Singapore police seize 12,900 counterfeit mobile phones, accessories worth $600,000
SINGAPORE: Singapore Police arrested 11 men and seized 12,900 counterfeit mobile phones and accessories worth $600,000, after a raid on ...
Year: 2015
South Korean won ends lower against US dollar
SEOUL: The South Korean won tumbled at end against the dollar on Friday, finding late support from month-end exporter demand ...
NASA discovers 11.2 billion years old solar system with 5 rocky planets
FRANCE: NASA has recently discovered a new solar system very similar to ours, that has under its wings five rocky ...
Italy sales of certificates jump to $9.3b in 2014
ROME: Sales of certificates in Italy climbed to an all-time high of 8.16 billion euros ($9.3 billion) in 2014, a ...
Adani Enterprises announces mega restructuring plan for port operators
ADANI: Gautam Adani owned, Adani Enterprises announced a mega restructuring plan under which port operations of Adani group has been ...
Nigeria customs destroy N13.5m frozen poultry products
ABUJA: Following the outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu) in some parts of the country, Customs authority in charge of ...
New NASA daytime star tracker coming soon
LONDON: NASA engineers are developing a precision attitude sensor or star tracker that would be able to locate stars during ...
Chicks count from left to right just like humans
MEXICO: Chicks count from left to right just like humans do, researchers have discovered, with video evidence to prove it. ...
Turkey natural gas imports to reach 52.2 billion cubic meters in 2015
ANKARA: Turkey’s natural gas imports for 2015 are projected to reach 52.2 billion cubic meters (bcm), an increase of 9.6 ...
Sri Lanka eyes Rs5 billion from casino tax
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that every casino license issued till now will be subject to a ...
1,000-tonne vessel joins Taiwan Coast Guard to boost capability for sea patrols
TAIPEI: A new 1,000-ton vessel was commissioned by the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) in Kaohsiung to boost the nation's capability ...
European stocks take positive start, Stoxx Europe 600 surges 0.4%
ROME: European stocks climbed on Friday, boosted by a late rise on Wall Street. The Stoxx Europe 600 was 0.4% ...
Lebanon industrial exports down 7.5% in first 10 months of 2014
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s industrial exports in the first 10 months of 2014 dropped by 7.5 percent compared to the same period ...
UK stocks start 12 to 19pts higher, FTSE 100 soars 0.3%
LONDON: UK stocks opened 12 to 19 points higher, FTSE 100 surged 0.3 percent on Friday trade. The blue-chip FTSE ...
$14 billion mark: India surpasses China with 14.6% rise in readymade garments exports
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over several larger overseas buyers seeking reduction in prices in the wake of a drop in ...
Scotch whisky exports reach £3.9b against Irish whiskey exports of €365m
DUBLIN: Scotch whisky exports at £3.9bn (€5.2bn) compared with Irish whiskey exports at €365m in 2014, reflecting a dramatic reversal ...
Kenya food manufactures directed to reduce prices
NAIROBI: Kenya's Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Agriculture, Felix Koskei, has told manufacturers in the country that the government will be ...
Morgan Stanley announces net revenues of $7.8b, net discrete tax benefit of $1.4billion
NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley announced net revenues of $7.8 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014 versus $7.8 ...
Brent oil dips to $49.15 per barrel
SINGAPORE: Oil value dropped on Friday following marginal increases in the last session and analysts said the outlook continued weak, ...
French Minister: Germany risks sliding into ‘balanced-budget fetishism’
PARIS: France’s economy minister said that Germany risked sliding into “balanced-budget fetishism” if Berlin doesn’t take steps to boost public ...
