Beijing's municipal government stated on Wednesday it would keep the 2018 economic growth objective at about 6.5%, on par with the target that Shanghai had set for itself.
On Wednesday, Syria's government stated that allegations by the US and French Foreign Ministers that it was using chemical weapons could be considered as "lies".
On Wednesday, Qatar Airways stated it was in talks with the US Transportation Security Administration, as the carrier sought to comply with TSA's tougher cargo enhanced screening.
The self-driving car experts from Silicon Valley's Udacity School are set to launch first online degree in flying vehicle engineering, forecasting a boost in demand for such a topic in the following years.
The Japanese SoftBank Group considers raising a new $5B debt by using Uber's stakes and the UK unit ARM as collateral, according to The Information website.
On Wednesday, Japan Airlines announced that the company's President Yoshiharu Ueki was eager to step down in April and would be replaced by the Senior Executive Yuji Akasaka.
On Wednesday, the US chipmaker Qualcomm is expected to be fined up to 10% of its annual revenue of $22.2B by the EU antitrust regulator over anti-competitive behaviour as the firm had been paying Apple for using only its chips.
On Tuesday, Boeing reported it was still completing 787-10 Dreamliner's flight tests with General Electric engines; however, the planemaker had already finished tests with engines by Rolls-Royce Holdings.
The Chinese government's war on air pollution has been blamed about causing a year-on-year decrease in Chines rail freight volumes.
A Reuters poll of 500 economists has revealed that 2018 should see global economic growth numbers not experienced since 2010.
The officials of Kazakhstan have announced that a Dutch court has released $22 billion oil fund, which was frozen last October.
Google, Sequoia Capital China and Tencent Holdings joined a $15M Series B funding round for Shenzhen- and Boston-based artificial intelligence pharmaceutical company XtalPi.
Canada's arm of Toys "R" Us stated that the company is set to shut nearly 180 of its stores in the US in the coming months in the attempt to emerge from bankruptcy.
The RBNZ reported on Wednesday that total credit card spending rose 6.3% year-over-year in December, after climbing 9.1% in the preceding month.
Markit reported on Wednesday that its preliminary PMI for the Japanese manufacturing sector came in at 54.4 in January, following the prior month's final reading of 54.0.
On Tuesday, Phil Harrison, a former Microsoft and Sony executive, joined Google's hardware division as the Vice President.
The White House reported that the US President Donald Trump would host the French President Emmanuel Macron for an official state dinner on April 24.
On Tuesday, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons against its own people and stated that Russia bore full responsibility.
The Constituent Assembly of Venezuela proposed on Tuesday to hold the 2018 Presidential Election before the end of April after the EU blacklisted several allies of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Sources close to the matter reported on Tuesday that Daimler and BMW were close to agreeing to terms on a deal to merge their Car2Go and DriveNow subsidiaries.
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Tuesday that companies should hire more women and fight sexual harassment.
On Tuesday, Russia invited core members of the UN Security Council as well as Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to attend the upcoming Syrian peace congress.
The Japanese Minister of Economy stated on Tuesday that the Trans-Pacific trade pact would be signed by 11 countries this March in Chile despite the US withdrawal.
On Tuesday, the United States, Canada and Mexico met in Montreal to start a week-long round of talks concerning the NAFTA.