TOKYO: The Japanese government recently recognized the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as a legal form of payment, leading to a jump in...

DHAKA: Maersk Group’s subsidiary Safmarine has announced Bangladesh’s first ever export shipment to be transported on river sea vessels (RSVs),...

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended firmer against the US dollar today, reversing yesterday's losses on renewed buying interest for it....

KARACHI: There is a big potential for economic cooperation between Pakistan and Ukraine and the two business communities can enter...

SINGAPORE: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called on President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana on Friday (April 7),...

LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Friday indicted former chief financial officer of the Punjab Power Development Company (PPDC), Ikram Naveed,...

LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday handed over an accused, Khawaja Jahanzeb Saleh, the main accused of Toyota Garden motor’s...

WELLINGTON: Three people from Europe have been arrested after $2.1 million worth of MDMA was found in their luggage at...

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Department has prepared cotton research based plan to obtain record yield of the crop. A spokesman...

SEOUL: South Korea is pushing forward with discussions to hammer out a double taxation agreement (DTA) with the Kingdom that...

ISLAMABAD: Raana Seerat, a BS-22 officer of Inland Revenue Service, is going to retire from the government service on attaining...

MOSCOW: The Russian economy ministry has predicted $40 per barrel oil in 2017 and beyond, in stark contrast to forecasts...

WASHINGTON: The Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted and detained a huge consignment...

DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland may have to decide as soon as this month on the successor to Richie Boucher, as...

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Friday gained some value against the US dollar in open market and remained firm in interbank....

DUBAI: P&O Ports, owned by the Government of Dubai, has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of...

ABU DHABI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi P.J.S.C. (NBAD), the largest UAE bank by assets, is pleased to announce that...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 6) seized 720 cartons of unmanifested assorted goods from a container with an...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has agreed to an automatic exchange of information with South Africa and Portugal amid mounting pressure...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan tea prices continued their rise in March this year with the Colombo auction average for the month...