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Alibaba looking to expand Hollywood content offering: Bloomberg

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is looking to expand its entertainment content offering on its Internet television set-top boxes through deals with studios in the United States, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.


Japan casino bill delayed again; resort opening could miss Olympics: sources

Japan's plan to open up to casino gambling has been delayed again, three people familiar with the process said, dealing a blow to one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy priorities and to hopes the first resort will open in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ official trailer: Ultron mobilizes legion of terror; Hulkbuster stops rogue Hulk?

Marvel and Disney's first trailer for "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" arrived Thursday night. Ultron appears and threatens heroes. Hulkbuster stops Hulk.

Online financing, rising costs squeeze profits at China's midsize banks

Squeezed between cut-throat competition from online financing firms and rising funding costs, China's midsize banks are falling out of investors' favor as they increasingly lag behind the country's top five lenders.


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A top Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) executive said on Wednesday the Japanese automaker has no plans to abandon Takata Corp (7312.T) despite the supplier's struggles with air bag inflators that could rupture and spray metal shrapnel at vehicle occupants.
Aircraft makers Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China have launched a joint pilot project to turn used cooking oil into jet fuel.
Nestle has no plans to close any of its eight factories or curb output in cocoa and coffee-rich West and Central Africa because of Ebola, but is ready to adapt if it spreads, the Chief Executive of the world's largest food company said on Wednesday.
'True Detective' season 2 welcomes Collin Farrell and Vince Vaughn as confirmed cast, with Taylor Kitsch rumored as another addition. With a new season and with new characters, a new plot has been revealed. The show will be focusing on the brutal death of a city manager after a transportation deal has apparently gone wrong.
EXO’s D.O. who is part of the cast of the upcoming movie 'Cart' shared his experience working alongside his sunbaes during the movie's press conference. EXO fans, meanwhile, allegedly pretended to be reporters to sneak into the event, causing delay in the media event.
The most recent episode of 'Sons of Anarchy' was full of some of the goriest stuff on TV, prompting the blogosphere to go crazy about it.
A recent appearance by Renee Zellweger has launched accusations that she may have had plastic surgery.
Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) said on Wednesday that the head of its North American business, Melanie Healey, will retire next June, as the company puts together a new leadership team in an effort to revive sagging sales growth and gain market share.
'50 Shades of Grey' has experienced plenty of setbacks in it's filming. Charlie Hunnam cancelled weeks before the filing started. Now Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson needed to return to Canada as requested by author E.L. James, and they will have to do several reshoots.
The latest reports claim that Robert Pattinson is both "head over heels" for his new girlfriend, FKA Twigs, and also thinking about ditching her to go back to Kristen Stewart.