The average global temperature in April 2014 tied with the same month in 2010 as the warmest for the month since record keeping began in 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Tuesday.
The Philippines' balance of payments (BOP) continued to register a deficit in April due to the government's payments of foreign exchange-denominated debt, the local central bank said Monday.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX), a key gauge of the export performance of the small and highly open economy, expanded by 0.9 percent year on year in April, trade promotion agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Friday.
Chinese consumer confidence rebounded month on month in April for a second straight month, according to a latest index.
China's manufacturing growth continued to rise in April, fresh evidence of better performance in the manufacturing sector, official data showed on Thursday.
The European Union (EU) announced on Tuesday it will strengthen cooperation with the Pacific island countries in supporting renewable energy and fighting climate change in the area.
A medical student at a prestigious university in Shanghai was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he was convicted of murdering his roommate with lab poison in April of last year.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged companies Tuesday to increase wages to help mitigate the expected downside effects of the nation's sales tax hike in April.
Approvals for the construction of new homes hit a five-year high last month, the government statistics agency announced Thursday, the same day the head of the country's central bank warned the housing market was overheating.
South Korea's industrial output rebounded last month as the government executed its budget plan on social overhead capital and public administration, a government report showed Thursday.
The overall petroleum demand in the United States edged up slightly in April, said a leading industry group in a report released on Thursday.
China's new yuan-denominated lending dropped to 792.9 billion yuan (127.85 billion U.S. dollars) in April, down from 1.06 trillion yuan in March, the central bank said Friday.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50.9 percent in March, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said on Wednesday.
Egypt's illicit gains authority decided on Wednesday to renew detention of former President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days over illegally making fortunes for him and his family members using his power, official news agency MENA reported.
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