Shanghai / Bloomberg Walt Disney Co.’s $5.5 billion Shanghai theme park, its first in mainland China, opened with fireworks, a dancing Mickey Mouse, dignitaries, and messages of support from two of the most powerful presidents in the world. “I hope that Shanghai Disney can provide visitors with safe and premium experiences and become a world class theme park. I ...

  Seoul / Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. will restart nonstop flights to the US three years after it stopped the services, ending the reign of United Airlines as the only carrier flying direct between the two nations. Singapore Air will start a daily nonstop flight from the city-state to San Francisco on Oct. 23 using Airbus Group SE A350-900 aircraft, ...

  Johannesburg / Bloomberg Fastjet Plc’s new chief executive officer said he may replace the African discount carrier’s planes with smaller ones and move its head office to a city somewhere on the continent from London to help end losses. The Airbus Group SE A319 jets used by Fastjet may be too large for the markets they serve, Nico Bezuidenhout ...