Crude prices rebounded Wednesday amid positive U.S. factory data and cease-fire talks between Russia and Ukraine.
American blockbuster "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" earned 287 million yuan (about 46.5 million U.S. dollars) to rule China's box office in the week ending Aug. 31.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Saturday spoke with President of the United States Barack Obama on NATO summit to be held next week in Wales, Britain, and the situation in Iraq, said a press release by the Office of Canadian Prime Minister.
Vietnam's national air carrier Vietnam Airlines will open direct flights from Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang province to Cambodia and Singapore from November this year, Vietnam's government portal reported Friday.
American blockbuster sequel "How to Train Your Dragon 2" earned 168 million yuan (about 27.35 million U.S. dollars) to rule China's box office in the week ending Aug. 17.
Crude price gained Wednesday though a government report showed that U.S. crude inventories increased last week.
The mutant superhero movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past" took in 252 million yuan (about 40.4 million U.S. dollars) in its opening weekend to become the most successful film in China in the week ending May 25.
"Police Story 2013," a new action thriller from Jackie Chan, ruled China's box offices in the past week, grossing nearly 288 million yuan (47.29 million U.S. dollars) in the six days since it hit screens on Dec. 24, according to a film industry weekly.
The weekly average of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reference price for its basket of crudes stood at 108.95 U.S. dollars per barrel last week, up from 107.17 dollars the previous week, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday.
The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid unexpectedly edged down last week to the lowest level in more than two months
The 3D version of sci-fi adventure "Jurassic Park" remained top of China's box office charts in the week ending Sept. 1, taking about 100 million yuan (16.34 million U.S. dollars), according to a film industry weekly.
Sci-fi blockbuster "Pacific Rim" topped China's box office charts in the week ending Aug. 4, grossing 290.5 million yuan (47.46 million U.S. dollars).
The U.S. stocks closed mixed after volatile trading on Monday following record runs in the previous week, with the Nasdaq Composite Index eking out small gains, as the U.S. non-manufacturing activity index for July came in positive.
American sci-fi adventure "After Earth" topped China's box office charts for a second week making 102 million yuan (16.6 million U.S. dollars) at movie theaters.
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notching a five-day winning streak,as minutes of the Federal Reserve's June policy meeting showed that further improvement in the labor market would be needed before Fed's tapering of its bond buying.
Chinese drama "Tiny Times" knocked superhero blockbuster "Man of Steel" off the top of China's box office charts during the week ending on June 30.
The classified phone and internet surveillance programs, which sparked controversy in the recent week, have prevented dozens of terrorist plots, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) chief Keith Alexander claimed Wednesday, promising to disclose more details within next week.
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