NEW DELHI: Indian economy will grow at 7.5 per cent in 2016 and 2017 as it is relatively less exposed...

DOHA: Qatar’s tourism and hospitality industry is building momentum as it enters the second half of the decade, with an...

TEHRAN: Iran’s crude oil exports will reach 1.5 MMbpd next month as Tehran moves to benefit from sanctions relief. "Today,...

KUWAIT: Abdaly custom officers foiled two smuggling attempts of hashish and Captagon to the country. A customs source said the...

HONG KONG: Qianhai, the special economic zone next to Shenzhen, will allow HSBC and Bank of East Asia to set...

TEHRAN: Iranian military officials announced Monday that they plan to purchase $8 billion worth of arms from Russia, the latest...

SINGAPORE: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC Bank) said on Wednesday that it recorded a net profit of 3.9 billion Singapore...

BEIJING: China's producer price index (PPI), which measures wholesale inflation, dropped 5.3 percent year on year in January, statistics showed...

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...