Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-30 16:06 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Several individuals have approached Ma with business opportunities, but he chooses to prioritise his restaurant over live-streaming
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[2026-07-30 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The largest number of building approvals in five years will struggle to make a dent in pent-up demand for new homes as signs grow the federal government’s property tax changes are weighing on the property market.
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[2026-07-30 15:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian motorists are facing the prospect of another surge in petrol and diesel prices, with Ampol warning the expanding conflict in the Middle East is driving up global oil and refined fuel costs just as the Albanese government’s 16¢-a-litre excise relief is due to end.
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[2026-07-30 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Drilling posted a record second-quarter profit as revenue jumped and its operations continued despite regional geopolitical uncertainty.
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[2026-07-30 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Qatar has sent its first shipment of liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz since one of its tankers was attacked in the waterway more than three weeks ago.
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[2026-07-30 15:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung SDI reported an operating profit for the second quarter, its first in seven quarters, and the figure far exceeded market expectations.
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[2026-07-30 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Australian miner PLS is looking to expand lithium output as demand rises. (Screenshot from the PLS website)
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[2026-07-30 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014
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[2026-07-30 15:27 UTC+10:00] [gold] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014
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[2026-07-30 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Zhongji Innolight's Chairman and President Liu Sheng, center, attends a listing ceremony with other executives in Hong Kong on July 30. (Photo by Gloria Li)
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[2026-07-30 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of drones and missiles targeting economic lifelines.
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[2026-07-30 15:16 UTC+10:00] [Business / Banking & finance] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: July 30, 2026 — 3:16pm
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[2026-07-30 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-07-30 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: BYD cars are displayed at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand on March 23. Sales of EVs in Southeast Asia jumped 62% on the year between March and June, led by Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, according to the International Energy Agency. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-07-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's increasingly extreme summers are becoming an economic problem, with more frequent heatwaves driving up costs, disrupting businesses and weighing on growth.
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[2026-07-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's increasingly extreme summers are becoming an economic problem, with more frequent heatwaves driving up costs, disrupting businesses and weighing on growth.
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[2026-07-30 14:58 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-07-30 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US economist writes that ‘Hong Kong of old is over’ but deputy finance chief, without naming specific critics, defends city’s international appeal
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[2026-07-30 14:53 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US economist writes that ‘Hong Kong of old is over’ but deputy finance chief, without naming specific critics, defends city’s international appeal
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[2026-07-30 14:50 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: SONA. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives on July 27, 2026.
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[2026-07-30 14:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Latest rollout is 7th market in Middle East for any Korean botulinum toxin producer
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[2026-07-30 14:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The 23rd Korea World Dance Stars Festival will feature Korean dancers active on international stages this weekend at Naru Arts Center in Seoul, bringing together artists from major European ballet companies and Japan's renowned butoh troupe Dairakudakan.
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[2026-07-30 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Samsung Electronics' semiconductor arm reported a more than 250-fold jump in profit, reflecting the headway it’s making against rival SK Hynix in the AI memory boom.
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[2026-07-30 14:44 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 30, 2026 14:44 | News
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[2026-07-30 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Statistics show that there is a divide in Asia between economies reaping the full benefit of tech export growth and those that cannot fully offset the negative impact of high energy prices. (Source photos by Yuki Nakao and Reuters)
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[2026-07-30 14:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding businesses, said Thursday that it signed a business agreement with Fraser Industries LLC on modernizing US shipyards to revive the US shipbuilding industry.
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[2026-07-30 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to hold a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester, England. Friday July 24, 2026. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-07-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Human trafficking] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: David Nwamini was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return
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[2026-07-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A majority of surveyed asset management firms plan to raise their AI budgets next year, affecting data management and workforce dynamics
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[2026-07-30 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A majority of surveyed asset management firms plan to raise their AI budgets next year, affecting data management and workforce dynamics
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[2026-07-30 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.
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[2026-07-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean financial industry is moving to cushion the market impact of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded products through new rebalancing rules, while regulators prepare tighter curbs after a sharp sell-off deepened concerns that the instruments were amplifying swings in the country's largest chip stocks.
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[2026-07-30 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Havana details scale of industry collapse for the first time while facing economic crisis and an oil blockade
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[2026-07-30 13:48 UTC+10:00] [Portuguese] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Havana details scale of industry collapse for the first time while facing economic crisis and an oil blockade
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[2026-07-30 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, although three officials dissented in favor of higher rates as the central bank wrestles with how to deal with persistently high inflation.
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[2026-07-30 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Buying on the dip supported shares in Japan and South Korea on July 30 after the main Tokyo and Seoul indexes fell sharply over the past few days. © Reuters
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[2026-07-30 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 1:31pm
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[2026-07-30 13:26 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: McLaren Minerals has kept the heavy mineral (HM) hits rolling at its namesake titanium project in Western Australia’s Eucla Basin, with a fresh 68-hole assay batch confirming broad and consistent mineralisation from surface across its growing titanium play.
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[2026-07-30 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Federal Communications Commission is planning to unveil a series of new trade restrictions on Tuesday afternoon that will ban imports of Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots, as well as connected power inverters. This announcement comes ahead of the expected boom in physical AI.
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[2026-07-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Elon Musk-led SpaceX is instructing partners across its vast global supply chain not to assign or employ Chinese nationals at facilities producing products for the company. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
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[2026-07-30 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-30 12:49 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japanese space startup Ispace said Wednesday it will use Japan’s H3 rocket for the launch of a lunar lander scheduled for 2028, marking the company’s first mission using a domestically developed rocket.
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[2026-07-30 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Micro-investing platform Raiz Invest has unveiled another strong quarter of growth, swelling its funds under management by 27.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $2.32 billion, while lifting active customers to over 351,000.
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[2026-07-30 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Cargo processed at South Korean seaports fell 4.8 percent from a year earlier in the second quarter on continued uncertainties in the global trade environment stemming from the ongoing Middle East tensions, the oceans ministry said Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 12:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Yuhan said Thursday it has launched its blood sugar management probiotic DangQLac, sold locally as Glucobiotic, in Mexico as part of its push into the Latin American dietary supplement market.
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[2026-07-30 12:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that Chile was the first country in the world to forge a free trade agreement with South Korea, stressing what he called the enduring friendship between the two countries.
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[2026-07-30 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels traded reliever Chase Silseth and struggling catcher Logan O’Hoppe to the Texas Rangers for minor league third baseman Angel Arredondo on Wednesday night.
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[2026-07-30 12:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Granma, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee, reported Wednesday that Havana is easing restrictions on private businesses and self-employed workers as it attempts to stabilize an economy battered by decades of failed socialist policies and renewed pressure from the Trump administration.
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[2026-07-30 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Transactions of repurchase agreements (RPs) among financial institutions grew about 10 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, data showed Thursday.
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[2026-07-30 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it plans to expand its sport utility vehicle (SUV) and eco-friendly vehicle lineup in Brazil as it seeks to strengthen its position in the Latin American market.
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