Bloomberg A unit of billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. received a formal 79 billion rupee ($1.2 billion) tax bill from India over the company’s sale of its mobile-phone business in the country to a Vodafone Group Plc unit a decade ago. CK’s Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. received the penalty order from the Indian Tax Authorities on August 9, …

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. rolled out a free insurance programme for more than 450,000 drivers registered on its ride-hailing app in India to attract more drivers. The San Francisco-based company, which this week chose a new chief executive officer, said that it’s teaming up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., the South Asian country’s largest private non-life insurer, to cover …

Bloomberg After years of declines, Singapore’s home sales are on a roll, even as purchases by foreign buyers have remained muted. Stringent stamp duties levied by the government have had the intended effect of damping speculative foreign demand, with foreign buyers accounting for just 6 percent of purchases in the first half, data from Cushman & Wakefield show. That compares …