Stock futures of the bank, whose quarterly result beat Wall Street expectations, were trading over 2 percent higher during pre-market trade following the announcement.
The breakdown of talks in Doha fueled investor fears that a production cut may not be agreed upon until the next meeting in June.
Sacred Mount Paektu, which last erupted in 1903, is a potentially hazardous volcano straddling the border between China and the Korean Peninsula.
Prices in 70 cities rose an average of 4.9 percent in March from 12 months ago, but prices still fell in 29 cities, with unsold inventory a major problem.
It was the first time China admitted it landed a military plane on the Fiery Cross Reef in South China Sea since reportedly completing an airport in January.
The contraction is the biggest monthly drop in a year, with electronics and pharmaceutical sectors the worst hit.
The live-action adaptation of the Disney favorite earned more than $103 million in its opening weekend.
The move was met with strong criticism from the Chinese side, further straining the sensitive relationship between the two sides.
Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion in global trade passes every year.
But amid limited resources and market uncertainties, it remained to be seen how many countries can heed the IMF and World Bank’s advice.
In the wake of controversy stirred by the so-called Panama Papers, the G-20 threatened to penalize tax haven countries that do not comply with new information-sharing efforts.
Friday’s move marks the first time Hong Kong Disneyland has laid off employees on a large scale since it opened in 2005.
About 69 percent of the 25,901 Chinese private funds registered as of March end were reportedly zombie companies that did not offer any investment products.
Sources said the deal for 36 French Rafale fighter jets will be set at around $9 billion.
The league hopes a new mobile app for the Chinese market will help expand its fan base there, David Shoemaker, CEO of NBA China, told IBT.
The bank's profit decline is the biggest among big U.S. banks that have reported first-quarter results so far.
The U.S. dollar consolidated its weekly gains, and investors awaited a meeting between oil-producing nations to be held in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday.
The Department of Justice charged Szuhsiung Ho, a Chinese-born naturalized U.S. citizen, of acting as an agent of a foreign government.
The Philippines and the U.S. have begun joint patrols in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday.
The three-day meeting, which begins Friday, comes at a time when risks to global economic growth have intensified.
South Korean sources suspect the rocket to be a Musudan missile, also known as BM-25, which experts believe was designed to put the mainland United States within range.
A first-quarter rise of 6.7 percent was the weakest since 2009 — but analysts see signs of stabilization ahead.
