TOKYO: Japan's core inflation returned for the first time in more than a year owing to increased energy prices, giving...

SEOUL: The South Korean economy is facing trials at home and abroad as China steps up its economic retaliation for...

TAIPEI: A 41-year-old woman arrested at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport as she was attempting to travel to Seoul with more...

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized some P200 million worth of counterfeit apparel and other products in simultaneous raids...

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is finalizing the financing scheme for the light rapid transit (LRT) project in Greater Jakarta, Transportation...

CAPE TOWN: The South African government is planning to implement a sugar tax to help curb the country’s growing obesity...

AMSTERDAM: The Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Royal Dutch Shell PLC from a sector perform rating to an...

HANOI: Vietnamese pangasius exports generated USD1.71 billion in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 per cent, according to the Viet...

BERN: The Swiss Federal Department of Finance said that it is forging ahead with work on a new corporate tax...

NEW DEHLI: An eight-member delegation of the French Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) visited Puducherry, India to explore ways...

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday said recently held Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Islamabad would promote and enhance intra-regional...

LAHORE: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Ashraf Mahmood Wathra Friday said Cabinet Committee had approved an agreement between the...

ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said the recently held Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 13th...

DUBLIN: Irish Tax and Customs confirmed to International Adviser that high net-worth individuals, with net assets of over €50m, paid...

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Textile Industries recommended to the government on Friday to ban establishment of new...

DUBAI: Tech giant Cisco estimates that Dubai’s digitisation initiatives could generate a potential AED17.9 billion ($4.87 billion) in value by...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is putting more resources into expanding tourism from overseas, with 76 per cent of the city’s...

DUBAI: Gains in banking and finance stocks helped to offset weakness from insurers in Abu Dhabi, which closed the week...

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly higher on Friday as exporter dollar sales and inward remittances surpassed demand for...

COLOMBO: Fitch Ratings said it was confirming a 'B+f' rating of Ceylon Dollar Bond fund which invests in dollar denominated...