South Korea’s gold reserves rank 34th largest in world
SEOUL: South Korea's gold reserves ranked 34th largest in the world. According to data by the World Gold Council analyzed...
Venezuela halts natural-gas exports to Colombia
BOGOTÁ: Venezuela’s state oil company is temporarily halting natural-gas exports across the border to Colombia, citing climate factors and the...
Bolivia set to increase natural gas exports in 2016
SUCRE: Bolivia is the largest exporter of natural gas in South America, and aims to increase exports to boost the...
Japan Govt expects growth tax revenues in FY2016
TOKYO: This owes to expected growth in tax revenues as the economic recovery lifts corporate earnings and wages. The government...
Commercial oils widen slide on muted demand
MUMBAI: Castorseeds bold and castoroil commercial oil extended their fall at the oilseed wholesale market here today due to subdued...
Vietnam central bank lend rates hard to drop in 2016
HANOI: A number of factors will affect inflation in Vietnam next year, thus making it hard for lending rates to...
Russia’s oil export increases 10.6% in 2015
MOSCOW: Russia's oil export to far abroad countries grew 10.6% in 2015, year-on-year, to 220.267 million tons (4.423 million barrels...
Venezuelan state oil company cuts gas exports
BOGOTA: Colombia's Mining Ministry says the Venezuelan state oil company is temporarily halting gas exports across the border. The ministry...
Vietnam to expand national greenhouse gas record system
HANOI: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the building of a national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory system with the...
Customs arrests 2 for smugling Rs 1.43cr gold, diamonds
MUMBAI: Gold, diamonds and luxury goods worth Rs 1.34 crore were recovered on Saturday from two persons who arrived from...
Cooking gas prices drop sharply
HCM CITY: The retail price of a 12kg canister of cooking gas in HCM City dropped sharply by VND31,000 (US$1.38)...
Cattle smuggling increasing along Indo-Bangla border
GAURIPUR: Smuggling of cattle-heads has been increasing along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Dhubri sector since the past few months....
Cook arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs
NEW YORK: A cook at the Yolo County jail has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs into the facility....
Vietnamese stocks mix on last day of trading of 2015
HANOI: The market sent out mixed signals on the last day of 2015 when shares on Viet Nam's two stock...
Police arrest driver for smuggling cattles to Valley
NEW DELHI: As per police sources, on specific information, a team from Ramban police station laid a naka near Shan...
Sudanian mining minster calls to curb gold smuggling
KHARTOUM: Sudanese mining minister Ahmed al-Karouri has complained that citizens of a neighbouring country were active in the smuggling of...
Vietnam Industry, trade sectors urge to take on world
HANOI: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged the industry and trade sector to make full use of advantages and opportunities...
SL Customs recovers Rs 600m in smuggled gold, foreign currencies in 2015
COLOMBO: Over Rs.600 million in gold and foreign currencies were confiscated by the State after being detected during smuggling attempts...
EAC sets for major trade improve in new cargo system
NAIROBI: Trade within East Africa Trade will receive a boost this year with the implementation of the cargo pre-clearance system...
KIPCO purchases 51% JKB stake from Burgan Bank
KUWAIT: KIPCO – the Kuwait Projects Company – has announced the purchase by the Group of a 51 per cent...
