International Customs

DOHA: Bilfinger SE, a German organisation, and Qatari group Buzwair Holding signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a...

Kuwait Customs seizes illicit drugs, nabs Arab smuggler

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti Customs officers apprehended an Arab driver for possession of narcotic pills here the other day. The suspect...

Kuwait police seize 212 bottles of illicit liquor, clutch smuggler

KUWAIT: Kuwait Police are looking for an unknown person who escaped on foot from a checkpoint leaving his car behind....

Norway oil industry to face 40,000 job cuts out of 250,000 nationwide

OSLO: Joergen Langaunet started as a project planner at offshore engineer Aker Solutions ASA in 2012, he worked a lot...

Netherlands global art market reaches 51 billion euros in 2014

AMSTERDAM: The global art market surpassed its pre-recession peak to reach 51 billion euros ($53.93 billion) in 2014, according to...

SA to launch energy saving campaign

CAPE TOWN: President Jacob Zuma would launch the Presidency and government-wide Energy Saving Campaign at the Union Buildings in Pretoria...

German inflation returns to positive territory as consumer prices rise by 0.1% in February

BERLIN: Inflation in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, was back in positive territory in February with consumer prices rising by 0.1...

German Peter Hans Naumann jailed for Bali drug-smuggling escapes death penalty

BERLIN: A German man has escaped the death penalty after being convicted of trying to smuggle cocaine into Bali. Peter...

Malaysia’s MMEA ready to bust smuggling activities in Labuan, Sarawak waters

LABUAN: The Labuan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will crack down illegal border crossings into the waters here to halt...

350,054 companies register for GST: Husni Hanadzlah

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 350,054 companies have registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Second Finance Minister, Datuk...

Singapore ICA seizes 3,000 cartons of illicit cigarettes worth $285,800

SINGAPORE: Over 3,000 cartons and 979 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized at Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday. A 38-year old...

Taiwan’s Chang Hwa bank posts NT$12.45b pre-tax income in 2014

TAIPEI: State-run Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd aims to build on the record-high profit it posted last year by increasing...

Qatar’s QIB inks MoU with S.K bank to enhance bilateral financial trade

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Woori Bank, the most well-known bank of...

Indonesian Navy gives 10 ships to Maritime Security Board for eradicating smuggling

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy has planned to hand over 10 Navy Patrol ships (KAL) to the Maritime Security Board (Bakamla)...

218,000 bpd: Kuwait crude oil exports to China hike 30.8% in January

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s crude oil exports to China in January jumped 30.8 percent from a year earlier to 923,000 tons,...

Cathay Pacific to launch first class suites on Airbus A350, Boeing 777-9X

LONDON: Cathay Pacific is considering its options for new first class suites on the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777-9X, but...

Mexican customs works with Laredo International Airport to clear cargo

TEXAS: The plan to have Mexican customs officers working to clear cargo at the Laredo International Airport is closer to...

68,000 children entered US without immigration documents in 2014

WASHINGTON: The rush of Central American children entering the United States illegally has eased from last year's crisis levels but...

Airbus Foundation, Aviation Sans Frontières donate 2.4 tons in cloths, medicine to Philippine

MANILA: The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB), in cooperation with the Airbus Corporate Foundation and Aviation Sans Frontières, transported...

Airbus, Space to build CERES signals intelligence satellites for French