Singapore’s NODX falls 3.3% in Nov
SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX), a key gauge of the export performance of the small and highly open economy,...
Germany’s imports of natural gas jump 22% in 2015
FRANKFURT: Germany's imports of natural gas jumped 22 percent in the first ten months of 2015, though lower crude oil...
Japan trade deficit stands at $3.11bn in Nov
TOKYO: Japan logged a goods trade deficit of 379.72 billion yen (about 3.11 billion U.S. dollars) in November after a...
Hong Kong Customs seizes smuggled cigarettes worth HK$52m
HONG KONG: Untaxed European Union-made cigarettes worth HK$52 million have been confiscated in Hong Kong during a joint operation between...
Exports increases imports at Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor for first time
PORTAGE: Exports topped imports at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor for the first time in several months as the Great...
NZ’s Customs clutches drug racket
WALLINGTON: A 22-year-old Hamilton man has been sentenced to two years and seven months’ imprisonment for importing and possessing drugs....
Ukraine imports to Russia face Customs tax
MOSCOW: The Russian presidential decree to suspend the implementation of the Commonwealth of Independent States free trade deal in regard...
Imports drop by 59% from customs points in 2015
KATHMANDU: Imports from major Nepal-India customs points dipped by as much as 59 per cent in the first four months...
India’s NCB destroys 511 kg of seized heroin
CHANDIGARH: In its largest destruction of seized heroin ever, a high-level drug disposal committee of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)...
Algeria’s ANP seize over 5,700 smuggled mobile phones
ALGIERS: More than 5,700 smuggled mobile phones were seized Monday, by a detachment of the People's National Army (ANP), coming...
UK authorities seize 130kg heroin, cocaine
LONDON: A whopping 130 kilos of cocaine and heroin – with a street value of £8million – has been seized...
Malaysian authorities seized over 1,400 smuggled tortoises
PETALING JAYA: More than 1,400 smuggled tortoises bound for Malaysia have been seized worldwide from July to September this year....
Afghan police seize 392kg of drugs in 2 days
TALOQAN: Police on Wednesday claimed arresting five people smuggling 392 kilograms of opium and heroin in northern Takhar province. Takhar...
US authorities seize counterfeit items worth $63,000
SHALLOTTE, NC: The Secretary of State’s Office says investigators seized nearly $63,000 worth of counterfeit goods from a Brunswick County...
Singapore Customs seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth S$1.3 million
SINGAPORE: An illegal shipment of elephant tusks and pangolin scales – worth an estimated S$1.3 million – was seized by...
Japan’s trade deficit cuts nearly 60% from 2014 in Nov
TOKYO: Japan reports its trade deficit fell nearly 60 percent from a year earlier in November as a drop in...
Russia needs to increase in fruit imports from Iran
MOSCOW: Russia announced on Wednesday that it is considering reduction or elimination of import duties on Iranian agricultural products –...
Zimbabwe spends $4.87 bln on car imports
HARARE: Zimbabwe has spent about $4,87 billion on car imports since 2009 as consumers continue to shun the limited and...
ICCI for focusing on SMEs to boost economic growth
ISLAMABAD: The government should take urgent measures to address the key issues of SMEs and focus on its better development...
Vietnamese tanker seized in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A Vietnamese oil tanker has been seized in Singapore over a possible payment dispute following a complaint by shipping...
