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Uber Technologies Inc. is embracing the taxi industry in Asia, turning some of its former enemies into allies as it tries to win over customers from Bangkok to Tokyo. Uber said it will bring Howa’s fleet of 4,000 taxis onto its app so customers in the Thai capital can get a quicker and more convenient ride. It’s the latest partnership for the world’s most valuable startup, which struck a deal to sell 51 percent of its Singapore car rental unit to taxi operator ComfortDelGro for $218 million in cash.
Uber resumed ride-hailing services in Taiwan after facing mounting opposition from local taxi operators. Uber partnered with three taxi companies in Taipei. In Japan, the company is overhauling leadership and taking a less combative approach with regulators and taxi operators. Uber is now “actively seeking†partnerships with Japanese taxi companies, Brooks Entwistle, chief business officer for the Asia Pacific region, said.