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DUBAI: Dubai port operator DP World is returning to the bond markets after an eight-year hiatus as the Gulf emirate...

DUBAI: Two traders from the UAE are being sued by United States regulators over claims they were “spoofing” gold and...

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government is considering closing loopholes that enable overseas investors, including large multinationals, to avoid paying tax.Revenue...

MOSCOW: The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by year-end during Malaysia's chairmanship will boost trade ties between Russia...

SEOUL: Korea’s ginseng exports to China exceeded Hong Kong’s in the first quarter of this year. The Korean government is...

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s tax revenue collection fell short of the government’s target for the first four months of the year, as...

DOHA: Al Rayan Bank, formerly known as Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB), announced its strongest financial performance to date, resulting...

KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank announced the financial results of the first quarter ending 31 March 2015, following the endorsement of...

TAIPEI: Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd expects revenue from enterprise customers to grow at a compound annual growth rate of...

PYEONGTAEK: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday its new $14 billion South Korean chip plant, which is expected to...

MOSCOW: The price for Brent futures reached a new high for 2015, rising above $68 a barrel during trading on...

GEORGE TOWN:  Penang police uncovered a drug processing laboratory and seized various types of drugs worth RM940,000 in two separate...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs seized about 4.64 kilograms of suspected ketamine and 3 grams of suspected methamphetamine at Lok...

MOSCOW: A diamond weighing 76.07 carats was mined by Russia’s Alrosa, one of the world's largest producers of diamonds. The...

DUBAI: United Arab Emirate (UAE) has set a two-week deadline for 600 Afghan businessmen to leave the country and close...

KABUL: More than a dozen shops of dried fruits were gutted after a huge fire broke out in a crowded...

NEW YORK: US trade deficit swells to 6-year high of $51.4 billion in March, reflecting flood of imports. The US...

TEHRAN: Iranian Government Spokesman, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, announced the country's plans to boost exports of crude and engineering services to...

DUBAI: A businessman and a driver have been accused of possessing 2.04 million amphetamine pills that they hid inside chandeliers...

CAIRO: Egypt’s Emaar Misr said that its board had recommended to shareholders that the developer offer 600 million shares on...