SAO PAULO -- Brazil is facing a worsening household debt crisis, with nearly half the adult population behind on payments, as high interest rates and rapid fintech expansion strain consumer finances.

GUANGZHOU -- U.S. action camera pioneer GoPro is exploring a potential sale of the company after years of declining revenue, as Chinese rivals gain ground with higher-performing products.

PARIS/BRUSSELS -- Group of Seven leaders are set to skip issuing a joint communique at their summit in Evian, France, next month to avoid exposing deepening divisions between the U.S. and other members.

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor has scrapped a plan to manufacture electric vehicle drive units in the U.K., scaling back investment after weak sales of key EV models in Europe.

NEW DELHI -- A Supreme Court judge's controversial remarks have triggered a mass movement, with millions of young Indians joining the Cockroach Janta Party, which is more a parody than a political force.

MATSUYAMA, Japan -- The shipbuilding industry in the western Japanese city of Imabari faces a pressing labor shortage as work picks up, leading companies to test the use of digital technologies and workers from overseas.

SUZHOU, China -- Senior Japanese officials met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, marking the highest-level engagement between the two governments since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan in November triggered a diplomatic standoff.

PENANG, Malaysia -- Cell AgriTech, a Malaysian startup that cultivates meat and seafood from cells, aims to commercialize laboratory-grown unagi , Japanese for freshwater eel, as it eyes future demand for alternatives to the premium fish.

NAGOYA, Japan -- Auto components supplier Toyota Boshoku is releasing a desk chair inspired by the driver's seat of Toyota Motor's Crown luxury vehicle, leveraging its expertise in car interiors to enter the retail market with its first piece of home furniture.