Bloomberg United Parcel Service (UPS) Inc is seeking approval to operate delivery drones under the same rules as a private jet service, unlocking the potential to carry health-care packages over long distances between hospitals. The company is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to obtain Part 135 certification this year, a step toward freeing it from current commercial ...

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is opening its oldest online platform to US merchants, promising to help American businesses at a time US-Chinese tensions are darkening the outlook for global trade. The Chinese e-commerce giant opened up Alibaba.com to US sellers for the first time, allowing them to peddle to buyers around the world who seek merchandise to stock shelves ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s railway operator said trains had resumed normal service after a small group of anti-government protesters disrupted the city’s notoriously busy morning rush, stranding crowds of commuters on platforms at a main station. Trains on the Island Line, which cuts through the the city’s financial center, had returned to their regular schedule, the MTR Corp, Hong Kong’s urban ...