US trade deficit narrows in Nov
WASHINGTON: The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in November likely as efforts by businesses to reduce an inventory overhang pushed imports...
Demand for lint hikes cotton prices
KARACHI: Shortage in phutti (seed cotton) supply and hike in demand for quality lint have increased prices in cotton market....
FBR collected Rs 1,400b taxes till 5th
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs1,400 billion revenue up to January 5 from the start of current fiscal...
Nigeria’s NDLEA seized N3.7 billion worth of hard drugs in 2015
ABUJA: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that it seized narcotic drugs valued at N3.7 billion at the...
Turkey confisactes 13 tons of drugs in international waters
ANKARA: Turkey has seized at least 13 tons of drugs in powdered form from a Bolivia-registered ship in its first-ever...
Singapore’s CNB seizes drugs worth S$89,000
SINGAPORE: Cannabis, “Ice” and Ermin-5 tablets estimated to be worth more than S$89,000 have been seized by Central Narcotics Bureau...
Philippines police seize shabu worth P6 million
ILOILO CITY: Police arrested two suspected drug smugglers on Wednesday, and seized substance believed to be shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) worth...
S.Africa Customs seizes abalone, heroin at Cape Town airport, Beitbridge border
JOHANNESBURG: Two people were arrested after customs officials confiscated heroin and abalone at the Beitbridge border post and Cape Town...
Vietnam authorities seize smuggled brandy worth VND200 million
DA NANG: The central city's market watch agency seized 252 bottles of brandy being smuggled on board a bus from...
India excise seizes smuggled liquor worth Rs 783,000
UP: Ninety carton of smuggled liquor, worth Rs 5 lakh,seized from separate places here, an excise department official said today....
Indian police nab 3 bootleggers
REASI: In two separate cases, Reasi Police seized 122 pouches of illicit liquor from the possession of three bootleggers, who...
US adds 1000 megawatts of energy to national grid since 2010: US Consul General
PESHAWAR: U.S. Consul General of Peshawar, William Martin addressed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the invitation...
Ford India imports Kuga SUV to India for R&D
NEW DELHI: Ford India has imported the Kuga SUV for R&D. The Kuga is a slightly larger vehicle than the...
S. Korea’s food imports surge on greater demand
SEOUL: South Korea's food imports have been rising sharply in recent years mainly due to increased consumer demand for more...
Afghanistan aims to boost gas oil imports from Iran
TEHRAN: Afghanistan is keen to expand its gas oil imports from Iran to 1.2 million tons, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan...
Ukraine sees 16% fall in gas imports in 2015
KIEV: Ukraine saw a 15.9% or 3.1 billion cubic meters (bcm) fall in imports of natural gas in 2015, to...
Egypt to impose import rules to shore up reserves
CAIRO: Egypt plans to impose new regulations that appear to be aimed at reducing low-quality imports in order to shore...
Kenyan authority recommends lifting of ban on GM corn imports
NAIROBI: Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority recommended the government lift a ban on imports of genetically modified organisms as the body...
More to Agoa than poultry imports
NEW YORK: There's more to the conflict over the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) than just the US poultry...
US trade deficit narrows as goods imports near 5-year low
WASHINGTON: The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in November likely as efforts by businesses to reduce an inventory overhang pushed imports...
