The United States is preparing a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of trading partners, as President Donald Trump doubles down on using trade penalties as a negotiating tool. The new duties could affect countries including China, India, Japan, Canada, Mexico, the European Union and others, with Washington accusing some nations of failing to address forced labour concerns.

Donald Trump expands global Trade Tariff Push | World Business Watch | Wion 

Asia's property market is sending mixed signals. While countries like India and Japan continue to post record demand and rising investments,markets such as Hong Kong and Mainland China are still grappling with weaker fundamentals. But beneath those headline numbers lies a deeper story -one of widening gaps between cities, sectors and even buildings. Here's a closer look.

Asia's property boom hides a growing divide | World Business Watch | Wion News 

 China has just posted its highest-ever oil and gas production. But even as Beijing celebrates record output, it is warning that the country's energy future is becoming far more difficult. Depleting oilfields, rising extraction costs and growing geopolitical risks are forcing China to rethink how it secures its energy supplies.

China's Energy Warning After Record Output | World Business Watch | Wion News 

The biggest provincial economy in China's northeastern rust-belt warned on Monday of power shortages despite government efforts to boost coal supplies and manage electricity use in a post-pandemic energy crisis in several countries.

China: Power crisis deepens despite govt's efforts, shortages in Rust-Belt Province

China's central government officials have ordered the top state-owned energy companies to secure fuel supplies for winter at all costs as the country battles a power crisis that threatens to hit growth in the world's second-biggest economy

China: Energy firms are ordered to secure supplies at all costs