Bloomberg Business

An artificial intelligence researcher who co-authored one of Google’s most influential papers in the field is leaving the company to launch a startup.

Wall Street banks are helping approach international investors for Syngenta Group’s 65 billion yuan ($9 billion) initial public offering in Shanghai, according to people familiar with the matter, after the Chinese-owned seed giant won regulatory approval for the world’s biggest potential listing this year.

Bain & Company was visited by top Communist Party officials in Shanghai, their first known trip to the US consultancy’s office in the financial hub since a crackdown on the sector spooked global investors.

North Korea said it scrambled warplanes to ward off a US spy plane in its exclusive economic zone and raised the possibility of “shocking” consequences if the incursions persist.

Genesis MedTech Group, a medical device company, has selected advisers for a potential initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter.

Small-scale solar projects and afforestation are being considered as sectors to generate new emissions reduction credits under a revival of China’s stalled offsets market, according to people familiar with the details.

Australia and the European Union’s negotiations to conclude a free-trade agreement are at an impasse over Canberra’s concerns that the bloc is offering insufficient access to the nation’s agricultural exports.

Taiwan’s stock exchange is expecting applications for new share listing to increase by more than 50% this year as it seeks to diversify from its reliance on the technology sector.

Australia’s business conditions showed ongoing resilience in June, defying the Reserve Bank’s more than yearlong tightening cycle and warnings of slower economic growth, while consumer confidence remained in “deeply pessimistic” territory.