Bloomberg With no let-up apparent in global and regional trade tensions, Singapore’s business community has slashed its expectations for the near-term economic outlook. “Because we are hugely export-dependent, because of the slowing down in the economy, because of tension, because of loss of business confidence — we need to adjust” growth expectations, Ho Meng Kit, CEO of the Singapore Business ...

Bloomberg India’s growing affluence is seeing its population turn more carnivorous, leading the country with the world’s highest number of vegetarians to import more corn for chicken feed than ever before. Corn purchases by Asia’s second-biggest grower are set to climb to a record 1 million tons in the year starting in November, said Jaison John, general manager for procurement ...

Bloomberg China Evergrande Group may be a long way from challenging Tesla Inc, but it’s at least thinking about how customers can charge their electric cars more cheaply. The property developer has established a joint venture with State Grid Corp of China to co-develop smart car-charging technology, according to a statement on Evergrande’s website. In China, electric-vehicle owners pay about ...