Tianjin Customs seizes 171 controlled knives
BEIJING: Recently, in Tianjin Customs District, Airport Customs House seized 171 controlled knives on the site of express control. All...
Guangzhou Customs seizes 108 Infringing Watches
BEIJING: Recently, Tianhe Station Customs House (affiliated to Guangzhou Customs District) intercepted a total of 108 infringing watches taken by...
First Import under China-Australia FTA Clears Customs
SHANGHAI: Shanghai Customs District, by using a green clearance channel, fast released 1.2 tons of fresh cherries from Australia on...
Vietnam eyes Thai rice in global market
HCM CITY: Viet Nam will have various advantages in exporting rice this year though it may have to compete with...
Philippine agriculture down by 0.96% in output in Q4
MANILA: The Philippine agriculture posted a 0.96 percent contraction in output in the fourth quarter of 2015 due to the...
Eurozone gov’t debt-to-GDP ratio falls to 91.6% in Q3
BRUSSELS: Government debt of the 19-country eurozone accounted for 91.6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) for the third...
South African stocks rally for first weekly gain in 2016
CAPE TOWN: South African stocks gained the most in four months for the first weekly gain this year as global...
Iceland’s wage index records 0.9% increase in Dec. 2015
REYKJAVIK: Iceland's wage index reported a month-on-month increase of 0.9 percent in December 2015, according to Statistics Iceland on Friday....
UK seeks to increase food products exports
LONDON: Exporting tea to China, to shipping one of Britain's favorite breakfast cereals to 80 countries, were cited Thursday at...
US Customs seizes meth worth nearly $1m
LAREDO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a significant amount of crystal methamphetamine in two separate enforcement actions...
US Customs seizes raw chickens
DALLAS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport fined a traveler for attempting...
Nawaz asks foreign investors to enjoy investment opportunities in Pakistan
DAVOS, Switzerland: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday invited Swiss and international investors to Pakistan's energy, telecom, infrastructure, urban development, agro-industry...
India elects fastest growing economy at 7.3% in 2016
NEW DELHI: India will be the world's fastest growing large economy at 7.3 per cent in 2016, improving further to...
2,149MW added to national grid in two years
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water and Power Friday said that a total of 2,149 megawatt electricity were added to the...
NHA joins hands with private sector to construct new roads
ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) has actively involved private sector in the construction process of new highways and motorways in...
Karachi-Peshawar railway track being rehabilitated under CPEC
ISLAMABAD: The railway track from Karachi to Peshawar will be upgraded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project after completion...
Tax authority probes recover $1.4 bln in Vietnam
HANOI: The tax authorities conducted investigations and checks at more than 70,000 businesses, reducing losses of around VND20 trillion ($889...
Cambodia exports 50% more timber to Vietnam in 2015
HANOI: Cambodia exported about 50 percent more timber to Vietnam by value in 2015 than the year before, overtaking Laos...
SPI inflation decreases by 0.32%
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation dipped by 0.32 per cent for the week ended January 21 as compared to the previous...
Vietnamese shares drop for second day
HANOI: Vietnamese shares dropped for a second day and a sixth session in seven as energy stocks extended losses amid...
