US wood furniture imports decline 1% from China
WASHINGTON: The value of US wooden furniture imported in August was unchanged from the previous month at US$1.44 billion. Year-to-date...
Dialogue with IMF was successful, FBR clarifies
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), refuting some media reports, has explained that the dialogue with International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
UK pork imports rise 11% in October
LONDON: UK pork imports rose strongly in October, increasing for the third time in four months, driven by supplies from...
Imports of readymade garments, raw materials fall in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s garment manufacturers have been cheered by the duty-free access granted by the US recently, but they are having...
China’s Chery to produce 5 millionth car
HEFEI: China's Chery Automobile is expected to produce its 5 millionth car next Friday, making it the country's first indigenous...
Eurozone industrial production rises 0.6% in Oct
BRUSSELS: The industrial production in 19-country Eurozone got out of negative territory and gained upward momentum in October compared with...
South Korea’s crude oil shipments from Iran fall 30% in Nov
SEOUL: South Korea's crude oil shipments from Iran fell around 30 percent in November from a year ago, with imports...
Five Inland Revenue officers of BS 20-21 transferred
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has transferred/posted five Inland Revenue Service officers of BS 20-21 with immediate effect. According to...
Laos aims to increase rice export to China
VIENTIANE: Laos' Savannkhet province is looking to increase rice exports to China to more than 10,000 tonnes a year after...
Bulgarian Customs prevents smuggling of ancient coin, artifacts
SOFIA: Bulgarian customs authorities have prevented the smuggling of thousands of ancient coins and archaeological artifacts from Bulgaria into England,...
Macau Customs officer accussed of taking bribe
MACAU: A Macau Customs Service (SA) inspector was found to have accepted bribes from an individual who was allegedly active...
Rice imports may reach nearly 1 mln MT in H1 of 2016
WASHINGTON: Rice imports may reach nearly 1 million metric tons (MT) in the first half of 2016 as the government...
U.S Customs seizes marijuana worth $3.9m
SANTA TERESA, N.M: The largest drug bust in 13 years was made Friday at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry...
Imports of polyethylene into Ukraine fall 14% in 2015
KIEV: Total imports of polyethylene (PE) into Ukraine decreased to 183,600 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2015, down...
US police seize 16 pounds of marijuana
BEAR RIVER, NS: More than 16 pounds of marijuana were seized from a home in Bear River after a search...
US Customs seizes heroin worth $296,000
STERLING: A Guatemalan man was arrested Friday after he was found carrying more than nine pounds of heroin at Washington...
India’s excise seizes 1,640kg ganja worth Rs. 10.6 million
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Prohibition and Excise Department seized about 1,640 kgs of dry ganja in a surprise check at Narsipatnam, and...
Philippines police seize shabu worth P1.5 million
TACURONG CITY: Lawmen seized P1.5 million worth of shabu from a large-scale drug smuggler nabbed in a dragnet in Tacurong...
Spain police confiscate cocaine worth €75 million
SAN ROQUE: Cocaine with a street value of over €75 million has been seized in San Roque. Guardia Civil made...
India’s urea imports increase by 16.47% in 2015
NEW DELHI: India's urea imports increased by 16.47 per cent to 56.56 lakh tonnes in the first eight months of...
