Researchers have found that bushfires in the Australian state of Tasmania are occurring more frequently than at any time in the past 1,000 years, and humankind is to blame.
Growth in New Zealand's services sector accelerated last year, according to the latest performance of services index (PSI) out Tuesday.
Hong Kongers appeared to be more concerned about their well-being regarding the safety from threats this year than last year, according to a survey released recently by global payments and technology firm MasterCard.
Chinese shares continued to rally on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai index jumping more than 3 percent in the afternoon trading session to regain the 4,000-point psychological mark.
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's key Hushen 300 index futures opened mixed on Wednesday, with the contract for settlement in July, the most actively traded, down 6.6 points at 4,750.
San Jose and San Francisco in the U.S. state of California posted some highest scores on Gallup's Economic Confidence Index in 2014 released Thursday, underscoring gains made in the country's booming technology sector.
Stock indices from Kuwait to Oman retreated on Wednesday following a gloomy outlook for the Eurozone and new political stalemate in the United States following Congressional mid-term elections.
Japan logged a better-than-expected industrial output index in September, up 2.7 percent from the month earlier to 97.8 against the base of 100 in 2010, the Industry Ministry said Wednesday.
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on early Wednesday, with its benchmark Nikkei stock index briefly rising more than 2 percent following the overnight rally on Wall Street.
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on early Thursday morning, with its benchmark Nikkei stocks index hitting a 4.5-month low on the dollar's depreciation in New York overnight.
Indian stocks plunged as much as 150 points in trade on Monday, led by losses in ITC, ICICI Bank, L& T and Tata Motors Ltd.
Tokyo shares plunged by opening the trading Friday with its benchmark Nikkei stocks index hit a nearly two-month low after a big drop in the overnight U.S. stocks market.
Crude prices advanced Monday as a government report showed U.S. consumer spending increased in August.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector continued to accelerate in May, hitting a five-month high and adding to signs of a stabilizing economy, official data showed on Sunday.
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.
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