On Friday, the Chinese Fosun Tourism Group reported it had attracted $428M in its Hong Kong's initial public offering, pricing the company's shares at the lowest of the indicated range.
South Korea is planning to acquire dozens of the US missiles for its Aegis destroyers, in a deal valued at $300M, as it seeks to bolster defence against North Korea, despite Seoul's intentions to cut tension with Pyongyang.
WuXi AppTec, China's medical tech platform, has attracted $1.01B in its initial public offering in Hong Kong, pricing its shares at $8.71, which is the middle of the set price range, bringing the company's value to $10.2B.
Baring Private Equity Asia, the Japanese buyout firm, is planning to invest $904M into the audio systems producer Pioneer with intention to restore the firm's financial health, Pioneer announced on Friday.
On Thursday, Walmart announced it had acquired the retailer Art.com, not disclosing the financial details of the deal, as the company sought to expand its online offerings and bolster home decor business.
The Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stated on Friday that the Bank's decision to start buying exchange-traded funds (ETF) was rational and all talks about ending of purchases are premature.
The China Securities Journal wrote on Friday that the government must adopt larger budget deficit next year in order to maintain growth of the economy.
According to the Nikkei Business Daily, Japanese prosecutors will indict Carlos Ghosn, the ex-Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chair, next Monday for financial misconduct.
According to White House officials, Donald Trump is planning to nominate Heather Nauert, the US State Department Spokeswoman, as the new US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
Japan is set to ban government equipment purchases from China's ZTE and Huawei Technologies to beef up the defences against cyber attacks and intelligence leaks.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced plans to construct Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs in the company's Detroit plant by 2020, four sources familiar with the matter stated.
The Japanese household spending fell in October, while real wages dropped for a third month in succession, adding to concerns over the strength of the country's economy.
Mexico's automobile exports and output fell slightly in the months of November compared with the same period last year.
On Thursday, the US Senate backed the US President Donald Trump's nominee Kathleen Laura Kraninger to chair the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
According to sources familiar with the matter, a Brazilian federal court ruled to disallow Embraer's board to sign a deal with Boeing, which resulted in 2.4% shares drop of the South American plane maker.
On Thursday, the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau categorically denied that his government was somehow involved in arrest of the Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
According to data released by the US Energy Department, the volume of exported crude oil last week for the first time exceeded the volume of imported commodity, thus making the country a net oil exporter.
William Barr, the former US Attorney General, who served under the ex-President George H.W. Bush, might return to his job soon, being the leading nominee to replace Jess Sessions.
On Thursday, Singapore's authorities stated they were set to block the shares re-listing of Noble Group, putting the company's $3.5B worth debt rescue plan at risk.
The European Union is set to make an offer to the Swiss stock exchanges to give it two more years of rights to lead operations in the EU bloc, if the country's government grants an approval to the overall deal regarding their future relations.
On Thursday, the US supermarket chain Kroger has reported its quarterly same-store sales plunged short of estimates, beat by disruptions caused by stores' revamping and sending the company's shared down nearly 3%.
Israeli medical cannabis firm InterCure is preparing for a listing on Nasdaq in the middle of the next year, according to the company's major shareholder Alex Rabinovitch.
On Thursday, the Indian indebted carrier Jet Airways has promised to its pilot union that it would clear all salary backlogs by April 2019, providing them with a schedule showing the payout dates.
The US company Lumentum Holdings has received China's antitrust approval for a takeover of Oclaro that had been valued at $1.7B.