The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying stated on Saturday that China and Germany should work together to protect multilateralism and free trade.
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Friday to form working group with Belarussian colleagues to discuss stumbling blocks and bilateral integration.
According to poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations, the President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is continuing to maintain support among its citizens, as 74% of them are satisfied with his work.
The UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt stated on Friday that the Parliament might adopt Theresa May's deal on Brexit under condition that the EU would confirm temporariness of the backstop.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump stated that he might order to close border with Mexico because of the government shutdown.
On Friday, the newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived to Israel and met with the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and both parties agreed to deepen ties, yet no embassy transfer from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was announced.
On Saturday, Chinese authorities ruled to release Canadian citizen Sarah McIver who supposedly was detained in response to Canada's arrest of the Huwei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
On Friday, the Chairman of Sears Holdings Corp Eddie Lampert made a $4.4B acquisition bid in an attempt to save the bankrupt American retailer.
The Environment Ministry of China stated on Saturday that the country would move aluminum and scrap steel to a list of restricted imports.
According to a report by the Iowa Attorney General Office, Well Fargo would pay $575 million in a settlement over claims made by US states.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump threatened to close the US-Mexico southern border over funding of his border wall project and blamed Democrats for the government shutdown.
On Friday, the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama appointed eight Cabinet Ministers after wave of student protests.
On Friday, Wall Street bounced between gains and losses, fighting to extend their two days of surge to end the week high.
On Friday, investors and traders moved toward safe-haven assets, as concerns of faltering global economic growth cut short two consecutive days of rebound in US shares.
On Friday, European shares regained some of its lost points, bolstered by a surge in US stocks, as the volatile week drew to a close.
On Friday, Citi Research cut its Q1 of Apple Inc's iPhones production estimates due to reports of weak demand.
Crude oil prices remained stable on Friday, trading near an eighteen-month low after a week of volatility, as concerns of oversupply and faltering global economy pressured prices.
Belarus is set to continue to lower export duties over crude oil and other products outside the EEU customs territory starting from January 1, the statement showed.
Giuseppe Conte, the Prime Minister of Italy, stated that he counted on the strong economic growth in 2019, possibly exceeding the forecast included in the national budget.
Turkish yearly inflation is anticipated to decline to 20.52% in December, falling for a second month from a 15-year high in October, as discounted products and tax cuts decreased prices.
German yearly inflation slowed markedly in December, falling below the ECB target level after the Bank ended its crisis-fighting bond purchase scheme and as global markets slipped.
On Friday, Tesla appointed two new independent directors, Walgreens Boots Alliance's global HR head Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and Oracle's founder Larry Ellison, to its board.
On Friday, the Chinese internet regulator stated that the new financial rules are aimed at companies supplying information to institutions and specific investors, not for the general public.
Canada's cannabis producer Aphria stated on Friday that the proposed $2.06B hostile bid by Green Growth Brands had undervalued the company.