National Radio and Television Administration deputy director He Biao said on the 17th at a State Council Information Office briefing that the NRTA, together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, will this year develop integrated TV technical standards to embed set-top box functions in television sets as software. The standard is intended to create a streamlined terminal—one TV supporting live and on‑demand services—with a universal remote offering one‑key power and one‑key ch

India bought a record amount of US Treasuries in July, with net purchases rising to $15.2bln from $3.39bln in June, lifting its holdings to a 10-month high, US Treasury data showed. The surge follows a Reserve Bank of India special-window scheme announced in early June that offers preferential swaps for funds raised via non-resident deposits and offshore borrowings; the facility had attracted $40.8bln of inflows by end-July. Inflows boosted India’s foreign-exchange reserves by $44.9bln in the latest week to a record $785.71bln.

Ukraine's finance minister said Russian assets frozen by Western governments could become the primary channel for Western financial assistance to plug Ukraine's 2027 budget deficit.