However, the euro plummeted to a six-and-a-half month low against the yen Monday, as the Japanese currency benefited from its traditional safe-haven status.
Financial markets, unpredictable as always, show few clear patterns in the aftermath of incidents like the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris.
The country's fast emerging e-commerce market has made retaining talent a priority and companies are finding clever ways to do so.
China says it faces the same threats from the Islamic State group as France. Beijing is also calling for global support against Xinjiang separatists.
Terrorism and geopolitics will color discussions usually centered on economies and trade.
In a sign of the improvement in Sino-Japanese relations, Abe has met Chinese President Xi Jinping twice since last November.
The global economy remains very much a mixed bag for investors, with the United States looking like it may hike interest rates for the first time since 2006 next month.
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to help hunt down terrorists behind Friday's Paris attacks, at a news conference ahead of the summit in Turkey.
"If our country is threatened or being encroached, we Malaysians should rise to defend our country," Malaysia's deputy prime minister says.
However, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday the ceasefire would not apply to terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State.
World leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed shock and anguish over the spate of deadly violence in Paris.
The three major U.S. indexes ended the week down more than 3 percent, firmly putting the brakes on a fast rally that began in October.
The S-400 is designed to intercept advanced missiles and aircraft, neither of which is in the possession of the Islamic State group or Syrian rebels.
If the Federal Reserve botches its rate hike, money will flee emerging markets, endangering companies that borrowed in dollars and curbing economic growth.
A combination of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller would own 30 percent of the beer market — but cause little disruption in TV sports advertising.
Japan planned to strengthen its border security in response to the sighting as the country's defense minister characterized the ship's movements as "unusual."
Global stockpiling of oil hit a 10-year peak with crude prices firmly below the $50 per barrel level this year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.
Beijing is expressing hopes the election of Aung San Suu Kyi's party will not undermine economic ties between China and Myanmar.
The incident comes ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Philippines next week for a summit, which will be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Detroit-based company plans to import the Buick Envision, made in China's Shandong province, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The Swiss pesticide maker turned down an offer by the state-backed Chinese agricultural company as more Chinese investors go shopping for top-tier European companies.
“We would like to see a solution on this in the near future [through] dialogue," said Luhut Pandjaitan, a top official in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's cabinet.
