Hong Kong developers preparing to push for removal of property cooling measures
HONG KONG: The Real Estate Developers Association, which represents major Hong Kong developers, will call for a meeting to discuss...
Savills increases Thailand platform with new associate
BANGKOK: International real estate advisor Savills has extended its Thailand network by forming a new association with Nexus Property Consultants...
Singapore foreign wholesale trade falls 14.4% in Q4
SINGAPORE: Singapore's foreign wholesale trade, which tracks products traded here for markets overseas, fell 14.4 per cent in the three...
Investment in Getty Images for visual sight
BEIJING: Chinese image licensing company Visual China Group said it plans to invest up to US$100 million in Getty Images...
World Bank pledges $150m for fight against Zika
MEXICO CITY: Friday saw a new front opened in the battle against the Zika virus as the World Bank entered...
China’s auto market drives to firm start as January sales surge 7.7%
BEIJING: China’s auto market roared off to a bullish start this year as overall sales in January surged 7.7 percent...
Russian incomes accelerate drop in January
MOSCOW: Russians' real incomes saw a sharp fall in January, falling by 6.3 percent year-on-year, the Rosstat state statistics service...
Rosneft invests $500m in Venezuela’s oil industry amid crisis
MOSCOW: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday as quoted by VTV (Venezolana de Televisión) that the "necessary investment for...
Norwegian company eyeing Iran’s oil, gas sector
TEHRAN: Norwegian company Global Geo Services AS (GGS) plans to expand cooperation with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in...
Port Metro Vancouver sees huge decline in coal exports to China
OTTAWA: Port Metro Vancouver didn’t ship a single lump of thermal coal to China in 2015. The port authority released...
Gazprom CEO inks energy cooperation agreements with Bolivia
MOSCOW: Miller visited Bolivia on Thursday, holding meetings both with the country’s president as well as Minister of Hydrocarbons and...
Saudi Arabia, Iraq sells more oil to India
RIYADH: India's oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Iraq hit the highest in more than a decade in January as...
Sainsbury’s Argos deal dashed as billionaire makes £1.4bn rival bid
LONDON: The South African billionaire behind the Iceland and New Look chains has entered the battle for Home Retail Group...
Nestlé misses sales target for third year
GENEVA: Nestlé, the world’s largest food group, delivered a double dose of bad news to investors yesterday, with full-year sales...
US Customs seizes counterfeit Hoverboards worth $447,000
JAMAICA: In the movie ‘Back to the Future II’ Marty McFly used a hoverboard to defeat his rival Biff. Lucky...
New Chief Patrol Agent takes the reins of El Centro Sector Border Patrol
IMPERIAL: Rodney S. Scott has been appointed as the new Chief Patrol Agent of the El Centro Sector Border Patrol. ...
South Africa’s banks index rise in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s banks index rose in Johannesburg to levels not seen since before President Jacob Zuma unexpectedly fired finance...
US Customs explorers prest colour during Miami Heat Pregame Ceremony
MIAMI: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Officers representing the Miami/Tampa Field Offices oversee an...
19,000 cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Airport
DUBLIN: The smuggled Marlboro brand cigarettes were uncovered when detector dog, Lottie, was drawn to the suitcase of a Moldovan...
Indiana ports set shipping record in 2015
INDIANAPOLIS: The Ports of Indiana handled more than 12.2 million tons of cargo in 2015, surpassing 2014’s record volume by...
