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  "id": 670582,
  "title": "China's modular buildings go global",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/chinas-modular-buildings-go-global",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/window-on-china/2026-08-12-chinas-modular-buildings-go-global/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s smart factories are revolutionising construction, using robotics and modular technology to build homes and other structures faster, more precisely and at lower cost.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}