Luxury tax sees NT$12.5b in revenues from land, housing sales
TAIPEI: A total of NT$12.5 billion (US$ 379.87 million) in tax revenues has been collected from land and housing transactions...
Taipei Customs seizes 6.6m yen cash from businessman
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese businessman who was trying to bring 9 million Japanese yen (US$74,925) into Taiwan lost about two thirds...
Vietnam consumer price index rises 0.05% in 2015
HANOI: The average growth of the consumer price index (CPI) in 2015 was 0.05 per cent per month, the lowest...
21 customs officers arrested in Hungary corruption case
BUDAPEST: Hungarian prosecutors say 21 police officers working at a border crossing with Ukraine have been detained, suspected of regularly...
Singapore authorities seizes 1,648 cartons of contraband cigarettes in 3 raids
SINGAPORE: A total of 4,098 cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized in the past week after three separate attempts to...
Man arrested in meth smuggling case
NEW YORK: A man who allegedly tried smuggling methamphetamine through an international bridge by concealing it in two boxes of...
Da Nang seeks $768m investment in 19 Public-Private Partnership
DA NANG: The central city has called for investment in 19 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, with total capital of VND16.5...
Indian Customs foils attempt to smuggle 700g gold at Rajiv Ghandi Int’l airport
HYDERABAD: Smuggling at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport continues unabated despite the custom officials nabbing offenders almost every day. Customs officials...
Police foil attempt to smuggle 435 pounds of marijuana
NEW YORK: Authorities have arrested three men accused of trying to smuggle 435 pounds of marijuana near beach access No....
Vietnam improves trade relations
HCM CITY: Links between businesses in HCM City and other cities and provinces in the south have improved significantly as...
US Customs arrests woman in drugs smugling case
NEW YORK: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a woman in connection with smuggling drugs last week, according to...
Police arrest man for smuggling 5cr sandalwood
NEW DELHI: A Chinese national and two of his associates were arrested for smuggling sandalwood worth Rs 5 crore, which...
Chinese Customs efforts to boost foreign trade in 2016
BEIJING: Yu Guangzhou, head of the General Administration of Customs of China speaks at a briefing held by the China's...
Insurance sector accumulates $6.7b to invest this year
HANOI: Insurance enterprises accumulated more than VND152.5 trillion (US$6.7 billion) to reinvest this year, up 18 per cent against last...
Vietnamese shares rise slightly on both local markets
HANOI: Vietnamese shares yesterday rose slightly on both local markets as energy stocks benefited from higher oil prices. The benchmark VN...
Nigeria Customs seizes 1,300 cartons of frozen poultry products
ABUJA: The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’, of Nigeria Customs Service, Owerri, has arrested 23 suspects in connection with...
Shanghai Customs seizes 80,000 pieces of smuggled mink fur
SHANGHAI: Customs staff in Shanghai have seized more than 80,000 pieces of smuggled mink fur and detained 13 suspects. The fur...
Vietnam’s IPOs activity less than exciting in 2015
HANOI: Viet Nam's initial public offering (IPO) activity has been less than exciting in 2015 and that has been attributed...
Morocco cuts 30% customs duty on wheat
RABAT: Morocco is cutting the customs duty on imports of soft wheat to 30 percent from 50 percent to ensure...
State bank of Vietnam credit growth expected near 20% for 2016
HANOI: The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) yesterday targeted credit growth between 18 per cent and 20 per cent...
