Idols are making their way to the local TV scene as more K-pop group members are cast in some upcoming dramas.
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Continental AG eyes acquisition, possibly in Asia:
German tyre and car parts maker Continental AG (CONG.DE) is looking for an acquisition in the industrial sector, possibly in Asia, and could spend up to 2 billion euros ($2.54 billion), its finance chief told a German newspaper.
Saab finalizes $5.4 billion Brazil order for 36 fighter jets
Swedish aerospace firm Saab (SAABb.ST) has finalised a $5.4 billion order to sell 36 fighter jets to Brazil, one of the most valuable defense contracts up for grabs in an emerging market.
Vernalis PLC Announces CTI Becomes Worldwide Licensee for Tosedostat
Vernalis plc today announces that CTI BioPharma Corp. (CTI), a US corporation publicly listed on NASDAQ, replaces the UK venture capital backed Chroma Therapeutics (Chroma) as worldwide licensee of tosedostat. CTI previously held rights to tosedostat in the Americas under a Licence Agreement with Chroma. Chroma no longer retains any ongoing rights or financial interest in tosedostat.
German Amazon workers called to strike in pay dispute
Labor union Verdi has called on workers at online retailer Amazon (AMZN.O) to go on strike at five locations across Germany, as a row over pay and conditions continues.
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"Ouija", a horror film inspired by the board said to contact the dead, haunted the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, collecting $20 million in weekend ticket sales and knocking Brad Pitt's "Fury" out of first place.
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Monday it would buy 49 percent of Texas-based Kalon Biotherapeutics LLC, which has expertise in manufacturing vaccines used against pandemic influenza, Ebola and other public-health threats.
B.A.P bested other K-pop acts BEAST, CNBLUE, KARA and Bulletproof Boy Scouts (BTS) in the "Best Korea Act" at the 2014 MTV EMA. The group is now advancing to the higher category "Worldwide Act" award.
New MacBook Pro 2014 is expected to come on Christmas day with a touchscreen and keystacked multifunctional keyboard. However, problems with 2011's MacBook that escalated this year might affect sales.
"Eat and run" is a new term growing popular in the Korean entertainment industry. This was after the series of idols leaving some of the most popular K-pop groups today. Media and culture experts stated their opinion on the recent controversies.
Roughly one in five of the euro zone's top lenders failed landmark health checks at the end of last year but most have since repaired their finances, the European Central Bank said on Sunday.
A steep sell-off in energy company stocks in recent months due to falling oil prices may be overdone and there are some potential bargains to be had, Barron's financial newspaper said in its latest edition on Sunday.
Google is taking it a step up from Apple as it reveals more of its upcoming Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Analysts believe that the Multiple Accounts and Material Design components of the update will be its major selling points.
Unless it springs a major surprise, the U.S. Federal Reserve will call time this week on its program of government bond purchases, which at one point was pumping $85 billion a month into financial markets and the economy.
