HANOI: Vietnam suffered a massive US$32.3 billion trade deficit with China, where it imported from a needle to an elephant,...

TERENGGANU: Two suspected drug traffickers were arrested by police near Kampung Temir in Hulu Terengganu after a high-speed chase from...

SINGAPORE: Oil prices jumped over 2 percent in the first trading hours of 2016 as relations between Middle Eastern rivals...

WASHINGTON: Despite the acquisition of IBM's server business, Lenovo's server shipments dropped over 20% on year in 2015 and the...

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI slumped more than 1.2% at midday on Monday while key Asian markets posted even bigger...

SEOUL: Consumers in South Korea bought more tablets in 2015—but mobile users in the country still have relatively few such...

SHANGHAI: China's benchmark CSI300 share index tumbled 7% on the first session of 2016 on Monday, prompting the stock exchange...

SEOUL: Korea's trade volume fell below US$1 trillion for the first time in five years last year due to the...

TOKYO: Platts assessed spot premiums for Japanese aluminum imports at $105-$115/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan Monday, up...

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been given only one hydro project out of 24 energy projects, which come under China Pakistan...

LAHORE: The country’s cotton production has decreased by 34 per cent to 9,200,000 bales at 15-year low mainly due to...

DOHA: Despite plunge in oil prices, Qatar has held up relatively well in the current rout in emerging market stocks....

TOKYO: Japanese manufacturing activity expanded in December at the same pace as the previous month as new orders grew at...

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Monday strengthened against the US dollar both in open market and interbank. According to the local...

WASHINGTON: A plunge for the Shanghai stock market is leading a global equity retreat as worries about China’s economy and...

LAHORE: A renowned Turkish organisation has announced to provide technical assistance to the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta)....

COLOMBO: A top Sri Lankan policy maker expressed his doubts over the prospects of maintaining worker remittances from the Middle...

TAIPEI: The latest statistics compiled by the Financial Supervisory Commission showed a slight uptick in non-performing loans (NPL) made by...

CANBERRA: Sending a letter within Australia is now slower and more expensive. Australia Post has increased the cost of stamps...

TAIPEI: Exports were likely to have fallen last month for the 11th consecutive month and could post a 10 percent...