Taiwan’s economy to expand 2.06% in 2016
TAIPEI: The nation’s export-oriented economy could post faster growth of 2.06 percent next year, bolstered by a pickup in global...
Nepal gov’t revenue jumps 170% due to improve of cargo movement
KATHMANDU: Increased cargo movement through Dhangadi and Biratnagar customs points for the past week has boosted the government’s revenue collection...
Brazil iron ore exports up 8% last month
BRASÍLIA: The most recent statistics released by Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade indicates significant rise in iron...
Merchandise exports dip 11% to $4.6b in Oct
MANILA: Merchandise exports slid for the seventh straight month in October, starting the fourth quarter with the value of shipments...
India cuts export price on onion to $400 per tonne
NEW DELHI: The government has slashed the minimum export price (MEP) on onions to $400 per tonne, from $700 earlier,...
Ciena’s revenue falls 14.6% to $591.0 million in 4Q
MARYLAND: Ciena (CIEN) has a market capitalization of $2.7 billion. Ciena’s YTD (year-to-date) price movement was a mix of rises...
Poland receives first cargo of LNG
WARSAW: LNG terminal at Świnoujście, Poland, adjacent to the German border, has just received its first cargo of LNG from...
Customs seizes 49,000 illegal cigarettes worth £15,000 across South Wales
LAMPETER: More than 49,000 cigarettes and 60kg of hand-rolling tobacco have been recovered during a customs operation in South Wales....
China industrial output expands 6.2% YoY in Nov
BEIJING: China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, expanded 6.2 percent year on year in November, picking up from...
Ireland Customs seizes unregistered vehicle
DUBLIN: The revenue commissioners have been successful at Dundalk court in getting an order for the forfeiture and condemnation of...
Mexico hopes agricultural products exports to rise 100%
MEXICO CITY: Mexico expects its shipments of agricultural products to China to increase 100 percent next year as Chinese consumers’...
Audi vehicles sell up 1% to around 147,750 units in Nov
MUNICH: German automaker Audi AG reported on Friday that around 147,750 vehicles were sold in November, a year-on-year increase of...
China FDI inflow rises 1.9% YoY to $10.4bn in Nov
BEIJING: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 1.9 percent year on year to 64.9 billion yuan ($10.4...
Alibaba now has its say in HK’s mainstream media
HONG KONG: China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Friday announced its acquisition of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), a...
China approves $315bn worth fixed-asset investment projects in Jan-Nov
BEIJING: China's top economic planner approved 248 fixed-asset investment projects with total investment reaching 2 trillion yuan ($315 billion) in...
China’s B2B mobile e-commerce market to hit 24.2 billion yuan
BEIJING: China's business-to-business (B2B) mobile e-commerce market size is expected to reach 24.2 billion yuan in 2015, 79.3 percent year-on-year...
Ireland Customs seizes 6,000 Diazepam tablets
DUBLIN: Revenue Officers have seized around €6,000 worth of prescription drugs in Dublin. Gardaí and members of the Health Products...
UK Customs seizes 49,000 illegal cigarettes worth more than £15,000
SOUTH WALES: An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol across South Wales uncovered more...
Philippines police seize illegal drugs worth P2.3-million
CEBU: Illegal drugs worth more than P2 million were seized in separate police operations in Cebu City last Thursday night....
Ireland Customs, police seize fake branded goods worth €200,000
DUBLIN: Gardai have seized fake handbags, shoes, makeup and boots worth more than €200,000. The Michael KORS handbags, Converse shoes,...
