According to the Ministry of Local Administration of Syria, today the country is holding the first municipal elections with 40K candidates competing for 18.5K seats since 2011.
The State Administration for Market Regulation announced on Sunday that BMW will recall approximately 140K 3-series vehicles in China from November 9 amid a faulty in the conditioning system.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called on Sunday for organization of second referendum on the UK membership in the European Union, arguing that negotiations of the current government were dragging the country down.
The Defence Minister of Germany Ursula von der Leyen stated on Saturday, that creation of a strategic military base in the Middle East "cannot be ruled out".
The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison stated on Sunday that authorities will launch a public investigation about reports of various abuses in aged-care sector.
The Central Bank of Turkey announced on Sunday it was increasing the interest rates that credit card creditors can charge to 2.25% for operations with national currency and 1.80% for foreign currency exchange.
According to the Xinhua news agency, China urged Taiwan to recall its spies that were trying to steal intelligence information with the aim of "sabotage".
Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will increase its stake in Danish Saxo Bank to more than 50% to develop the payment system for company's car-sharing project using Saxo Bank's specialists.
According to Nikkei Asian Review, Mitsubishi Aircraft is planning to increase its capital by $1.8B to eliminate the negative net worth and to fund the future plane project.
The Algerian Minister for Industry and Mines Youcef Yousfi claimed that China and Algeria will work together to build a $6B phosphate plant on the north-east of Algeria.
The President of South Korea Moon Jae-in is planning to visit North Korea to participate in the third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to move forward negotiations on denuclearisation of North Korea.
The Environmental Minister of Turkey Murat Kurum claimed that Turkey would press ahead with a plan regarding a shipping canal in Istanbul despite the freeze of the government on new investment projects.
On Saturday, Sudan's state news agency SUNA reported that a newly-appointed Minister of Finance of Sudan Abdullah Hamduk has declined the appointment.
The Chief Executive of Credit Suisse Tidjane Thiam claimed that the bank is targeting the annual profit of $5-6B in the next two years as the bank has eliminated the main problems from the past.
On Sunday, the British newspaper Observer reported that the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called to organise a second referendum on membership of the UK in the EU.
The Head of Research and Development of BMW AG Klaus Froehlich claimed that his company is open to form an alliance of companies working on autonomous vehicles to share the costs of development.
On Saturday, a senior White House official claimed that the US President Donald Trump is "likely" to declare the new tariffs on $200B of goods produced in China on Monday.
On Saturday, state news agency SUNA reported that Sudan's newly-appointed Finance Minister Abdullah Hamduk has formally rejected the position.
The US Army Contracting Command for bomb units has awarded a federal military contract worth of $20.47 million to General Dynamics.
A recent United Nations report showed that North Korea is punching significant holes in global economic sanctions.
Ursula Von der Leyen, the German Defence Minister, said on Saturday that she could not rule out a long-term deployment of Germany's forces in the Middle East.
The world's largest planemaker Boeing is calling retired workers back to fix snags at its 737 jetliner plant.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has reached a deal on Friday to promote Sino-Venezuelan ties to a higher level.
On Saturday, Turkey's Environment Minister Murat Kurum said that the ministry is moving ahead on plans to dig 45–km Istanbul shipping canal.