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TAIPEI: Powerchip Technology Corp said it has inked an agreement with Hefei Construction Investment and Holding Co Ltd to invest...

Malaysian Customs collects RM22.5b tax revenue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs) had collected RM22.5 billion in tax revenue for the period from January...

JETRO plan to increase Japanese exports to Malaysia, Singapore

TOKYO: Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) has identified 11 regions in Japan as part of its regional revitalisation plan to...

US customs seizes 220 pounds of marijuana hidden in shipment of soft drinks

CALEXICO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East commercial facility halted an attempt to smuggle 220 pounds...

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected liquid cocaine worth $3.4m

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs seized about 3 kilograms of suspected liquid cocaine worth about $3.4 million at Hong Kong...

Korea Composite Stock Price Index closes at 2,090.26 points, up 2.1% from week earlier

SEOUL: The South Korean stock market is anticipated to remain sluggish next week due to prolonged uncertainties over the Greek...

RBZ, Norges Bank both reduces benchmark borrowing costs within week

WELLINGTON: A brace of interest-rate cuts delivered 11,000 miles apart this month reveals how central banks are finding a modern...

Fuel companies invest more than $1b in Australian service stations

CANBERRA: As more of the nation’s refineries close down and the mining boom ends, fuel companies are investing more than...

Federal Govt seek to beef up Aust cyber security across public, private sectors

CANBERRA: The federal government is seeking to beef up cyber security across the public and private sectors. Authorities say there...

New Delhi’s hotels cheapest for dining

28/06/2015

NEW DELHI: The Indian capital has been announced the most reasonably priced cities in the world for club sandwiches and...

ECB likely to cancel financial assistance to Greek bank

28/06/2015

ATHENS: The European Central Bank is likely to cancel Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to Greece's banks on Sunday (today). According...

Jordan’s total exports during the first 4 months of 2015 amounts to JD1.7b

AMMAN: Total exports during the first four months of 2015 amounted to JD1.7 billion, 12.1 per cent less than the...

Jordan Chamber of Commerce opens liaison office in Aqaba

AMMAN: Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President Nael Kabariti announced on Tuesday that the chamber has inaugurated a liaison office...

Building materials costs likely to surge ahead of 2022 Qatar football event: experts

AMMAN: The cost of construction materials in Qatar is likely to jump as the host nation intensifies infrastructure building ahead...

Jordan Clothing Co accumulates a big financial deficit of JD2.3m

AMMAN: Stuck for years in a cycle of losses, Jordan Clothing Company (CJC) accumulated a big financial deficit that eroded...

Amman’s Four Seasons Hotel earns JD3.9m in Q1 of 2015

AMMAN: Lower earnings and profits during the first quarter (Q1) of this year took the shine off the rock-hard annual...

Jordan’s Aqaba Container Terminal works 90% of its operational capacity

AMMAN: The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) is working at 90 per cent of its capacity, with an average of 800...

Switzerland Postpones Withholding Tax Reforms

BERN: The Swiss Federal Council is to postpone a planned overhaul of the withholding tax (WHT) system and re-examine the...

Portugal may need tax reform to fund rising health costs

LISBON: Portuguese Health Minister Paulo Macedo has indicated that tax hikes will be necessary to finance increasing healthcare costs. Speaking...

Singledecker Celtica Hav cargo ship catches fire off Aberdeen