Singapore's Cabinet Minister Chan Chun Sing stated on Monday that he was prepared to become the country's next Prime Minister.
The major German parties resumed their coalition talks on Monday, following a high-level meeting with the Chancellor Angela Merkel the previous day.
The United Arab Emirates is eager to keep reducing oil output in order to comply with the global oil production cut deal, the country's Energy Minister stated.
On Monday, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that China was seeking closer cooperation with Sri Lanka on key investment projects amid strong opposition to the main Chinese-invested schemes.
The HSBC finance head Iain Mackay stated on Monday that the bank considers moving about 1K jobs to Paris after Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
On Monday, Japan's videogames maker Nintendo raised its annual operating profit outlook to $1.06B due to a strong demand for its Switch console.
South Korea's prosecution is calling for a 10-year imprisonment for the Lotte Group's Chairman Shin Dong-bin over the corruption charges he had faced last year.
The Dutch coatings and paint maker Akzo Nobel is in talks to acquire the US rival Axalta Coating Systems; a deal that could create a $30B company.
Domestically owned Saudi Arabian Airlines is about to resume flying to Iraq on a regular basis starting from Monday after 27 years of halt.
The Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Monday that Qatar was willing to participate in US-led talks to resolve the current diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore presented on Monday its roadmap for strengthening the country's financial sector and thus boosting its status as an Asian financial centre.
The main opposition party in Australia, the Labor, have announced that they are debating a legal challenge of nearly 100 decisions made by the conservative government.
A report from the World Economic Forum on Monday revealed that Facebook and Twitter have to be pressured by government action into tackling extremism and misinformation.
The troubled Kobe Steel company has announced the decision to withdraw the company's forecasts for this year's earnings.
The Asian markets climbed on Monday due to the boost to the global markets caused by the solid earnings reported by US tech companies.
Defence chiefs from the US, Japan and South Korea held trilateral negotiations on North Korea issue and urged the country to cease its reckless and destructive path.
Japanese retail sales grew at their strongest pace in three months of 2.2% in September, pointing to the strength of consumer spending amid higher purchases of daily goods and clothes.
Taiwan understands the necessity to spend more on the country's defence and continue to increase military spending, the President said when visiting the US.
Activity in Chinese manufacturing sector is likely to grow at a slightly weaker pace in October, as the country's government began a crackdown over air pollution.
Turkish police on Sunday arrested 61 suspected terrorists linked to the Islamic State in eastern and northwestern provinces.
Iranians "have built, are building and will continue to build missiles" as this does not violate any international deals, the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani says.
Israel decided to delay a vote on controversial bill, which seeks to legalize the annexation of 19 settlements to the capital.
Catalans can ask for political asylum in Belgium, the Belgian Minister of Asylum and Migration Theo Francken says.
Michele Alliot-Marie, the Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the Arabian Peninsula, meets with the Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss the latest developments in the Gulf crisis.