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"Zootopia" tops North American box office for second time

​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.

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​Fourth mainland firm makes ATV rescue bid

Cash-strapped Asia Television (ATV) has received two offers to provide up to HK$800 million in two days after a fourth mainland firm announced a bid to help save the city’s oldest television station just weeks away from its final free-to-air broadcast.

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China's steel industry strives to tackle overcapacity

When Zhou Jiangtao joined Ansteel Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd, he expected the life of stability and good salary traditionally guaranteed by state-owned companies.

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"Ip Man 3" rules China's box offices, raises fraud suspicions

"Ip Man 3," a Chinese action movie, ruled box offices in the week ending March 6, earning 470 million yuan (72.1 million U.S. dollars) after opening Friday.

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Truce as silver lining in Syria's path to peace

Shrouded by flames and blood for nearly five years, Syria now catches a break for a long-awaited truce, fragile but a silver lining in its path to peace.

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Oscars witnesses lowest audience since 2008

With 34.3 million viewers, the 88th Academy Awards brought in lowest viewership since 2008,according to preliminary figures released by Nielsen.

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Malaysian gov't clarifies plans to bring in Bangladeshi workers

The Malaysian government on Friday clarified its plan to bring in Bangladeshi workers to meet workforce shortage, amid concerns over reports that some 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers will arrive to work in Malaysia in three years.

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PM Lee hits 1m Facebook likes: 5 other Singapore personalities who have hit the milestone

​Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has become the first Singapore politician to hit 1 million likes on his Facebook page.

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Outlook bright and stable as China spends big

China's slowdown may have spawned pessimism around the world, with predictions of a new round of "China doom and gloom," but the real picture in China's shopping malls, cinemas, restaurants and job market is anything but downbeat. There are few at home who foresee anything but sound, stable growth in 2016.

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Spring Festival box office scores record high

China's box office totaled 3 billion yuan ($461 million) during the six days of the SpringFestival holiday, the highest compared with previous holidays, the film authority saidSaturday.

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London art auctions show market in a correction

As in the stock market, a chill at the art auctions has forced many buyers to the sidelines.

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UN warns of alarming food security situation in Somalia

​Food security and malnutrition situation in Somalia is alarming, especially in parts of Puntland and Somaliland which have been hard hit by poor rainfall and drought exacerbated by El Nino, a UN-backed report reveals on Monday.

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"Kung Fu Panda 3" tops box office for second consecutive weekend

"Kung Fu Panda 3" was the most-popular movie this weekend topping the North American box office for a second weekend in a row.

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Chinese Internet giants woo customers with cash gifts

An incredible amount of gift money will be handed out at New Year by Chinese Internet companies competing for the mobile payment market.

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MACC told to 'engage with' A-G on Najib probe

Two oversight panels have advised the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to "engage with" the Attorney-General, saying he owed the public an explanation for his decision to clear the Prime Minister of criminal wrongdoing over millions of dollars found in the latter's personal bank accounts.

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Long journey home for migrant workers in wage battles

Lyu Qingfa is making his 16th trip to Tonghua in two years in order to demand wages held in arrears for him and his employees.

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New thinking, supply-side reform stressed in agriculture modernization

​China will apply its new concept of development to agricultural modernization to make the process more efficient, inclusive and environment-friendly, according to a policy document released on Wednesday.