OTTAWA: Canadian aircraft and train maker Bombardier Inc said it would slash its workforce by about 7,000 over the next...

BEIJING: Beijing police have busted a tax fraud case involving more than three billion yuan ($460 million) and 1,500 firms...

BEIJING: China's top economic planner approved 21 fixed-asset investment projects with total investment reaching 54.1 billion yuan ($8.3 billion) in...

BEIJING: China's consumer prices rose for a third consecutive month in January thanks to rising food prices, signalling easing of...

BEIJING: China's second-largest oil major will shut down four oilfields in the country's eastern Shandong province to stay afloat amid...

WASHINGTON: Sugar regulators are considering additional imports to help keep prices stable amid expectations of lower-than-estimated domestic output due to...

MADRID: Spanish lender Bankia, which was rescued by European funds, Wednesday announced it would return money to small investors. The...

TEXAS: A Vietnamese couple’s inability to keep its story straight resulted in U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seizing $4.65...

PUTRAJAYA: A new system for keeping tabs on Customs agents will see them earning demerit points every time they commit...

TOKYO: Japan's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports fell 14.1 percent in January, its biggest drop in nearly seven years, as...

DUBLIN: Heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of half a million euro has been seized during a raid...

LAREDO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently discovered liquor bottles spiked with an even more noxious ingredient than...

AGUADILLA: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations and Border Patrol Agents apprehended 14 undocumented immigrants from...

TUCSON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility seized more than $8.5 million in marijuana –...

WASHINGTON: The Ministry of Commerce says China's trade numbers fell in January, suggesting sluggish demand at home and abroad. The...

BANGKOK: The latest import statistics indicate that the scrap imports by Thailand during December 2015 declined heavily over the previous...

MOSCOW: Kiev owes Russia $3 billion in Eurobonds. The debt was secured by the government of then-President Viktor Yanukovych in...

MOSCOW: Earlier in the day, Putin held a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. "The total amount of project...

MOSCOW: Contrary to popular belief, Russia exports more than just oil and gas. Domestic producers' exports also include electronics, household...

CAPE TOWN: South African wine and spirits maker Distell Group said on Wednesday half-year profit rose 18 percent, aided by...