Year: 2015

NEW YORK: OnePlus, as promised, has kicked off its open sale for the OnePlus 2 smartphone in India. Interested consumers ...

CPEC is a greatest gift from Chinese president: CM Punjab

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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the greatest gift for Pakistani nation ...

European stocks higher at open, Frankfurt adds 0.2pc

ROME: EUROPE'S main stock markets are higher in early trading on Wednesday, rebounding slightly from hefty losses the previous day ...

China’s “teapot” refiners enter the crude import market

HONG KONG: A new market trend is emerging in the tanker market, as new “players” are joining the demand side. ...

KSE dips 1.11% as 100-index sheds mammoth 371pts to close at 33200

KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark KSE-100 index Wednesday dipped 1.11 per cent, shedding 371 points to drop to 33199.86 ...

Mekong Delta seeks investment into 74 projects

HANOI: Localities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region are encouraging foreign and domestic investors to pump investment into 74 ...

Taiwan stocks lower at end, Taiwan Weighted falls 0.17%

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , Iron & Steel and Cement ...

Singapore stocks: STI sheds 32pts at close

SINGAPORE: SHARE prices in the local bourse finished on a low note on Wednesday with the key Straits Times Index ...

Canada iron ore exports fall 4% in Sep 2015

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OTTAWA: The iron ore exports by Canada registered decline of 4% during the month of September this year. Among provinces, ...

OPDR launches joint service that links key northern EU ports with Portugal

MEXICO: Shipping firms MacAndrews and OPDR have launched a new joint service that links key northern European ports with Portugal. ...

Humans push half of the world’s primates toward extinction, experts

SINGAPORE: More than half the world’s primates, including apes, lemurs and monkeys, are facing extinction, international experts warned Tuesday, as they ...

Aftab Ahmad assumes charge as Member

ISLAMABAD: Aftab Ahmad, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Member, Federal ...

Researchers develop World’s first electronic ‘cyborg’ rose

LONDON: Can you imagine living roses being turned into electronic circuits? A team of researchers at the Laboratory for Organic ...

Pak rupee slightly depreciates in cash-free market

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday slightly lost value against the US dollar in open market. According to the local money ...

China, India most affected by weather-related disasters

BEIJING: India and China are among the countries most affected by weather-related disasters with the two nations accounting for more ...

Vietnamese shrimp exports experience 26.7% decline YOY

HANOI: Vietnamese shrimp exports in the first 10 months of the year experienced a 26.7 per cent decline year on ...

Tasneem Rehman takes charge as Chief Commissioner-IR Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Tasneem Rehman, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Chief Commissioner-IR, ...

Aiysha assigned addl charge of Commissioner-IR

ISLAMABAD: Aiysha Khalid, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, presently posted as Commissioner-IR, (Zone-I) Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad, has ...

Australian stocks slip at end of trade, S&P 200 descends 32.7pts