Malaysia Customs seizes smuggled fireworks worth RM90,000
PM KOTA BARU: Rantau Panjang Customs preventive team foiled a plan to smuggle fireworks worth over RM94,000 to Klang Valley...
Six development projects worth over Rs2.5b approved for Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved six development projects of different sectors with an estimated cost of Rs2,520.676 million (more...
India offers to step up crude oil imports from Iran
NEW DELHI: India offered to step up crude oil imports from Iran as soon as sanctions imposed by the West...
Zimbabwe bank savings grow 8% in 10 months to Oct
HARARE: Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter BANK savings grew 8 percent in the 10 months to October this year to...
Customs Assist Private Secretary Fazal promoted
ISLAMABAD: Fazal-ur-Rehman Iftikhar, an Assistant Private Secretary (BS-16), Directorate General of Internal Audit (Customs), Islamabad, has been promoted to the...
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange benchmark index fall
HARARE: The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange benchmark index closed the day in the red as it retreated 0.16 points to close...
Taiwan iron ore imports decline by 6% from 2014
BEIJING: The trade statistics released by the Taiwan’s Directorate General of Customs for the month of October 2015 indicates sharp...
Customs Inspector Shafqat granted 365-day leave before retirement
ISLAMABAD: Shafqat Hussain, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-16, has been granted 365 days leave preparatory to retirement (LPR)...
China’s maritime economy grows by 8.4% annually
BEIJING: A government report made public on Tuesday said the total production value of China's maritime industry grew by an...
PM offers to protect from uncertainties in coal imports
NEW DELHI: The power ministry has proposed to shield electricity producers from uncertainties in coal imports, a problem that had...
China’s private sector exports rise 44.9% in Jan-Nov
BEIJING: Exports of China's private sector surged 44.9 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of this year, compared with...
Palm kernel imports pick up sharply in last month
WELLINGTON: Palm kernel imports picked up sharply last month, despite the efforts of Fonterra and Greenpeace to curtail its use. Imports...
China to raise budget deficit ratio in 2016
BEIJING: China's proactive fiscal policy will persist and become more forceful in 2016, an official statement said here the other...
Kh Asif refutes corruption reports regarding Nandipur Power project
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif, refuting the embezzlement and corruption reports, has claimed that the Nandipur...
Chinese auditors recover $59b from 100,000 companies in Jan-Nov
BEIJING: China's top auditor said here the other day that authorities recovered 380 billion yuan ($59 billion) in the first...
Javaid Malik vows to enhance Pakistan’s trade ties with Bahrain
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has called on Pakistani Ambassador to Bahrain Javaid Malik and congratulated him on his...
Ukraine decreases imports of rice in 2015/16 season
KIEV: Since the beginning of the current season Ukraine has imported 21.7 KMT of rice. This is 19% less than...
China creates 64 million new jobs in 2011-2015
BEIJING: China has created more than 64 million new jobs for urban residents since 2011, topping the government target of...
China’s innovation index rises 3.7% in 2014
BEIJING: China Innovation Index (CII), a barometer of innovation capability, rose 3.7 percent year on year in 2014 to 158.2...
Power tariff reduced by Rs2.06 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The government has decreased power tariff by Rs 2.06 per unit for all distribution companies under the monthly fuel...
