​Axi Launches “The Strategy Room” Podcast Hosted by Kathy Lien

New Axi Select series features traders and market professionals discussing strategy, risk management, and global markets

SYDNEY, March 26 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global trading firm Axi today announced the launch of The Strategy Room by Axi Select, a new podcast series hosted by renowned currency strategist and BK Forex Managing Director Kathy Lien. The series is designed to provide traders with direct access to the strategies, thinking, and risk management approaches of high-performing traders and respected market professionals.

Aimed at active traders and market enthusiasts, The Strategy Room seeks to bridge the gap between theory and real-world execution by offering insights grounded in practical market experience.

Greg Rubin, Head of Axi Select at Axi, said:

“Sustained trading performance requires more than market access — it demands discipline, structure, and continuous learning. With The Strategy Room, we’re creating a platform where traders can hear directly from top performers within the Axi Select programme and leading industry experts about how they refine strategies and manage risk in dynamic market conditions.”

Hosted by Kathy Lien, widely recognised for her expertise in currency markets and global macro analysis, the podcast will spotlight traders from the Axi Select programme alongside seasoned professionals from across the financial industry. Episodes will examine how market participants adapt to volatility, evolving economic cycles, and emerging trading opportunities.

The launch reflects Axi’s broader commitment to trader education and community engagement through Axi Select, the firm’s capital allocation and trader development programme designed to identify and support talented traders as they scale their strategies.

The Strategy Room by Axi Select will be available on major podcast platforms, with new episodes released regularly. Highlights and exclusive content will also be shared across Axi’s digital channels.

Watch The Strategy Room: https://youtu.be/S2ZJbltwGIo 

About Axi

Axi is a global online trading brand offering access to forex, indices, commodities, and digital assets, serving clients in more than 100 countries. Through Axi Select, the firm provides funded trading opportunities and structured trader development support.

Media enquiries: mediaenquiries@axi.com

For full details on the Axi Select program, visit: https://www.axi.com/int/funded-trader-program 

The Axi Select program is only available to clients of AxiTrader LLC. CFDs carry a high risk of investment loss. This content may not be available in your region. For more information, refer to our Terms of Service. Standard trading fees and minimum deposit apply.

SOURCE: Axi Trader LLC

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​1,790 athletes to compete in Sanya Asian Beach Games

 

2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures (Sanya) & A Test Event for the 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya held in Sanya, Hainan from March 5th to March 8th.

SANYA, China, March 25, 2026 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ --

With 30 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, the organizing committee announced on Monday that a total of 1,790 athletes have been confirmed to take part.

According to the organizers, national and regional Olympic committees from 45 countries and regions have signed up for the event. Following qualification reviews, the number of registered athletes stood at 1,790 as of March 20.

The Games will feature 14 sports, 15 disciplines and 62 events. The women's beach football event has been canceled due to an insufficient number of teams, while all other events will go ahead as planned.

The top five sports by number of participants are beach handball, dragon boat, beach athletics, ju-jitsu and beach volleyball. Beach handball has attracted the largest number of athletes, with 237.

In terms of delegation size, the top five participating teams are Thailand, China, the Philippines, India and Hong Kong, China.

Li Haigang, deputy secretary-general of the organizing committee, said the overall competition schedule and event timetables have been optimized and will be released soon.

"The detailed timing of events will be clarified to help media and spectators better plan their viewing schedules," he added.

Meanwhile, operational teams at all competition venues have completed multiple rounds of training, tabletop exercises and test events.

"In 30 days, athletes, coaches and officials from across Asia will gather in Sanya to compete amid its blue seas and sandy beaches," Li said. "We will spare no effort in our preparations to provide a high-quality competition environment and deliver splendid Games."

The Games will be held from April 22 to 30.

SOURCE: The 6th Asian Beach Games Sanya 2026 Organizing Committee

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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance Limited

HONG KONG, March 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance Limited (SHKPI) (Hong Kong). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

The ratings reflect SHKPI’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).

The very strong balance sheet strength assessment of SHKPI is underpinned by its risk-adjusted capitalisation, which was at the strongest level in fiscal year-end 30 June 2025 (FY2025), as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR). The company has been reducing its exposure on high-risk investment classes, including real estate sector bonds and loans securities, while applying a more prudent investment strategy that focuses on cash and high-grade fixed income assets. In light of SHKPI’s prudent investment strategy, AM Best considers its capital level a sufficient buffer to absorb investment risks. Other supporting factors include the company’s strong liquidity position, healthy solvency ratio and appropriate reinsurance programme. Partially offsetting factors include SHKPI’s modest capital and surplus level, relatively high dependency on reinsurance and its investment concentration in real estate properties.

