China’s Heilongjiang invests $1 billion in Russian economy
BEIJING: Governor of Chinese province Heilongjiang, Lu Hao, said that province Heilongjiang invested up to $1 billion dollars in the ...
Year: 2015
Kuwait authorities seize illicit liquor factory, nab four smugglers
KUWAIT CITY: Based on directives from the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Major General Abdul-Fattah Al-Ali, security operatives from Farwaniya ...
Instagram launches video advertising “carousel ads” to hit Facebook
SYDNEY: Instagram has launched video advertising in Australia and announced "carousel ads" will soon appear on feeds in the United ...
Russian Ruble strengthens 1.5% at $60.96
MOSCOW: Russian Ruble was around 1.5 percent stronger at 60.96 against the dollar since January. It had gained 2.2 percent ...
Windows 10 with uniform platform across PCs, tablets, mobile phones to release in 2015
SYDNEY: Stephen Elop, the executive vice-president of Microsoft's devices and services business, in charge of dragging Microsoft into the Smartphone ...
India, US FATCA to sign information sharing deal on tax evasions
NEW DELHI: India and US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) would sign a new information sharing agreement in New ...
Spending $317m: Indonesia Barito Pacific to build 150MW power plant
JAKARTA: Diversified petrochemical company PT Barito Pacific (BRPT) plans to build a power plant with a generation capacity of 150 ...
Mazda CX-5 and Mazda6 with new front grille, signature wing design, new LED headlamps unveils at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
SYDNEY: Mazda CX-5 and Mazda6 has unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, which have received light styling upgrades that ...
Australian stocks close weaker; S&P 200 tumbles 77.6pts
SYDNEY: The Australian stocks closed weaker as slumping commodity prices weighed on the resources sector while strong US jobs data ...
“Ori and the Blind Forest” to release on PC, Xbox One on March 11
SYDNEY: Ori and the Blind Forest are set to release on PC and Xbox One on March 11. Microsoft and ...
Japan stocks plunge at end after US job data increase, Topix index reduces 0.6pc
TOKYO: Japanese stocks fell after U.S. jobs data spurred speculation of an earlier interest-rate increase in the world’s largest economy, ...
Cliff Bleszinski releases first in-game footage Project Bluestreak at PAX East
LONDON: Cliff Bleszinski and Boss Key Productions announced that it would be showcasing Project Bluestreak for the first time at ...
Kuwait DCGD seizes 1kg illicit ice, nabs woman smuggler
KUWAIT CITY: A team of officers from the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) arrested a Kuwaiti woman for drug smuggling ...
Astronomers saw same star explode four times in four places
LONDON: For the first time, a cosmic magnifying glass has allowed scientists to see the same star explosion four times, ...
SA’s Sasol posts 6pc rise in earnings
JOHANNESBURG: Petrochemicals Company Sasol reported a 6% rise in first-half earnings after higher sales and chemical prices helped offset the ...
Study, climate change helped spark Syrian civil war
WASHINGTON: Research provides first deep look at how global warming may already influence armed conflict. A sand tornado passes through ...
China stocks climb at end of trade, Shanghai surges 1.9pc
BEIJING: China’s stocks climbed the most in a week, led by banks, after regulators said they may allow lenders to ...
Tokyo stocks 0.95% lower at end, Nikkei 225 sheds 180.45pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have ended 0.95 per cent lower, hit by weaker-than-expected Japanese growth data and a sharp drop on ...
Lynx effect: Trust hopes wildcats’ return after 1,300-year absence, bring tourists flocking to Scotland
HARROW: Lynx are to be reintroduced into the wild in Britain after a 1,300-year absence, under an ambitious “rewilding” plan ...
South Korean won slumps 1,112.6 against US dollar
SEOUL: South Korea's won and shares slumped on Monday, tracking their Asian peers after a strong US jobs report on ...
