South Korean media reported on Monday that the country has barred around 36K foreign nationals from entering for the Winter Olympic Games due to security concerns.
On Monday, the Governor of the BoJ Haruhiko Kuroda highlighted the need to maintain the current ultra-easy monetary policy on the back of still low inflation.
Nissan Motor announced plans to invest $9.5B in China over the course of the next five years together with the company's joint-venture partner, seeking to become the third biggest automaker.
Singapore Telecommunications stated that the company would spend nearly $413M on shares in India's firm Bharti Telecom to increase its stake just under half.
Markit reported on Monday that its PMI for China's services industry rose to 54.7 in January from 53.9 in the prior month, whereas analysts expected the Index to come in at 53.6.
The Melbourne Institute reported that its Inflation Gauge climbed 0.3% last month, after rising 0.1% in December.
The US Democrat Dick Durbin noted on Sunday that immigration issues over DACA were under discussion, but not expected to be resolved before government spending ends this week.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US could limit its exports of refined products to Venezuela in an attempt to pressure the country to ‘return to the constitution'.
The US House Intelligence Committee will meet on Monday to discuss the Republican memo that alleges bias at the Justice Department and the FBI against the President Donald Trump.
The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Italy on Sunday in order to discuss with Pope Francis the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Merkel-led CDU and the Social Democrats are to continue their negotiations on Monday in order to resolve the last differences on certain issues, a SPD member said on Sunday.
The Central Bank of Sudan announced on Sunday its decision to weaken the interbank exchange rate to its upper range of 31.5 Sudanese Pounds per the US Dollar.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US was considering limiting oil sale from Venezuela, as well as assessing the impact of potential sanctions on businesses.
The latest results of the Cypriot presidential election on Sunday showed that the President Nicos Anastasiades had defeated his leftist rival Stavros Malas with 55.9% of the votes.
Six leading members of the South African ruling party the African National Congress are to meet with the country's President Jacob Zuma this Sunday amid pressure for him to resign.
Boeing Co has until February 9 to decide on whether to participate in a bid to supply multi-billion-dollar fighter jets to Canada amid trade dispute with the country.
Volvo Group stated that the company saw opportunities in China due to the country's thriving e-commerce industry and its pledge to diminish poverty.
Saudi Arabian state-owned oil firm Saudi Aramco retained pricing for the main crude grade to the Asian region unchanged for two months in succession, responding to slower demand.
Abraaj Group, the buyout firm based in Dubai, stated that unused capital from the company's health fund was brought back to investors, dismissing media reports on its disappearance.
South Australia announced plans to introduce solar panels and Tesla's batteries to nearly 50K homes to form the world's biggest virtual power plant.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bekir Bozdag warned on Sunday that American soldiers may be hit by Olive Branch forces if they continue to wear uniform of Kurdish fighters.
According to local police, one man was detained on Sunday after he opened fire and injured six African migrants in the city of Macerata in central Italy.
An election commissioner stated on Sunday that Afghanistan's local council and parliamentary elections scheduled for July are likely to be delayed until October because of organizational challenges.
According to reports, an Islamist party closely connected with President of Yemen Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ruled to expel Nobel Prize winner Karman after she said that Saudi-led coalition acts like occupier.