VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche may face large cartel fines, in case Germany's antitrust regulators prove the collusion on prices and suppliers among the carmakers.
British American Tobacco reorganised its management structure after the Reynolds American claims to bring its heated tobacco and vaping products into the core business.
On Thursday, the New Zealand court upheld the government's decision to extradite the country's resident Kyung Yup Kim to China to face charges against him as he was accused of murder.
The tech company LG Electronics launched on Thursday an upgraded version of its flagship smartphone named LG V30, implementing some new advanced camera and voice features into the device.
The UN sources reported on Thursday that around 27,4K Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh, trying to escape an outbreak of violance in Myanmar.
On Thursday, Japan and Britain agreed on closer cooperation on cyber security, defence and counter-terrorism amid British PM Theresa May's intention to strengthen relations between the two allies.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe received an official commitment from Britain that the Brexit negotiations will be transparent.
On Thursday, a bomb exploded in a garbage container in the Turkish province of Izmir, leaving several passengers on a shuttle bus wounded, the Dogan news outlet reported.
Australian business investment climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.8% in the June quarter, while firms updated spending plans for the year ahead, reflecting revival out of mining.
Mexican Foreign Minister stated that the country would leave negotiations, if US President Donald Trump proceeds with threat to begin withdrawal from NAFTA.
The Bank of Japan's Takako Masai stated that the country's economy was getting closer to reach the bank's inflation target, despite fragile consumption and slow pay growth.
Toshiba Corp is set to continue talks with a group led by Western Digital and two other potential buyers on the sale of memory chip unit.
A South Korean court requested Kia Motors to pay its workers around $374M in unpaid wages, within the lawsuit where workers urged to include bonuses in a base pay.
Chinese manufacturing sector growth accelerated unexpectedly as the official PMI reached a 51.7 mark in August, up from 51.4 in the prior month.
The government of Argentina is expected to announce its forecasts for inflation and economic growth of 12% and 3%, respectively, during its budget bill presentation in September.
Japan industrial production fell more than anticipated 0.8% in July, as manufacturers restrained production of electrical machinery, preliminary data showed.
On Wednesday, the Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi promised employees to change company's culture and go public in 1,5 to 2,5 years.
On Wednesday, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies rejected amendments to the BNDES legislative proposal, thus sending it to the Senate for a final vote.
The Amazon's Alexa has partnered with the Microsoft's Cortanta to allow both virtual assistants to talk each other. The alliance aims to outcompete the Apple's Siri as well as the Google Assistant.
On Wednesday, the US Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth asked the FBI to lauch a criminal investigation into whether Carl Icahn abused his role of Donald Trump's advisor on issues relating to changes in the federal biofuel program.
On Wednesday, the US-led coalition fighter jets stopped a convoy of the Islamic State militants from reaching territory in eastern Syria that is controlled by the terrorists.
On Wednesday, an official from the Italian ministry's press office said that Italy did not conclude any deals with human trafficking groups in Libya to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
Samsung signed an agreement allowing to expand the company's chip production in China, with a preliminary investment of $7B.
Ukraine is set to sustain its defence spending at nearly 5% of GDP in 2018, which would finance priority tasks of enhancing the country's security and defence, the head of security agency stated.