National Australia bank plans terms of exit from UK unit
CANBERRA: National Australia Bank Ltd. plans to give its shareholders one security in its U.K. unit CYBG Plc for every...
Australian Govt to invest $800 mln in boosting innovation
CANBERRA: Australia's government announced new economic policies today aimed at attracting entrepreneurs from abroad and promoting innovation in an economy...
New Zealand Interactive agrees $200m in Q3 2015
WELLINGTON: Interactive Advertising* in New Zealand passed $200m in a quarter for the first time in Q3 2015. The 21% increase...
Worldwide server shipments in Q3 grew 9.2% YOY
WASHINGTON: Worldwide server shipments in the third quarter grew 9.2% year-over-year, while vendor revenue increased 7.5%, according to Gartner. "The third...
SCIC announces sale of shares in more companies
HANOI: The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced the sale of shares in more companies under a restructuring plan...
Rs6.8b given to 65,000 beneficiaries under youth programme
ISLAMABAD: An amount of Rs 6.8 billion has been disbursed among 65,000 beneficiaries so far under the Prime Minister Youth...
Women being encouraged to participate in economic development: US envoy
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Women's Council is encouraging and helping women to participate in progress of the country especially in economic...
Vietnam shares likely to decline during early trading
HANOI: The national stock market may extend its losses during early trading this week ahead of the US central bank's...
Ministry of Transport sets criteria for Airports Corporation of Vietnam
HANOI: The Ministry of Transport has set criteria for the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam, whose equitisation process is underway,...
MBBank receives merger approval in Vietnam
HANOI: The State Bank of Viet Nam last week approved in principle a merger between the Song Da Finance Company...
PM pledges to push economic growth in last 5 years
HANOI: Vietnam had accomplished important milestones in its socio-economic development effort in the last five years. As the country becomes...
Sartaj says Pakistan will achieve sustainable development goals
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will achieve the sustainable development goals recently announced by the United Nations for the welfare and prosperity of...
US to expand overseas customs screening
WASHINGTON: As Congress debates blocking Syrian refugees and tightening visa rules, federal security officials are working to expand a popular...
30% construction work of Rs22.34b Hazara Motorway project completed
PESHAWAR: The 30 per cent construction work of 60-kilometer long Hazara Motorway has been completed as the project after completion...
South Korean stocks fall 0.54pc at end of trade, KOSPI declines 10.73pts
SEOUL: South Korean stock fell 0.54 percent Monday as foreign investors continued to dump local stocks ahead of a rate-setting...
Government setting up 30 water ports on the Ganga
VIJAYAWADA: Government is setting up 30 water ports on the Ganga as inland waterways will be a "game- changer" for...
Backlog of tankers building at Venezuela ports
MEXICO: The backlog of tankers waiting to unload crude and products around Venezuela is growing larger, Reuters reports. As of...
Unhackable, unbreakable, waterproof turing phone delayed till 2016
NEW YORK: In August this year, the 'unhackable, unbreakable, and waterproof' Turing Phone was announced to start shipping in December....
Facebook announces suicide prevention Initiatives in Australia
PERTH: Facebook has taken an important step towards addressing suicide prevention concerns in Australia, with a new initiative aiming to...
China stocks edge up at end, Shanghai Composite gains 0.3
SHANGHAI: China stocks edged up on Monday, with investors rotating from property companies back into tech and healthcare, sectors that...
