As many as 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV globally do not know of their HIV-positive status, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said Wednesday in a report.
One of Australia's richest men announced on Tuesday the formation of a 200 million Australian dollar (187 million U.S. dollars) charity fund, the biggest corporate philanthropic foundation in Australian history, local media reported.
China's netizen population, the world's largest, reached 632 million by the end of June, an industry report showed on Monday.
Sri Lanka's exports grew by 15.7 percent to 4.45 billion U.S. dollars during the first five months of 2014 when compared to the same period last year, the central bank said here on Monday.
China's National Audit Office (NAO) on Tuesday reported management loopholes and malpractice concerning receptions, vehicles and overseas trips.
Two Sony sequels, "Think Like a Man Too" and "22 Jump Street" dominated the top two spots of North American box office this weekend.
The population of permanent residents in Beijing exceeded 21 million by the end of 2013, the municipal bureau of statistics said Wednesday.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill' s "22 Jump Street" opened north America Friday and raced to the first place at the Father's Day weekend box office after beating out "How to Train Your Dragon 2," proving that a R-rated comedy sequel can top the box office.
Tencent, the operator of WeChat, or Weixin, a popular instant messaging service in China, said Wednesday it has shut down 20 million prostitution-related WeChat accounts so far this year.
Britain's Department for Communities and Local Government said on Tuesday it will expand support for vulnerable people, and over 65 million pounds (110 million U.S. dollars) of funding will be offered to local departments to tackle homelessness in the country.
More land has to be made available for the building of elderly service facilities in China, according to a regulation unveiled on Monday.
Young-adult romantic drama "The Fault in Our Stars" easily beat Tom Cruise's new action film "Edge of Tomorrow," topping the North American box office this weekend.
The Ministry of Education urged transparency and more supervision in college students enrollment, upon the completion of China's annual national college entrance exam on Sunday.
China'a largest telecom provider, China Mobile, announced on Friday that it will lower charges for its 4G plans by as much as 50 percent, in response to wide criticism of its high data fees.
Sotheby's said on Thursday that it sees young Chinese collectors as a huge potential market for art collection.
The Philippine government has set aside 16.26 billion pesos (369.54 million U.S. dollars) to buy new air assets, a military official said Wednesday.
Superhero sequel "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" dominated China's box office by taking in 286 million yuan (45.9 million U.S. dollars), or some 60 percent of the domestic box office, from May 5 to 11, according to a report of China Film News.
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