DHAKA: The government is planning to give the pharmaceutical industry a boost with cash incentives for exports. “I can assure...

NEW DELHI: Dabur India Ltd on Thursday reported a 12.6% rise in net profit for the quarter ended 31 December,...

CHILE: Claudia Carbonell, director of the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (PASO) reported that beef exports in 2015 were...

RIYADH: A Saudi man was arrested for attempting to smuggle 14 bottles of liquor in his underwear into the Kingdom,...

AMMAN: Coverage of third generation (3G) mobile services in Jordan stands at 98 per cent, while 98 per cent of...

HANOI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Viet Nam rose impressively by 101.2 per cent to more than US$1.33 billion in...

HCM CITY: Standard Chartered Bank expects Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 6.9 per cent, higher than...

HANOI: Viet Nam's shrimp exports to the US are expected to rise in 2016, the Viet Nam Association of Seafood...

HANOI: The Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company announced net revenue of nearly VND1.7 trillion (US$76 million) and after-tax profits...

MUSCAT: BankDhofar posted a net profit growth of 15.62 per cent in 2015 at OMR46.77 million as against OMR40.45 million...

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) has seized Rs 5.66 billion worth of 2.31 tons drugs, including 2,273kg hashish, 31.7kg heroin...

MUSCAT: Oman government on Thursday signed an oil concession agreement with Hydrocarbon Finder to take over an existing block on...

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development have announced further support for...

CANBERRA: BC Iron’s production declined in the fourth quarter after the iron ore junior’s Nullagine joint venture was suspended due...

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sealed four houses in Sector I-8 during its operation against non-conforming use of...

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait finance ministry Thursday predicted a record budget deficit for the fiscal year starting April 1 on the...

LAHORE: The Punjab government is spending Rs 109.530 million on the rehabilitation and improvement of existing six fish seed nursing...

HELSINKI: The unemployment rate in December 2015 was 9.2 per cent, having been 8.8 per cent in the year before....

NEW DELHI: India's mustard output is expected to grow for the first time in three years this season, government estimates...

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Thursday issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours....