The Japanese government announced on Saturday that it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country from December 28 until the end of January.
The US President Donald Trump refused to sign a $2.3T spending bill and coronavirus aid package, as a partial government shutdown approaches.
Japan's unemployment rate declined to 2.9% in November, while the availability of jobs increased slightly for the month, government data revealed.
Balkan telecoms and media firm United Group announced that it agreed to buy Bulgaria's largest media firm Nova Broadcasting Group.
Japan's retail sales increased 0.7% year-over-year in November, rising for a second month in succession, government data revealed.
The UK National Federation of Fishermen's Organizations chief Barrie Deas stated on Thursday that the industry remained disappointed that the EU had not been reduced access to British waters.
China's antitrust body reported on Thursday that it had launched an investigation against Alibaba Group suspecting it of anticompetitive behaviour.
Crude oil prices gained 11 cents on Thursday, reaching $48.23 a barrel, amid the agreement made between the EU, UK.
Frederic Cuvillier, Mayor of the French fishing town Boulogne-sur-Mer, stated on Saturday that the Brexit deal contains a lot of uncertainties for local fishermen.
According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research, China's economy will become the largest one in the world by 2028, several years earlier than initially projected.
On Friday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange announced that it would remove small-cap companies from its Topix index.
On Friday, the Japanese Trade Ministry announced public procurement reforms after an outcry over COVID-19 relief spending.
On Friday, the Japanese government announced a plan to replace gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles by the mid-2030s.
On Friday, the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey would like better relations with Israel.
On Friday, the Chinese government announced that it would conduct negotiations on an investment accord with the EU at its own speed.
On Friday, the Chinese Finance Ministry announced that it would extend tariff exceptions for imports of some US products for a year.
On Friday, the Japanese government outlined a green growth strategy that includes a plan to eliminate petrol-powered vehicles by the mid-2030s.
On Friday, the Ethiopian National Electoral Board has set the country's parliamentary election for June 5, 2021.
On Friday, the Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called on Lebanon's politicians to form a new government.
The Chinese government revealed on Friday that it would extend current tariff extensions for the United States.
On Friday, the President of the United States Donald Trump requested to increase the coronavirus aid pay-outs to the citizens of the United States.
On Friday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange announced that it would remove about one percent of firms from the Topix index.
The Japanese government announced on Friday that it would eliminate gasoline powered vehicles by mid-2030s.
On Friday, the Chinese government stated that it would set the pace for negotiating a investment pact with the EU.