WELLINGTON: New rules requiring weights of all containers to be accurately stated from July 1 will be introduced gradually because...

CANBERRA: The Australian arm of energy drinks company Red Bull has increased its annual profits for the first time in...

BRASÍLIA: Petrobas' pre-salt production has reached 40% of all the state-oil firm's production in Brazil and 12 more systems are...

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Monday strengthened against the US dollar both in interbank and open market. As per the local...

NEW DELHI: Calling for more research and innovation in the healthcare sector, a senior official from World Health Organisation (WHO)...

OSLO: Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 6.7 billion (€719.8 million) in May 2016, an increase of 28% or NOK 1.5bn...

AMSTERDAM: Swiss multinational Nestlé is investing €80m in a Dutch production site for specialist baby food, the Financieele Dagblad says...

CAIRO: The export of Egyptian building materials touched a record of 3.49 billion Egyptian pounds ($392.7 million) in April, marking...

ATHENS: The avalanche of new taxes that began this month will deal a devastating blow to household incomes, consumption and...

GENEVA: The Swiss on Sunday flatly rejected a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income. Final...

BUDAPEST: Hungary is looking to advance business relations with China’s Hubei province mainly in the areas of agriculture, economic development...

SEOUL: With the global economy in a low-growth trap, Korean exports are expected to remain in negative territory, affecting the...

KABUL CITY: Precious and semi-precious stones worth $300 million are illegally excavated in Afghanistan and smuggled to foreign countries annually,...

SEOUL: Concerns are rising here over what is deemed as increasing U.S. pressure on Korea to do more to alter...

ANKARA: Turkey's leading export sector, the automotive industry, saw its highest monthly increase in the last three years in May....

TOKYO: Negative interest-rate stimulus is half working in Japan, as lenders cut government bond holdings by the most in almost...

DOHA: The Qatari-Russian Joint Committee for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation held its second meeting in the Russian capital...

BANGKOK: The Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) will this week talk to Bank of Thailand officials about an end to the...

DUBLIN: New Irish export business has expanded in May despite the looming decision Britons are facing about the future of...

TOKYO: Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa will this week lead a Zimbabwean trade delegation to Japan to cement...