Premier Li Keqiang announced on Monday that China and the US should negotiate and avoid a trade war. Moreover, the Premier was ready to pledge the easing of access to the Chinese markets for American companies.
The trade adviser of the White House Peter Navarro on Monday announced that the United States are in bilateral trade talks with China.
The anti-corruption agency of South Africa has begun to investigate a $60M government contract with the software firm SAP.
High Court of Sierra Leone has recalled the injunction to delay the second round of the country's presidential election.
Japanese media outlets are reporting that a high-ranking official from North Korea might have arrived by train in Beijing.
As Uber sold its Southeast Asia business to the local rival Grab, users and drivers on Monday expressed concern over issues arising from decreased competition.
British Labour Party on Monday announced that the UK policy makers should make the last decision on the finalized Brexit deal.
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ajit Pai on Monday proposed new rules. Namely, he proposed the ban of government purchase of assets from companies that might pose a threat to US communications networks.
On Monday, the US car parts retailer Pep Boys stated it would suspend all Facebook advertising amid data privacy concerns, joining the Internet company Mozilla in removing ads from the social media platform.
France has ordered the expulsion of four Russia's diplomats in retaliation to the Salisbury attack on a former Russian spy, calling on officials to leave the country within a week.
On Monday, the US President Donald Trump expelled 60 Russians, including 12 intelligence officers, from the United States and shut down Russia's consulate in Seattle amid nerve agent attack.
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz is set to recall 4,419 of the carmaker's GLC-class and C-class vehicles in Russia amid a possible driver airbag's fault, the Russian standards agency stated on Monday.
The head of South Korea's Hyundai union Ha Bu-young expressed some serious concerns over possible General Motors-like crisis his car unit might face amid sliding sales in its key market.
On Monday, China's official Zhang Xiangchen called on the World Trade Organisation to oppose steel and aluminium tariffs imposed by the United States, as they are incompatible with the WTO.
On Monday, LVHM's Louis Vuitton luxury brand announced it had hired the streetwear label Off-White's founder Virgil Abloh to design the fashion house's menswear collections.
The Japanese SoftBank Group considers investing $1B into China's truck-hailing firm Manbang Group, according to the Wall Street Journal's report published on Monday.
According to the International Monetary Fund, the Swiss economic recovery could be damaged by global trade tensions and its stretched mortgage and real-estate market.
The German car manufacturer BMW is set to recall 44 052 vehicles in the Chinese market due to production defects, according to the supervisor AQSIQ.
On Monday, the South Korean Central Bank stated that it would pledge $37M of aid to the firms that had been hit by the General Motor's plant shutdown.
China has officially appointed Guo Shuqing as the People's Bank of China Deputy Governor and the Communist Party's head, the Financial News announced on Monday.
China is calling the United States for talks, as it seeks to find a solution to their trade differences, the Chinese Foreign Minister stated on Monday.
According to the Russian TASS news outlet, North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho is likely to visit Moscow in mid-April.
South Korea and the United States agreed to revise the trade deal that had been sharply criticised by the President Donald Trump, Seoul stated on Monday.
On Monday, the Israeli police questioned the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the alleged links to the telecommunication company's corruption case, according to Israel Radio.