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49ers: Foster to miss offseason program for legal issues

SanFrancisco49erslinebackerReubenFosterwon’tparticipateintheoffseasonprogramwhilehetendstolegalmattersrelatedtohisdomesticviolencecharges.The49erssaidinajointst

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Cambodia’s economic growth predicted at 7 percent: ADB

ByAPDwriterKinRathaPhnomPenh,April12(APD)-Backedbytherobustexpansioninexports,strongforeigndirectinvestmentinflows,theriseoftouristarrivals,andbuoyantdomesticde

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China's airlines feel pressure from oil prices and high-speed rail

OperatingprofitsatChina’sthreemainairlinesfellsharplyin2017,duetorisingoilpricesandChina’srapidlygrowinghigh-speedtrainnetwork.InformationfromtheHongKongStockEx

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Oil prices, high-speed rail put pressure on China's airlines

OperatingprofitsatChina’sthreemainairlinesfellsharplyin2017,duetorisingoilpricesandChina’srapidlygrowinghigh-speedtrainnetwork.InformationfromtheHongKongStockEx

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'Black Panther' tops 'Wrinkle' as Disney dominates box office

"BlackPanther"keptitsrecord-settinggripontheNorthAmericanboxofficeovertheweekend,easilydefeatingachallengefromfellowDisneyrelease"AWrinkleinTime,"industryfigure

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ICC considers radical plan to curb power of Twenty20 and save Test cricket

TheInternationalCricketCouncilissettoconsideraseriesofradicalproposalsdesignedtostemthetalentdraincausedbydomesticTwenty20andprotectthesportfrombeingcannibalise

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Cricket | Shankar trains with tennis balls to develop big hitting

TamilNaduall-roundersWashingtonSundarandVijayShankarwererewardedfortheirperformancesinthedomesticlimited-overstournamentswithslotsinIndia's15-mansquadfortheupco

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Yuan oil futures set to challenge Brent, WTI

China’sbigplaytochallengedollar-denominatedcrudeoilfutureshasbeenformallyapproved,markinganothermilestoneinBeijing’seffortstotakeamoreprominentroleontheworldsta

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China's liquefied natural gas price slumps in Jan.

Thepriceofliquefiednaturalgas(LNG)inChinasawasharpdeclineatthebeginningofJanuary.Inthefirsttendaysoftheyear,thepriceofLNGstoodat5,613.6yuan(about869USdollars)pe

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China’s 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent to $8.6 billion

China’stotaldomesticmovieticketsalesrose13.5percentin2017to55.9billionyuan($8.6billion),astatenewsagencysaidMonday.Thetop-grossingtitlewasthemainland-madeaction

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2017's notable domestic film industry developments in China

China'sbox-officeearningshavesurpassed50billionyuan(about7.5billionUSdollars)forthefirsttime,withdomesticmoviesdoingbetterthanimportedtitles.Now,Chinaistheworld

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New Hope Group strikes AUS$1 billion deal to buy pet food giant

OneofChina’slargestagricultureandanimalhusbandryenterprises,theNewHopeGroup,hascompletedthepurchaseoftheRealPetFoodCompanyforAUS$1billion(US$770million),thelarg

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Ex-'Glee' actress Naya Rivera charged with assaulting husband

Former"Glee"starNayaRiverawasarrestedSaturdaynightforallegedlyassaultingherhusbandinWestVirginia,authoritiessaid.Rivera,30,waschargedwithmisdemeanordomesticbatt

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’League of Legends’ pro suspended 20 months for domestic violence

BackinOctober,LeagueofLegendsplayerLi"Vasilii"WeiJunlivestreamedallegeddomesticabuseagainsthisthen-girlfriend.TheChineseteamNewbeeimmediatelyterminatedhiscontra

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Is China the global economy's new rule-maker ?

InarecentcommentaryfortheSouthChinaMorningPost,HelenWong,HSBC'schiefexecutiveforGreaterChina,notedthatChina'srisinggenerationof400millionyoungconsumerswillsoona

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ADB projects Bangladeshi GDP growth at 6.9 pct in 2017-18 fiscal year

TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)haspredictedthatBangladesh'sgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)istogrow6.9percentinthecurrent2017-18fiscalyear(July2017-June2018)."GDPisexpect

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China hopes the US will be cautious about trade restrictions

China'sMinistryofCommerce(MOC)saidSaturdaythatithopedtheUSwouldbecautiouswiththeuseofrestrictivetrademeasuresafteraUStradeagencyclaimedthatimportedsolarproducts