Sources: BBC
Chinese animated film "Ne Zha 2" amasses a total box office of ¥12.3 billion (US$1.69 billion), surpassing "Inside Out 2" as the highest-grossing animated film globally. 2025-02-18
Indian oil refiners start payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar due to the sanctions against Russia. 2023-07-3
The Russian ruble experiences extreme buy–sell spreads. While the currency exchanges in banks offer a range of 70–90 rubles per US dollar and 80–100 rubles per euro, sell quotes vary from 100 rubles to over 150 rubles for 1 US dollar. Panic selling is suspected as a reason for the fluctuations. 2022-02-27
The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic order mandatory mass evacuations of civilians from their respective capital cities, Donetsk and Luhansk. Around 700,000 people are expected to be evacuated to Russia with the first buses carrying civilians to the Russian border already travelling to Rostov Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin orders lump-sum allowances of 10,000 rubles (130 US dollars) to be paid to refugees from Donbas. 2022-02-18
Amazon wins a legal dispute against a European Union order to pay back taxes of €250 million ($303 million). The setback renewed calls from EU lawmakers for a global corporate tax deal and for several to voice their support for the Biden administration's proposed 21% minimum tax rate on multinationals. 2021-05-12
The Japanese government designates Osaka, Hyogo, and Miyagi Prefectures for tougher measures against COVID-19 amid a rise in cases. The measures include fines of ¥200,000 ($1,808.80) for restaurants and bars that ignore mandates to shorten operating hours to 8:00 p.m., and capping attendance of large events to 5,000 people. These measures will be effective for one month beginning on April 5. 2021-04-1
Poland's ruling Law and Justice's Arkadiusz Mularczyk says Germany owes Polish victims of World War II a total of 1.984 trillion zloty (US$543 billion, 440 billion euros) in compensation. 2018-03-22
The Indian rupee hits new record low against the US dollar. The rupee fell to 62.03 rupees against the dollar. 2013-08-16
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, on a trip to Shanghai, China, announces that the Australian dollar is set to trade directly with the Chinese yuan, becoming the third currency to do so. 2013-04-8
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's wife says he is to challenge a bill of more than 12 million yuan in unpaid taxes and fines which the Chinese government, of which he is a critic, has charged him with. 2011-06-29