Kuwait Customs foils attempt to smuggle 100,000 Captagon tablets
KUWAIT: Airport customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 100,000 Captagon tablets. Airport customs supervisor Suleiman Al-Fahd said the officers...
Automobile component export declines in Europe
PARIS: A decline in automobile component exports to Europe, the largest destination for Indian companies, marginally pulled down exports to...
Malaysia’s NCID seizes heroin, ketum
SEREMBAN: The Seremban district narcotics crime investigation department arrested two men and seized RM10,000 worth of heroin yesterday. Seremban district...
Malaysia marine police seize 320 packets of smuggled firecrackers
PORT KLANG: The attempt to smuggle firecrackers with a street value of minimum RM6,400 and above into Indonesia was foiled...
Thailand seafood exports not hit by reports of slavery
BANGKOK: Thailand said on Monday seafood exports to the United States, Europe and Australia have not been hit by reports...
Toshiba expects to post $4.5 bln loss in this year
LONDON: Toshiba expects to post a $4.5 billion loss this year as it deals with the aftermath of a massive...
First large scale shipments of Australian mangoes arrive in US
CANBERRA: The first large scale shipments of Australian mangoes have arrived in the United States, with up to 150 tonnes...
EU eases rules for entry of shrimp from Bangladesh
BRUSSELS: The European Union has eased the rules for the entry of shrimp from Bangladesh into the EU due to...
Khattak launches massive reforms campaign for KP
ABBOTTABAD: Khyber Phaktoonkhawa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has launched a massive reforms campaign for progress of the province and to...
CAA DG Asim inspects expansion, renovation work at Quetta Airport
KARACHI: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Air Marshal (R) Asim Suleiman has visited Quetta International Airport and inspected the...
Reduction in exports may continue in coming months
MANILA: Contraction in exports may persist in the coming months as low commodity prices and weak demand show no sign...
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports increase in Oct
KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in October rose by 253,000 barrels per day from September to 7.364 million bpd,...
China’s electronics, IT manufacturing industry surge by 10.8% in Jan-Nov
BEIJING: The added value of China's electronics and IT manufacturing industry rose by 10.8 percent year on year from January...
Iraq’s southern oil exports may reach record
BASRA: Iraq's southern oil exports have been running at 3.45 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in December and...
Sri Lanka ponders special zone for Chinese investment
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is considering a special zone in the southern part for Chinese investors as China looks to expand...
China’s central bank injects $15.4bn into market
BEIJING: China's central bank offered a total of 100 billion yuan ($15.4 billion) in six-month medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans...
China grants 50b yuan RQFII quota to Thailand
BEIJING: China has granted a 50 billion yuan ($7.8 billion) investment quota to Thailand under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional...
Chinese share of global exports set to reach 13% in 2015
BEIJING: China is expected to account for 13 percent of the world's total exports this year as the country shipped...
China expects to import 350,000 tons of liquid milk in 2015
BEIJING: Imports of liquid milk into China are growing with European countries successfully tapping into the market, according to AHDB...
NASA to launch second crew mission for ISS
WASHINGTON: The American space research centre, NASA, has announced to launch its second crew mission from Boeing Space Exploration for...
