International Customs

SYDNEY: Australia's resource-rich economy expanded strongly in the third quarter on the back of a surge in commodity exports, government...

Ukraine imports 1.1 bcm of natural gas in Nov

KIEV: In November, Ukraine imported 1.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas, of which 65% was supplied from Europe. The...

Japan’s monetary base surges 30.8% to $2.80trn in Nov

TOKYO: Japan's November monetary base rose 30.8 percent from a year earlier as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continued measures...

South Korea’s current account surplus narrows in Oct

SEOUL: South Korea’s current account surplus shrank from a month earlier in October as imports grew while the country’s deficit...

Indian police arrest three smugglers with 220kg ganja

ANDHRA PRADESH: Police seized dry ganja from smugglers at three different locations in the district on Tuesday. At V. Madugula...

India’s Narcotics Bureau seizes drugs worth Rs. 6.5 million

BENGALURU: Narcotics and psychotropic substances worth around Rs 65 lakh were seized from the residence of a notorious drug dealer...

Indian police seize smuggled liquor worth Rs. 5 million

NAGAUR: A truck carrying about 955 cartons of smuggled liquor was seized and its driver arrested at Ren town of...

Malaysia’s October exports to increase from 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's October exports are forecast to have increased from a year earlier thanks to higher crude and palm...

Baltomore Customs revenue rises by $20m

BALTIMORE: The revenue intake at the Customs & Excise Division has continued to increase, with the department reporting a massive...

Bulgaria Customs seizes 11kg heroin worth BGN 1 million

SOFIA: Bulgarian customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint seized nearly 11 kilos of heroin hidden in child’s pillow,...

Imports of food grains decrease in July-Oct

WASHINGTON: Imports of food grains marginally decreased in the first four months of the current fiscal year 2015-16 (FY16) from...

Turkey’s imports of thermal coal rise 43% from 2014

ANKARA: Turkey's October imports of bituminous thermal coal rose to an all-time monthly high of 2.921 million mt, following record...

S. Korea’s pork, dairy imports surge in 2015

SEJONG: South Korea’s pork imports from countries it has free trade agreements (FTAs) with have surged in 2015 due a...

North Korea reduces 70% grain imports from China in 2015

SEOUL: North Korea drastically reduced grain imports from China in 2015, and a South Korean analyst said the decrease is...

S.Korea exports drop 4.7% in Nov

SEOUL: South Korean exports fell for an 11th straight month in November, while foreign orders shrank at a sharper pace,...

South Africa trade deficit surges by R21,39 billion in Nov

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s trade deficit has widened with the country exporting less goods for October than the previous month. The...

Philippines customs to undergo initial audit before COA evaluation

MANILA: Starting this year, operations of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) — pronounced as the most corrupt agency by a...

Brazil GDP slips for third-consecutive quarter

BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s recession deepened in the third quarter, with analysts saying it is the country’s worst economic crisis since the...

Vietnam’s shrimp export revenue likely to drop $1b

HANOI: Vietnam's annual shrimp exports are set to teach about $3 billion this year, which would mean a drop of...

Iraq oil exports hit record 3.37mln bpd in Nov