Vietnam brought 22 executives to high-profile trial on losses at the country's oil firm, where the most serious offences might be the death penalty.
The Australian Industry Group reported on Monday that its Construction Index fell to 52.8 in December from the prior month's 57.5.
The leader of Norway's Labour Party Trond Giske has resigned following sexual harassment allegations, according to official sources.
Saudi Arabian Oil and other major local companies stated that they will increase Saudi staff's salaries, matching the royal order to ease public discontent over the rising prices.
Takata Corp that filed for bankruptcy, has called back 3.3M air bags as part of the US order, which scheduled the potentially deadly devices' repairs over several years.
FAW Car Co has aimed to purchase a 10% stake in Chinese startup Mobike Chuxing Technology's new car-sharing unit, while financial details were not disclosed.
At least 20 UK retailers will publish their holiday shopping season's performance figures next week, while Tesco anticipates to be one of the leaders but M&S continues to struggle.
British Labour MPs have urged PM May to cancel the appointment with KPMG to assist with the Grenfell Tower inquiry amid conflict of interest due to auditing work for involved firms.
Former World Trade Organisation's director general Sutherland, also known as the overseas arm of Goldman Sachs and long-serving chairman of BP, the oil giant, died aged 71.
Local media reported on Sunday that Iranian authorities had unblocked Telegram, a messaging application that was banned during the anti-government protests.
The Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the modernisation and digitalisation of the People's Liberation Army.
China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's planning body revealed it would invest at least $70B in infrastructure construction in 2018.
A Twitter post revealed on Sunday that the Egyptian ex-PM Ahmed Shafik is not planning to run for presidency this year.
On Sunday, the kingdom's Information Minister said that handouts to Saudi Arabian nationals to compensate for increases in the cost of living would cost the government around $13.3B.
On Sunday, South Africa's parliament revealed its intention to review the rules on removing the state's president.
The head of the German Bundesbank Jens Weidmann said that the European Central Bank should set a fixed date to end the bond-buying programme.
On Sunday, the Yemeni ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress party picked a new leader following the assassination of the President last month.
According to Swedish police, one man died after getting fatal injuries from explosion that happened at the Varby Gard subway station, Stockholm.
Mahathir Mohamad was named as Malaysia's opposition alliance prime ministerial candidate, thus substituting Anwar Ibrahim in the upcoming general election that will take place in August.
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the Economy Minister of Italy Pier Padoan said that under current political situation a coalition between the left-wing Partito Democratico (PD) and the right-wing Forza Italia (FI) cannot be ruled out.
According to local media, Syrian army has liberated the town of Sinjar and several other villages, thus continuing to successfully combat militants in the southern province of Idlib.
On Sunday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May announced an upcoming change in the government; the Foreign, Interior, Finance and Brexit Ministers are expected to keep their positions.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she believes that the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) could find a mutually acceptable solution in the upcoming five-day government talks.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday that he wanted the BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to keep up efforts to try to reflate the economy.