China stocks skid at end of day, Shanghai Composite sheds 0.5pc
BEIJING: China’s stocks fell amid concern the government’s efforts to make domestic consumption and services a bigger part of the ...
Year: 2015
Cassini captures images of Saturn’s Prometheus and Titan
CANADA: Cassini has sent across fresh images of Saturn’s Prometheus and Titan revealing the surface features of the two moons ...
Ceres reveals some of its secrets
MEXICO: Ceres reveals some of its well-kept secrets in two new studies in the journal Nature, thanks to data from ...
Qatar’s real GDP growth to remain robust in 2016 despite bumps: Moody’s
DOHA: While lower oil prices will negatively affect Qatar’s government revenues, large financial assets provide a sizeable buffer, says Moody’s ...
Australian stocks end: S&P 200 down 42.8pts
PERTH: Surprisingly strong employment figures have dashed hopes for further Reserve Bank interest rate cuts, sparking a sell-off in big ...
Scientists detect galaxy’s supermassive black hole
WASHINGTON: The Milky Way, like most galaxies, has a supermassive black hole sitting right in its centre. Now, for the ...
US Customs foils attempt to smuggle $526K meth
NEW YORK: A Raymondville man is in federal custody after federal agents say he tried to smuggle more than half ...
Hong Kong stocks weaker at end, Hang Seng tumbles 0.5%
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares weakened on Thursday, pulled lower by resource shares, as investors remained wary of falling commodity ...
Rs2.01b disbursed among pensioners in Oct
KARACHI: Rs2,015.975 million (over Rs2 billion) have been disbursed amongst the pensioners and collected Rs1,091.170m (almost Rs2 billion) as contribution ...
Govt expands income support programme with Rs102b: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the government has expanded the network of income support programme to ...
Import restrictions led to rise in gold smuggling: Govt
NEW DELHI: Import restrictions on gold led to a rise in its smuggling and the various ways adopted to illicitly ...
Dy Commissioner-IR Asif’s performance allowance resorted
ISLAMABAD: The performance allowance in respect of Asif Jamali, a BS-18 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has been restored The ...
Vietnam’s exports expected to grow 10.1% from 2021-2030
HANOI: Vietnam’s exports are expected to grow by 10.1 per cent from 2021 to 2030, largely unchanged from the growth ...
China crude oil imports up 7.6% in Nov: Customs data
BEIJING: China’s November crude oil imports rose 7.6 percent from the same month a year ago, data showed on Tuesday, ...
South Korean stocks edge up at end, KOSPI gains 0.2%
SEOUL: South Korean shares edged up on Thursday, bolstered by local institutions and individuals that bought stocks on the main ...
Pakistani Govt wants to sign trade special agreement with Vietnam
HANOI: The Pakistani Government wants to sign a trade preferential agreement with Viet Nam, paving the way for a future ...
Sri Lanka exports down by 5.9%t o $850m in Sept
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan exports fell for the seventh successive month in September 2015, down by 5.9 percent to 850 million ...
CNMI Customs recovers 4.9 lbs of methamphetamine at port
SAIPAN: The CNMI Division of Customs discovered 4.9 lbs of methamphetamine or "ice" during a routine inspection of a 40-foot ...
Great Barrier Reef corals facing fight for survival
FRANCE: QUEENSLAND'S Environment Minister has said the state is about to get a taste of the impacts of climate change, ...
Wal-Mart’s imports from China cost 400,000 US jobs
NEW YORK: Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s import of goods from China led to the loss of more than 400,000 jobs in ...
