Malaysia sentences Nigerian over drugs smuggling case
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian high court has sentenced a Nigerian citizen to death for drugs trafficking. Ekene Collins Isaac, 37,...
Greece authorities arrest British cocaine kingpin for smuggling
ATHENS: Simon Dutton, 39, was reportedly arrested in Thessaloniki on a European arrest warrant for drug trafficking and participation in...
Singapore police seize 250kg of contraband chewing tobacco over Christmas weekend
SINGAPORE: Two attempts to smuggle duty unpaid chewing tobacco via the Tuas Checkpoint over the long Christmas weekend were foiled...
Philippines Customs may not meet 2015 revenue target
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the second largest revenue earner of the government, is unlikely to reach its full...
Dubai Customs reports 3.1% growth in transactions in 9 months
DUBAI: Dubai Customs has registered a 3.1 per cent year-on-year growth in transactions in the first three quarters of this...
Serbia likely to increase trade with Russia in 2016
MOSCOW: Belgrade would like to increase the trade with Moscow by many times, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told Sputnik...
Indonesia exports improve as US economy rises
JAKARTA: Indonesia's export and import performances in 2016 is expected to improve as the United States and Europe have managed...
Hong Kong exports down 3.5% in Nov.
HONG KONG: The values of Hong Kong's total exports of goods fell 3.5 percent year-on-year to 315.3 billion HK dollars...
Vietnam seafood exports down $1bn
HANOI: The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep) said shrimp export turnover is expected to reach only $3...
China ethanol imports rise after US trade mission
BEIJING: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported a significant jump in ethanol exports to China in 2015, following a...
Ukraine imports 370 million cubic meters of gas EU
KIEV: Ukraine has imported 370 million cubic meters of gas from the counties of the European Union in the period...
Ukraine plans to restrict imports of Russian goods in 2016
KIEV: Ukraine plans to impose a number of measures to restrict imports of Russian goods in 2016, Deputy Economic Development...
Indonesia to import 700,000-800,000 cattle in 2016
JAKART: A Indonesia will import an estimated 700,000-800,000 head of cattle in 2016, the country's official Antara news agency reported,...
Spanish farmers union want ban on duty-free Moroccan olive oil imports
MADRID: FARMERS in Spain are calling for a ban on duty-free olive oil imports from Morocco. Agriculture union COAG Andalucia...
Nigeria economy loses N34b to phone imports monthly
LAGOS: Nigeria's economy is currently losing an estimated N34billion monthly to wanton importation of mobile phones into the country, the...
Vietnam opens probe into cheap steel imports
HANOI: Vietnam’s trade ministry announced the start of an investigation into steel imports following complaints by local producers that imports...
US steel imports fall by 23% in November
WASHINGTON: As the U.S. Department of Commerce starts slapping tariffs on steel dumpers, imports are finally starting to fall. Preliminary...
US authorities imposes punitive tariffs on steel imports
NEW YORK: A preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce has called for the taxation of corrosion-resistant steel imports...
Bangladesh authorities recovered 52,000 yaba tablets
CHITTAGONG: Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) recovered 52,000 yaba tablets from a lorry in Chittagong city and...
Singapore Customs seizes more than 250 cartons of contraband cigarettes
SINGAPORE: More than 250 cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized at the Woodlands Checkpoint. A 25-year-old Malaysian driver who was...
