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HA NOI: The Ha Noi Market Watch team seized thousands of toys which were illegally imported from China. The team...

Canada police seize 45 marijuana plants in eastern PEI

EASTERN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: RCMP have ripped up 45 marijuana plants discovered by a motorcycle patrol in eastern P.E.I. The...

Russian police seize 470 tons of smuggled cheese worth around $30m

MOSCOW: A cheese-smuggling gang that netted around $30 million by illegally importing the foodstuff has been smashed, Russian police said....

Mexico burns 140 tonnes of confiscated drugs

MEXICO CITY: Authorities in Mexico burned almost 140 tonnes (308,000 pounds) of seized drugs during a number of incinerations across...

Greece agree to sell rights to German company to operate 14 airports

BERLIN: Greece has agreed to sell to a german company the rights to operate 14 regional airports. The deal is...

US seeks to increase trade, travel links with Cuba

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government is exploring “several options” to increase trade and travel links with Cuba within the evolving normalization...

Argentina’s YPF to pay $122m for shares of petrochemical companies

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine state-controlled oil company YPF said it would pay $122 million for shares of petrochemical companies Petroken and...

Telefonica Brasil to Invest $7.1b between 2015 and 2017

SAO PAULO: Telefonica Brasil, a unit of Spain's Telefonica SA and one of the largest telecommunications operators in the South...

Spain’s Carbures to provide engineering services to Pemex in Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Grupo Profesional Planeacion y Proyectos (PYPSA), a unit of Spain’s Carbures, said it entered into a contract with...

Venezuela appoints new Oil and Mining Minister

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the appointment of the current head of state-oil company PDVSA, Eulogio del Pino, as...

US consumer prices increase in July for 6 consecutive months

NEW YORK: U.S. consumer prices increased in July for the sixth straight month, suggesting mild inflation pressure is building in...

Sohar port appoints new Executive Commercial Manager

SOHAR, Oman: SOHAR Port and Freezone welcomed a new Executive Commercial Manager this week, as Edwin Lammers headed back to...

Automakers divert shipments from Tianjin to Shanghai port after blasts

SHANGHAI: Toyota Motor Corp and rival global automakers are looking to divert shipments to Shanghai and other ports from Tianjin...

Transhipment increases to 51.7m tones in H1 of 2015

AMSTERDAM: The seaports in the North Sea Canal Area, which includes the ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, once...

Women lead agenda at London International Shipping Week 2015

LONDON: Women in command, a maritime incident – the perfect dilemma, and the marvels of Old Father Thames are just...

IWSA shortlisted for Ship Efficiency Awards 2015

LONDON: The International Windship Association (IWSA) has been named as a finalist for the Ship Efficiency Awards 2015, hosted by...

Over 422,000 tourists visit Jordan in July 2015

AMMAN: The “positive” tourism indicators in July bode well for the sector’s performance next year, Tourism Minister Nayef Al Fayez...

Hungarian Business confidence falls in Q2: MKIK

BUDAPEST: A gauge of SME confidence by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industryʼs (MKIK) Economy and Business Research Institute...

Isoplus wins €1m tender in Bosnia-Herzegovina

BUDAPEST: Hungarian and German-owned Isoplus won a two-year contract worth €1 mln to supply pipes for the heating network of...

Poland records lower number of consumer bankruptcies