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HANOI: Vietnamese retail revenue continued to rise during the first 11 months of this year, reaching VND2.95 quadrillion (US$134 billion),...

Vietnamese shares down 0.5 for fourth day

HANOI: Vietnamese shares yesterday fell further on both local exchanges, extending declines for a fourth day, led by financial stocks...

Zimbabwe Bindura Nickel Corporation’s revenue plunges 56%

HARARE: Bindura Nickel Corporation's revenue plunged 56 percent to $20,5 million in the interim to September 2015 weighed down by...

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Housing market positive impact on prices of shares of property companies

HCM CITY: The revival of the housing market has had a positive impact on the prices of shares of property...

Auto distributor plans to issue 30-60 mln shares to dealers

HANOI: Truck distributor Hoang Huy Investment Services Co (HHS) won't be issuing 30 million to 60 million shares to dealers,...

Vietnamese banking system position steady

HANOI: The outlook for the Vietnamese banking system is stable, driven by the country's good economic growth and stabilising asset...

Brazil’s wood based product exports drop 24% in Oct 2015

BRASÍLIA: The value of Brazil’s October exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) fell almost 24% year-on-year from $276...

Vietnam’s garment, textile exports to expand 11.5%

HANOI: Vietnam's garment and textile sector expects its exports will grow an average of 11.5 per cent per year between...

TD Power expects 65-70% revenues from manufacturing business

WASHINGTON: Nikhil Kumar, MD, TD Power expects around 65 to 70 percent of revenues from its manufacturing business to come...

Sri Lanka Customs seized Rs.300,000m worth of foreign currency in 2015

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs states that it had seized an amount of over Rs.300 000 million of foreign currency that...

Vietnam’s rice exports increase 3.6 % in volume

HANOI: Vietnam’s rice exports between January and November saw a year-on-year increase of 3.6 percent in volume, but a 4.9...

Taiwan manufacturing PMI falls to 45.1 in Nov

TAIPEI: The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) contracted to 45.1 last month, down from 46 the previous month, indicating a...

Qatar exports rises by 6.7% to $6.21bn in Oct

DOHA: The total value of Qatar’s monthly exports of goods (including re-exports) in October 2015 stood at QR22.6bn (about $6.21bn),...

Iraq’s oil export rises in Nov 2015

BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports rose in November to a decades-high average of 3.37 million barrels per day (bpd), from 2.7...

Kuwait Customs nabs Asian maid with 1kg heroin

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait International Airport customs’ supervisor Suleiman Al-Fahd said officers arrested an Asian maid for attempting to smuggle one...

Brazil’s iron ore exports fall 43.0% YOY in Nov

BRASÍLIA: Brazil's iron ore exports fell 43.0% year-on-year in November to US$901mn, according to foreign trade department Secex. The drop...

Hong Kong Customs seizes 4kg meth worth HKD1.32 mil

HONG KONG: A 28-year-old model was arrested at Lo Wu Control Point yesterday after customs officers found drugs hidden in...

Australia’s economy GDP higher 0.9% in 3 months

CANBERRA: Australia’s economy expanded at a quicker pace than economists forecast in the third quarter, driven by the fastest gain...

Indian Customs seizes smuggled cigarettes worth Rs. 2.5 million

ANDHRA PARDESH: Officials of the Customs Department conducted raids at several places in the State on Tuesday, and seized huge...

Turkey’s exports decline by 10.5% in Nov