Philips registered an increase of sales in the first quarter of 2015, but a decrease of EBITA and net income, the Dutch electronics giant announced on Tuesday.
"Furious 7" beat newcomer " Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" to top the North American box office for the fourth weekend in a row.
China is confident the nation's "rice bowl" will be firmly held in its own hands, an industry report said on Monday.
Universal's "Furious 7" remains the most popular movie in North America for the third consecutive weekend, setting a speed record of one billion dollars worldwide.
In the age of cyberspace, there 's one issue that has never been brought up before as a global challenge -- cyber attack.
Irish lender Permanent TSB would launch a public share offering on Tuesday to raise 400 million euros (or 423 million U.S. dollars), local media reported on Monday.
Universal's "Furious 7" raced ahead of the competition this weekend with 60 million U.S. dollars in its second weekend at the North American box office. The film was a 59 percent drop from debut weekend. "Furious 7" is running an extremely impressive 48 percent ahead of the 171 million dollars 10-day gross of 2013's "Fast & Furious 6."
A Chinese investor will be hoping that luck comes his way after paying 8,888,888 Australian dollars (6.96 million U.S dollars) for a three-level office tower in Melbourne.
Finnish gaming company Rovio's operating profit has dropped dramatically by 73 percent last year, said the company in its financial results for the full year of 2014 published on Thursday.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with tourism officials, announced Wednesday that the city is projected to attract 67 million annual visitors by the end of 2021.
Chinese railways, roads, airlines and waterways carried a total of 2.81 billion passengers during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, known as "chunyun," which concluded on Sunday.
Disney's "Cinderella" tops North American box office with 70.1M debut LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Disney proved it still has that magic touch on princess movies this weekend, as the remake of "Cinderella" opened with a stronger-than-expected 70.1 million U.S. dollars in estimated sales in the United States and Canada.
A well-known toothpaste brand owned by Procter & Gamble has been fined 6.03 million yuan ($960,000) for its false TV commercial, the biggest amount that China has imposed on false advertising.
China is faced with a more complex and arduous task of ensuring employment in 2015 against the backdrop of an economic slowdown, China's human resources minister said Tuesday.
Animals have been on Earth for at least 600 million years, research led by Chinese scientists confirmed Monday.
Beijing plans to control the size of its population and to have no more than 23 million people by 2020, said a national legislator and senior Beijing official on Friday.
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com announced on Wednesday that it plans to invest 67.5 million yuan (10.74 million U.S. dollars) in developing technology for smart homes, in which electronic devices are inter-linked.
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