Year: 2015

HANOI: A Viet Nam-Czech business forum was held yesterday in the capital city with an aim of creating opportunities for ...

HANOI: Vietnam has reaffirmed a ban on imports of used cell phones, laptops and other tech devices in an attempt ...

WASHINGTON: With a mysterious space object making a splash into the Earth's atmosphere on November 13, NASA administrator Charles Bolden ...

MUMBAI: Flagging a cause for concern, a recent AIIMS study has found elements of antibiotics in water samples collected from ...

NEW DELHI: NASA's Cassini has returned some stunning images of the Saturn's two moons, Dione and Enceladus on Wednesday. Though ...

MEXICO: Researchers in Britain have discovered that certain plants actually produce caffeine to attract bees and help in pollination. Scientists ...

EUROPE: Astronomers have discovered the farthest object ever in our Solar System at a distance of whopping 15.4 billion kilometers ...

TEHRAN: Fifty Portuguese firms are seeking investment opportunities in Iran, said Paulo Nunes de Almeida, the president of Associacao Empresarial ...

HANOI: Shares declined for a second day yesterday as France's anti-terror strategy continued to weigh on bank and insurance shares. ...

KOCHI: Gold smuggling incidents through major airports in the state continue to baffle law enforcement agencies and commoners alike with ...

RIYADH: Customs Affairs President, World Customs Organization Deputy Chairman and Regional Representative for North Africa, Near and Middle East, Shaikh ...

MOSCOW: Kulis Sombatsiri, Director-General of the Customs Department at the Surat Thani island office, said in a news conference on Monday ...

BEIJING: China is willing to cooperate with Malaysia in areas including bilateral trade and infrastructure construction to benefit the people ...

MANILA: Russia's grain exports will climb to 35-40 million tonnes by 2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. Russia, ...

WASHINGTON: Exports are expected to grow by 1.7 per cent next year with major credit being given to increase in ...

BEIJING: China's investment in Africa collapsed in the first half of this year, but may remain robust in the long ...

BEIJING: China's coal consumption continued to decrease in the first ten months this year, according to the China National Coal ...

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has foiled a bid to smuggle Rs554 million worth of drugs, including 70kg heroin and ...

NEW YORK: An employee works on a holiday display at a Wal-Mart store in Secaucus, New Jersey. Wal-Mart Stores Inc ...

MANILA: Growth among 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies softened to 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2015, down ...