Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator said Thursday that moves to ease rules on so-called network separation in order to help financial companies better respond to rising security threats in the artificial intelligence (AI) age are going smoothly.
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[2026-09-03 15:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Macarthur Minerals has taken a major step towards production at its Lake Giles iron ore project in Western Australia, with a new approval clearing the path for bulk sampling of its hematite deposit to assess the material’s viability for future blending and shipping options.
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[2026-09-03 15:54 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 3, 2026 — 3:54pm
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[2026-09-03 15:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-03 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., a major South Korean home appliance maker, said Thursday it will showcase personalized artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products at IFA 2026, a major home electronics trade show in Berlin.
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[2026-09-03 15:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Demolition has begun on the Morley Market after a fire gutted the building. (ABC News: Kenith Png)
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[2026-09-03 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Mobis has begun mass-producing electric powertrain systems at a new plant in Slovakia, its first such facility in Europe, as it strengthens its foothold in the region’s electric vehicle market.
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[2026-09-03 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Gas is flowing from the Beetaloo to Darwin, but more infrastructure is needed to get it to east coast energy markets. (Supplied: APA Group)
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[2026-09-03 15:05 UTC+10:00] [Smoking] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan claim drastic cut to price of cigarettes and moves to legalise vapes will combat illicit tobacco trade
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[2026-09-03 15:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Behind the blacked-out windows of 466 Sydney Road, four sisters are busy sorting through scores of furniture catalogues, old stock and a lifetime of memories, fully focused on their mission to fulfil a promise to their late father.
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[2026-09-03 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Business activity in the UAE's non-oil private sector in August improved at the fastest pace since December 2024 in a clear sign of recovery as companies shake off the impact of the Iran war.
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[2026-09-03 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details in 6th para; CHANGES photo)
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[2026-09-03 14:55 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The yen rallied overnight and into the trading day in Tokyo on Thursday, with the currency breaking ¥158 to the dollar for the first time in about three weeks.
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[2026-09-03 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Ferries transport vehicles and cargo at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6. While Vietnam's exports boomed in the first eight months of the year, so did imports, nudging the country into a trade deficit. © Getty Images
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[2026-09-03 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A person walk in front of 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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[2026-09-03 14:38 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: With its saddlebags full of cash from a recent A$2.5 million placement, Dalaroo Metals has fired up the drill rig for a maiden 12,000-metre reverse circulation campaign at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
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[2026-09-03 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young workers, drawn by the financial district’s expatriate-style amenities, satirise the high costs while navigating its hustle culture
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[2026-09-03 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Young workers, drawn by the financial district’s expatriate-style amenities, satirise the high costs while navigating its hustle culture
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[2026-09-03 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The global bond rout is raising borrowing costs across the economy and forcing governments, companies and consumers to confront the possibility that expensive debt is here to stay.
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[2026-09-03 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Christopher Marquis, Cambridge Judge Business School
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[2026-09-03 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned an overlooked corner of the market into one of 2026's hottest trades, sending shipping stocks to their highest levels in more than a decade.
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[2026-09-03 13:43 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-03 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CHICAGO — Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to "Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada.
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[2026-09-03 13:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net buying surges for third straight month as AI pivot benefits MiniMax, Alibaba and Tencent, while investors eschew traditional industries
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[2026-09-03 13:20 UTC+10:00] [stock connect] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Net buying surges for third straight month as AI pivot benefits MiniMax, Alibaba and Tencent, while investors eschew traditional industries
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[2026-09-03 13:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: ‘House of Vampire’ adds to company’s growing portfolio spanning exhibitions, licensing, merchandise and entertainment
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[2026-09-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers
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[2026-09-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Presidential tour highlights strategy of shifting manufacturing abroad, shielding domestic exporters from growing global barriers
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[2026-09-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The world is facing a shortage of refining capacity that could keep petrol, diesel and jet fuel prices elevated well into 2027, even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and millions of barrels of crude stranded by the war return to the market.
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[2026-09-03 12:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Queen Elizabeth's School Gurugram Founding Principal Craig Cook, right, with Head of Prep Sonal Chatrath, left. (Screenshot from the school's LinkedIn page)
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[2026-09-03 12:53 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Soon-to-be rare earths producer Lindian Resources has inked a binding strategic partnership with French rare earths specialist Carester, locking in an offtake agreement for up to 20 years and kicking off plans for a major downstream oxide separation facility in Kazakhstan.
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[2026-09-03 12:53 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Soon-to-be rare earths producer Lindian Resources has inked a binding strategic partnership with French rare earths specialist Carester, locking in an offtake agreement for up to 20 years and kicking off plans for a major downstream oxide separation facility in Kazakhstan.
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[2026-09-03 12:52 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critical Resources has defined three new priority gold and antimony targets at its Silver Peaks project in New Zealand after a deep dive into historical exploration data. The review has zeroed in on the Lamb Hill-Three O’Clock, Stone Burn South and Northern Soil Anomaly targets, all lying within the company’s 497.69-square-kilometre prospecting permit in the prolific Otago region.
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[2026-09-03 12:43 UTC+10:00] [Mizuho Financial Group] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mizuho Blue Challenge will take place at city’s National Stadium during Fifa international window in November
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[2026-09-03 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: In his first visit to Tokyo since becoming Berkshire Hathaway's CEO in January, Greg Abel met with Japanese trading houses, receiving updates on their performance and exploring opportunities for joint initiatives. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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[2026-09-03 12:36 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Natixis Investment Managers has raised its allocation to Japanese equities, betting the nation’s economic growth momentum will endure as inflationary pressures push government bond yields higher, its strategists said in a recent interview.
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[2026-09-03 12:31 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sacked KPMG executive Eileen Hoggett is suing the firm after her abrupt dismissal over confidential client documents kept in her work locker.
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[2026-09-03 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-03 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CARACAS, Venezuela — US energy firms on Wednesday signed a raft of multibillion-dollar deals with Venezuela, days after the South American country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves.
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[2026-09-03 12:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean coffee chain Twosome Place said Thursday it will enter the U.S. market next month, marking its first move into a major overseas market.
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[2026-09-03 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SCMP learns inaugural Festival of Connoisseurs to receive some of HK$100 million set aside for MICE sector under 2026-27 budget
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[2026-09-03 12:00 UTC+10:00] [LEAP East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SCMP learns inaugural Festival of Connoisseurs to receive some of HK$100 million set aside for MICE sector under 2026-27 budget
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[2026-09-03 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: September 3, 2026 — 11:58am
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[2026-09-03 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new kind of gig economy booms in an increasingly solo society, offering companionship for photoshoots, travel and fitness
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[2026-09-03 11:42 UTC+10:00] [Euromonitor International] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A new kind of gig economy booms in an increasingly solo society, offering companionship for photoshoots, travel and fitness
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[2026-09-03 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A view of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand's main gateway. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-09-03 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: South Korea's semiconductor exports have been an absolute boon for Asia's fourth-largest economy, sending overall numbers to a record. But the frenetic pace itself is causing concern about what's next.
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[2026-09-03 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japan Airlines is deepening its ties with Asian airlines including Garuda Indonesia. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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[2026-09-03 10:41 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the government’s changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount after admitting the budget overhaul is contributing to the fall in housing prices, insisting the downturn is temporary and will resolve over time.
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[2026-09-03 10:38 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel has promised long-term support for five Japanese trading houses, after the conglomerate increased its stake in each of them to more than 10% in recent years.
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