The US President Donald Trump's orders on trade deficit and import duty evasion indicate that Washington seeks to avoid free trade and international agreements, the Germany Economy Minister said.
China's manufacturing production rose for the ninth consecutive month in March, but less than expected amid a slowdown in new export orders, a private survey revealed.
China plans to establish a new economic zone, the Xiongan New Area, in the polluted province of Hebei to promote integration with Beijing and Tianjin, the government announced.
Mauls Gigaba, South Africa's Finance Minister, announced a swing to the left and expressed his intentions to radically transform the South African economy, while keeping fiscal stability.
Britain's role in European security is unconditional, the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said, denying the government had threatened to reduce collaboration if there was no post-Brexit trade deal.
Egypt has been trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which will top the agenda of the Egyptian-US summit in Washington. Peaceful settlement in Palestine means stability for the whole region.
The US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, hold assets worth $240M and $740M, documents released by the White House showed.
Since March 2012, China has issued over 98M chipped passports, which contain personal information of a bearer, the Ministry of Public Security reported.
Gazprom predicts a bigger output in 2017 compared with the preceding year amid a robust first quarter and increased consumption of gas in Europe. In 2016, gas exports to Europe grew 12.5%.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to review a decision to annul the Congress.
The US President Donald Trump wrote to the Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to improve cooperation between the two nations.
The International Monetary Fund issued data about forex reserves denominated in Renminbi for the first time, signalling internationalization of the RMB.
China is firmly against next week's visit of the Dalai Lama to disputed areas in the eastern border between China and India.
On Friday, protests sparked in Paraguay amid a group of senators voting in secret for a bill, which would allow President Cartes to run for reelection.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump approved his retired General and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's decision to seek immunity against unfair prosecution of his possible ties with Russia.
Robert Francis, a former punk-rocker, announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ted Cruz, becoming the first Democrat to run for the position.
The head of the Rohingya Muslim group claimed on Friday that they would fight „even if a million die" against the Myanmar forces until action to protect the minority is taken.
Third Avenue Management made a 14.25 million dollar settlement with other parties in a lawsuit over the collapse of a junk-bond fund under their supervision.
Donald Trump supported Michael Flynn, his ex-security adviser, in his decision to request immunity for the investigation in ties between him and Russia.
The Dutch office for financial crimes prosecution revealed on Friday that Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank, is involved in a money laundering and tax evasion probe.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel's move to build a settlement on an occupied Palestinian land which is still being negotiated on Friday.
Troops for the peace mission in Congo were cut 18% on Friday by the UN Security Council, as a result of US pressures to reduce the costs of the operation.
Reliable sources claimed on Friday that Toshiba might be up for delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange or be forced to inquire another extension for its quarterly earnings report which it is likely to miss for the third time.
Pavel Filip, the Prime Minister of Moldova, promised on Friday that he would be active in ensuring that the country remains Europe-oriented, accusing Igor Dodon, the President, of pushing towards Russia in the name of politics.