text

'Transformers 5' dominates box office but opens at franchise-low

"Transformers: The Last Knight" smashed its way to the top of the North American box office, industry estimates showed on Sunday, sending last week's hit "Cars 3" to second place.

text

'Transformers 5' dominates box office but opens at franchise-low

"Transformers:TheLastKnight"smasheditswaytothetopoftheNorthAmericanboxoffice,industryestimatesshowedonSunday,sendinglastweek'shit"Cars3"tosecondplace.Thefifthin

text

Ronaldo stays atop Forbes list of richest athletes

RealMadridstarCristianoRonaldoremainedatthetopofForbesmagazine'slistof100highest-paidathletes,withClevelandCavaliersstarLeBronJamesmovinguptosecondonalistheavyw

text

Brazil player accuses Bulgaria skipper of racist comments

BraziliandefenderElidiano“Eli”MarqueshasclaimedhewasthevictimofaracialabusefromBulgariacaptainSvetoslavDyakovduringaBulgarianseconddivisionmatchonSaturday.“Iwan

text

Pittsburgh Penguins reach NHL Eastern Conference Final

Marc-AndreFleuryonWednesdaystopped29shotsasthePittsburghPenguinspunchedtheirtickettotheNHLEasternConferenceFinalwitha2-0winovertheWashingtonCapitals.TheSidneyCr

text

France's Valls urges big second round turnout as presidential bid stumbles

Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called on Monday for a big turnout in the second round of the Socialist primaries after a first round vote made left-wing rival Benoit Hamon frontrunner to represent the party in this year's presidential election.

text

Worries dampen 2nd-child wish

More than half of Chinese parents do not want a second child, and 25 percent remain hesitant, according to a new study that highlights the challenges facing efforts to inject new blood into an aging population.

text

Manuel Valls seen losing French presidential race in first round

Manuel Valls, who launched a bid for France's presidential election on Monday, would not gather enough support to go through to its second round, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday (Dec 7).

text

No child care means no second child for many

Some women say it's too hard to find help; private investors reluctant to enter the market

text

China's property market cools in second half of Oct.

​China's property sector has shown signs of cooling after the authorities issued a spate of measures to contain sky-high prices, an official survey showed Friday, citing fresh data for the second half of October.

text

Two-child policy working, birthrate figures show

Relaxation of limits meant to offset effects of aging population

text

Strong twin quakes rock central Italy

Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people according to initial reports, two months after a devastating tremor killed nearly 300 in the same region.

text

Only 18% of couples in China apply to have second child

China's latest family planning policy, which allows all parents to have a second child, is facing a major setback and demographic change seems irreversible, sohu.com reported on October 20.

text

Chinese film festival kicks off in Brussels

​A week-long Chinese film festival kicked off here Thursday to highlight the diversity of recent Chinese cinema and the talent of its directors.

text

S.Korea's Q2 GDP posts highest growth in 3 quarters

South Korea's second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) posted the highest growth in three quarters,central bank data showed on Friday.

text

University, post-graduate degrees account for 38 pct of unemployment rate in Vietnam

As many as 418,200 people who hold college, university and post-graduate degrees in Vietnam were unemployed in the second quarter of 2016, accounting for over 38.4 percent of the country's total unemployment rate.

text

Katie Ledecky Leads U.S. to Gold Medal in 4x200 Freestyle Relay

The Katie Ledecky-led U.S. team struck gold in the women’s 4x200 freestyle relay. So what else is new? Since the event became a part of the Olympic program in 1996, the Americans have won five of the six golds.