Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-21 17:04 UTC+10:00] [laptop] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ho Man-kit, 40, earlier pleaded guilty to selling 423 company laptops to recycler to fund stock trading
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[2026-08-21 16:46 UTC+10:00] [Northeast Asia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-21 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is the latest politician to condemn an Israeli move this week to launch a construction tender for the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-21 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Opponents of indigenous people's land being used to develop a hub to support the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative protest in Manila during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Speech last month. (Photo by Michael Beltran)
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[2026-08-21 15:39 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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[2026-08-21 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEXTBANK continues to enable rural financial institutions to expand their digital capabilities through its expanded partnership with Mount Carmel Rural Bank, Inc. (MCRBi) with the implementation of Nextbank's Mobile Banking Solution. This collaboration demonstrates that community-centered institutions can keep pace with the digital transformation of the financial sector with the support of a trusted technology partner.
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[2026-08-21 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The new senior deputy governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Friday that monetary policy should be implemented in a prudent and flexible manner as expectations grow for a rate hike at next week's policy meeting amid accelerating inflation.
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[2026-08-21 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The settler's were laden with bedding, furniture and building material as they approached Kadim
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[2026-08-21 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-08-21 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State-owned recycling group says work has begun on remanufacturing 25 turbines in Gansu province
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[2026-08-21 14:46 UTC+10:00] [wind energy] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: State-owned recycling group says work has begun on remanufacturing 25 turbines in Gansu province
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[2026-08-21 14:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Chinese home appliance maker Dreame Technology said Friday it plans to expand beyond robot vacuum cleaners in South Korea, positioning the country as a key market for premium small appliances and artificial intelligence-powered smart-home products.
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[2026-08-21 14:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Musinsa said Friday it has partnered with Au Chau Fashion and Cosmetics Company Limited, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s leading retailer Imex Pan Pacific Group, to enter the Vietnamese market.
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[2026-08-21 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Taiwanese government's double-digit GDP forecast growth in 2026 may reflect optimism in the artificial-intelligence economy, but growth is likely to moderate over time given risks of capex slowdown and macroeconomic downturns, and with its high concentration in the semiconductor industry.
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[2026-08-21 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For decades, the Arabian Gulf was synonymous with oil and gas. Certainly, by fuelling the GCC countries’ rapid development, the significance attached to these resources is understandable. However, the assumption that hydrocarbons are the be-all and end-all of the Gulf economy is one that is looking increasingly outdated.
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[2026-08-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI developers MiniMax and Z.ai are top candidates for Hang Seng Index inclusion as compiler aims to boost tech exposure
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[2026-08-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [Hang Seng Index] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AI developers MiniMax and Z.ai are top candidates for Hang Seng Index inclusion as compiler aims to boost tech exposure
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[2026-08-21 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. government's efforts to manage pressure in the Treasury market may merely shift the problem down the road as a surge in global debt issuance tests investor demand, according to JPMorgan.
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[2026-08-21 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Vietnam is investing more than $5 billion in airports, hotels and event venues ahead of the APEC summit in November 2027. Shown here are the convention center and performing arts center under construction on Phu Quoc Island. (Sun Group)
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[2026-08-21 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group's independent luxury brand, said Friday its cumulative sales in the United States have surpassed 450,000 units, a decade after entering the world's largest auto market.
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[2026-08-21 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would "collapse this regime" in Tehran.
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[2026-08-21 12:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: One of the three Melbourne pubs swept up in the spectacular collapse of Jon Adgemis’ pub empire is back on the market again.
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[2026-08-21 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-21 11:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Fuel prices are estimated to increase once more next week, as tensions in the Middle East continue to influence the global market, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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[2026-08-21 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-08-21 11:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely monitor its government bond market amid rising long-term yields in major economies and heightened economic uncertainties, the finance minister said Friday.
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[2026-08-21 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Origin Energy experienced a data breach in July. (ABC News: Darryl Torpy)
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[2026-08-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Philip Morris Korea Inc. said Friday it will launch a new e-vapor product in South Korea next week as it expands its smoke-free product lineup in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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[2026-08-21 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A terrorist armed with a knife attempted to stab an IDF soldier in the Jenin area in the West Bank, the IDF spokesperson announced on Thursday morning.
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[2026-08-21 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting convened on Thursday to discuss the latest in prediction markets regulation, including growing concerns on "mention markets" found on the platforms.
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[2026-08-21 10:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: People sit near an electronic board showing the stock market index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta. © Reuters
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[2026-08-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal experts warn aggressive sales tactics may breach Trade Descriptions Ordinance prohibiting harassment, coercion and misleading claims
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[2026-08-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [Beauty Express Group] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legal experts warn aggressive sales tactics may breach Trade Descriptions Ordinance prohibiting harassment, coercion and misleading claims
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[2026-08-21 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elena Rybakina celebrates her win over Coco Gauff during National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-08-21 10:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea's producer prices fell for the first time in 11 months in July, driven by lower global crude oil prices despite a sharp rise in prices of agricultural products amid a heat wave, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-08-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving some investors a better opportunity to double down on carry trade.
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[2026-08-21 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Japan's headline inflation rate hit its highest level this year, coming in at 1.9% for July as prices continued to climb due to energy prices.
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[2026-08-21 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "We are going to collapse this [the Iranian] regime," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in an interview on Thursday.
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[2026-08-21 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: What with a 250th birthday, Taylor Swift's wedding and the football World Cup, Americans could be forgiven for taking their eye off the ball this summer.
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[2026-08-21 09:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Small business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Two popular Sydney pubs, The Clock in Surry Hills and The Bank in Newtown, have changed hands in a deal said to be worth $90 million-plus.
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[2026-08-21 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The noncore office market remains under pressure, but end users are taking advantage of low prices to buy up cheap office space
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[2026-08-21 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Land Registry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The noncore office market remains under pressure, but end users are taking advantage of low prices to buy up cheap office space
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[2026-08-21 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification
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[2026-08-21 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dozens of firms that source from the region were added to a US import blacklist, but few appear worried after years of diversification
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[2026-08-21 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The breadth of the commodity advance is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
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[2026-08-21 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The United States is urging allies to join it in a bid to "collapse" Iran's economy to end the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-08-21 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinians held a funeral on Thursday for 17-year-old Salim Sami Salim Fuqaha, whose body Israeli authorities had withheld since he was killed on 16 March, in the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-08-21 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks fell in June from a month earlier due mainly to a rise in write-offs of soured debts, data showed Friday.
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[2026-08-21 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's producer prices fell for the first time in 11 months in July, driven by lower global crude oil prices despite a sharp rise in prices of agricultural products amid a heat wave, central bank data showed Friday.
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[2026-08-21 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has announced another round of economic sanctions against Cuba, this time targeting nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies.
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