Sony' Marvel superhero film "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" kindled the summer blockbuster movie season with a solid 92 million U.S. dollars debut at No. 1 this weekend according to Rentrak.
Hong Kong received 243.5 billion HK dollars in tax revenue in 2013-14, setting another record high after the 2012-13 collection year, according to Inland Revenue Department of the city government.
The Australian coalition government 's National Commission of Audit on Thursday released a report with recommendations to the federal budget, containing 86 recommendations aimed at saving the budget up to 70 billion AU dollars (64.94 billion U.S. dollars) annually.
The value of New Zealand's goods exports rose by 2.1 percent to 13.6 billion NZ dollars (11. 59 billion U.S. dollars) in the quarter to the end of March, the third quarterly rise in a row, the government statistics agency announced Tuesday.
Fox's comedy "The Other Woman " unseated three-time box office champion "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" to win the race at North American theaters this weekend.
U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, rising for three sessions in a row, as the Federal Reserve's Beige Book reassured investors by showing that the world's largest economy has been recovering in recent weeks from the abnormally cold weather this winter.
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" debuted over the weekend and raced to garner 96.2 million U.S. dollars in ticket sales, leaving last weekend's box office winner "Noah" far behind.
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said Tuesday it canceled discounts on natural gas supplies to Ukraine.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced on Monday that it will pay 5.3 billion Hong Kong dollars (692 million U.S. dollars) to acquire shares of Hong Kong-listed department store operator Intime Retail Group Co.
Lionsgate's "Divergent" opened as the overwhelming number one choice for a movie this weekend in the United States and Canada.
Two Vietnamese were on Thursday charged in a Nairobi court with being unlawfully in possession of wildlife trophies.
The Federal Reserve has signaled it may raise the federal interest rate as early as next spring, depending on conditions, and says the economy is firm enough to keep the taper on course.
DreamWorks Animation's "Mr. Peabody And Sherman" has become a box-office victory in its second week of release, while the highly expected car racing film "Need For Speed" trailed in third.
The Australian government has committed to the acquisition of the highly-capable Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and its deployment in Adelaide, capital city of South Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday.
South Korea planned to build large- sized oil storage facilities to become an oil hub in the Northeast Asian region amid growing demand for such facilities, the commerce ministry said Wednesday.
Warner's "300: Rise Of An Empire" rose to the top of the North American box office this weekend.
Hong Kong Depository Receipts of Fast Retailing, Japanese biggest clothing retailer who owns Uniqlo, are formally listed and traded on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on Wednesday.
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