Hyundai will have to sell at least 50% more than its monthly average this year in December to reach its full-year target of 5.05 million vehicles

The contest has been cancelled for the last four decades due to unrest in the Middle East

What a difference two months can make.

Companies in China are buying their South Korean counterparts at a record pace, tapping into one of the world’s most innovative countries to accelerate President Xi Jinping’s push for an economy led by technology and consumer services.

Mexico raised borrowing costs for the first time since 2008 following Wednesday’s increase by the Federal Reserve, saying that failing to react to the U.S. move could lead to a disorderly selloff in the nation’s currency and spur faster inflation. The peso erased its loss.

Japan’s Topix index rose for the first time in three days as airlines led gains on the outlook for cheaper fuel as oil traded near an 11-year low. Toshiba Corp. tumbled for a second day.