Korean exports fall in every month of 2015
SEOUL: South Korea's export growth engine sputtered in 2015, with shipments declining every month on weak global trade, lower oil...
Australia LNG exports first LNG shipment
CANBERRA: Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd. announced Monday that it had commenced operations with its first liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
France exported 628,000 T soft wheat outside EU in Nov 2015
PARIS: France, the European Union’s top grain exporter, shipped almost 628,000 tonnes of soft wheat outside the EU in November,...
Taoyuan airport police catch 2nd cash smuggler in 3 days
TAIPEI: Taoyuan airport police said they intercepted a Hong Kong man who was attempting to smuggle NT$12.47 million (US$372,839.8) from...
South Africa’s bulk export volumes rise 7.3% in 2015
CAPE TOWN: SA’s bulk export volumes rose 7.3% in 2015 to a record 168-million tonnes after only a 2.6% gain...
Customs misses yearly revenue target for 5th time
MANILA: Despite an increase in revenue collection, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has been consistent in missing its annual target. BOC...
Shippers see 2015 exports dropping 5.5%
BANGKOK: Exporters estimated Thailand in 2015 will shipments contract 5.5% year-on-year, as fourth-quarter exports shrank more than expected. Nopporn Thepsithar,...
Garment makers expect robust export growth in 2016
WASHINGTON: Garment makers expect robust export growth this year due to continuity of political stability, a shift in work orders...
Taiwan export downs by 0.3% in Dec
TAIPEI: Taiwan recorded total export value of US$22.06 billion for December 2015, decreasing 0.3% on month and 13.9% on year,...
Thailand’s struggling exports to rise 2% in 2016
BANGKOK: Thai exports, which have contracted for years, will grow again in 2016, two business associations predicted. Exports, equal to...
US ethanol exports drop 16% in Nov
WASHINGTON: U.S. ethanol exports in November dropped 16% to 59.0 million gallons (mg), landing around 10 mg under the year-to-date...
South Korea’s exports of makgeolli to Japan
SEOUL: South Korea's exports of makgeolli, a traditional rice wine, to Japan have been in the doldrums since 2011 when...
Ecuador to pay OXY $1bn
BRASILIA: Ecuador is to make a US$1 billion payment to US oil giant Occidental Petroleum (OXY) by April, in keeping...
Sri Lanka Customs launches ‘Single Window program’
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has been linked up with high tech Single Window program implemented worldwide to facilitate the export-import process...
GCC equity market shed $200bn in 2015 market cap
DOHA: GCC equities underperformed most international peers with the MSCI GCC total return index retreating 15 percent during the year,...
Rotterdam port workers start one-day strike
AMSTERDAM: The Rotterdam port workers are starting a 24 hour strike starting at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Unions FNV and...
Kuwait’s CID nabs three drug smugglers
KUWAIT CITY: Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department have arrested three people — two Lebanese and an American — for...
Kuwait Customs seizes 3kg marijuana
KUWAIT: An Asian man was arrested at Kuwait International Airport with possession of marijuana which he admitted of attempting to...
China improves soya imports up to 80 mln tons in 2015/16
BEIJING: China, the world's top soya buyer, will import 2 million tonnes more in the 2015/16 marketing year at 80...
Oman’s Bank Dhofar closes $250m three-year loan
MUSCAT: Oman's Bank Dhofar has raised a $250 million three-year loan to be used for general funding, sources aware of...
