According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the largest Chinese industrial companies continued to recover in July showing 8.1% growth rate.
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the country's car production sector in the first half of the year declined 5.9% to $36.5B.
On Friday, the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange launched online platform for LNG trading in test mode.
The White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Friday that President Donald Trump is ready to sign a $1.3 trillion COVID-19 aid bill.
According to the Sophia University political science professor Koichi Nakano, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is likely to become the next Prime Minister of Japan.
According to Kyodo news agency report published on Saturday, the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party would pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's replacement around September 15.
Canada has completed the flight tests of Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, after the jets had been grounded worldwide due to two deadly crashes, and is analysing the results, according to the Transport Ministry.
MGM Resorts International announced to its staff it was set to lay off 18K furloughed workers in the US due to the coronavirus-caused travel curbs that hurt its operations.
TA Hotel Management, the operator of the Trump International Hotel located in Vancouver, filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, as the coronavirus pandemic harmed its financial hardship and revenue.
Triller's executive chairman announced the firm had made a $20B bid with the investment company Centricus Asset Management for the rival TikTok's assets, which China's ByteDance was planning to divest.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to choose Shinzo Abe's successor for the post of Japan's Prime Minister on September 15.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Yoshihide Suga, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government, is likely to become the country's next Prime Minister.
Facebook Inc's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Friday responded to critics of inability to delete the milita's page that called to arms in Wisconsin saying it was an operational mistake of the system.
Norwegian-born shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has named Tor Andre Svelland, the head of UK-based hedge fund Svelland Capital, as the CEO of Seatankers Group.
On Friday, Boeing's CEO Dave Calhoun said in a memo that the company is planning to increase black employees in the United States by 20%.
According to a source with knowledge of the matter, Germany's Economy Minister Peter Altmaier is scheduled to revise up its 2020 GDP forecast.
The Bangladeshi Beximco Pharmaceuticals has signed a coronavirus vaccine deal with India's Serum Institute, Beximco said in a statement on Friday.
On Friday, Yum China applied for Hong Kong secondary listing to decrease risks from the US-China trade tensions.
The S&P 500 extended its gains for the sixth consecutive trading sessions on Friday. The S&P index has posted 12 new 52-week highs and no new lows.
Yum China Holdings applied for the Hong Kong secondary listing, seeking to mitigate risks amid the escalation of tensions between the United States and China, prompting some Chinese companies to list closer to their home.
Companies seek restructuring in the following months to secure their post-coronavirus future on the back of the world emerging from the pandemic-caused crisis and eased measures.
Germany's government is planning to revise up its 2020 economic growth outlook, aiming to lees than 6% decline from the prior forecast of -6.3%, according to Reuters.
United Airlines is getting ready for the biggest pilot job cuts in the carrier's history, seeking to furlough 2,850 pilots in the current year, which is around 21% of its total.
Japan Display has agreed on its smartphone screen plant sale to Sharp Corp in a deal valued at $390M, attracting funds to repay the debt the company owes Apple for the factory construction costs.