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Disney's The Jungle Book debuts with over $100m

Disney 3D live-action computer animated film The Jungle Book rocketed into the movietheaters of North America with a debut of $103.6 million in weekend ticket saless

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Shirley Temple's rare blue diamond ring fails to sell at auction

A 9.54-carat rare blue diamond ring once belonging to the late Shirley Temple, one of Hollywood's most famous child actors, failed to sell at a New York auction on Tuesday

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Celebrities Internet video celebrity told to behave, stop swearing

A popular Chinese internet video celebrity who goes by the moniker "Papi Jiang" promised on Monday to tone down her online videos after being admonished by State authorities.

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How many times can one flat be used as collateral to raise money in Hong Kong?

The owners of a super-luxury Hong Kong flat that was recently foreclosed had used another flat on the same floor to use as collateral six times to raise money for more investments even as it stopped paying instalment on the first one.

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Australian wine exports to China up 64 percent

Australian wine exports to China have lifted 64 percent in the past 12 months, according to a report released on Monday.

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American company lost $100 million to email fraud, U.S. says

An unidentified American company was defrauded last year out of nearly $100 million by individuals who created a fake email address in order to pose as one of its legitimate vendors, U.S. authorities said on Thursday.

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Alibaba makes biggest overseas bet with US$1b Lazada deal

Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Southeast Asian online retailer Lazada Group for about US$1 billion, its biggest deal overseas, as the Chinese e-commerce giant seeks fertile new turf while growth slows at home.

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Asia helps drive surge in New Zealand screen industry

​Work from Asia has helped drive a boom in New Zealand's film and television industry last year, the government statistics agency said Wednesday.

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Yemen's cease-fire teeters amid lack of trust among warring factions

The cease-fire in Yemen, commenced at midnight Sunday, is teetering amid violations from all warring parties, including the Saudi-led Arab coalition.

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Domestic kung fu flick beats 'Batman v Superman'

Two new Chinese releases, The Bodyguard and Chongqing Hotpot, and a still strong Zootopiathis weekend dashed expectations that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would score big at China's box office this year.

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China's Xiaomi leads US$25 million investment in Indian entertainment company

Xiaomi has made its first investment in India, leading a $25-million Rs170 crore) funding round into Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, an aggregator and publisher of entertainment content on the internet.

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Aussie mining explorer goes to Hollywood in search of revenue

​An Australian mining exploration company has gone to Hollywood in an effort to help weather the commodities downturn suffering from a supply glut.

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Inland city helming Yangtze shipping growth

​A ship loaded with three tanks weighing about 60 tonnes each is nearing Shanghai during a pioneering two-week journey starting from southwest China's Yibin City along the Yangtze River.

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Palace Museum sees souvenir sales boom

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, announced on Wednesday that its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).

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Palace Museum sees souvenir sales boom

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, announced on Wednesday that its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).

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'Zombie companies' adjust to new reality

As overproducing and unprofitable businesses in the ship building, mining, steel and cement industries are forced to close or downsize, employees come to terms with the change and look toward the future. Xinhua News Agency and Du Juan report.

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Official confident rundown-housing renovation target to be met

​A senior housing official said on Tuesday that he was confident that China would achieve this year's renovation target for substandard housing.