Bloomberg China has promised to make its skies blue again, but having some of the world’s most-expensive natural gas isn’t helping. The biggest energy consumer on earth wants to use more of the cleaner-burning fuel in place of the coal that’s choking its skies and causing pollution far exceeding the World Health Organization’s daily recommended limit. China has the ability …

Bloomberg After Snapdeal’s board rejected a takeover offer from Flipkart Online Services Pvt., the two sides find themselves about $100 million apart as negotiations continue, people familiar with the matter said. Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce operator, is unlikely to raise its offer above $900 million while Snapdeal is seeking a price of $1 billion, the people said, asking not to …

Bloomberg Baidu Inc. has enlisted more than 50 partners for its Apollo driverless project, signing up major players in areas from mapping and ride-sharing to automaking to aid the Chinese search giant’s foray into AI-powered vehicles. The program aims to open up part of Baidu’s autonomous car software in the same way that Google released its Android operating system for …