A global health service firm Cigna Corporation and Express Scripts, the provider of services of pharmacy benefit management, entered into a deal of Cigna acquiring Express Scripts for $67B.
The Chinese department store retailer Wangfujing stated its net profit more than doubled in the first half of this year from a year earlier to reach $109.57M, supported by the country's stable economic growth.
China's automobile imports witnessed solid growth pace in the month of July thanks to government attempts to lower tariffs for auto parts and autos, the General Administration of Customs stated.
Alibaba Group reported the fastest growth pace in more than four years, as it got higher revenue from new areas, including entertainment and cloud computing, and avoiding the disappointments that affected rival companies.
According to the Sunday Telegraph, the UK will start building its own satellite system to substitute a €10B Galileo project of the European Union.
The Foreign Minister of Syria Walid Muallem will pay an official visit to Russia in the upcoming week to discuss military situation, post-war reconstruction and trade relations.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on Sunday put forward his candidacy for the post of head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) despite average ratings.
On Sunday, the Foreign Minister of Australia Julie Bishop quit from a government formed by the country's new Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Jang Ha-sung, the Chief of Staff for Policy to South Korean President Moon, said on Sunday that the government must not only continue with but enhance income-led growth strategy.
The Iranian parliament decided on Sunday to fire the country's Finance Minister Masoud Karbasian for acute depreciation of national currency and overall aggravation of economic situation.
The Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif stated on Sunday that the United States is waging a deliberate psychological war against Iran and its economic partners.
According to the Tasnim news agency, the Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami landed in Syria on Sunday to meet with senior officials and discuss the country's reconstruction.
Taiwan's industrial production index increased 4.43% in July to 109, the island's economic affairs authority reports.
Jordan condemns Israel for arresting few employees of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Department in Jerusalem, the state-run Petra news agency reports.
Iran is discussing the construction of a nuclear power plant with an ability to produce 3,000 MW of electricity, an Iranian minister says.
The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez over the Uruguayan Independence Day.
The Myanmar President U Win Myint plans to visit to Nepal to meet with the Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the Information Ministry says.
Taiwan's unemployment rate declined to 3.81% in July, a decline of 0.03% compared to the same period the previous year, the island's statistics agency reports.
India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj plans to visit Vietnam and Cambodia in the last days of August, official sources say.
Turks should "combat attacks on Turkey's economy" amid tensions with the US, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
On Saturday, the US President Donald Trump said that the US and Mexico could sign a "big Trade Agreement" after Mexican diplomats indicated the possible solutions to the energy rules of NAFTA.
The US Department of Agriculture claimed that a Cargill Meat Solutions factory based in Fort Morgan, Colorado, will recall more than 11300 kg of possibly contaminated ground beef.
The Prime Minister of France Edouard Philippe claimed that the government of France is planning the budget of 2019 on a lower growth forecast than it was expected before.
Two biggest Australian banks, Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank, were accused of criminal conduct over the treatment of superannuation clients by the Royal Commission of Australia.