In an attempt to continue its offline retail push, Alibaba said it would invest around $2.87B in China's leading hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group.
The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte decided to leave the open pit mining ban in place, going against the Environment Minister who sought to reverse the policy.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country's government and the Bank of Japan were ready to work together in order to overcome deflation.
On Monday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her attempts to form a three-party coalition had failed but added she would do everything to make sure "the country is well managed".
Internet major Alibaba stated that it is set to buy aggregate indirect and direct stake of 36.16% in Sun Art, Chinese top hypermarket operator, for a total $2.9B.
Shares of Toshiba dropped nearly 5%, after the company announced that it plans to raise $5.4B from new shares' sale in a crucial step allowing to remain publicly traded.
Japanese exports marked a 14% yearly increase in October, after a 14.1% gain in the prior month, suggesting the country's economic recovery would continue in the Q4.
Goldman Sachs stated that it anticipated the tight US job market and normal inflation prospective to lead the Fed to make four interest rate increases next year.
Israel has covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid concerns over Iran, the Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz says.
The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has not announced resignation in the much anticipated televised address to the nation.
Nearly 70 countries and organizations agreed to participate in the International Horticulture Exhibition 2019 in Beijing, the organizing committee says.
A US guided missile destroyer collided with a Japanese commercial tug boat in Sagami Bay but sustained minimal damage, local media reports.
The National Development and Reform Commission approved 16 fixed-asset investment projects with total investment of around $10B in October.
Russia, Turkey and Iran plan to discuss the Syrian conflict on Wednesday at Vladimir Putin's official residence in the coastal city of Sochi.
Arab countries should unite and confront Iran over its alleged support of military organizations in the region, the Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa says.
The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe plans to make a live TV appearance later tonight, a state television reports.
The European Union decided to cut Turkey's funding due to the "deteriorating situation in relation to democracy, rule of law and human rights".
The Asian Development Bank loaned $260M to the government of Bangladesh to sustain and improve infrastructure in the region.
The tensions in the eastern Ukraine will worsen should the United States decide to deliver weapons to Ukrainian government troops, a senior Russian lawmaker says.
The billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera is likely to win presidential elections in Chili, succeeding the President Michelle Bachelet.
The Syrian army and its allies took control over Albu Kamal, the last significant Islamic State's stronghold in Syria, a regional military news service says.
The Turkish capital Ankara banned the public showing of materials related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues.
Britain plans to submit proposals on how to leave the European Union before the EU summit in December, the finance minister Philip Hammond says.
Zimbabwe's ruling party on Sunday asked 93-year-old Robert Mugabe to quit as president or face impeachment.