Subaru opened its assembly plant in Thailand to produce cars for both domestic and foreign markets, aiming to reach 100K units per year maximum capacity.
Taiwan kept seeing signs of sluggish economic growth in March, as uncertainty continued to weight on the country's economic outlook, the latest reports showed.
According to the state news agency, Sudan has signed a $200m loan deal from the Arabic Fund for Economic and Social Development.
On Saturday, the President of China Xi Jinping praised deals worth over $64 billion signed during the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative this week.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he hoped crude oil exports from Iran would continue, despite the US attempts to stop them.
According to a poll released on Saturday, support for Scotland secession from the United Kingdom had risen to 49%, its highest level in the last four years.
On Saturday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said that Russia may offer its passports to all Ukrainians citizens.
Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, said on Saturday that he would confront oppositions inside his own ruling party, weeks after he lost the election in Ankara and Istanbul.
Newmont Goldcorp, the world's biggest gold producer, reported better-than-anticipated March-quarter headline earnings, as lower costs and higher production helped to offset lower prices of metal.
Major steel manufacturers in China reported sharp falls in the first quarter's profit, as declining prices of steel eroded profit margins.
Revenues of Russia's internet group Yandex totalled RUB 37.28B in the March of this year, up 40% year-over-year, while net income amounted to RUB 3.12B.
Toyota Motor stated that it abandoned plans to install DSRC technology on the US cars aimed at letting vehicles and trucks communicate to avoid collisions.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the US chain of Mexican restaurants, reported its revenue in line with forecasts at $1.3B in the Q1 of this year, a 13.9% increase in a yearly basis.
Amazon revealed in its regulatory filing that it had a $1.7B total video and music expenses over the first quarter, up from $1.5B in the same period last year.
Leading China's cement producer Conch Cement posted a 27.3% yearly increase in the net profit for the March quarter of 2019, continuing last year's strong expansion.
The JPX or Japan Exchange Group revealed in consolidated financial report that operating revenue increased year-over-year, while other key indicators did not perform well for the Group.
France's energy major Total stated that its net profit in the first quarter fell 4% to $2.8B compared with the prior year amid volatile oil prices and debt costs in spite of record gas and oil output.
Sony Music's recorded that its music revenues declined 4.5% in fiscal year of 2018 to £2.96B amid lower physical sales of recorded music and the new accounting standard's impact.
Economic activity in the country of Armenia rose 6.2% month-on-month in March, while quarterly growth was seen at 6.5%, the NSS of Armenia revealed.
AirAsia Group carried 12.54M million passengers in the March quarter, up 18% from 10.65M passengers in the similar period of 2018.
EU exports of frozen and fresh pork in the period of January and February 2019 totalled 394.4K tonnes, an 8% yearly increase, Eurostat reported.
Japan's retail sales increased 1.0% year-over-year in March, compared with the median projection for a 0.8% rise, government data revealed.
Intel Corp was exploring strategic scenarios for the company's modem chip business, including a sale to acquirer, such as Apple, the WSJ reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
President Xi Jinping touted more than $64B worth deals signed during the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative this week, as he sought to reassure sceptics that the project is likely to fuel sustainable expansion for all participants.