The Hong Kong government Thursday approved three grants totaling 4.918 million HK dollars ( about 634,580 U.S. dollars) to three relief agencies for providing relief to typhoon victims in the Philippines.
IFC, a World Bank member, and banking multinational Standard Chartered have signed a risk sharing facility, which will increase the amount of Renminbi-denominated trade finance in emerging markets, an IFC statement said Tuesday.
U.S. stocks trimmed part of earlier losses in a narrowly fluctuating session Tuesday, as investors were awaiting the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two- day policy meeting due out Wednesday afternoon.
Australia's total export volumes grew by 6.0 percent in 2012-13, according to Composition of Trade, Australia 2012-13 and Trade in Primary and Manufactured Products 2012-13, two publications released on Wednesday by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
U.S. stocks closed higher Monday, witnessing a relief rally after major stock indices fell for two consecutive weeks, as investors were awaiting the result of the Federal Reserve's closely-watched two-day monetary policy meeting.
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) in Canberra on Tuesday, forecasting a 47 billion AU dollars (almost 42.06 billion U.S. dollars) deficit in 2013-14, and 123 billion AU dollars worth of cumulative deficits over the forward estimates.
The Australian Coalition government marked its 100 days since the Sept. 7 election on Monday and pledged to keep building a stronger, more prosperous economy of Australia in 2014.
The film debuted a solid start with 73.7 million U.S. dollars at 3,903 theaters in north America, according to studio estimates, delivering the fourth largest opening weekend ever in the month of December, trailing only "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", "I Am Legend" and "Avatar".
U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a two-year budget plan crafted by bipartisan negotiators, a further step toward removing the threat of a government shutdown early next year.
Hong Kong stocks fell 0.51 percent, or 120.12 points, to close at 23,218.12 on Thursday as a Chinese bad-debt management company's shares soared in its trading debut.
The Singapore government is offering more scholarships to encourage young people to pursue degrees and diplomas in cybersecurity, Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said.
Australia's largest airline Qantas on Thursday announced it will cut at least 1,000 jobs in the coming 12 months to achieve total coast savings of 2 billion AU dollars (1.81 billion U.S. dollars) over the next three years.
Canada's main stock index inched up Monday to kick off the first trading day in December by closing at 13,419.57 points, despite a slump in gold prices.
Last week's winner "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" still led the box office this weekend and Thanksgiving holiday. Disney's animation "Frozen" became the second hottest film."Hunger Games: Catching Fire" grossed 110.2 million U.S. dollars in the five-day Thanksgiving holiday (from Wednesday night to Sunday), becoming the best-selling and most popular movie of all time to surpass 2001's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, " which earned 82.4 million dollars during the holiday.
South Korea's current account surplus hit a fresh record high last month when exports topped 50 billion U.S. dollars for the first time in the country's history, central bank data showed Thursday.
The Japanese central bank returned to black in the period from April to September for the first time in five years on a half-year basis, with a net profit of 400.62 billion yen, according to local media on Wednesday.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" thrashed other competitions over its first weekend at the box office with an estimated 161.1 million U.S. dollars in 4,163 theaters and generated the second best debut of 2013 behind "Iron Man 3". Only three films have ever opened higher than "Catching Fire" of all time. Marvel's "The Avengers" holds the No. 1 place with a stunning 207.4 million dollars. "Iron Man 3" is the second with 174.1 million dollars, and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" marks the third with 169.2 million dollars.
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