Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged on Thursday to declare the Kurdish independence referendum void, saying Iraq would not accept any other option.
New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern seeks to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord in Vietnam in two weeks to ban foreign speculators who buy New Zealand's existing homes.
McDonald's is eager to change its registered name in China to "Golden Arches", after the chain agreed to sell the majority of its Hong Kong and China business to CITIC and Carlyle Group earlier that year.
Kobe Steel stated on Thursday that its Japanese Industrial Standards certification for copper products made at Hitano plant had been revoked amid data fabrication.
US farmers are forced to cut costs in order to compete against the Latin America's cheaper producers as years of global oversupply caused drop in grain prices, putting farmers under financial pressure.
On Thursday, Iraq launched a military operation to recapture al-Qaim, the western border region, from the Islamic State militants.
Kobe Steel CEO Hiroya Kawasaki is set to hold a conference in Tokyo at 0600 GMT on Thursday to deliver an update on the company's data fabrication scandal.
The US President Donald Trump is planning to issue an emergency declaration next week on opioid abuse, as part of the country's efforts to fight its drug crisis.
Japan is expected to propose strategic negotiations among leaders of the US, Australia and India, aiming at preventing China's expansion under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Donald Trump stated that it would be more easily for the US to suspend the North Korea's nuclear program if the country had better relationships with Russia.
Microsoft and General Electric are due to announce closer partnership, including their Azure cloud platform and Predix application, respectively, made for industrial companies
The economy of South Korea could post a 3% expansion in 2017, if the country's GDP shrinks slightly in the fourth quarter, the Bank of Korea's official said.
Jeff Flake, the US Senator, stated on Wednesday that he expected more Republican colleagues clamor against Donald Trump's policies.
The US drone strike has killed seven al Qaeda members suspected in central Yemen, security sources reported on Wednesday.
Data released by the Census Bureau on Wednesday revealed new residential sales improved unexpectedly in September, jumping to the highest level in around 10 years.
In the week ended October 20, US crude oil refinery inputs averaged around 16M barrels per day, nearly 568K barrels a day more that in the preceding week.
The Bank of Canada said the country's labour market had not yet picked up speed despite solid job gains; however, wage growth could accelerate in response to labour shortage.
The Bank of Canada maintained its overnight rate target at 1% on Wednesday, adding that reduced monetary stimulus did not offset future risks and uncertainties for the economy.
The remaining EU states are set to launch internal discussions on Wednesday over the transition period and future relations with London after Britain's withdraw from the bloc.
On Wednesday, Carlyle Group named Kewsong Lee and Glenn Youngkin as its new co-Chief Executives as the company's co-founders William Conway and David Rubenstein stepped down from their roles.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on Wednesday to keep on fighting against the US decision to impose tariffs on the Bombardier CSeries aircraft after Boeing's competition complaint.
Citigroup is planning to hire about 20 bankers as it re-enters Saudi Arabia and is set to begin operations in its Q1, after receiving the Saudi investment banking licence.
On Wednesday, Coca-Cola reported strong third quarter results showing its profit surged 38% amid growing demand for its tea, coffee and Sprite in North America.
French Parliament is planning to ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada in the next year's second half.