India to impose more curbs on steel imports
NEW DELHI: The government is readying to impose more curbs on steel imports, including introducing a safeguard duty, after a...
China foreign trade falls for 9th straight month
BEIJING: China has logged another month of weak trade, according to the latest data for November. The country's major trading...
Canada border agents seize club drug chemicals at airport
TORONTO: Border agents at Pearson airport intercepted a package with enough narcotics to make 53,000 doses of the date-rape drug....
Australia: NSW police seize ice after raiding unit in Sydney
SYDNEY: NSW police have seized a large quantity of the drug ice from a unit on Sydney’s north west. Officers...
UN clears Greek-seized 16 armoured vehicles for delivery to Libya
TRIPOLI: The United Nations (UN) has ruled that a shipment of 16 armoured vehicles destined for Libya that were seized...
Cargo theft program launches in Western Canada
EDMONTON: The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), along with law enforcement and provincial trucking associations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan...
Hamilton Port Authority welcomes new Parrish & Heimbecker flour mill
HAMILTON: Hamilton Port Authority said it welcomes the announcement of a new flour mill to be constructed by Parrish &...
Jamaica: tTech prepares December IPO
KINGSTON: Nine-year-old information technology service providers tTech Limited is seeking to raise $50.2 million with an initial public offering of...
Argentina receives 4 Russian transport ships
BUENOS AIRES: Four auxiliary transport ships that the Argentine Ministry of Defence (MoD) purchased from Russia through an agreement in...
Argentina: No to drug trafficking, yes to the fullness of life
BUENOS AIRES: The Argentine bishops' conference issued “a strong call to conversion” to those involved in drug trafficking and dealing,...
Argentina arrests 7 Syrians with fake Greek passports
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has arrested seven Syrian citizens in Buenos Aires for using falsified Greek passports, continuing a trend of...
Mexico announces $23b in refinery investments
MEXICO CITY: Mexico's state-owned oil company says it will invest about $23 billion in upgrading refinery capacity, in part to...
Nigeria imports $1.3b milk products yearly: Ogbeh
Nigeria imports $1.3 billion worth of milk and dairy products annually, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbeh...
S. Korean exports expect to log over $200m in 2015
SEOUL: South Korean beauty power house AmorePacific Co. is expected to log over US$200 million in exports this year, for...
Fruit exports increase New Zealand wholesale trade sales
WELLINGTON: Fruit exports drove a surge in New Zealand's wholesale trade sales in the quarter to the end of Septembers,...
Ishaq Dar chairs Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board meeting
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board meeting here....
Qatar exports to UAE reach at QAR4.7b
DOHA: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ranked third as a destination for Qatari exports and represented 9.4 per cent of...
Malaysian exports rise 16.7% YoY
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports surged but largely due to valuation effect from weaker currency. Export sales for October rose by...
Taiwan exports fall 16.9% since 2009
TAIPEI: Exports from Taiwan have fallen far more than expected and at the fastest rate since the deepest days of...
Russia increases oil exports to China, Asia
MOSCOW: Russia this year has increased oil exports to China and Asia, even accepting payment in yuan, but the need...
