China halted its oil product exports to North Korea in November, following the UN sanctions imposed to reduce petroleum shipments to the Korean Peninsula.
On Tuesday, South Korean Hyundai Heavy announced it would conduct a $1.2B rights issue, expecting to complete it in March 2018.
Pakistan and China are planning to look at including Afghanistan to their $57B China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that his country began to establish a permanent presence at its Syria military bases in Hmeimim and Tartus.
Japan's car parts maker Denso is considering a $440M investment into the organic light-emitting diode panel maker JOLED, the Kyodo news reported on Tuesday.
The South Korean trade ministry approved LG Display's plan to construct a new OLED panel production factory in China, following the company's announcement about the investment five months ago.
Japan is thinking over refitting its Izumo helicopter carrier for the US Marines F-35B stealth fighters on the back of the North Korean nuclear development and China's maritime expansion.
According to the Finance Minister Taro Aso, Japan is making rather small but steady progress to overcome deflation the country's economy had been suffering in the past years.
The price of the world's biggest cryptocurrency Bitcoin rose by 10% on Tuesday, reaching $15,129, thus recovering from last week's massive selloff.
In a speech delivered on Tuesday, the Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said it was important to examine whether economic growth was leading to undue risk-taking in markets.
According to local media, Oman will postpone the introduction of a 5% value-added tax (VAT) until 2019, while Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are ready to do it from January 1, 2018.
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe urged enterprises to raise wages by at least 3% in order to sustain positive economic cycle and beat deflation.
Russia should scrap 13% profit tax on repatriated funds and renew the amnesty from penalties for business returning capital, ahead of Washington sanctions, President Putin said.
Local authorities should scrutinise the companies' activities on social media during the Presidential Elections to assess their involvement in domestic politics, Vladimir Putin said.
According to Swiss police, three people have died in the separate avalanche accidents in the Swiss Alps, close to the 2,844-metre high Hofathorn, southern canton of Wallis.
According to the NHTSA, Aston Martin, British sports car manufacturer, will recall at least 5,500 cars in the US amid issues with battery cables and powertrains.
The leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have pledged to improve business and trade ties, after relations between former Soviet republics were degenerated into a trade war.
The Iranian Supreme Court has confirmed a death sentence against the Iranian academic living in Sweden, who was convinced of spying for Israel, the Tehran prosecutor said.
A passenger bus has swerved off course and drove into a pedestrian underpass on the Moscow's busiest road, killing five people, while at least 15 people were injured.
According to Russian technological safety regulator Rosstandart, Japan's automaker Nissan will recall 127,738 vehicles in Russia amid possible issues with the airbag safety device.
According to Russian Finance Minister Siluanov, only professional market participants should be allowed to trade cryptocurrencies, not ordinary people.
Pope Francais called for the negotiated two-state solution to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, after Donald Trump eased regional tension by recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital.
China has urged all countries to make a constructive effort to ease North Korean tension after the country called the UN sanctions "an act of war" that could force economic blockade.
Israel Securities Authority's Chairman Hauser said that he will propose regulations to ban bitcoin-based and other cryptocurrencies-based companies from trading on the TASE.