Insurance giant Steadfast agrees to A$7.7bn acquisition
August 21, 2026 Steadfast Group (Steadfast), an Australian insurance broking giant, has agreed to sell the business to a consortium of investors and delist from...
Insurance giant Steadfast agrees A$7.7bn deal with consortium
August 21, 2026 Steadfast Group (Steadfast), an Australian insurance broking giant, has agreed to sell the business to a consortium of investors and delist from...
In the embodied AI race, China can opt to look beyond bigger models
The world has seen tremendous progress in the capabilities of robots in the past year. Robots can now walk, dance, run and perform increasingly...
Japan lawmakers to visit China in bid to cool row, but thaw unlikely: experts
A reported trip to China next week by a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers could carry “pronounced” symbolic weight but is unlikely to herald...
Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore unveils rival scheme
Hong Kong should press ahead with its proposed tax break on carried interest, the performance fees earned by hedge fund and private equity managers,...
Evergrande Founder Sentenced to Life in Prison | China in Focus
From Asia’s richest man to life in prison: Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan’s rise and fall mirrors that of China’s real estate industry—one of...
Massachusetts Counted Ballot in Alleged Voter-Impersonation Scheme, City Says
A ballot that federal prosecutors allege was cast by a Chinese national using his former landlord’s identity was included in a Massachusetts city’s certified...
Russia tests missiles near Japanese-claimed islands after Putin’s visit
Russia’s Pacific Fleet said on Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over...
More Hong Kong consumers allege coercive beauty sales in wake of Opatra crackdown
More consumers in Hong Kong have come forward to allege aggressive sales tactics across the beauty sector, including credit card abuse, unwanted physical contact...