South Korea's exports surged 22.4% year-over-year, while imports jumped 13.3% during 1-20 days period of this month, the customs agency showed.
On Thursday, the Saudi Arabian King Salman has signed a decree that is to merge local intelligence office with counter-terrorism unit into a new state security agency.
According to the Reuters sources, the federal government of Brazil is ready to raise taxes and reduce spending in order to minimize a budget gap.
According to the ISNA news agency, the government of Kuwait decided to expel Iranian ambassador and 14 other diplomats on suspicion of having links to terrorist cell.
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department ordered a $2M fine to Exxon Mobil for signing eight documents with the President of Russia's Rosneft Igor Sechin.
According to the Bild newspaper, Germany decided to pause both intended and ongoing military projects with Turkey, as tensions between the two countries continue to grow.
Accoring to the al-Hayat newspaper, Gaddafi's military chief Khalifa Haftar and Fayez Seraj, leader of the Libya's UN-backed government, will gather for talks with Emmanuel Macron in Paris on July 25.
Mexican and Canadian diplomats reported on Thursday that the NAFTA deal renegotiation process would likely end early next year.
The US Congressional Budget Office reported on Thursday that the latest version of Trump's promised health-care reform would leave 22M of American citizens without health insurance.
The Conference Board reported on Thursday that its Leading Economic Index for the United States rose 0.6% in June, following the preceding month's gain of 0.2% and surpassing expectations for a 0.4% increase.
The ECB President Mario Draghi reported on Thursday that policymakers would discuss the future of the QE programme at one of the Bank's upcoming meetings, pushing the Euro to its 14-month high.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported on Thursday that its PMI for the US manufacturing sector fell to 19.5 in July from the prior month's 27.6 points, while analysts anticipated a slighter decrease to 23.4.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment aid dropped 15K to 233K in the week ended July 14, whereas analysts anticipated a decrease of 3K to 245K.
On Thursday, the EU Council President Donald Tusk stated that he sought to discuss Poland's political crisis with the country's President Andrzej Duda on the back of Warsaw's decision to go against Europe's values.
Jim Cowles, the chief of the Citigroup's European division, said that the bank might need to open a subsidiary in Germany's Frankfurt because of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Bob Corker, the Republican US Senator from Tennessee, said on Thursday he supported replacement of the Affordable Care Act, provided that it has "a reasonable transition period".
The US and Russia carry on negotiations to create a joint cyber security unit, the RIA news agency announced on Thursday, quoting Russia's special emissary Andrey Krutskikh.
Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman of the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said on Thursday that Turkey cannot accept German position, as it escalates tensions between two NATO members.
Automakers could face new liabilities as Takata expanded the recall of its defective airbags after the company had failed a safety test given by the US regulators in 2015.
On Thursday, Germany's Foreign Minister called its citizens to exercise extreme caution in travelling to Turkey for business or private reasons amid German people detentions and Ankara's violation of international laws.
The Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing stated on Thursday that the company's PC business was set to return to a positive growth in the 2017/18 fiscal year.
The Office for National Statistics reported that British retail sales rose 0.6% in June from the preceding month's downwardly revised reading of -1.1%.
According to the UK Trade Minister Liam Fox, the Britain-EU trade deal should be easy to reach amid the UK and bloc's similarity in regulatory measures and no tariffs.
Swedish Volvo Cars is planning a technology-sharing joint venture with the Chinese firm Geely Holdings, following the company's intention to unlock the major benefits across its portfolio.