NEW YORK: A Connecticut woman convicted of smuggling $45,000 worth of cocaine in her luggage got a big break when...

MANILA: Philippine imports rose 11.7 percent in March on increased demand for capital goods and consumer goods, the Philippine Statistics...

KATHMANDU:  A 30-year-old Indian was among four persons arrested for allegedly smuggling 2.7 kilogrammes of cocaine worth over NRs 53...

THE HAGUE: Oil giant Shell is poised to shed a further 2,200 jobs worldwide, bringing the total job cuts this...

ABUJA: The Seme Area Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, seized 12 trucks carrying smuggled rice following...

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Government has accepted industry proposals to modernize the Customs and Excise Act. New Zealand's Customs Minister,...

KUWAIT: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), or inflation rate, recorded an increase estimated at 2.85 percent in April 2016, compared...

DOHA: Top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Qatar expects exports from its Golden Pass joint venture in Texas to begin...

JAKARTA: Three gas-purchase agreements with a potential additional state revenue of Rp 7.4 trillion ( US$544.66 million ) were signed...

DUBLIN: Revenues at agri-services group Origin Enterprises has reported “disappointing” trading for the third quarter with revenues falling by 1...

MONTREAL: Bank of Montreal kicked off the latest bank earnings season by substantially increasing provisions for energy-related credit losses in...

GENEVA: On Wednesday, the Swiss financial regulator effectively ordered the liquidation of Lugano-based BSI private bank following “serious breaches of...

PORT ORCHARD: Port of Bremerton commissioners approved the sale of the Annapolis foot ferry dock to Kitsap Transit on Tuesday...

COLOMBO: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently seeking a co-adviser to the government of Sri Lanka for a proposed...

WASHINGTON: One of the leading contenders for the $6 billion-plus Port of Melbourne auction has dropped out of the race...

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Customs Department seized over 6kg of syabu following the arrest of a 34-year-old man at the...

HONG KONG: The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Roy Tang, and the Minister of the General Administration of Customs,...

LONDON: The world’s sudden interest in coloring books for adults could have an unforeseen cost for British publishers. UK publishers...

ATHENS: Piraeus Bank narrowed its losses in the first quarter, helped by a sharp drop in provisions for impaired loans,...

PARIS: France has started using its fuel reserves to deal with gasoline shortages caused by strikes and protests over a...