North Korea accused the Central Intelligence Agency and South Korean intelligence service of making a plot to assassinate the leader of the country. Supposedly the agencies paid a North Korean agent only 20,000 US Dollars on two occasions for the service.
On the second day of the renewed offensive the Iraqi Army pushed further and gained a foothold in the northwestern part of Mosul. These are the latest gains in the seven month campaign against Daesh.
The bad loan ratio of fifteen Indonesian banks decreased in the first quarter while profits grew, thus improving their prospects for the given year.
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented to legislators today the bailout agreement reached with the EU and the IMF on Tuesday. He added that any additional savings would be allocated to the Greeks.
The Indonesian economy expanded at an annualised 5.01% pace in the March quarter amid higher exports of commodities and stronger oversees demand.
On Friday, the Saudi Arabian OPEC Governor said that OPEC and non-OPEC members would likely extend the production cut deal beyond June.
The Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie missed today's meeting with his counterparts from South Korea and Japan due to domestic issues.
In a statement released on Friday, policymakers from major Asian states warned that a shift to protectionism is set to pose downward risks to growth prospects in the world.
The headline Markit Retail PMI for the Euro zone surged to 52.7 over the month of April from the 49.5-point reading observed in March, marking the steepest advance since mid-2015.
As reported by Reuters on Friday, Volkswagen has been targeting stable gains in productivity by cutting on costs and producing cars with higher margins in order to recover from the scandal related to emissions.
The Japanese Minister of Finance Taro Aso claimed on Friday that Xiao Jie, his counterpart in China, failed to attend a meeting that was scheduled between Finance ministers of the two countries and Korea due to "policy issues".
The British retailer Marks&Spencer has named Archie Norman as the new chairman, the company reported on Friday. His predecessor Robert Swannell retires on 1 September.
The latest Elabe poll demonstrates that the French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron is likely to win the election with 62% of the votes, in comparison to 38% for his opponent Marine Le Pen.
According to Reuters, US nonfarm payrolls and wages likely to increase in April, leading to a possible rise in interest rates in the following month. Full employment report at 1230GMT today.
Asian stocks traded lower on Friday, responding to concerns about the strength of the global economy. Chinese stocks were leading the fall amid unease over stricter financial regulations and lower oil prices.
Indonesia's Lippo Group reported that it would build a $21B centre near Jakarta that will include shopping centres, luxury hotels and universities.
ChemChina has won Syngenta shareholders' approval to acquire the company for $43B, the two firms reported on Friday.
Malaysian exports climbed 24.1% year-over-year in March, following the prior month's increase of 26.5% and surpassing expectations for a 19.2% rise, data released on Friday showed.
On Friday, the Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda expressed confidence that inflation would significantly accelerate amid massive monetary and fiscal stimulus.
According the RBNZ's survey published on Friday, the two-year annualised inflation rate is seen at 2.17%, up from 1.92%.
Oil prices dropped to five-month lows during the Asian session on Friday on concerns that the OPEC-led deal to limit production has failed.
Shanghai's housing regulator is set to launch a lottery system for controlling new homes sales in attempt to cool the market and curb speculation.
Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, is encouraged that an agreement to create safe zones in some areas of war-ravaged Syria was reached, the United Nations said.
Growth in home prices in Toronto is forced partly by speculation and is unsustainable, the Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz revealed.