Miley Cyrus hit 'Flowers' named best-selling single of 2023 in IFPI chart
The emotional disco-tinged breakup anthem got the coveted IFPI Global Single Award for 2023 just weeks after picking up two Grammys.
Tue Feb 27 2024
Tesla cuts prices in China, other Asian markets as sales falter
Tesla also cut prices on its best-selling Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles in Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Fri Jan 06 2023
Long silenced, vinyl turns up the volume
Fans of Taylor Swift have helped make her tenth album, "Midnights," the best-selling vinyl album in the UK this century.
Sat Dec 31 2022
Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for $1.56M
Super Mario 64 was the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 and the first to feature the Mario character in 3D.
Tue Jul 13 2021
South Korea probes adequacy of Hyundai's Kona EV recall after new fire: Ministry official
A series of fires prompted mass recalls of Hyundai's best-selling Kona EV in South Korea in October.
Tue Jan 26 2021
Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry announce birth of daughter Lyra
Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
Wed Sep 02 2020
Perodua Myvi, Axia, Bezza are Malaysias best-selling cars so far this year
Perodua sold 23,203 vehicles in July 2020, beating its June sales by 9.2 per cent to become its best sales month so far this year and boosting its year-to-date (YTD) sales total to 97,373 units.
Wed Aug 05 2020
Boeing shares fall after second deadly 737 MAX 8 crash
Shares of Boeing Co slid 9 per cent in early trading on Monday as many airlines grounded the planemaker's best selling 737 MAX 8 passenger jet following the second deadly crash involving the plane.
Mon Mar 11 2019
Former president Clinton working on novel with famed suspense writer
Former US President Bill Clinton is working with best-selling suspense writer James Patterson on a novel called "The President is Missing," which will be published in June 2018.
Tue May 09 2017
Master of horror fiction Stephen King says 'Trump presidency scares me to death'
Best-selling author and master of horror fiction Stephen King's boogie man is Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Mon Sep 26 2016
'Harry Potter' author's chair sells for $394,000 in NY
The chair on which British author J.K. Rowling sat to write the first two volumes of her best-selling "Harry Potter" series sold at auction in New York on Wednesday for $394,000.
Thu Apr 07 2016
Italian writer Umberto Eco dies aged 84
Italian author Umberto Eco, a philosopher who wrote best-selling novels including "The Name of the Rose," has died at 84, Italian media said Saturday, quoting his family.
Sat Feb 20 2016
Adele officially best-selling artist of 2015
Global music industry body IFPI said that the British ballad singer, Adele, was the top-selling musical act last year based on worldwide sales of recordings.
Mon Feb 08 2016
Make a while guess, which electric car do the Koreans support most?
Renault Samsung Motors' SM3 Z.E. is the best selling EV car in South Korea!
Wed Jan 13 2016
Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77
Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of romance novels, succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 77.
Sun Sep 20 2015
Malaysia achieves 89 per cent progress in affordable housing target
Nga Kor Ming says the ministry is confident of achieving the 500,000-unit target set under the 12th Malaysia Plan.
Tue Nov 12 2024
Cold medicine to blame for Japan PM's parliament nap, gov't spokesman says
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apparently fall asleep during a parliamentary session.
Tue Nov 12 2024
Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in India's Kolkata
About 128 witnesses are to be examined in the trial with daily hearings, as authorities aim to fast-track the high-profile case.
Tue Nov 12 2024
PM: No Protection for those involved in corruption cases
No protection will be offered to individuals involved in corruption, even if they come forward as whistleblowers, says PM Anwar.
Tue Nov 12 2024
Proton to begin local assembly of Saga model in Egypt in December
The new assembly plant is set to produce 16,000 units of Proton Saga from 2023 through 2026, with an estimated investment of RM570 million.
Tue Nov 12 2024
Trump 2.0: Who's gotten a top job in his administration, and who's in the running for one?
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts.
Tue Nov 12 2024
Former lecturer charged with promoting terrorist acts
Abdullah Daud was charged with knowingly promoting the commission of terrorist acts by inculcating an ideology related to Daesh group.
Tue Nov 12 2024
South Korea's Yoon practices golf to prepare for future Trump meets
South Korean media said Yoon visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport his office said he had last played in 2016.
Tue Nov 12 2024
[OPINION] Place health at the core of climate change policy
Place health at the core of climate change policy to serve the worlds most vulnerable, argues Christopher Lockyear.
Tue Nov 12 2024
Boney M to celebrate golden jubilee with concert in KL
Boney M is set to perform in Malaysia on Jan 12 at Mega Star Arena, Kuala Lumpur, as part of their golden jubilee celebration.
Tue Nov 12 2024