Chinese media reported that the Thursday blast in the kindergarten in Xuzhou had killed at least eight people and injured 65.
Business NZ reported on Friday that its Manufacturing Index came in at 58.5 in May, up from the preceding month's 56.9 points.
As analysts expected, the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy and key interest rates unchanged at its meeting on Friday but expressed optimism over the economic outlook.
The US Senate voted almost unanimously for legislation to inflict new sanctions on Russia and force Donald Trump to get approval before reducing any existing sanctions.
Central America's leaders promised to take more responsibility to fight organised crime and restrain illegal migration as the Trump administration cut foreign aid.
Donald Trump is expected to announce a plan to toughen rules on US citizens travelling to Cuba and restrict US companies from working with Cuban firms controlled by the military.
The European Union is ready to offer immediately removing import tariffs on Japanese car details in trade talks now under way, the Nikkei revealed.
Theresa May on Thursday ordered a full public inquiry into the blaze that killed at least 17 amid growing public anxiety about whether similar fires could occur in other housing blocks.
The US Department of Justice on Thursday moved to seize an additional $540M in assets connected to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund at the heart of a long-running corruption scandal.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc raised more than $7B to invest in a fund that purchases secondhand stakes in private equity, $2B more than its original goal for the fund raise.
A jet deal between the US and Qatar and a visit to Doha by two American warships on Thursday showed the vital military links Washington maintained with a country in a dispute with several other Arab nations.
A suicide bomber killed at least three people and wounded five more in an attack at a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday, security officials reported.
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday held talks in Kuwait to push mediation efforts aimed at resolving a standoff between a Saudi-led alliance and Qatar.
US Congressman Steve Scalise, the number three Republican in the House of Representatives, has undergone another surgery, sources close to the matter reported.
On Thursday, the Turkish Foreign Minister reported that he would fly to Saudi Arabia on Friday to discuss the dispute between Qatar and other Arab states.
The Federal Reserve reported that US industrial production held steady last month, following an increase of 1.1% in April and falling behind expectations for a 0.2% climb.
Import prices in the United States fell 0.3% in May, compared to the prior month's downwardly revised rise of 0.2%, while analysts expected an increase of 0.1%.
The New York State Fed reported on Thursday that its PMI for the region surged to 19.8 points in June, up from the prior month's reading of -1.0 and surpassing expectations for an increase to 5.2.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment aid dropped 8K to 237K in the week ended June 9, whereas analysts anticipated a slighter fall to 241K.
On Thursday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said that it does not plan to play any role in the upcoming referendum on independce organized by the Iraqi Kurds.
On Thursday, the Nike Inc. announced that it plans to cut 2% of its workforce all around the globe in an attemp to reduce the number of business segments from six to four.
Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday revealed the country's manufacturing sales advanced 1.1% to reach a record high of $54.4B over the month of April.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's manufacturing activity index dropped from 38.8 points in May to 27.6 in June, though still beating expectations for a 25.5-point reading.
The right wing Hindu groups in India have increased their efforts against the manufacturers of leather goods, who use cow leather.