For the first time in two years, Chinese factory activity decreased in December, revealing that a global economic slowdown is occurring.
On Monday, the head of the South Korean central bank announced that next year the bank is set to keep its monetary policy unchanged.
On Monday, the court of the Tokyo district announced that the detention of the Nissan Motor Company chairman is extended until January 11.
It was announced on Monday by the Wall Street Journal that Amazon intends to expand their Whole Foods store chain.
Crude oil price benchmarks were gaining value during the early hours of the last trading session of the year due to an expected supply decrease next year.
The Salvadoran Foreign Affairs Ministry on Sunday rejected accusation made by the US President Donald Trump that the Central American country was "doing nothing" to stop flow of illegal migrants to the US.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Sunday that the US would bear severe consequences if it decided to deploy missiles in Europe in violation of the INF Treaty.
On Friday, the lower house of Italian Parliament approved budget plan proposed by the recently elected Giuseppe Conte's government.
Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un sent a letter to his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, the South Korean President's office reported on Sunday.
The Finance Minister of Lebanon Saad al-Hariri said on Sunday that continuation of political deadlock might result in heavy financial crisis.
The Chairman of Deutsche Bank Paul Achleitner stated on Sunday that the company is strong and there is no need for state help.
Russian army is set to deploy the new generation missile complex S-350 Vityaz, Russia's Defence Minister stated on Sunday, in its long-planned move to make a replacement to the ageing S-300 system.
Liam Fox, the Trade Minister, stated that there was a 50/50 chance the Brexit might be stopped, in case the Parliament lifted the government's withdrawal deal with the EU bloc next month.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) stated on Sunday it was considering resumption of civil flights to Damascus amid re-opening of the country's embassy this week.
In a New Year letter sent to the US President Donald Trump on Sunday, the Russian President Vladimir Putin inter alia wrote that Kremlin is always open for dialogue.
On Sunday, the polling stations were open in the eastern Congo for the country's Presidential election, which is believed to launch the first democratic power transfer, according to Reuters.
The trade war between China and the United States resulted in losses worth billions of dollars for both the countries in 2018, hitting such industries as agriculture, technology and autos.
On Saturday, the US major newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun and Chicago Tribune, faced major delivery and printing disruptions caused by a cyber attack that led to that day's distribution delays.
The renewed version of the pact on the Trans-Pacific Partnership has come into force this Sunday, an agreement that will cut the tariffs across the Asia-Pacific region, not including the US, after it withdrew from the deal.
China seeks working with the United States, as it wants to implement the agreement reached by both countries during the talks in Argentina, China's foreign ministry announced on Sunday.
On Sunday, Bezeq Israel Telecom has been fined $3.0M by the country's regulator for failing to sell the wholesale phone service to its competitors.
On Sunday, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un stated he would seek more summits with his South counterpart Moon Jae-in in 2019 to reach the goal of denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula.
CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm, has entered the exclusive talks with France's peer Evolem to acquire its controlling stake in the insurer APRIL, both companies announced on Saturday.
On Saturday, thousands of Serbians staged out a protest against their President Aleksandar Vucic and the ruling Serbia's Progressive Party in Belgrade, demanding media freedom and halting attacks on journalists.