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China corn imports in 2014 fall 20.4% to 2.598m tonnes: Customs
BEIJING: Corn imports in the whole year of 2014 fell 20.4 percent to 2.598 million tonnes, said the General Administration...
Closing: KSE adds 120pts to yesterday’s losses, down 0.35% on monetary policy fears
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-index lost 120.38 points or 0.35 percent to reach 34026.59 points and volume of...
DG Intelligence IR likely to get more powers to investigate Suspicious Transaction Reports
ISLAMABAD: The Government is considering enhancing powers of the Director General of Intelligence & Investigation Inland Revenue (IR) to analyze...
Singapore remains top bunkering port with sales of 42.4m tonnes in 2014
SINGAPORE: Singapore remained the world's top bunkering port in 2014, despite a slight dip in bunker sales volumes. The country...
China Customs arrests 9 staffers on charge of smuggling fruit
BEIJING: China customs arrested nine staff members at Zespri Chinese in relation to import prohibited fruit as well as an...
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics claims country’s economy moving on right track
ISLAMABAD: The country's economy is moving on right track because of prudent economic policies of the government despite challenges on...
Sri Lanka’s new govt reviews feasibility of US$900m Colombo Port city project
COLOMBO: The new Sri Lankan government is seriously considering the controversial US$900 million Colombo Port city project and could scrap...
Taiwan police seize bootleg 122g heroin, clutch three smugglers
TAIPEI: Taiwan police have arrested two Malaysians and a Taiwanese suspects in connection with a cross-border heroine-smuggling ring, the Criminal...
Kuwait Customs foils attempt of smuggling 17kg marijuana
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s General Authority of Customs (GAC) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 17kg of marijuana into Qatar through the...
Australian stocks hit new 1 month high at end, S&P 200 adds 1.51%
PERTH: Australia stocks closed higher, as increases in the Australian Real Estate Investment Trust, Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors led...
China oil import up 19.1% to 2.57m tonnes from Iran in Dec
BEIJING: China's oil imports up 19.1 percent from Iran last month. China, Iran's largest buyer, also recorded exporting 320,000 tonnes,...
Japan stocks jump as Topix index tops to its first weekly surge
TOKYO: Japanese stocks jumped, with the Topix index topped to its first weekly surge this year, after European Central Bank...
Russia sea ports handle 623.4m metric tonnes of cargo in 2014
MOSCOW: Russia’s sea ports handled 623.4 million metric tons of cargo in 2014, up 5.7% from 2013, data from the...
China shows 7.3% growth in 4Q, IMF welcomes rebalancing of world’s 2nd largest economy
BEIJING: The slowdown in China’s economy reflects a welcomed decision by the Chinese government to re-balance the world’s second-largest economy,...
China industrial production rises 7.9% in 2014
BEIJING: Industrial production rose 7.9 percent in December 2014, following 7.2 percent growth in November. Economists had expected production to rise...
Malaysian govt seeks cooperation of young entrepreneurs on GST
KOTA KINABALU: Young entrepreneurs should persevere in their endeavors and cooperate with the government by registering their companies for the...
5,000-6,000MW shortfall: Govt to spend Rs51b to fight electricity crisis
ISLAMABAD – In the wake of the fuel crisis, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved a Rs51 billion plan till March...
9 feet long pre-Dinosaurs reptile Nundasuchus Songeaensis discovered
RUGBY: Researchers have discovered a new species of reptile that was present before the existence of dinosaurs. The carnivorous reptile...
Volcano eruption in Tonga creates new island in Pacific Ocean about 40 miles north west
LANGA: A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island although one scientistsaid Wednesday it could soon disappear. The...
Lahore customs special court working without permanent judge
LAHORE: There is no permanent judge in the special court of custom taxation and anti-smuggling Lahore since the last 20...
