The US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis revealed that service members in the DACA programme would generally not be deported.
Local media reported that the Japanese virtual currency exchange Coincheck sought to resume Yen withdrawals on Tuesday, 13 February.
Yahoo Japan, SoftBank Group and Aeon announced plan to launch online buisness, which would include selling of clothes, food and everyday goods.
China's ride hailing major Didi stated that it would create a venture with SoftBank to supply ride-hailing and other services for Japan's taxi industry.
Chinese producer prices advanced were 4.3% up year-over-year in January, following the preceding month's rise of 4.9% and slightly missing analysts' expectations for a gain of 4.4%.
The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported that its CPI rose 1.5% on an annual basis in January, after climbing 1.8% in the prior month, meeting analysts' forecasts.
Representatives from the United States and China reaffirmed on Thursday their commitment to keep pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program and illegal weapons.
Such technology companies as Alphabet Inc, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp presented a letter of support to the US Senate over reversing the FCC's vote on net neutrality rules.
US stocks and major indexes fell to new lows on Thursday, driven by increased market volatility and higher bond yields.
The Bank of Mexico raised its benchmark interest rate MXCBIR=ECI by 25 basis points to 7.50% on Thursday in an attempt to reduce inflationary pressure.
San-Francisco-based Uber and Russian tech giant Yandex completed a deal to merge their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and neighbour countries to form a new joint venture.
The suggested anti-Chinese legislation, aimed at limiting the acquisition of sensitive technologies by Chinese companies, was softened after today's protests of US tech giants.
According to Brussels officials, the UK will not be ready to leave the European Union by 2020 as the UK will need extra time to finalise a free trade agreement.
On Thursday, the Prime Minister of the UK Theresa May will state to major Japanese firms that her government is seeking a faster transition period for Brexit.
Pierre Moscovici, Europe's Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, said on Thursday that a global agreement on measures for the Greek medium-term debt relief must be reached by June.
On Thursday, the ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch said virtual currencies and financial institutions that trade them should be closely regulated.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada, prices for new houses in Canada were unaltered in December 2017, still showing a moderate growth in some markets.
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation revealed on Thursday that the trend in the country's housing starts held steady for the third consecutive month in January.
YouTube's Senior Executive stated on Thursday it had found no evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
The New York Times' revenue and profit beat market forecasts, driven by rapid growth in the publisher's digital business and sending the company's shares up 9% on Thursday.
Shares of Twitter rose 25%, following its report on the better-than-expected revenue and Q1 profit, trading at $33.70 pre-market on Thursday.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits plunged 9K to 221K in the week ending February 3, missing analysts' forecasts for a rise to 232K.
According to the state media, North Korea is not planning a meeting with the US officials during South Korea's Winter Olympics that are set to start on Friday.
On Thursday, Thomson Reuters reported its Q4 revenue surged 3% to $2.94B, slightly missing analysts' expectations for $2.95B.