Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-30 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won purchased a total of 3,620 shares of SK hynix Inc. in the open market, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday, marking the first such move from the executive.
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[2026-07-30 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its key interest rate on hold for the fifth time this year on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected drop in the inflation rate last month gave policymakers breathing space to assess the fallout from renewed fighting in Iran.
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[2026-07-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese makers drive into upmarket segment and catch up with foreign peers in design and engine development
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[2026-07-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese makers drive into upmarket segment and catch up with foreign peers in design and engine development
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[2026-07-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Wildfires] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course
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[2026-07-30 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-30 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong corruption watchdog alleges managers at Causeway Bay branch took bribes to help customers jump the queue and open bank accounts
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[2026-07-30 20:56 UTC+10:00] [Mike Chan Wai-pak] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong corruption watchdog alleges managers at Causeway Bay branch took bribes to help customers jump the queue and open bank accounts
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[2026-07-30 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulator action comes amid broader push to strengthen IPO safeguards after rapid market recovery
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[2026-07-30 20:44 UTC+10:00] [Bright Smart Securities International (HK)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulator action comes amid broader push to strengthen IPO safeguards after rapid market recovery
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[2026-07-30 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London’s marine insurance market has expanded the section of the Red Sea it classifies as high risk following renewed Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.
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[2026-07-30 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BILLEASE, one of the Philippines’ leading consumer finance and buy-now-pay-later platforms, reported audited consolidated results for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Revenue grew more than 80 percent to US$151.2 million and net profit reached US$13.6 million, extending Billease’s multiyear track record of profitability — a rare position in a market where the majority of digital banks and lenders remain in the red.
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[2026-07-30 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A customer shops for food at a Tokyo supermarket in 2025. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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[2026-07-30 19:50 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: July 30, 2026 19:50 | News
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[2026-07-30 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday it plans to carry out additional measures to cool the single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) "as early as possible."
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[2026-07-30 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Beijing has turned more cautious on its growth outlook for second half of 2026, betting on bond funding and infrastructure spending to keep the economy ticking. © Reuters
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[2026-07-30 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buyers in both domestic and international markets submit requests for vessels as the industry’s momentum continues
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[2026-07-30 19:13 UTC+10:00] [Shanghai port] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buyers in both domestic and international markets submit requests for vessels as the industry’s momentum continues
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[2026-07-30 19:08 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: NTT Docomo Financial Group plans to sell more banking and other financial functions to businesses, aiming to tap into customers of regional banks and other partners, CEO Takashi Hiroi said in an interview.
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[2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday it has participated in a trial involving real-value transactions on a digital currency platform under an international project exploring the use of tokenization in wholesale cross-border payments.
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[2026-07-30 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Microsoft shares jumped in premarket trading while Meta tanked as investors gave differing verdicts on the two tech giants' earnings.
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[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption
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[2026-07-30 18:30 UTC+10:00] [China economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption
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[2026-07-30 18:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
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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[2026-07-30 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Star Magic has issued a statement to clarify a resurfaced interview featuring Kim Chiu and her sister, saying the actress' remarks were made years before she uncovered alleged financial irregularities that led to a criminal complaint against Lakambini "Lakam" Chiu.
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[2026-07-30 17:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday stressed the need for transparency and financial accountability following testimony from bank officials regarding the withdrawal of confidential funds made by Vice President Sara Duterte.
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[2026-07-30 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Hiroshima City Waterworks Bureau staff fill a Japan Self-Defense Forces water supply truck in Uki, Kumamoto prefecture, on July 30. A major earthquake that struck the prefecture on July 28 continues to affect business operations. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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[2026-07-30 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Rolls-Royce on Thursday hiked its full-year profit and cash flow guidance after strong earnings for the first half of the year, with the British engineering group benefiting from robust demand across its civil aerospace, defense and power systems businesses.
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[2026-07-30 17:14 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Syd)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Champagne with oysters is all well and good, and there’s a lot to be said about pairing briny Sydney rocks with the high-acid, wet-stone qualities of Sancerre. Guinness and oysters is a match made in Irish pub heaven, and one of my favourite ways to eat Australian bivalves is with a six-pack of Tooheys Old on the bank of any given river.
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[2026-07-30 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Bank of Spain warns of consequences of cashless society, PM proposes Mallorca as EU firefighting hub and more news on Thursday July 30th.
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[2026-07-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators intensify pursuit of corporate insiders, imposing fines and bans to restore stock market confidence amid widespread violations
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[2026-07-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Shenzhen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Regulators intensify pursuit of corporate insiders, imposing fines and bans to restore stock market confidence amid widespread violations
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[2026-07-30 16:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-30 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The high-level decision-making body said ‘more balanced’ trade development would be needed for the remainder of the year
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[2026-07-30 16:44 UTC+10:00] [Communist Party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The high-level decision-making body said ‘more balanced’ trade development would be needed for the remainder of the year
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[2026-07-30 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 4:28pm
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[2026-07-30 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has authorized the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to submit the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to the Senate Impeachment Court. BIR representatives delivered Duterte’s tax documents enclosed in a red box to the Office of Senate Secretary Rey Bantug, the clerk of the impeachment court, on July 30, 2026, in compliance with the court’s subpoena.
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[2026-07-30 16:07 UTC+10:00] [Food / Eating out (Bris)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The month-long festival when some of the city’s most coveted restaurants — including Clarence, Pilloni and Central — serve up market-style dishes and bites kicked off last night at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Night Feast will run until Sunday until 23 August, and it’s not just about food. The immersive event includes art installations and bar pop-ups scattered throughout the dining area and into the Powerhouse.
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[2026-07-30 16:06 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand its SUV lineup, pursue local production of electric vehicles and strengthen research and development in Brazil as Chinese automakers rapidly gain ground in Latin America’s largest auto market.
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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 15:36 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 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Thousands of illegally acquired antiquities dating to as far back as the Persian period were seized during a raid in the Jordan Valley area, the Civil Administration’s Archaeology Unit revealed on Monday.
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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 15:00 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 14:50 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 14:44 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 14:00 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 13:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Korean bank account required for new reimbursement program, short-term transit passes remain available for international visitors
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