SHKPI has consistently maintained a strong operating performance over the past decade. Despite a lower profit in 2025, driven by less underwriting and investment income, the company achieved a return-on-equity ratio of 9.9%. The company continues to benefit from its group-related business with better quality and minimal acquisition expenses, leading to underwriting results that continuously outperform the market. AM Best also expects the company’s investment performance to stabilize in the short to medium term, supported by a stable stream of interest and dividend income.

AM Best assesses SHKPI’s business profile as neutral. SHKPI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, one of the largest property development and investment conglomerates in Hong Kong. Despite holding a modest share of Hong Kong’s general insurance segment, SHKPI managed to maintain its market position in a profitable manner largely attributable to its group-related businesses. With a focus on commercial business and employees’ compensation insurance, SHKPI benefits from its parental network to write a major part of its business from associated and subsidiary companies, and it continues to operate in a low acquisition cost business model.

Negative rating actions could occur if there is a significant deterioration in SHKPI’s operating performance. Negative rating actions also could arise if there is a material deterioration in SHKPI's risk-adjusted capitalisation, for example, due to material investment losses. Although it is unlikely in the near term, positive rating actions could arise if there is significant improvement in SHKPI's risk-adjusted capitalisation, for example, due to further improvements in its asset quality and capital size.

Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.

This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Best’s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best’s Credit Ratings. For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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KYMETA UNVEILS FUTURE-READY MULTI-ORBIT SATCOM TERMINAL

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) -- Kymeta Corporation, a flat-panel satellite terminal manufacturer, has launched its new Kestrel u5, a compact multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal designed for unmanned systems, national security operations, and high-speed industrial mobility.

The terminal enables seamless connectivity across multiple networks and constellations, including Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO), and elliptical orbits, allowing users to adapt to diverse mission requirements.

Built for demanding environments, the Kestrel u5 features a lightweight, low-profile, and rugged design suitable for operations on land and at sea. It supports full-duplex communication and remote upgrades, ensuring future-ready performance in rapidly evolving operational landscapes.

According to Kymeta in a statement, the terminal incorporates a no-moving-parts architecture for easy installation on unmanned vessels and next-generation vehicles.

Its durability-focused design includes shock absorption and advanced radome technology, enabling high performance even in harsh conditions, including exposure to water and extreme environments.

The Kestrel u5 is also equipped with Low Probability of Detection/Interception (LPD/LPI) capabilities, offering a low thermal signature supported by low power consumption and a passive cooling system, enhancing operational security and resilience.

Beyond defence applications, the terminal is suitable for commercial use in sectors such as rail, construction, mining, and agriculture, where it can be mounted on vehicles to deliver reliable, high-speed connectivity.

The Kestrel u5 is now available for order, with production units expected to be released within the next month, followed by broader availability as Kymeta scales production to meet demand.

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CHINA TAIPING INSURANCE (MACAU) AFFIRMED EXCELLENT RATINGS BY AM BEST

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (Excellent) of China Taiping Insurance (Macau) Company Limited (CTIM), with a stable outlook.

The credit ratings (ratings) reflect CTIM’s very strong balance sheet, strong operating performance, neutral business profile, and appropriate enterprise risk management, according to AM Best in a statement.

CTIM’s risk-adjusted capitalisation, measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, remains at the strongest level. The insurer reported robust capital and surplus growth, reaching 1.053 billion Macanese pataca (US$132 million) in 2025 based on unaudited figures. (US$1=RM3.92)

Its conservative investment strategy—focused on cash and investment-grade bonds—alongside a comprehensive reinsurance programme with high-quality counterparties, continues to support its financial position, although moderate reliance on reinsurance partially offsets these strengths.

Operating performance has remained solid, with a five-year average return on equity of 17.8 per cent from 2021 to 2025. Underwriting results have outperformed industry averages, while stable investment income has supported earnings.

In 2025, the net combined ratio improved, driven primarily by lower loss ratios in motor and employees’ compensation segments.

Investment returns have remained consistent at mid-single-digit levels over the past two years and are expected to continue contributing stable income streams from interest, dividends, and rental sources.

CTIM retains a leading position in Macau’s non-life insurance market, holding an estimated 34 per cent share based on gross premiums written in 2025. Its diversified underwriting portfolio and distribution channels, including expanding digital platforms and cross-selling initiatives with affiliates of China Taiping Insurance Group Ltd, underpin its market strength.

