China's producer prices fell more than expected in July, while consumer prices were unchanged, underscoring the impact of sluggish domestic demand and persistent trade uncertainty on consumer and business sentiment, Reuters reported. Factory-gate prices have been declining for more than two years, and Saturday's data suggest early-stage efforts to tackle price competition have yet to yield significant results. Deflationary pressures have prompted Chinese authorities to address overcapacity in key industries.

Chinese automakers are shipping cars to Europe through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, nearly two years after the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen started attacking vessels in the critical Middle East transit route, the New York Times reported. Other automakers are still shipping cars from Asia by way of a much longer, and expensive, trip around Africa. Last month, at least 14 car-carrier ships traveled from Chinese ports to Europe through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, according to a new analysis by Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a British maritime information service.

The collapse of China South City Holdings Ltd. into potential liquidation is not just a cautionary tale for a single developer but a microcosm of the broader challenges facing China's real estate sector, according to a Bloomberg News reported. As the company's creditors weigh whether to accelerate its wind-up hearing in August 2025, the case underscores the fragility of a property market that has long relied on speculative growth and opaque financing structures. Yet, the implications extend far beyond one firm.

India’s growth outlook has been weighed by President Trump’s punitive tariff on the South Asian economy but there’s still hope negotiations will ease the impact, the Wall Street Journal reported. Trump on Wednesday said that Indian imports would be hit with an extra 25% levy as punishment for buying Russian oil, on top of a 25% tariff that had been previously announced. Indian exports to the U.S. now face a hefty 50% tariff, jolting longstanding efforts by both Washington and New Delhi to deepen ties in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

The US is working to finalize an announcement that would end the stacking of universal tariffs on Japanese goods, a senior Trump administration official said Friday, Bloomberg News reported. The plans, detailed on the condition of anonymity, would resolve prolonged confusion over how US President Donald Trump intended to impose levies on a key trading partner after striking a deal, and match public comments made by Ryosei Akazawa, Tokyo’s top trade negotiator, after a meeting on Thursday with his counterparts in Washington.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday barred the interim resolution professional (IRP) of bankrupt Gensol Engineering Ltd from leasing out 152 electric vehicles (EVs), following a plea by SMAS Auto Leasing India Pvt. Ltd, which had originally leased the vehicles to Gensol before it entered insolvency, LiveMint.com reported. The order came after the IRP issued a public notice inviting bids to lease pre-owned EVs at a fixed monthly rental, prompting SMAS to move the appellate tribunal.

Despite Washington and Beijing locking horns many times this year, China’s economy has remained mostly unshaken, EuroNews.com reported. According to data released on Thursday, the nation's exports surged 7.2% in July from a year earlier, while its imports grew at the fastest pace in a year. This came as businesses rushed to take advantage of a lull in President Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing, after both sides agreed to temporarily reduce tariffs until 12 August. The US tariff on Chinese goods had previously reached 145%.