BUSINESS

Zhongzhi Enterprise Group: Chinese shadow bank files for bankruptcy

On Friday, a Beijing court accepted the application from Zhongzhi Enterprise Group (ZEG), which has lent billions to real…

Strong US jobs growth dampens talk of rate cuts

Employers added 216,000 jobs and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%, the Labor Department said.

Government…

Tiny radioactive capsule goes missing in Western Australia

The casing contains a small quantity of radioactive Caesium-137, which could cause serious illness if touched.

It…

Fortune of Asia's richest man hit by fraud claims

The Adani Group has dismissed the report as malicious, but the response has failed to stem the uproar.

India's…

Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps

The Microsoft co-founder has been outspoken about the environmental impact of meat production.

Methane…

Japan inflation jumps to new 41-year high

Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% from a year earlier, double the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) target level.

It puts further pressure…

Lab-grown alternatives aim to cut palm oil dependence

"In 2013 I flew to Singapore, and when I landed I had to wear a mask," says the boss of US tech firm C16 Biosciences. "The…

Apple boss Tim Cook to have pay cut by over 40% this year

The technology giant says Mr Cook requested the cut after criticism from shareholders.

Apple's…