U.S. oil price increased Wednesday although government report showed crude stockpile of the country continued to increase last week.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the largest of its kind in the world, kicked off at a downtown park in the U.S. city of Houston Tuesday, with the country's best breeds of livestock on display and an expected attendance of over 2 million visitors.
The United States is offering rewards of up to 5 million dollars for information on two associates of the Afghan extremist group Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin ( HIG), the State Department said on Thursday.
Smartphone banking registration in South Korea jumped 30 percent in 2014 in tandem with growing usage of smartphones, central bank data showed Wednesday.
A new peak in births is likely to occur as a result of the relaxing of the family planning policy and could continue for several years, according to experts.
Myanmar is planning to boost the country's hot air balloon rides to attract more tourist arrivals, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said on Friday.
Oil prices pared much of early losses on Thursday as a weekly government report showed U.S. crude inventories rose less than expected.
About five million Beijing residents are now drinking water from a tributary of the Yangtze River, two months after a key section of China's massive south-to-north water diversion project was put into operation.
Oil prices retreated Wednesday as U.S. crude inventories increased to a historic high.
Vietnam's southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has been ranked among the 20 most dynamic cities globally by the U.S.-based financial and professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), local media reported Thursday.
It has been eight years since Yue Dejian went to see a movie in the cinema.
The European Union (EU) is committed to increasing non-refundable aid for Vietnam from 300 million euros (340 million U.S. dollars) to 400 million euros during the 2014-2020 period, an EU official said here Thursday.
Philips had a decline in profit and sales in the fourth quarter, as well as over the entire year of 2014 due to weak currencies and falling demand and disappointing sales in emerging markets like Russia and China, the Dutch electronics giant reported on Tuesday.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein said on Monday that ASEAN tourism sector has seen considerable positive growth in the last consecutive years, reflecting the growth potentials and regional cooperation of ASEAN.
Six Oscar nominated film "American Sniper" continued to take over the box offices in North America, adding 64.4 million U.S. dollars to its total gross.
Chinese businessman Wang Jianlin is buying a 20 percent stake in Spain's football team Atletico de Madrid, the team's official website confirmed on Wednesday.
A 100 million U.S. dollars World Cup Legacy Fund will help 2014 hosts Brazil better develop soccer as the sport's world governing body FIFA announced its plan on Tuesday.
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