FAW-Volkswagen Audi reported on Saturday that in first eight months of 2019 it managed to deliver 427,447 vehicles to China, thus showing a 2.4% growth year on year.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday has permitted Transsion Holdings to make an initial public offering (IPO) on the SSE STAR Market.
On Friday, the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee held its 16th meeting at which both parties reviewed their achievements and agreed on future steps on cooperation in the energy sector.
Malaysia's international reserves increased to $103.5B from around $103B in the beginning of August, a report published by the central bank shows.
Alibaba Group has agreed to acquire Netease's e-commerce platform Kaola for $2B and invest additional $700M in Netease's Cloud Music.
The economy of Somalia expanded 2.8% in 2018 and the economic recovery is steady and sustained, a report published by the World Bank states.
The Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri plans to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss investment projects in Lebanon, a statement published by Hariri's office shows.
Taiwan's inflation increased 0.43% in August, compared to the same period the previous year, a report published by the National Statistics agency shows.
The US unemployment rate remains unchanged at 3.7% and the economy added 130T jobs in August, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics reports.
The Russian central bank has cut the key lending rate by 0.25% to 7% among weaker than expected inflation, a statement published the institution shows.
The Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing to discuss strategic cooperation between the two countries.
Volkswagen and the Swedish battery producer Northvolt plan to build a factory for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries in a joint venture, the German car maker reports.
On Thursday, German Bosch announced beginning of a strategic cooperation with the Chinese Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) on development of cells for 48V battery system.
On Friday, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss bilateral relations and common challenges in the sphere of international trade.
According to the Times newspaper, the former adviser to the UK Prime Minister Borish Johnson, Gerard Lyons was struck off the list of contenders for the post of the Bank of England next governor.
The People's Bank of China reported on Saturday that the country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $3.5B last month, reaching $3.1072T.
The US buyout groups Apollo and Carlyle are competing for Deutsche Bahn's Arriva unit on the back of the entering the auction final stage, while the deal is expected to be valued at $3.3-4.4B.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the Brazilian state-run oil company, has launched a binding phase to sell its 41 onshore oil blocks in the states of Espirito Santo and Bahia, securities filings showed on Friday.
On Friday, Volkswagen's unit Porsche stated it had increased its stake in the Croatian supersportscar maker Rimac to 15.5%, after it took 10% stake last year, as the luxury car brand sought to intensify collaboration in the battery technology field.
On Friday, futures of US short term interest rates regained previous losses, indicating that the markets still expect two Federal Reserve rate cuts during this year.
Reuters reported on Friday that the Lybian National Oil Company has cut kerosene supplies to eastern areas of the country. The event is set to slightly decrease global fuel prices.
On Friday, the High Court of London denied the legal bid against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's planned suspension of the Parliament.
On Friday, British Petroleum revealed its plans to sell more of US oil in Asia by increasing productions. Moreover, LNG supply to Asia is also expected to increase in early 2020.
On Friday, statistics revealed that Russian LNG exports to Turkey have decreased by a quarter due to Turkey importing Azeri natural gas.