Abigail Ng is a news assistant based out of CNBC's Singapore office.
Abigail Ng is a news assistant based out of CNBC's Singapore office.
Smartphone owners in the U.S. waited an average of 24.7 months before upgrading their devices, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel.
A spokeswoman for Amnesty International U.S.A. said the organization was told that it is "not the best tenant" for a building owned by a Chinese state-owned enterprise, according to The New York Times.
There could be more mergers and acquisitions in the gambling industry, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, said Adam Dawes, a senior investment advisor at financial services company, Shaw and Partners.
The world's largest country by population could hit a ceiling six years earlier than expected, a new report predicts.
As investors consider the guidance given by analysts and companies, they will begin to see earnings going "significantly higher" in the future, said Timothy Lesko, partner at Granite Investment Advisors.
"We were just about ready to start again, on another hotel ... and now look at what's happened," said Ho Kwon Ping, executive chairman of Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts.
From Iceland to Morocco, here are "Game of Thrones" destinations that are popular with tourists whether or not they've ever watched the hit show.
Wynn Resorts' recent $7.1 billion takeover offer for Australia's Crown Resorts signals a change in strategy at the world's second-largest casino operator, analysts told CNBC.
Zhang Xin, chief executive of real estate developer Soho China, said on Saturday that the country's economy is too "soft" for a property tax.
Two sex scandals that rocked the South Korean music world have crushed the country's entertainment stocks as police investigate the involvement of celebrities in sexual harassment allegations.
Data also provided by 
