Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-08 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have indicted independent Rep. Lee Choon-suak without physical detention on charges of trading stocks under a borrowed name, officials said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-08 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Security audits weren't enough to keep many cryptocurrency platforms safe from money-losing hacks, crypto market data site CoinGecko said in a report dated Aug. 27.
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[2026-09-08 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Treasury yields moved higher as investors look ahead to more key economic data releases this week, including wholesale inflation data, as rising energy costs weigh on markets.
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[2026-09-08 17:16 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Samsung Electronics is expected to fare better than most smartphone makers as rising memory prices squeeze the global handset market, while its semiconductor business continues to benefit from the same supply shortage, according to a report from Mizuho Securities.
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[2026-09-08 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Arfysica and Neuracle aim for Star Market listings amid what a Morgan Stanley analyst calls the ‘early stage of a multi-year IPO upcycle’
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[2026-09-08 17:13 UTC+10:00] [Arfysica Innovation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Arfysica and Neuracle aim for Star Market listings amid what a Morgan Stanley analyst calls the ‘early stage of a multi-year IPO upcycle’
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[2026-09-08 17:13 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: September 8, 2026 17:13 | News
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[2026-09-08 17:03 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Saudi authorities said operations at some energy facilities have been attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis
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[2026-09-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Communities] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: From volunteering to the WI, we have lost so many ways to meet our neighbours. Making that easier can only be good for society
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[2026-09-08 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Albanese government is preparing to announce a new sanctions package against Israel, but has rejected internal calls to join the United Kingdom by banning commercial activity with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-09-08 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A school in the occupied West Bank has been surrounded by barbed-wire fencing as Palestinian parents fear for their children's safety due to the rise of Israeli settler attacks in the area.
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[2026-09-08 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) S. Korea's nominal GDP grows at fastest pace in 47 years in Q2; $40,000 per capita GNI on track
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[2026-09-08 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Star Market] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The company cited rapid surge in user demand for AI and increase in complexity of its computing systems
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[2026-09-08 16:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Official think tank urges broader retirement-fund investments, more mainland institutional capital and reforms to boost listings, bonds and corporate restructuring
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[2026-09-08 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Official think tank urges broader retirement-fund investments, more mainland institutional capital and reforms to boost listings, bonds and corporate restructuring
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[2026-09-08 16:08 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Posco said Tuesday it will invest 480 billion won ($357 million) to expand production capacity for premium automotive galvanized iron and secure a competitive edge in the next-generation mobility market.
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[2026-09-08 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GUANGZHOU — Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China's premium handset market ahead of Apple's product launch later this week.
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[2026-09-08 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The government briefed global credit appraiser Moody's Corp. on the latest developments in the South Korean economy and its efforts to pursue both growth and fiscal soundness through next year's budget proposal, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
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[2026-09-08 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co. stock price at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept.
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[2026-09-08 15:48 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's economy expanded in nominal terms at its fastest annual pace in nearly 47 years in the second quarter, as a semiconductor-led export boom widened the country's terms of trade, Bank of Korea data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-09-08 15:39 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | Sep 8, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-09-08 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Far-right Israeli ministers began more forcefully advocating the wholesale removal of Palestinians in Gaza last week, offering timelines and government mechanisms to conduct illegal forced expulsions while displacement, demolitions and killings continued across Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-09-08 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First pay update since 2012 aims to stop political salaries ‘falling further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says
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[2026-09-08 15:03 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: First pay update since 2012 aims to stop political salaries ‘falling further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says
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[2026-09-08 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Britain is preparing to announce one of the most significant UK foreign policy interventions in Israel and the occupied West Bank, with sanctions against businesses and settlers linked to illegal Israeli settlements.
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[2026-09-08 14:58 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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[2026-09-08 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and its adjacent areas have been hit numerous times since the war started late February, like many areas along the Iranian coastline. Workers at the port say the lack of security and the economic pressure is talking a toll on their livelihoods. (AP video by Mohsen Ganji)
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[2026-09-08 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Gantry cranes stand near stacked shipping containers at Yangshan Port outside Shanghai. © Reuters
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[2026-09-08 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Gantry cranes stand near stacked shipping containers at Yangshan Port outside Shanghai. © Reuters
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[2026-09-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sabr Yessimbekov says some projects in MOUs signed between Kazakhstan and Hong Kong-mainland China delegation in June already under way
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[2026-09-08 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Uzbekistan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sabr Yessimbekov says some projects in MOUs signed between Kazakhstan and Hong Kong-mainland China delegation in June already under way
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[2026-09-08 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: China's trade gained pace in August, though imports missed expectations, a sign that domestic demand remains tepid as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting pressure to rebalance trade.
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[2026-09-08 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Taiwan's Wistron Corporation fell more than 6% Tuesday after the Nvidia supplier priced a $1.47 billion global depositary receipt offering to fund raw material purchases.
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[2026-09-08 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to announce the measures on Tuesday
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[2026-09-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Success was once measured by how far local airlines could fly. Now, it’s about how effectively global networks intersect here to power the wider economy
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[2026-09-08 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Almaty] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Success was once measured by how far local airlines could fly. Now, it’s about how effectively global networks intersect here to power the wider economy
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[2026-09-08 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Milton Ezrati via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-08 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more info, comments in paras 10-11, 14, 16)
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[2026-09-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jiaxin’s ‘proof of concept’ should lead to more such listings, governor of Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre says
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[2026-09-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jiaxin’s ‘proof of concept’ should lead to more such listings, governor of Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre says
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[2026-09-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The singer and actor recently moved into a Mid-Levels duplex near his friend, singer Tyson Yoshi, market sources say
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[2026-09-08 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Commercial Radio] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The singer and actor recently moved into a Mid-Levels duplex near his friend, singer Tyson Yoshi, market sources say
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[2026-09-08 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says tender results for four parcels at Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park could be expedited to as early as November
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[2026-09-08 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says tender results for four parcels at Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park could be expedited to as early as November
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[2026-09-08 09:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; REWRITES throughout; ADDS new photo)
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[2026-09-08 09:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier, driven by strong exports and investments related to artificial intelligence (AI), central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-09-08 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: One of the reasons why the price of oil failed to soar during the "actively kinetic" phase of the Iran war, when shipments through Hormuz were effectively halted and the world faced a shortage of about 10-15mmb/d, is that Chinese oil demand plunged. Whether due to a sharp slowdown in the economy (which after the sudden "recap" of China's banks appears very likely) or due to an aggressive drain of China's strategic reserve, the reality is that, as discussed here
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[2026-09-08 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier, driven by strong exports and investments related to artificial intelligence (AI), central bank data showed Tuesday.
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[2026-09-08 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK
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[2026-09-08 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the United Kingdom's ambassador to Israel to be ejected from the country on Monday night, following reports that the UK was planning to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday.
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