Bloomberg Qualcomm Inc. said China’s Meizu Technology Co. has agreed to pay licensing fees to settle legal battles in China and three other countries, demonstrating the US company can defend its intellectual property in the world’s biggest smartphone market. Meizu will pay Qualcomm patent fees similar to those accepted by other Chinese phone makers, the two companies said in …

  Bloomberg China is poised to abandon its 6.5 percent growth target sometime in the next two years as leaders push to contain asset bubbles and financial leverage, according to Societe Generale SA. Signals pointing to acceptance of an expansion below the current objective are encouraging, though authorities haven’t yet confronted the test of a deceleration, which will come in …

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. wants India to offer tax concessions on iPhones that the company plans to manufacture in the country, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The company wrote to the industry ministry last month seeking lower import and manufacturing duties, the person said, asking not to be identified citing rules on speaking to the media. The …