Topic: Business — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [United Kingdom] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Takeaway emerges as Haidilao’s fastest-growing segment as it diversifies its formats, expands into lower-tier markets despite a soft economy
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[2026-08-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Daniel J. Smith via The Daily Economy,
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[2026-08-26 18:09 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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[2026-08-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens of guidelines are coming, covering medical, industrial and consumer users as emerging neural technology moves towards wider adoption
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[2026-08-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Neuralink] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens of guidelines are coming, covering medical, industrial and consumer users as emerging neural technology moves towards wider adoption
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[2026-08-26 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has fallen below the 40 percent level, a public poll released Wednesday showed, apparently prompting his office to pledge to prioritize people's livelihoods and the economy.
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[2026-08-26 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 39 pilot cities added 2.96 million BeiDou positioning terminals in first half of this year, up 30 per cent year on year
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[2026-08-26 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Galileo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: 39 pilot cities added 2.96 million BeiDou positioning terminals in first half of this year, up 30 per cent year on year
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[2026-08-26 16:24 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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[2026-08-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai bourse index shows growth of 3.8% for energy, banking and transport industry stocks, crushing a 0.2% artificial intelligence gain
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[2026-08-26 16:00 UTC+10:00] [dividend stocks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shanghai bourse index shows growth of 3.8% for energy, banking and transport industry stocks, crushing a 0.2% artificial intelligence gain
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[2026-08-26 15:59 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-26 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leader urges energy-cost relief for SMEs and household consumption vouchers to ease bill pressures and support local businesses
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[2026-08-26 15:45 UTC+10:00] [Pamela Mak Mei-yee] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Industry leader urges energy-cost relief for SMEs and household consumption vouchers to ease bill pressures and support local businesses
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[2026-08-26 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- TikTok is expected to contribute up to 40.6 trillion won (US$29.3 billion) to the South Korean economy by 2030, by promoting K-culture through its platform, the company said in its latest report released Wednesday.
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[2026-08-26 15:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Visa appointed Kunal Chatterjee as its new president for Korea and Mongolia on Wednesday, tasking him with accelerating digital payment growth in the two markets.
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[2026-08-26 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Indonesia may have trouble meeting its economic-growth goals for the coming year, after spending 2026 on the defensive amid questions about fiscal outlays and the prospects of a downgrade from MSCI.
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[2026-08-26 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices.
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[2026-08-26 14:03 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-26 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Trader Robert Charmak works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-26 13:47 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-08-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As next-gen EV tech accelerates, the global standard agency’s nod could allow Beijing to export its domestic testing benchmarks worldwide
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[2026-08-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As next-gen EV tech accelerates, the global standard agency’s nod could allow Beijing to export its domestic testing benchmarks worldwide
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[2026-08-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea rose 6.7 percent on-year to 254,300 in 2025, data showed Wednesday, while the country's fertility rate edged up to 0.8, signaling a possible turning point in the prolonged demographic decline of Asia's No. 4 economy.
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[2026-08-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In April last year, just months after Bashar Al Assad’s regime fell in Syria, Saudi Arabia and Qatar agreed to settle that country’s outstanding debts to the World Bank. At just $15 million, the amount was small enough to, perhaps, prompt a double-take among those paying attention. But it highlighted the extent of Syria’s isolation from the global economy, and the international community at large, during much of the Assad family’s five-decade rule.
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[2026-08-26 12:47 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: CHIEF ECONOMIST. Department of Economy, Planning, and Development Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.
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[2026-08-26 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-08-26 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts stress that future tenders will require greater flexibility and longer bidding windows to encourage more competition
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[2026-08-26 10:32 UTC+10:00] [China Merchants Land] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Analysts stress that future tenders will require greater flexibility and longer bidding windows to encourage more competition
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[2026-08-26 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Remote grocery prices could surge and more than 70 jobs are at risk after a major Gulf freight company was grounded for compliance and safety issues.
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[2026-08-26 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Deloitte says China to lead in scale and innovation as regional economy expands
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[2026-08-26 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For decades, Hong Kong has drawn affluent Chinese wanting to build up their wealth through stock listings or asset acquisitions
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[2026-08-26 09:00 UTC+10:00] [cross-border anti-corruption law] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: For decades, Hong Kong has drawn affluent Chinese wanting to build up their wealth through stock listings or asset acquisitions
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[2026-08-26 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MONTREAL — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is more seasoned as a banker than a politician but has shown a confident touch in standing up to US President Donald Trump and navigating a trade war that threatens his nation's economy.
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[2026-08-26 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A perceived shift in the Iran war from a military conflict to an economic one has seen the oil price and Treasury yields dive and shares rise.
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[2026-08-26 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Community living near AI facility in Virginia reports invasive levels of noise, fumes and gas turbines – and it’s not Chinese propaganda
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[2026-08-26 06:46 UTC+10:00] [OpenAI] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Community living near AI facility in Virginia reports invasive levels of noise, fumes and gas turbines – and it’s not Chinese propaganda
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[2026-08-26 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Average prices for new condominiums in central Tokyo reached a record high in the first half of 2026. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
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[2026-08-26 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director said on Tuesday that the global economy is faring better than expected as energy supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drive uncertainty, although she warned of rising fiscal pressures.
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[2026-08-26 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amazon is developing a new warehouse concept aimed at automating one of the most stubbornly manual parts of online retail: preparing a chaotic mix of packages for the final trip to customers’ homes, according to Business Insider.
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[2026-08-26 05:24 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Oil prices are falling again, which is helping to ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices.
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[2026-08-26 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The U.S. Department of War has announced a $750 million investment aimed at securing long-term supplies of critical rare-earth elements from Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine in central Brazil, as Washington accelerates efforts to reduce its dependence on China for strategically important minerals, according to a DOW press release out this week.
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[2026-08-26 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Syria’s removal by the United States from its “state sponsors of terrorism” list clears one of the last major hurdles to the country’s integration into the global financial system, analysts tell Al Jazeera.
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[2026-08-26 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-26 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-08-26 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The removal of Syria from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism clears one of the biggest remaining obstacles to investment, opening the door for greater access to international banking, technology and capital. as the country rebuilds its war-ravaged economy.
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[2026-08-26 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: After last week's post "Bessent buyback" fireworks, which sent yields on a rollercoaster ride in the subsequent days, many were very curious to see how today's sale of $69BN in 2 year paper, the week's first coupon auction, would go and whether Bessent inadvertently had impaired primary market issuance. In the end, the auction went through without a glitch.
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[2026-08-26 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A first-lien loan due in 2031 tied to Guggenheim Investments, the asset-management arm of Mark Walter's Guggenheim Partners, cratered to roughly 72 cents on the dollar Monday, according to Bloomberg data. The hefty discount suggests that lenders remain unconvinced by management's efforts to contain mounting fears over deteriorating earnings, accounting practices and ongoing federal investigations into Walter's financial empire.
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[2026-08-26 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Dick's Sporting Goods shares crashed by the most on record Tuesday after the sporting goods retailer slashed its annual sales and adjusted operating-income forecasts, as softness at recently acquired Foot Locker deepened concerns about the $2.4 billion takeover.
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[2026-08-26 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar as trading opened on currency markets. The currency had already been under pressure before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28 - now Trump’s administration has promised even stronger sanctions than those already in place would be announced Monday, including secondary sanctions on countries that continue to do business with Iran.
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