PRA receives Rs 250m as tax from Chinese Construction Company
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has started a campaign to bring all multinational companies into tax net and successfully...
US border agent foil 2 smuggling attempts
OCOTILLO: El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man and woman suspected of drug smuggling in two separate incidents...
Thai rice exports expected at 9m tonnes in 2016
BANGKOK: Thailand will strive to ship out 9 million tonnes of rice worth US$4.78 billion (Bt172 billion) next year, versus...
Iran oil exports may rise by 500K bpd in year after sanctions
TEHRAN: Iran's crude oil exports could rise by half a million barrels per day within 6-12 months once sanctions against...
Thailand seafood exports not affected by slavery reports
BANGKOK: Thailand said seafood exports to the United States, Europe and Australia have not been hit by reports of slavery...
Vietnam allows Japanese apple imports
HANOI: After a four-year import ban, Japanese apples can again be sold in Vietnam according to the managing director of...
Japan keeps economic assessment unchanged in Dec
TOKYO: Japan's government kept its economic assessment unchanged in December after revised data showed the economy dodged a technical recession...
Korea FTA to boost NZ’s farming, dairy firms
WELLINGTON: The most significant characteristic of the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which came into force, is that it was...
Japan: Toshiba lays off 6,800 jobs, projects $4.5b loss
TOKYO: Scandal-plagued Japanese manufacturer Toshiba Corp. is cutting 6,800 jobs after projecting a net loss of $4.5 billion (550 billion...
Caterpillar found guilty of stealing trade secrets
CHICAGO: A U.S. federal court jury found Caterpillar Inc. guilty of stealing trade secrets from one of its suppliers after...
Russia, EU trade talks fail, Kiev set to face retaliation
BRUSSELS: The European Union failed to allay Russia's concerns about Ukraine's free-trade accord with the 28-nation bloc, leaving Kiev to...
Ethiopia: African trade negotiators challenge deal at WTO Ministerial
ADDIS ABABA: Africa's trade negotiators gathered in Nairobi, last week saw the 10th Ministerial Summit of the World Trade Organization...
Indonesian people-smuggling crew could face 8 years jail
ROTE ISLAND: Indonesian prosecutors asked a court to jail the captain and crew of a boat that attempted to take...
US: Oakland Airport TSA officer indicted in pot smuggling case
OAKLAND: Federal charges have been filed against a Transportation Security Administration officer suspected of using her position to allow drugs...
Arizona authorities arrest 7 people for smuggling pot
STANFIELD: Two Maricopa women were among seven people arrested last week by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, suspected of smuggling...
French fishermen jailed for human smuggling
PARIS: A gang of French fishermen have been jailed for five years for smuggling 130 Albanians into the UK via...
Nigerian court sentenced oil smugglers
ABUJA: Go to jail or pay a big fine—choose one, a Nigerian court told five sailors from the Philippines and...
US: Police seize $4K, cocaine, marijuana, pills, in Naugatuck
NAUGATUCK: Orange Police Officer Mary Bernegger and her narcotics K-9 Trent assisted the Naugatuck Police Department with a search and...
UK: 1,500 illicit cigarettes seized in Grimsby
GRIMSBY: Some 1,500 illicit cigarettes have been found in premises in Grimsby following a number of raids this morning. Trading...
BSF seizes 22kg heroin near Shameke border in Ferozepur
FEROZEPUR: Border Security Force (BSF) men claimed to have seized 22-kg heroin near Shameke border outpost in Ferozepur sector. Ferozepur...
