The number of people killed due to landslides and flooding in southern Philippines went up to 56, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday.
China's working-age population dropped 2.44 million to 919.54 million in 2013, the second straight year of decline, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.
Australia will contribute an additional 10 million AU dollars (8.92 million U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid to help people affected by the conflict in Syria and 2 million AU dollars (1.78 million U.S. dollars) to support efforts to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed on Thursday.
The China Railway Corporation said on Monday that 154.62 million train tickets to be used during the 40-day travel period around Spring Festival have been sold so far since Dec. 23.
Universal's Afghan war movie " Lone Survival" topped North American box office this week with a 38.5-million-dollar circulation for its debut.
The "Bangkok shutdown" led by anti- government protesters has affected more than 2 million people in the capital, the local media said here on Monday.
"Police Story 2013," a police action thriller from Jackie Chan, remained top of China's box office charts in the week ending on Jan. 5, grossing 168 million yuan (27.77 million U.S. dollars), according to a film industry weekly.
The provincial government of Aklan in central Philippines said Thursday that 1.36 million tourists visited Boracay's beaches in 2013.
China's third national economic census entered its registration phase on New Year's Day after months of preparation, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
"Police Story 2013," a new action thriller from Jackie Chan, ruled China's box offices in the past week, grossing nearly 288 million yuan (47.29 million U.S. dollars) in the six days since it hit screens on Dec. 24, according to a film industry weekly.
Warner's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" tops the weekend north American box office for three consecutive weekends. "Hobbit 2", as expected, placed the top for the third weekend in a row with 29.9 million U.S. dollars and was down just 5 percent from last weekend, pushing its estimated domestic total to 190.3 million dollars.
French Constitutional Council on Sunday approved the controversial tax on earnings over 1 million euros (1.375 million U.S. dollars) which aimed at helping to reduce the budget gap.
Indonesian coal production is projected to rise by 20 percent to over 400 million ton next year as demand of the commodity picks up globally, association said here on Monday.
Warner's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" tops the weekend north American box office in its second week. This week's debut "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" follows it to the second place.
Warner's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" tops the weekend north American box office in its second week. This week's debut "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" follows it to the second place.
The Australian government will deliver fund to help create jobs in the states affected by the closure decision of GM Holden, Australian iconic automobile maker, Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane announced in a joint press conference in Canberra on Wednesday.
The White House remains under pressure over the botched rollout of President Barack Obama's signature health care plan, or Obamacare, as the law is becoming increasingly unpopular in polls.
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