According to the ACEA, sales of the gasoline-powered vehicles overtook diesel in the current year's first half, first time since 2009.
The US leader Donald Trump is willing to visit the Asian countries from November 3-14 with intention to attend summits for talks over trade and North Korea's nuclear issue.
The number of unemployed Germans fell 23K in August, exceeding analysts' expectations for a 5K drop, and compared to the prior month's upwardly revised reading of a 6K fall.
The Statistics Bureau reported on Friday that the unemployment rate in Japan remained unchanged at 2.8% in August, fully meeting analysts' expectations.
Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont stated he was sure that the voters would act peacefully on Sunday in the independence referendum, which had been declared illegal by Spain.
The Chinese domestically developed passenger aircraft C919 is likely to have its third flight test within days or weeks, China's Commercial Aircraft head stated o Friday.
Uber and Grab are to request their drivers in the Philippines not to deliver unverified customer packages in order to protect them against unwitting drug transportation.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May explained on Friday that the UK would remain ‘unconditionally committed' to defend Europe after Brexit.
The German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron pledged to lead the European Union forward after Brexit by introducing new reforms to the bloc.
Italy may fine Telecom Italia as the company failed to notify the government that France's media group Vivendi had assumed effective control of the phone firm.
Angela Merkel's Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier is set to take over as Germany's Finance Minister to replace Wolfgang Schaeuble after he quits the post amid his decision to become the Parliament's President.
On Thursday, Twitter stated that it had suspended around 200 Russian-linked accounts amid a probe in into the meddling with the 2016 US election; however, the US senator called the response inadequate.
South Korea stated that it expected new provocative acts by North Korea in October as it would coincide with the North's Communist Party anniversary and Chinese Communist Party Congress.
China has settled its deadline of 2019 to introduce severe new hybrid and e-vehicles sales targets, slightly relaxing the previous plan to impose the measures from the next year.
China's merger-and-acquisition projects overseas almost doubled to a record high of $118B by the end of September, compared to more modest Q2 2017 readings.
The EU Ambassador to China Hans Dietmar Schweisgut said the bloc hoped that the upcoming Communist Party Congress would quicken China's anti-protectionist reform.
The Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that North Korea's latest nuclear test revealed its progress towards weapons development, thus posing a new, global threat.
The Financial Services Commission, the South Korean financial regulator, is set to ban fundraising through initial coin offerings for all virtual currencies.
The French Prime Minister said he would look carefully at any of attempted L'Oreal ownership change, especially international investors' intention to buy the firm.
Munich prosecutors arrested a former executive of Volkswagen unit Porsche in alleged connection with Audi emissions scandal.
Angela Merkel praised President of France Emmanuel Macron's ambitions for the EU, which could become the foundation for close Franco-German partnership.
The World Bank announced that it approved $150M in disaster funds for Dominican Republic to support better preparation for natural disasters.
UBS reported on Thursday that Toronto was the number one city in terms of a housing bubble risk, followed by Stockholm and Munich.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday that the United Nations offered its help to resolve the Iraqi-Kurdish conflict.