The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal Party on Saturday won elections in one of the most inhabited states of the country, New South Wales (NSW), thus giving its leader a chance to win upcoming federal elections.
The Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari stated on Saturday that Golan Heights would always remain the country's territory while his Iraqi counterpart criticized the US actions, saying that they were breaching international law.
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) stated on Saturday that it has received funding from the Biomedical Catalyst program for several projects aimed at transforming outcome for patients using new technologies.
The Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung stated on Saturday that the country is about to launch 5G service that would become the cornerstone of the digital economy.
On Saturday, the US bank Citigroup has fired eight bankers from Hong Kong and is about to fire another three for the misconduct in their relations with clients.
The Pakistani President Arif Alvi stated on Saturday that his country does not want further deterioration of relations with India and called all parties for dialogue.
Two American telecom companies, AT&T and Viacom, continue negotiations over new carriage contract, despite despite the expiration of the deadline.
The Treasurer of Australia Josh Frydenberg stated on Saturday that the government would provide additional $390M to state regulators in order to improve supervision of the country's financial sector.
According to the Guardian newspaper, the British Royal Bank of Scotland has set the goal of winding down the $1.3B loan portfolio by the end of this year.
The Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission Fang Xinghai stated on Saturday that China could fasten opening of its financial sector if the US was not satisfied with the current pace.
The Apple CEO Tim Cook stated on Saturday that China should continue opening up itself, thus strengthening cooperation with the US and other countries.
According to officials from the airlines, three US airlines are sending delegations to review Boeing 737 MAX upgrade this weekend.
On Friday, the United States Imposed new sanctions against Bandes, the Venezuelan development bank, after the arrest of Juan Guaido's Chief of Staff.
Daim Zainuddin, the Malaysian representative for negotiations, said on Friday that the country would finalise discussions with China on a railway project in early April.
On Friday, the IADB has cancelled next week's meeting with China after the Chinese government refused to allow Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader to attend.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump named a strident critic of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to the US Federal Reserve board of governors.
Apple Inc plans to announce a new streaming video and news subscription services on Monday at its headquarters in California.
According to Washington-based ELFA, US companies that signed up in new leases, loans and lines of credit fell by 24% in February.
On Friday, the White House cautioned the Venezuelan government over the detention of Citgo Petroleum workers and other Americans.
Mexico's Central Bank Governor Alejandro Diaz de Leon said on Friday that the bank was looking to work with Uber Technologies Inc to develop mobile payments system.
On Friday, the United States announced new sanctions against Venezuela's bank Bandes after the arrest of Juan Guaido's Chief of Staff.
American Airlines pilots are set to make a couple of test-drives of the 737 MAX jet software fix in the Boeing simulators during this weekend, in the planemaker's efforts to restore confidence in the aircraft following two fatal crashes.
Pinterest, the US image-search engine, has accelerated its initial public offering timing, planning to debut on the NYSE in the middle of April, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Berry Global Group, the plastics maker, stated on Friday it had made a final decision on its $4.39B offer for the British packaging firm RPC Group, insisting it would not sweeten the proposed deal.