality and events. As Dubai hosts the Arabian Travel Market this week, it is worth examining how the emirate and the UAE maintained international confidence in some very challenging times.
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[2026-09-16 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ho Chi Minh City commuters skip the megacity's traffic jams by taking a new metro train line. (Lien Hoang)
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[2026-09-16 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned higher late Wednesday morning, led by gains in technology stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week.
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