International Customs

KUWAIT CITY: A steward of Kuwait Airways tried to smuggle three bottles of imported alcohol with a bag full of...

TAIPEI: Nigeria has demanded that Taiwan relocate its trade office following a visit by China's foreign minister and a promise...

DOHA: Increased expenses towards transport, utilities, education and recreation led Qatar's cost of living, based on consumer price index (CPI),...

MADRID: Officials in Spain say the number of tourists visiting the country has soared by 10 percent in 2016, setting...

ATHENS: The unusually cold weather and heavy snowfall that sowed panic in southeastern European power trading this week continued to...

OSLO: A new record for gas exports from Norway was set in 2016, when 108.56 billion standard cubic metres (scm)...

JAKARTA: Association of Air Ticketing Companies in Indonesia (Astindo) is eyeing a significant jump in revenue from this year’s travel...

COPENHAGEN: Leading global commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CIGI) (TSX:CIGI) announced today that it has acquired...

BERLIN: Germany’s government achieved a budget surplus of less than 10 billion euros last year, a finance ministry official said...

BERLIN: Germany's federal environmental agency, Umweltbundesamt (UBA), has called for meat and dairy products to be subject to a higher...

BRUSSELS: The potato crop in Belgium was not as expected, due to weather conditions during the growing season, but processors...

MANILA: Global financial giant HSBC expects the Philippines to continue its stellar economic growth and stand out among its Asian...

AMSTERDAM: Executives from two dozen California companies convened last night with Netherlands Minister for Economic Affairs, Henk Kamp, Prince Constantijn...

BELGRADE: Serbia's annual consumer price inflation slowed to 1.2% in 2016, from 1.9% in 2015, data from the national statistics...

BRASÍLIA: Brazil's inflation finished 2016 within the official target range, government data showed on Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 6.29% last...

WASHINGTON: LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has reported revenues of NT$NT$3.725 billion (US$116.75 million) for December, up 2.61% on...

BAGHDAD: Iraq has cut oil production by 170,000 barrels per day and is expected to cut it further in the...

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Microfinance institutions (MFIs) will not be allowed to charge borrowers more than 18 percent interest now onwards....

WARSAW: Poland’s central bank governor Adam Glapinski said on January 11 there is no reason to change the level of...

LISBON: Google has allowed paying for Play Store purchases through your phone carrier's bill for a while now, but it's...