President Park Geun-hye saw her approval rating crash to 5 percent, the lowest for sitting South Korean presidents, as an influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime friend rattled her presidency, data showed Friday,
After rising 354.05 points to a 16-month high the week prior, the TSX lost back 137.72 points, or 0.92 percent this week.
Deutsche Bank will likely cast a pall over equity markets next week as the largest German lender navigates a possible multi-billion dollar settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over the sale of mortgage-backed bonds.
Domestic fantasy film "A Chinese Odyssey: Part III" continued to dominate the Chinese box office in the week ending September 25, earning 88 million yuan (13.2 million U.S. dollars), China Film News reported Thursday.
The U.S. science-fiction adventure film "Star Trek Beyond" continued to dominate the Chinese film market in the week ending Sept. 11, earning 151 million yuan (22.6 million U.S. dollars), China Film News reported Tuesday.
A leftist rebel group announced Saturday that it is declaring an indefinite unilateral ceasefire with the government effective from midnight Sunday, extending a week-long truce it declared last week that lapsed on Saturday.
Reassuring Chinese data lifted world stocks to an eight-month high on Friday though Europe ended an otherwise strong week subdued after an attack by a gunman at the wheel of a truck in the south of France killed at least 84 people.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" dominated China's box office in the week ending June 5, earning 387 million yuan (about 58.9 million U.S. dollars) in its opening week.
"Alice Through the Looking Glass" reigned the Chinese mainland's box office in the week ending May 29, earning 176 million yuan (about 26.7 million U.S. dollars) in its opening weekend.
Total turnover on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) continued to rise in the past week.
Hong Kong has the world's longest working week with an average of more than 50 hours, according to a survey recently conducted by the United Bank of Switzerland (UBS).
Disney and Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" beat domestic romance "Finding Mr.Right 2" in the week ending May 8, earning 624 million yuan (95.7 million U.S. dollars) after opening on May 6, China Film News reported Monday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating declined to the lowest since she took office in 2013, a pollster survey showed Friday.
Disney's family-friendly hit "Zootopia" topped the box office of North America this week, marking the second week in a row in which the film has been occupying the first place since its release.
Regional markets enjoyed a good run in the past week, but more volatility could be on the cards as attention turns back to slowing China, according to analysts.
The number of asylum applications submitted in Austria last week dropped to a low not seen since April 2015, on the back of stricter asylum policy imposed by the government.
Yunnan Lucky Air plans to launch direct flights between two cities in Yunnan Province and two in Taiwan, the subsidiary of China's HNA Group announced on Thursday.
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