In this episode of AMBestTV, Jason Shum, associate director, analytics, AM Best, said pressures on the Japan life insurance market, including mortalit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banking Minnows Swim in Risky Waters
Tell that to Japan’s lenders. Shinsei Bank Ltd. is making its biggest overseas acquisition, buying a consumer-finance unit from Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. for the equivalent of about ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Huge rise in renewals of British passports among Hongkongers
The unrest in Hong Kong has led to a surge of residents renewing their British National (Overseas) passports, highlighting that many regard securing a back-up plan as a matter of urgency, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s justice system is tried, tested and worth preserving
Most fears over the national security law China will soon impose on Hong Kong focus, rightly, on the Chinese Communist party’s habit of twisting a person’s exercise of their constitutional rights into ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Johnson offers visas for millions in Hong Kong
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would offer millions of Hong Kongers visas and a possible route to UK citizenship if China persists with its national security law. "Many people in ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla In Taiwan Crashes Directly Into Overturned Truck, Ignores Pedestrian, With Autopilot On
Video from Taiwan reveals a disturbing Tesla crash, where the vehicle plows directly into the top of a large truck lying on its side, straddling several lanes of a freeway. Why did the Tesla sensors ... ( read original story ...)
Migrants return from Bhutan
Ninety-six migrant workers crossed over from Bhutan on Tuesday and headed for their homes in different parts of Bengal in buses arranged for by the state government. Most of them worked at different ... ( read original story ...)
Policy Change Will End Accompanied Tours for Troops Deploying to Bahrain, Qatar
Over the next two years, troops will see their tours in eight countries extend to 12 months: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Iraq. Troops families won't be ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia governor: No more National Guard troops for now
Georgia's governor warned Tuesday that he would "do whatever is necessary" to prevent more violence following protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, but he ruled out calling up more ... ( read original story ...)
More than 1,000 Georgia senior care residents died with COVID-19
Coronavirus deaths among Georgia’s long-term care residents topped 1,000 on Monday in the state’s official tally, a brutal milestone demonstrating the pandemic’s unforgiving attack on vulnerable ... ( read original story ...)