Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel his scheduled visit to the disputed South China Sea island with a plan to raise the country's flag on Thitu after Beijing demanded him to do so following the countries' friendship.
China's Internet company Baidu agreed to buy the US computer vision start-up xPerception with intention to support their artificial intelligence resumed attempts amid regulatory measures introduced by the US.
On Thursday, Samsung stated that the Galaxy S8 pre-orders exceeded those of S7 smartphone, suggesting the Note 7 fiasco did not influence its customers' decision on buying the company's flagships.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is concerned that North Korea may be capable to deliver the sarin nerve gas-tipped missiles following the possibility that the country could conduct another nuclear test or missile launch in near future.
Uber Technologies stated the company had constructive talks with the Taiwan transportation authorities over partnering with the licensed rental car firms and would renew its ride-hailing service on Thursday.
According to the people familiar with the matter, Apple hired a biomedical engineers team with intention to develop sensors that could help treating diabetes; however, the tech giant did not reveal any details yet.
On Thursday, the Bank of Korea left its interest rates unchanged for the tenth consecutive month, while also rising its growth prospects for 2017. Lee Ju-yeol, the BoK's governor, expressed a hawkish outlook as well.
On Thursday, a Chinese state planner stated that China's economy in the first quarter of 2017 most likely grew at the same pace, namely 6.8%, as in the previous one.
According to official data release early on Thursday, both China's year-on-year exports and imports in March beat expectations, edging up 16.4% and 20.3%, respectively.
The central bank of Australia highlighted vulnerabilities in the property market, asking regulators to consider tightening of lending regulations to avoid excessive borrowing.
PBOC official said China should think on strengthening the yuan's role as a reserve currency to restrain capital outflows and support financial stability.
The presidents of Russia and the US both presented impairing views of their relations as Moscow showed icy welcome to the US diplomat in a meeting over Syria.
Crude oil futures slipped for a second day, down from a one-month high as US inventories caused worries about possible global oversupply.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported on Wednesday after his meeting with the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson that talks between the US and Russia over Syria achieved some success.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry identified Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak Abdullah as the man who carried out the Alexandria cathedral attack on Sunday, which took lives of 44 people.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported on Wednesday after his meeting with the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson that talks between the US and Russia over Syria achieved some success.
On Wednesday, North Korean officials told foreign reporters to prepare for a "big and important event" on Thursday, not providing any details.
Germany is in need of a pro-European French leader to hold Europe together, the German Finance Minister said on Wednesday.
The German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Germany was ready to back Serbia on its way to become a member of the EU if the country sorts out the Kosovo problem.
On Wednesday, Palestinian forces took the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp outside Sidon, Lebanon, where clashes between the security forces and Islamist militants claimed lives of seven people.
The US embassy in Moscow spokesperson reported that the meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had started in the Kremlin.
According to a Turkish official, the main suspect of the Russian metro attack that took place last week was deported from Turkey in late 2016 for migration violations.
Tesla's investors called on the company to appoint two independent board members who are not connected with the current Tesla's CEO Elon Musk.
According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, import prices dropped 0.2% over the month of March, snapping a three-month streak of increases.