AI computing networks maker Ligent Technologies Inc. is seeking to raise as much as HK$5.7 billion ($727 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, adding to a surge of listings this year tied to the global artificial intelligence buildout.

Merryn Somerset Webb talks with Ed Conway, economics and data editor at Sky News and author of "Trade World," about the vast and often invisible supply chains behind the things we buy and whether decades of globalization have made economies more resilient or dangerously dependent. They also discuss China’s manufacturing advantage, and whether the UK and Europe can rebuild their industrial base without giving up the cheap goods consumers have come to expect. (Source: Bloomberg)

Beijing has banned the possession and use of recreational drones as part of moves to bolster security in the capital after a light plane crashed into the city’s tallest skyscraper in June.

Some local branches of China’s foreign exchange regulator are urging banks to encourage their clients to hedge more of their currency exposure, signaling an intensifying campaign to shield companies from related risk.

China’s top intelligence official delivered one of Beijing’s most detailed warnings yet about AI, saying rapid advances in the technology could threaten political stability and critical infrastructure.

Balaji Krishnamurthy, President of Chevron in Australia, discusses the outlook for LNG supply and demand, and pricing levels, as energy disruptions continue on Middle East tensions. He speaks with Haslinda Amin, on the sidelines of Gastech in Bangkok, on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)

Z.AI Co. dashed back to Hong Kong’s equity market as soon as its last lockup expired, underscoring a cash burn rate that leaves the artificial intelligence model maker’s hunger to take advantage of any fundraising opportunity.

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. have rejected a proposal from Korea Electric Power Corp. that would have seen the two pay in advance for electricity in order to finance the construction of grids to power new technology clusters.