Year: 2015

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday, bolstered by financial and property shares as well as a sharp rebound ...

Vietnam’s garment, textile exports to expand 11.5%

HANOI: Vietnam's garment and textile sector expects its exports will grow an average of 11.5 per cent per year between ...

China stocks jump at end of trade, Shanghai Composite gains 2.3pc

SHANGHAI: China stocks posted their biggest one-day percentage rise in a month on Wednesday, as investors rotated out of small ...

TD Power expects 65-70% revenues from manufacturing business

WASHINGTON: Nikhil Kumar, MD, TD Power expects around 65 to 70 percent of revenues from its manufacturing business to come ...

Sri Lanka Customs seized Rs.300,000m worth of foreign currency in 2015

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs states that it had seized an amount of over Rs.300 000 million of foreign currency that ...

Vietnam’s rice exports increase 3.6 % in volume

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HANOI: Vietnam’s rice exports between January and November saw a year-on-year increase of 3.6 percent in volume, but a 4.9 ...

Tokyo stocks mixed at end, Nikkei 225 down 10.28pts

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended mixed in Wednesday's morning session as circumspect investors hit the sidelines ahead of global economic news ...

Taiwan manufacturing PMI falls to 45.1 in Nov

TAIPEI: The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) contracted to 45.1 last month, down from 46 the previous month, indicating a ...

Bughazi, Dekheila ports closed due to bad weather

HONG KONG: Alexandria port authorities have decided to keep the Bughazi and Dekheila ports closed to navigation for the second ...

New US, East methanol projects to change chemical shipping patterns

MEXICO: New US and Middle East methanol production capacity being added over the next two years will have serious implications ...

Federal govt to introduce operating standards at ports

LONDON: To combat corruption at the ports, the Federal Government is to introduce Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Under the SOP ...

Mumbai to get 2nd port

MUMBAI: City-based Yogayatan Group will lay the foundation stone of a port at Mankhurd on Friday. This mid-size terminal will ...

Brains of men, women are wired completely different, study

HONG KONG: Most brains have a mixture of 'male' and 'female' traits, research by scientists at Tel Aviv university finds ...

Scientists discovered rare fossil of horned dinosaur

LONDON: Scientists have uncovered the rare fossil of a dog-sized horned dinosaur in eastern North America that roamed the Earth ...

Qatar exports rises by 6.7% to $6.21bn in Oct

DOHA: The total value of Qatar’s monthly exports of goods (including re-exports) in October 2015 stood at QR22.6bn (about $6.21bn), ...

Iraq’s oil export rises in Nov 2015

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports rose in November to a decades-high average of 3.37 million barrels per day (bpd), from 2.7 ...

Kuwait Customs nabs Asian maid with 1kg heroin

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait International Airport customs’ supervisor Suleiman Al-Fahd said officers arrested an Asian maid for attempting to smuggle one ...

Brazil’s iron ore exports fall 43.0% YOY in Nov

BRASÍLIA: Brazil's iron ore exports fell 43.0% year-on-year in November to US$901mn, according to foreign trade department Secex. The drop ...

Hong Kong Customs seizes 4kg meth worth HKD1.32 mil