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​K-TECH SOLUTIONS COMPANY LIMITED (NASDAQ: KMRK) ANNOUNCES AI and BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR BOARDWARE INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (1204.HK)

 

HONG KONG and NEW YORK, March 18 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K-Tech Solutions Company Limited (NASDAQ: KMRK; “K-Tech”), a Hong Kong-based design house specializing in complex electromechanical products and educational hardware, announced signing a memorandum of understanding with Boardware Intelligence Technology Limited (HKEX: 1204.HK; “Boardware”). K-Tech will act as Boardware’s exclusive hardware development and engineering partner for Boardware’s AI and Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) product platform.

This partnership expands K-Tech’s capabilities into AI-enabled wearable and neural-interface hardware. The Company will leverage its expertise in rapid prototyping, precision engineering, and production management to support the commercialization of Boardware’s "Barco" Ecosystem, which integrates neural-signal processing with high-performance hardware architecture to enhance Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

The Barco Ecosystem & Platform Portfolio
K-Tech will lead the industrial design, hardware architecture and engineering of three flagship products within the Barco platform:

Barco AR Glasses: Advanced wearable displays that merge augmented reality with real-time AI data overlays. K-Tech’s engineering team will focus on ergonomic miniaturization and thermal management for extended use.

BarcoMind: A neural-interface processing hub designed to interpret bio-signals and translate them into AI commands.

BarcoEar: A biometric audio device designed for seamless voice-AI integration and adaptive environmental audio processing.

These products are powered by Barco OS, Boardware's proprietary operating system designed for low-latency neural data processing. K-Tech will optimize the hardware architecture for Barco OS to support an intuitive, low-latency performance user experience.

"Our partnership with Boardware Intelligence marks an important step in the development of K-Tech Solutions," said Kenneth Kwok, CEO of K-Tech. "By applying our engineering and production expertise to Boardware’s AI and neural technologies, we are moving beyond traditional electromechanical design into AI-wearables and brain-computing interfaces. This collaboration positions us to participate in emerging areas of AI-enabled hardware and, we believe, strengthens our long-term growth profile."

The collaboration is expected to accelerate the development cycle of the Barco product line, allowing for a phased market entry starting in late 2026. For investors, this represents K-Tech's strategic expansion toward technology-intensive hardware manufacturing, positioning the Company as a participant in the development of next-generation AI-enabled devices.

About K-Tech Solutions Company Limited (NASDAQ: KMRK)
K-Tech Solutions Company Limited are principally engaged in the design, development, testing and sale of a diverse portfolio of toy products ranging from simple plastic toy products to more complex electromechanical toy products. Our solution services span across the entire development stage of toy products from design, prototype testing, production management, quality control to after-sales services. We specialize in the development of infant and pre-school educational toys and learning kits.
We started our operation in 2016 and have developed relationships with our customers mainly located in European and North American countries which possess renowned brands and intellectual properties in toy products. We have strong capability in product innovation, design and project management which allow us to provide product development solution to transform conceptual design into prototypes and further into commercialization of toy products. For more information, please visit https://www.k-mark.tech/ 

About Boardware Intelligence Technology Limited (HKEX: 1204.HK)
Boardware is a premier IT solutions provider and technology innovator. The Company is currently developing the Barco Ecosystem, a suite of AI and brain-computer interface products designed to revolutionize how humans interact with digital environments. 

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For more information, please contact: 

K-Tech Solutions Company Limited Investor Relations Contact: 

Unit A, 7/F Mai On Industrial Building
17-21 Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung
New Territories, Hong Kong
Phone: (+852) 2741 3165
Email: johnnykwok@k-mark.com 

SOURCE: K-TECH SOLUTIONS COMPANY LIMITED

Denodo Platform 9.4 Accelerates Path to Successful Agentic AI Production

 

Latest release leverages logical data management to turbocharge trusted AI with sharper intelligence, providing data teams, AI teams, and business teams with improved performance, stronger data governance, and more intuitive access

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Denodo, a leader in data management and AI, announced the availability of Denodo Platform 9.4, reinforcing its position as the trusted data foundation for agentic and generative AI, built with logical data management capabilities to simplify and accelerate data access. As organizations move beyond AI pilots and proofs of concept, Denodo Platform 9.4 enables AI systems, applications, and users to reliably access live data, understand business context, and operate with strong performance within clear governance boundaries.

