Bloomberg China will cut the import duty on passenger cars to 15 percent, further opening up a market that’s been a chief target of the US in its trade fight with the world’s second-largest economy. The Finance Ministry said the levy will be lowered effective July 1 from the current 25 percent that has been in place for more than ...

Bloomberg After years of being sidelined by Japan’s laws against ride-sharing, Uber Technologies Inc. won government approval for a taxi-hailing pilot programme in Japan. Starting this summer, Uber will connect local drivers and passengers in Awaji, a remote island that’s home to 120,000 people and a dozen taxi companies, the company said in a statement. The pilot, which will last ...

Bloomberg Hyflux Ltd., the Singapore water treatment firm, is considering seeking a form of court protection to facilitate negotiations with creditors, people with knowledge of the matter said. The company is considering asking the Singapore courts for a 30-day moratorium preventing creditors from taking certain actions that could hurt its financial position, according to one of the people. The move ...