Macau Customs chief commits suicide by swallowing sleeping pills
MACAU: Macau's first ever woman customs chief - whose body was found slumped in a public toilet on Friday - ...
Year: 2015
S.Korea’s EWP seeks 50,000 tons of high sulphur fuel oil
SEOUL: Korea East-West Power Co Ltd is seeking 50,000 tonnes of high sulphur fuel oil for November arrival via a ...
Railways to meet Rs38b profit target: Saad tells Senate
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways would achieve Rs38 billion profit target set for the current fiscal year, which has been exceeded ...
Nawaz aims to end loadshedding in his tenure
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said the government is striving hard to overcome the power crisis and is focussing ...
Tevta launches free job portal for unemployed graduates
RAWALPINDI: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has launched a free job portal 'Skilled Labour Marketing Information System' ...
Anusha directs PSEB to meet $5b IT export target before 2020
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rahman Tuesday directed the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) to focus on ...
Govt releases more than Rs168.247b for development projects
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released more than Rs168.247 billion for different social sector developmental projects under Public Sector Development ...
Standard Chartered, Asia-focused UK bank, to cut 15,000 jobs by 2018
LONDON: Standard Chartered, the Asia-focused UK bank, is to cut 15,000 jobs by 2018 and raise $5.1bn (£3.3bn) to create ...
Reserve Bank of Australia detains cash rate at 2% for sixth month in row
CANBERRA: The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday held the cash rate at 2 per cent for the sixth month ...
UK best economy in EU for starting business
LONDON: The UK is the best EU economy in which to start a business, according to research conducted by the ...
RICS forecasts UK rental values to jump by 4% over next 12 months
LONDON: UK business are predicted to come under increasing pressure from rising rents as the economy gathers pace and competition ...
Ghost projects: KP NAB detains 9 officials, contractor
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tuesday arrested nine serving and retired officers and a contractor for alleged ...
Tariffs cut to zero for 85% of Australian goods export to China
CANBERRA: The China-Australia free trade agreement was approved without problems in the federal House of Representatives on October 22. According ...
UK factory growth jumps, but China shrinks again
LONDON: Time for a summary after a raft of manufacturing reports from around the world. In the US, the Markit ...
KSE gains 44pts as last session witnesses volatility
KARACHI: The Karachi stock Tuesday shed some early gains but remained in green zone as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained ...
CBI ‘rigged survey to ensure backed staying in EU
LONDON: UK leading business organisation was facing an investigation last night into claims that a survey showing eight out of ...
European stocks nose higher at open, Stoxx Europe 600 surges 0.2%
ROME: European equities were little changed after a rally that has helped them recoup about half the losses from a ...
Singapore stocks rebound 25.15pts at end of trade
SINGAPORE: After having fallen 109 points in five straight sessions up to Monday, the Straits Times Index on Tuesday rebounded ...
UK export growth hit hard by global slowdown
LONDON: Volkswagen shares have taken a predictable hit from the news that the emissions cheating scam may be even bigger ...
South Korean stocks close higher, KOSPI soars 0.7%
SEOUL: South Korean shares closed higher as automakers outperformed on stronger-than-expected October sales, and on hopes for another wave of ...