AI innovation is accelerating, but success increasingly depends on the data layer beneath it. Without unified access to live, trusted data, shared semantics, and consistent governance, AI initiatives struggle to scale and deliver significant business value. Denodo Platform 9.4 addresses this challenge by advancing the platform across three critical audiences — data teams, AI teams, and business users — each with capabilities designed to help organizations operationalize AI with confidence.

“As organizations move from AI pilots to production deployments, success increasingly depends on the intelligence and governance of the underlying data infrastructure,” said Stewart Bond, research vice president, Data Intelligence and Integration Software at IDC. “Denodo Platform 9.4 reflects this shift by strengthening how enterprises unify structured and unstructured data access, embed governance into AI interactions, empower business users, and deliver consistent semantics across distributed environments. These capabilities are essential for building trusted, production-ready AI systems that can scale with operational demands.”

For AI Teams: Deliver Trusted AI with Unified, Governed Access to Structured and Unstructured Data

For AI and advanced analytics teams, Denodo Platform 9.4 expands how AI connects to enterprise data. The platform now enables secure integration with vector databases, enabling organizations to unify structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data — including documents, text embeddings, images, and other content — through a single logical data access layer.

In parallel, Denodo Platform 9.4 embeds support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) directly into the platform, making governed data access a shared enterprise-wide service rather than a feature that needs to be implemented agent-by-agent. Any MCP-compatible AI agent or client can securely discover and query live enterprise data using approved semantics and policies, while governance teams retain full visibility and control.

These new capabilities provide AI teams with a consistent, production-ready way to ground agents and models with trusted, real-time enterprise data — without sacrificing security, compliance, or flexibility as AI initiatives scale.

For Data Teams: Faster Time-to-Insight and Accelerated ROI for the Lakehouse

For data engineering and platform teams, Denodo Platform 9.4 introduces Lakehouse Accelerator, the next evolution of Denodo’s embedded MPP capabilities. By embedding the open-source Velox execution engine, Lakehouse Accelerator delivers up to 4x faster query performance, improved CPU and memory efficiency, and better scalability for advanced analytics and AI workloads.

These enhancements enable data teams to support more users and more concurrent workloads, including AI workloads, while reducing infrastructure costs and operational overhead. More importantly, they help organizations extract greater value from existing lakehouse investments — accelerating time-to-insight and successful AI initiatives without forcing data movement, re-engineering, or disruption to existing architectures.

For Business Users: Conversational Interaction with Trusted Enterprise Data

For CEOs and other business users, Denodo Platform 9.4 delivers a more intuitive way to interact with data through a conversational, agentic AI experience embedded within the Denodo Data Marketplace. The Data Marketplace is business users’ single point of access across all enterprise data, via an e-commerce like experience designed for all users regardless of technical skill level. With 9.4, users can ask questions and explore enterprise-wide data using natural, multi-turn conversations with a reasoning agent, without needing to understand underlying schemas, tools, or technical details. This conversational experience also provides greater transparency into how questions are interpreted and answered, dynamically explaining steps and prompting for user input when intent or context is unclear.

By embedding conversational access directly into the Marketplace, Denodo democratizes data access while maintaining enterprise-grade governance. This guided, interactive approach reduces ambiguity and improves trust in results, giving business users faster answers and clearer insight, while data and platform teams remain confident that every interaction is grounded in trusted data products, shared business context, and consistent policies.

From AI Potential to AI in Production

“Organizations are increasingly focused on turning AI ambition into real, operational outcomes,” said Alberto Pan, Chief Technology Officer at Denodo. “Denodo Platform 9.4 is designed to support that shift by strengthening the data foundation across data teams, AI teams, and business users alike. By combining performance, governance, and intuitive access to live data, we help customers move from AI experimentation to trusted, production-ready AI that can truly differentiate the business.”

Find out more:

• Blog: Trust: The Missing Ingredient in Successful AI Transformations
• What’s New in Denodo Platform 9.4

About Denodo

Denodo is a global leader in data management, powering trustworthy AI agents and applications. The Denodo Platform, an award-winning logical data management solution, transforms enterprise data into reliable insights for AI, analytics, and self-service initiatives. Organizations worldwide use Denodo to deliver AI-ready, business-ready data in a fraction of the time compared to traditional data lakehouses, achieving up to 4x faster time-to-insight, 345% ROI, and 10x better performance. For more information, visit denodo.com.

Media contacts
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SOURCE: Denodo Technologies Inc. (“Denodo”)