China stated it was planning to outrun the United States and become a world-champion in an artificial intelligence by 2025 amid escalated tensions over the tech military applications.
The government of Germany is reviewing all of the Turkish applications for armament projects. However, the reason for the checking has not been revealed.
Information has been leaked that Baidu Inc and JD.com will join other firms, which are about to invest $12 billion in state-owned China Unicom.
The German industrial group Siemens will exit its Russian power-plant joint venture Interautomatika amid a scandal that saw four gas turbines it sold for use in Russia turn up in Crimea.
The Supreme Court of Thailand will deliver its verdict in a trial over the ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on August 25, following the accusations of spending billions of dollars on a rice subsidy scheme, .
On Friday, the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called China to join Britain and Japan to help the countries to keep a tight rein on the North Korean nuclear missile development programme.
The world-leading mobile operator Vodafone posted a better-than-expected 2.2% surge in revenue in its Q1, showing a robust performance in Spain and Italy and a keen demand in Turkey.
The UK state media stated on Friday that the European Union citizens' free movement to Britain would last for no less than two years after Britain's withdrawal from the bloc.
According to the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Britain will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Japan, following the countries' efforts to keep a tight rein on the North Korean ICBM development programme.
Vietnamese people are seeking for a permanent closure of the Pacific Textiles Holdings plant, a supplier for global fashion brands, following the citizens' intention to fight air pollution in the country.
According to the Chinese authorities, a blast that ripped through a shop in the city of Hangzhou on Friday put two people to death and injured 55 others.
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek and Turkish coasts early on Friday, claiming lives of two people and injuring multiple others.
The South Korean company LG Chem is planned to provide „L-shaped" batteries for Apple's iPhone 9, which is expected to be launched in 2018.
North Korean GDP rose 3.9% in the last year, the fastest expansion since 1999, driven by growth in energy and mining industries.
UK is expected to provide consultation over the country's long-term aviation strategy, aiming to maintain and strengthen ties with European partners.
Moscow and Washington agreed to debate on cyber security questions, suggesting the creation of a cyber security group, Russia's special envoy said.
Microsoft reported that its fiscal year's fourth quarter revenue rose about 11% to $7.43B, driven by higher demand for cloud services.
South Korea's exports surged 22.4% year-over-year, while imports jumped 13.3% during 1-20 days period of this month, the customs agency showed.
On Thursday, the Saudi Arabian King Salman has signed a decree that is to merge local intelligence office with counter-terrorism unit into a new state security agency.
According to the Reuters sources, the federal government of Brazil is ready to raise taxes and reduce spending in order to minimize a budget gap.
According to the ISNA news agency, the government of Kuwait decided to expel Iranian ambassador and 14 other diplomats on suspicion of having links to terrorist cell.
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department ordered a $2M fine to Exxon Mobil for signing eight documents with the President of Russia's Rosneft Igor Sechin.
According to the Bild newspaper, Germany decided to pause both intended and ongoing military projects with Turkey, as tensions between the two countries continue to grow.
Accoring to the al-Hayat newspaper, Gaddafi's military chief Khalifa Haftar and Fayez Seraj, leader of the Libya's UN-backed government, will gather for talks with Emmanuel Macron in Paris on July 25.