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 ...

Bloomberg Japan’s unusually long and cool rainy season dampened demand for apparel, furniture and other goods, with some retailers already reporting steep drops in merchandise sales. Shimamura Co, a chain of affordable clothing shops, reported that same-store sales through July 20 fell 18 percent from a year earlier. Many of Shimamura’s customers reach the company’s 1,433 locations in Japan via ...