{
  "id": 850958,
  "title": "Samsung's new foldables take off across Southeast Asia, Oceania",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/samsungs-new-foldables-take-off-across-southeast-asia-oceania",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260814/samsungs-new-foldables-take-off-across-southeast-asia-oceania"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Samsung Electronics has officially launched its Galaxy Z8 lineup and new smartwatches across Southeast Asia and Oceania, after foldable presales in the region surged 60 percent from the previous generation, the company said Friday. The company said presales of the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold8 rose 60 percent, outpacing a more than 30 percent increase in global presales for the new…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China tests canal link to Southeast Asia; rocket failure concerns: SCMP’s 7 highlights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/china-tests-canal-link-to-southeast-asia-rocket-failure-concerns",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:15:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Musinsa turns to Indonesia to accelerate its Southeast Asia push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/musinsa-turns-to-indonesia-to-accelerate-its-southeast-asia-push",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:02:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}