Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-12 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities
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[2026-08-12 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Investors shouldn't expect the bumper gains returned by the equity market so far this year to continue, the CEO of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund told CNBC on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At the urging of Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine has suspended attacks on oil tankers using the Russian port of Novorossiysk, which sits on the Black Sea. The request was made in late July, but first reported today by the Financial Times, citing Ukrainian officials.
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[2026-08-12 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Palestinians living in Qusra shared this video showing settlers and members of the Israeli military
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics
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[2026-08-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics
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[2026-08-12 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US: Futures are higher, led by Tech as AI infra earnings boost the theme while the Semis trade was bid overnight led by a surge in Korea's Kospi. As of 7:45am ET, S&P futures are up 0.2% ahead of today's CPI report, while Nasdaq futures gain 0.7% as investors react positively to updates from US technology firms.
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[2026-08-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market
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[2026-08-12 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market
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[2026-08-12 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Keith Li says he wants to bring database into the modern era using AI ‘and shake off 27 years of tech debt’
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[2026-08-12 21:29 UTC+10:00] [Webb-site] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Keith Li says he wants to bring database into the modern era using AI ‘and shake off 27 years of tech debt’
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[2026-08-12 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Libya was plunged into fresh turmoil this week after a car bomb killed eastern military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi, drone attacks struck the country’s largest operational oil refinery and the central bank governor resigned from his post.
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[2026-08-12 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Employment in the West Bank rose by 4.6% in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the Palestinian workforce to 733,000, according to new data published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-12 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anchorpoint Financial kicks off institutional use of its Hong Kong dollar-linked stablecoin, HKDAP
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[2026-08-12 21:06 UTC+10:00] [Anchorpoint] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anchorpoint Financial kicks off institutional use of its Hong Kong dollar-linked stablecoin, HKDAP
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[2026-08-12 21:01 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US midterm elections 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marni von Wilpert helped draft Protecting the Right to Organize act, and now wants work toward implementing it
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As trade tensions rise, Brussels has implemented new rules aimed at reducing packaging waste, with the threat of fines and bans for non-compliance
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As trade tensions rise, Brussels has implemented new rules aimed at reducing packaging waste, with the threat of fines and bans for non-compliance
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[2026-08-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Silicon Valley leaders from Elon Musk to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have hyped the deflationary effects of the artificial intelligence boom.
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[2026-08-12 20:43 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Beijing – Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday age 97, was never one to mince his words.
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[2026-08-12 20:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: India's consumer price inflation continued to climb for the ninth month in a row to 4.45% in July, up from 4.38% in June, firming up prospects of the country's central bank raising interest rates later this year.
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[2026-08-12 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky halted Ukraine’s drone campaign against oil tankers in the Black Sea after a request from US Vice President JD Vance, The Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian officials.
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [PLA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy
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[2026-08-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The New York City Council is investigating marketing practices by prediction market platforms, the office of Council Speaker Julie Menin said on Wednesday.
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[2026-08-12 18:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supreme People’s Court says judgment was first to ‘explicitly establish the mandatory application’ of five-year-old law
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[2026-08-12 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supreme People’s Court says judgment was first to ‘explicitly establish the mandatory application’ of five-year-old law
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[2026-08-12 18:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday morning as Wall Street awaits key inflation data due later in the session.
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[2026-08-12 18:16 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors.
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[2026-08-12 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As Reform UK is beset by financial scandals, the populist party’s rise is in doubt.
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[2026-08-12 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: World oil demand is set to fall further than previously expected this year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, as the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz deepens.
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[2026-08-12 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Workplace] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Food and on-demand delivery drivers in the gig economy will now have a legally enforced minimum wage of $31.30 per hour, after the Fair Work Commission approved a landmark safety net for hundreds of thousands of workers.
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[2026-08-12 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Jericho, occupied West Bank – Where Palestinian homes once stood among orchards and swimming pools on the southwestern edge of Jericho, there is now only flattened earth.
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[2026-08-12 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won marginally rose against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, as exporters continued to sell the dollar with traders awaiting U.S. inflation data.
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[2026-08-12 17:15 UTC+10:00] [BUSINESS] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: The coordinated intervention by Japan and the United States to support the yen has bumped up hard against reality, the $70 billion or so committed to strengthening the currency all but ineffective as fiscal questions continue to hang over the market.
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[2026-08-12 17:09 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jon Adgemis’ former chief financial officer has told a court about the severe financial stress of running businesses which the failed pub baron used to fund a lavish lifestyle in the lead-up to the $1.8 billion collapse of his hospitality empire.
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[2026-08-12 17:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Hello Kitty owner Sanrio plunged 18% on Wednesday in Tokyo following the company's fiscal first-quarter results, after a runup in the stock over the last several months.
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[2026-08-12 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of settlers clashed with the IDF on Wednesday morning near Kusra, in the northern West Bank, after the military evacuated a tent that was set up in the area.
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[2026-08-12 16:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Financial Industry Foundation is offering financial support to foreign residents and young people from immigrant backgrounds who are looking to improve their Korean-language skills.
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[2026-08-12 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Described as tender and crisp, Cuimi delivers about double the yield compared with Shixia longan, say developers
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[2026-08-12 16:15 UTC+10:00] [Zhang Xingwang] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Described as tender and crisp, Cuimi delivers about double the yield compared with Shixia longan, say developers
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[2026-08-12 16:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Record W1.91tr quarterly earnings trail only KB Financial as investment gains and overseas operations surge
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[2026-08-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city is looking to expand stock benchmarks in an effort to challenge Nasdaq’s tech dominance
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[2026-08-12 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city is looking to expand stock benchmarks in an effort to challenge Nasdaq’s tech dominance
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[2026-08-12 15:55 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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[2026-08-12 15:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Voting rights remain limited, but change in shareholder structure could widen SK hynix’s options in NAND market
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[2026-08-12 15:14 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: August 12, 2026 — 3:14pm
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[2026-08-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The boss of Arada UK has put forward his proposals to get "spades in the ground" to boost the UK’s property-reliant economy.
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[2026-08-12 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli forces have continued their crackdown in the occupied West Bank, arresting at least 23 Palestinians and demolishing several homes, as the United Nations warned that the situation in the territory was at a “breaking point”.
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