The China's Ministry of Commerce reported on Friday that the volume of trade with Russia in Q1 has increased by 9.8%, reaching $24.2B.
According to a statement made by the State Administration for Market Regulation, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd would recall nearly 360K cars in China amid the incorrectly working airbags.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated on Friday that Prosper Funding LLC, the Californian online lending firm, has agreed to pay a $3M fine to lift fraud charges.
On Friday, a court in Peru has ruled to preventively imprison the country's former President Pedro Kuczynski while authorities are investigating his role in a bribery case.
Reuben Katebe, the National Coordinator of the Nuclear Energy Program Implementing Organization, stated on Saturday that work on the Zambian nuclear energy program was going well and that it would be implemented in two phases.
On Friday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan met with their Japanese colleagues to discuss bilateral relations as well denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
On Saturday, the Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his entire administration have resigned, as violence surge in the country.
On Saturday, Ranjan Gogoi, the Indian Supreme Court Chief Justice, has denied allegations that he sexually harassed former court assistant.
Jordan Belfort, a Wall Street broker, has offered the UK Prime Minister Theresa May help on how to end the Brexit deadlock.
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has warned the UK that the US would not strike a trade deal, if the Belfast Agreement is sabotaged.
On Saturday, Amber Rudd, the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pension, said that she would back Boris Johnson as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said on Saturday that the European Union would lose a lot of substance after Brexit.
On Saturday, Iraq hosted Middle East countries at a business forum, which was set to strengthen relations between Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Syria and Jordan. News of new deals are to be expected from the forum.
The Prime Minister of Iraq Adel Abdul Mahdi has invited the heads of Saudi Arabia and Iran to a summit in Iraq. The PM seeks to strengthen relationships among the traditional rivals.
On Saturday, several envoys from Russia met with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad to discuss trade and a constitutional committee. The committee is expected to head the political reforms in the country that would unify Syria.
The CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink announced on Saturday that there are no signs of an upcoming recession during the next twelve months. Namely, the world's largest asset management firm sees no risks in the near future.
On Saturday, Egyptian voters went to the ballot boxes to vote in a referendum, which would extend the President's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's term.
On Saturday, the cyber security researcher, who stopped the malware attack WannaCry in 2017 has pleaded guilty to the US charges of creating malware. The researcher admitted that he had developed malware prior to his career in cyber security.
Chinese regulators on Saturday published new rules that will regulate the publishing of online games in China. Previously, rash control of the sector hurt the stock prices of Tencent and NetEase.
On Saturday, the leader of the Australian opposition Bill Shorten announced that during the next 100 days they will achieve that low-salary workers get an increased pay for overtime. Although, the opposition would keep its promise, if they would win next month's election.
On Saturday, it was revealed by Reuters that hundreds have signed an online petition to support the woman who has accused the CEO of JD.com of rape. The scandal has been affecting the company's stock price.
On Saturday, North Korea slammed the comments made by the US National Security Advisor John Bolton about North Korea not showing interest in denuclearization.
On Wednesday, PepsiCo revealed that the company has beat quarterly earnings estimates. On Friday, a detailed report of the quarterly results became public.
On Saturday, the Times published an article in which CIA accused Huawei of being funded by the Chinese National Security Commission, which is a branch of the People's Liberation Army.