Thailand seafood exports not hit by reports of slavery
BANGKOK: Thailand said recently seafood exports to the United States, Europe and Australia have not been hit by reports of...
Italian Customs seizes 90,000 euros in cash at airport
BEIJING: A Chinese national who attempted to fly home from Italy with a whopping 90,000 euros in cash was detained...
S.Africa Customs seizes rhino horn worth over R3 million
DURBAN: Customs officials from SARS found the rhino horns in a shipment of taxidermy that had been profiled for examination...
S. Korea’s exports likely fall for 12th straight month in Dec
SEOUL: South Korea's exports likely fell for a 12th straight month in December, a Reuters survey found, as demand from...
Dubai Anti- Narcotics nabs duo for smuggling heroin
DUBAI: The Anti- Narcotic Department arrested a man and a woman from different nationalities who attempted to smuggle a large...
China Customs nabs 13 for links to fur smuggling racket
SHANGHAI: Thirteen people have been detained on suspicion of being part of a fur-smuggling operation, the city’s customs police said...
Kuwait police seize smuggled liquor
KUWAIT CITY: A bedoon man was sent to the drugs prosecution for smuggling liquor. He was arrested with six cartons...
Kuwait Border Security foil attempt to smuggle drugs
KUWAIT: The Sea Borders Security Department found 56 items suspected of being drugs, following a tip from an undercover source...
Kuwait’s crude oil exports to China jump 11.9% in Nov
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s crude oil exports to China in November jumped 11.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.07 million tons,...
Dubai Customs registers 3.1% growth in transactions in Q3
DUBAI: Dubai Customs has registered a 3.1 per cent year-on-year growth in transactions in the first three quarters of this...
China’s industrial profit falls by 1.4% in Nov
BEIJING: Profits of China's major industrial firms fell 1.4 percent year on year in November, narrowing from a 4.6-percent decline...
Malaysian palm oil falls on slow exports
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday after hitting their highest in 18 months in the last session,...
China fines eight sea freight shipping companies for price fixing
BEIJING: Eight international sea freight shipping companies have been fined 407 million yuan ($62.86 million) for price fixing. The companies...
Alibaba seeks to clean up its image
BEIJING: Cash-strapped Star Wars fans can pick up Darth Vader figurines and light sabers for as little as $4.59. Tom...
UAE inks deal with China to set up RMB clearing hub
BEIJING: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed an agreement with China to set up a clearing hub for the...
China’s central bank gives a helping hand to Tibet
BEIJING: China's central bank is seeking new methods to strengthen financial support in the Tibet autonomous region, aiming to accelerate...
Indonesia faces difficulties in avoid food commodity imports in 2016
JAKARTA: The government has said it is still faces difficulties in avoiding food commodity imports in 2016 because it needs...
China to launch registration-based IPO system to boost stock market
BEIJING: China will launch a registration-based initial public offering system in March next year, boosting the role of the country's...
Dubai plans to raise spending by 12% in 2016
DUBAI: Dubai plans to raise spending by 12 percent next year, balancing that out with identical growth in revenue, on...
NegOcc imports almost 200,000 bags of cement from Vietnam
HANOI: Almost 200,000 bags of cement from Vietnam worth about US$16 million were imported to Negros Occidental during the last...
