On Monday, industrial workers in Germany staged strikes at engineering and metal firms, backing the wage claims by IG Metall union that reported about further walkout wave for Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Japan stated that it would not accept the South Korean call for extra steps over "comfort women", a controversial issue that Japan believed it had been resolved in 2015.
North Korea is eager to send its delegation to South Korea during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month, while Seoul will temporary ease some bans to facilitate the visit.
According to Kantar Worldpanel, the British largest supermarket group Tesco triumphed in the Christmas trade battle with a 3.1% jump in sales in 12 weeks.
The Chinese retailer JD.com stated on Tuesday it considered selling €2B of French imports to China's consumers over the following two years, seeking to purchase another €100M in French-made products.
China's ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing is planning to launch a bike-sharing service platform to host partner firms like Ofo, the company announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways appointed the former executive of JetBlue Mark Powers as the company's new group CFO.
According to the CEO Mary Barra, General Motors has assured the investors it would build a formula to design money selling electric vehicles by 2021.
At this week's Las Vegas annual trade show Samsung Electronics has revealed a set of vehicle parts for an automotive driving and its infotainment platform, developed with Harman International.
According to a highly-ranked South Korean official, North Korea pledged to send a cheering squad, athletes and a delegation of senior officials to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
According to analysts, the Bank of Japan may reduce monetary stimulus this year. The speculation appeared after the central bank announced it will decrease the amount of its purchases of sovereign bonds.
Intel Corp is set to create a new cybersecurity group in the consequence of newly disclosed microchip flaws, a newspaper reported citing a memo.
One of the largest US wireless carrier AT&T walked away from a deal of selling China's Huawei-made smartphones, according to a sources familiar with the matter.
Facebook's Oculus stated that it was cooperating with China's phone producer Xiaomi to make its new VR headset and an create exclusive version for the China market
Airbus is likely to increase output of narrowbody planes in China, as the company nears a deal to supply the world's largest aviation market during France's Emmanuel Macron visit.
The British Retail Consortium reported that the value of retail sales rose 0.6% on an annual basis in December, after increasing 0.6% in the preceding month.
The ANZ reported on Tuesday that building approvals jumped 11.7% in November, following the prior month's fall of 0.1%, whereas analysts anticipated a decline of 0.9%.
On Monday, the Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said that two rate hikes would be enough in 2018, pointing to weak inflationary pressures.
Official sources reported on Monday that the Head of the UN Mark Lowcock would pay a three-day visit to Syria starting Tuesday.
On Monday, Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly reported that consumer prices surged 2,616% over the last year.
The Federal Reserve reported on Monday that total consumer credit rose $28B to $3.83T in November, following the prior month's gain of $20.5B.
The Mexican vehicle industry group stated that the country's auto exports increased 16.7% in December, while production grew 1.5% in the same period.
Mike Pence, the US Vice President, is expected to visit Israel, Jordan, Egypt from January 20 to 23 to discuss ways of cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the White House stated.
Airbus offered China to be a producer of its A380 jet for the first time, aiming to ensure a new order for the weak-selling model, a source familiar with the matter said.