Vietnamese Prime Minister approves development project with $273b US funding
HANOI: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved funding for a project to strengthen the power infrastructure in Hanoi and ...
Year: 2015
Indonesia DEA destroys illicit 860kg meth worth $170 million
JAKARTA: Indonesia's drug enforcement agency has destroyed more than 860 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, which authorities say is the biggest ...
South Korean stocks open flat, KOSPI tumbles 0.3% to 1,956.17 points
SEOUL: South Korean stocks fell on Thursday morning, in line with their regional peers, as the US Federal Reserve indicated ...
Mars rover Curiosity gets software upgrade, back online again
WASHINGTON: Mars rover Curiosity is back online again after a short break to get a software upgrade and has lost ...
Taiwan stocks open 0.7% weaker, TAIEX index sheds 61.73pts
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks declined 0.7 per cent on Thursday, in line with regional and world’s stocks as financiers digested signals ...
Indonesia’s Pelindo to issue $24m bond for Kula Tanjung ports development
JAKARTA: Pelindo I, the state run port operator in Indonesia, will issue bond worth $24m in the second half of ...
Federal regulator warns congestion on US ports
WASHINGTON: Congestion at ports on the US west coast will linger even after a simmering industrial dispute is resolved because ...
South Africa suffers R5b losses due to cyber crime in 2014
CAPE TOWN: Businesses are warned to take heed as cyber crime is on the increase in South Africa with losses ...
New Zealand dollar declines 1.1 US cent to 73.21¢ from 74.42¢
NEW YORK: New Zealand's dollar plunged 1.1 US cent on Thursday after its central bank indicated a close to economic ...
Ruble 2.332t anti-crisis plan, Russia cuts 10% spending in 2015 budget
MOSCOW: Russian Government announced an anti-crisis plan, in which government will cut budget spending for the majority of categories by ...
Indian rupee open 61.43 a dollar, sheds 2 paisa today
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee started at 61.43 a dollar on Thursday, slipped 2 paisa compared to last day's ending value ...
Asian stocks decline as oil plunge, Japan’s Nikkei 225 slips 0.9%, Hang Seng falls 1.1%
TOKYO: Asian stocks declined on Thursday after plunging oil value and the Federal Reserve's reminder it is still on track ...
Five Earth-sized planets discovered revolving around a Sun-like star
MEXICO: Scientists led by the University of Birmigham asteroseismologists newly discovered a new solar system that has five Earth-sized planets ...
Two Zebra sharks born via artificial insemination at Long Beach Aquarium
FRANCE: Two 10-month old Zebra sharks debuted at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and are also the ...
Hawaii port becomes more high-tech, shippments reach to 98%, cyber attack risk increases
HONOLULU: Hackers took their best shot at the islands' maritime industry in a simulated cyber attack.Hawaii's shipping industry is not ...
BlackBerry Classics launches in Australia via Telstra platform for $504
SYDNEY: Canadian smartphone firm BlackBerry has launched its throwback phone the BlackBerry Classic exclusive to Telstra, at least for now. ...
Nepra fixes tariff at Rs 15.0279, 14.4096 cents per unit: Pakistan can generate 2.324million MW solar power
KARACHI - National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has fixed the levellised upfront tariff for 1-20 MW solar PV plants ...
China seeks to rise inland shipping efficiency
BEIJING: China is seeking to rise of its inland shipping efficiency and announces the new set of regulation for domestic ...
Phone, internet providers should store customer metadata for two years, says Australian commission
SYDNEY: Australia's Privacy Commissioner has questioned whether phone and internet providers should be required to store customer metadata for as ...
Amdist Rs22bn refund claims, ministers to discuss Rs88 billion textile policy (2014-19)
LAHORE - Textile Minister Abbas Khan Afridi and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will discuss removal of snags in the approval ...
