The UK may impose taxes on technological majors like Facebook and Google unless they try harder to fight extremism, the country's Security Minister stated.
Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, said in New Year message that the country's economy grew 3.5% in 2017, twice as much as the government anticipated.
China would provide easier access for foreign investors to the country's market and ensure a transparent, fair investment environment, the Trade Minister Zhong Shan stated.
The innovation partnership between China and Finland has huge potential in the following years, Finland's business leader told Xinhua news agency.
China is set to reiterate reasonable loan growth and prudent monetary policy in 2018, the China's Central Bank Chief stated.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a warm message to the EU this week, following the year of mostly strained relations between the sides.
China's President Xi Jinping stated that it was ready to join the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in consolidating strategic and political mutual trust and strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Myanmar announced plans to expedite small and medium enterprises' development in the beginning of 2018 through launching work sector competitions in the country.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her intention to cooperate with France to keep the EU together and promised to form the next government with no delay.
China is likely to stop the production of 553 passenger car models that have not suited the government's standards of fuel consumption.
The PMI for China's services industry increased from 54.8 to 55.0 in December, suggesting that the sector continued to expand, official survey indicated.
London-based chemicals company Ineos confirmed that its Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea was back in business after being shut due to the discovery of crack in the system.
Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius stated that financial imbalances, including cryptocurrencies and credit markets, would shadow the robust US economy in 2018.
Chinese manufacturing sector's growth eased modestly in December, as tough air pollution measures and cooled real estate market began to weigh on the economy.
On Saturday, two children and nine adults were taken hostage by a man in a post office in the city of Kharkov.
The Russian FSB reported on Saturday that it detained the organiser and executor of the Saint Petersburg supermarket blast.
The Turkish Foreign Minister stated on Saturday that Greece granted asylum to one of the eight Turkish soldiers accused of the July coup attempt.
The digital currency Ripple jumped 53% over the past 24 hours, becoming the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.
Data released on Saturday showed that cotton posted the largest annual gain among major agricultural commodities.
Pershing Square Holdings and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International agreed to pay $290M to resolve allegations over insider trading.
Ashley Petersen, Stratas Advisors' oil-market strategist, reported that company expected oil prices to remain in the green territory during the first half of 2018.
Japan's financial holding company Nomura said that the country's economy could get a significant boost in 2018 from the world's largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
Oi SA's biggest investor called for the company's shareholders meeting to vote whether to undertake legal action against the CFO and CEO.
Data released on Saturday showed that gold futures surged 13% in 2017, marking the second consecutive annual rise and best year since 2010.