WASHINGTON: As the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) last week called for Expressions of Interest for the East Container Terminal...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday seized suspected endangered species items including 51.9 kilograms of suspected agarwood, 2.5kg of suspected...

BROWNSVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted a load of alleged heroin at...

WASHINGTON: In the first five months of 2016, Latvian ports reloaded 27.409 million tons of cargo, down 14% from the...

BEIJING: The world’s largest e-commerce platform, China’s Alibaba, is aiming for a record 6 trillion yuan ($912 billion) in gross...

SINGAPORE: Resale prices for Singapore's non-landed private residential flats inched up 0.4 percent in May month-on-month, according to estimates released...

BEIJING: China's coal production declined sharply in May as measures to cut capacity began to take effect, official data showed...

MOSCOW: Russia’s federal budget deficit totaled 1.486 trillion rubles ($22.4 billion) in January-May 2016, or 4.6 percent of GDP, according...

BRUSSELS: Industrial production rose 1.1 percent across the eurozone during April. Official figures published on Tuesday could lift growth hopes...

WASHINGTON: US retail sales rose strongly in May as Americans bought cars and a range of other goods, even as...

DUBLIN: Finding buried treasure is a dream as old as stories themselves. Treasure chests overflowing with gold doubloons, shiny lamps...

WASHINGTON: NASA’s Kepler telescope has spotted a new planet – one where Luke Skywalker might feel right at home. Just...

OTTAWA: The 222 kilograms of tobacco seized April 6 was the largest seizure of its type on the Prairies in...

KANGAR: Two Customs officers who allegedly sought RM3,000 as bribes from a fishing boat owner were picked up by the...

HANOI: Vietnam, the world's largest robusta producer, exported 162,000 tonnes (2.7 million 60-kg bags) of coffee in May, down 12.9...

MANILA: The incoming administration will initiate reform measures at the Bureau of Customs to rid the agency of corrupt practices,...

TOKYO: Asian stocks rose, erasing losses to snap the biggest four-day decline since February amid concerns over the U.K. leaving...

FRANKFURT: European stocks closed lower on Tuesday as investors wavered ahead of a two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve...

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday as financial stocks pulled back ahead of Britain's vote on whether to...

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks fell for the fourth consecutive session Tuesday, led by declines in financial shares. Recent market action...