Bloomberg A bullet train linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur won’t be a reality for at least a decade as Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad seeks to pare his nation’s debt and review projects signed off by his predecessor Najib Razak. The neighbours agreed to delay kicking off work on the 350-kilometre (218 miles), multibillion dollar link until the end of ...

Bloomberg Regions around Osaka, Japan’s second biggest population centre, struggled to recover from damage left by Typhoon Jebi, which left 10 people dead, hundreds of thousands of buildings without power and the area’s main airport closed. Kansai International Airport, a key transport and cargo hub that lies on an artificial island in Osaka Bay almost directly in the typhoon’s path, ...

Bloomberg Ford Motor Co. has stopped running national ads for the Fusion and Focus sedans it’s killing and put more marketing muscle behind the Mustang, a decision that paid off with a 35 percent sales jump for the pony car last month. “Those are the kind of things you’re able to do when you narrow the focus of your lineup,” ...