On Thursday, a Chinese state planner stated that China's economy in the first quarter of 2017 most likely grew at the same pace, namely 6.8%, as in the previous one.
According to official data release early on Thursday, both China's year-on-year exports and imports in March beat expectations, edging up 16.4% and 20.3%, respectively.
The central bank of Australia highlighted vulnerabilities in the property market, asking regulators to consider tightening of lending regulations to avoid excessive borrowing.
PBOC official said China should think on strengthening the yuan's role as a reserve currency to restrain capital outflows and support financial stability.
The presidents of Russia and the US both presented impairing views of their relations as Moscow showed icy welcome to the US diplomat in a meeting over Syria.
Crude oil futures slipped for a second day, down from a one-month high as US inventories caused worries about possible global oversupply.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported on Wednesday after his meeting with the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson that talks between the US and Russia over Syria achieved some success.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry identified Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak Abdullah as the man who carried out the Alexandria cathedral attack on Sunday, which took lives of 44 people.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported on Wednesday after his meeting with the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson that talks between the US and Russia over Syria achieved some success.
On Wednesday, North Korean officials told foreign reporters to prepare for a "big and important event" on Thursday, not providing any details.
Germany is in need of a pro-European French leader to hold Europe together, the German Finance Minister said on Wednesday.
The German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Germany was ready to back Serbia on its way to become a member of the EU if the country sorts out the Kosovo problem.
On Wednesday, Palestinian forces took the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp outside Sidon, Lebanon, where clashes between the security forces and Islamist militants claimed lives of seven people.
The US embassy in Moscow spokesperson reported that the meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had started in the Kremlin.
According to a Turkish official, the main suspect of the Russian metro attack that took place last week was deported from Turkey in late 2016 for migration violations.
Tesla's investors called on the company to appoint two independent board members who are not connected with the current Tesla's CEO Elon Musk.
According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, import prices dropped 0.2% over the month of March, snapping a three-month streak of increases.
Data released by the Energy Information Administration revealed crude oil inventories in the US declined 2.2M barrels in the week ended April 7.
The Bank of Canada decided to leave its target for the overnight rate at 0.50%, expecting the GDP to expand 2.5% in 2017.
The German Council of Cyber-Security launched the international cooperation with the Israeli security company Checkmarx as the firms seek to improve the worldwide cyber-security by sharing the best anti-hacking practices.
The US President Donald Trump will host the President of Argentina Mauricio Macri on April 27 in Washington amid their planned talks over the Venezuela situation and other issues.
According to the Uzbekistan security source, a Sweden truck attack suspect tried to join the Islamic State group by travelling to Syria in 2015.
Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny, who was freed from jail few days ago, called his supporters for protests across Russia on June 12 as it would be the annual Russia Day celebration.
Japanese Toyota Motor developed its first rehabilitation robots for old people to help them to be on the move amid decrease of the elderly population.