HELSINKI: The unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent in July 2016, having been 8.4 per cent in the year before,...

MOSCOW: Imports of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into Belarus fell in the first six months of 2016 by 21% year...

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with BSA Ahmed Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP, organised a workshop...

HANOI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) of about US$14.4 billion was registered for new and existing projects in Việt Nam in...

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi based NMC Health posted 72.6 per cent increase in net profit in the first half of...

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday gained value against the US dollar in open market. According to the local money market,...

ROME: Swiss milk processor and dairy products company Emmi generated sales of CHF1,594million in the first half of 2016 –...

CANBERRA: Construction group Aveng has cut its reliance on SA for future work drastically, a move that could have negative...

BRASÍLIA: Brazil's current account deficit widened in July to $4.050 billion, central bank data showed on Tuesday, a bigger shortfall...

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Al-Luaibi on Tuesday asked foreign oil companies to increase crude oil and natural gas production...

MADRID: Bananas, apples and watermelons lead the way as the country brings in greater volumes of fruit and vegetables in...

ANKARA: Turkish shares closed lower Tuesday, with losses in the banking and food sectors driving shares down. Borsa Istanbul's BIST-100,...

SEOUL: The South Korean government announced a plan to sell Woori Bank to oligopolistic shareholders. The purpose of the plan...

SINGAPORE:  A 34-year-old fish farm operator crammed three puppies - a chow chow, a Siberian husky and a schnauzer -...

MUMBAI: Custom officials arrested a woman passenger at Mumbai airport with gold bars worth Rs 64.38 lakh. The accused identified...

EDINBURGH: Customs and revenue staff uncovered a £25,000 cannabis cultivation at a Forth Valley property, police have revealed. The discovery...

TOKYO: The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday approved the delay of a planned hike of the...

BEIJING: China's July coal imports from Austrlia fell 12.3 percent on a year ago while imports from Indoesia soared nearly...

CAPE TOWN: The central bank of South Africa has expressed its willingness to look into blockchain and distributed ledger technologies....

BANGKOK: Thailand and Bhutan aim to increase bilateral trade and form closer cooperation in investment and tourism through their first...