Singapore’s CNB nails down drug racket
SINGAPORE: Drugs worth more than S$103,000 were seized yesterday in a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) operation. A suspected drug syndicate...
Food prices inflation rise by 4% in 2016
OTTAWA: Food prices are set to outpace overall inflation and rise by as much as 4 per cent in 2016...
India will set up observatories to monitor climate change impact
MUMBAI: India announced Monday that it will open eight long-term observatories across the islands, deserts, and the Himalayas to monitor...
Govt urged to pay attention to citrus industry
SARGODHA: Pests and diseases are main causes of low production of citrus, which need government attention to boost this profitable...
UK court sentences man 20 month jail for smuggling heroin
LONDON: A 37 year old man who was caught with heroin worth around £7,000 at Lerwick’s NorthLink ferry terminal has...
Indian rupee up 4 paisa against US dollar in early trade
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee rose marginally by 4 paise to 66.79 against the US dollar in early trade today at...
Google’s quantum computer 100m times faster than a regular computer chip
WASHINGTON: Tapping into the ostensibly "magical fount" of quantum mechanics could possibly result to an outpouring of new and ground-breaking...
Egypt authorities arrest man with archaeological currencies
CAIRO: Cairo Airport thwarted the smuggling attempt of 177 Egyptian, Libyan, Saudi and Iraqi archaeological currencies by an Egyptian passenger...
Indonesia to import up to 1 million metric tons of Pak rice
JAKARTA: Pakistan and Indonesia have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rice import. The MoU was signed by Indonesian Trade...
Turkey imports 33.06 bcm of gas from various sources in 2015
ANKARA: Turkish state pipeline company BOTAS imported 33.06 billion cubic meters of gas from various sources in Jan.-Oct. 2015, compared...
Japan to expand import quota for South Korean nori
TOKYO: Japan will more than double its quota for imports of South Korean nori to 2.7 billion sheets, the Fisheries...
Vietnam cotton imports increase in 2015-16
HANOI: The heady growth in Vietnam's textiles industry, expected to export $28bn this year, is to take its cotton imports...
Australia citrus export rises by 29% to 187,994 tonnes in first 10 months
CANBERRA: Australia’s citrus export industry continues to enjoy a remarkable turnaround in fortunes, with shipments for 2015 expanding by almost...
Singapore stocks marginally weaker at open, STI retreats 0.31pc
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks opened marginally lower on Thursday following a retreat overnight in US equities, with the Straits Times Index...
South Korean stocks flat at open, KOSPI skids 0.04pc
SEOUL: South Korean stocks opened nearly flat Thursday in an atmosphere of caution heading into the upcoming U.S. rate-setting meeting....
Philippines exports fall by 10.8% YoY to $4.59bn in Oct
MANILA: Exports in October dropped by 10.8 percent year-on-year to $4.59 billion, down from the $5.15 billion posted in the...
Growers advised to complete sunflower cultivation by Jan
FAISALABAD: The growers in Punjab have been advised to complete sunflower cultivation by mid January to get bumper crops. A...
Egypt boosts crude oil imports from Kuwait
CAIRO: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has agreed to supply Egypt with about 500,000 barrels of crude oil per month, to be...
Taiwan stocks tumble at start, TAIEX dives 0.5pc
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell to their lowest in more than two months on Thursday as weakness took hold of regional...
