NEW DELHI / Reuters China’s top carmaker SAIC Motor Corp and Great Wall Motor, its biggest maker of SUVs, are spearheading the country’s first major push into India, one of the world’s fastest growing auto markets, as growth at home stagnates. The entry is late and risky – global carmakers like Volkswagen AG, Ford Motor and General Motors have struggled …

Beijing / Bloomberg Didi Kuaidi raised the target on its latest round of funding to more than $1.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, as China’s largest ride-hailing service stockpiles cash for its battle with Uber Technologies Inc. Uber’s largest competitor will be valued at more than $20 billion in the round, said the person, who asked …

HCM City / DPA Around five million Vietnamese travelled abroad last year spending US$6 billion, according to the Viet Nam Society of Travel Agents. The number travelling abroad is increasing rapidly, especially of those going to Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the US, and Cambodia, travel agents said. Tran Thi Viet Huong, marketing director of State giant Vietravel, said last year …