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Study of yeast DNA reveals the natural history of lager
EUROPE: Scientists use DNA to figure out a lot of useful stuff: whether a drug will work to fight a...
Ants can smell a friend from a foe, study
WASHINGTON: Ants use their powerful sense of smell to distinguish intruders from safe fellow-ants in their colonies, scientists, including those...
Indian trade deficit expands to $12.8b in July
NEW DELHI: With global demand not showing any signs of a pickup, India's merchandise exports contracted for the eighth month...
World’s biggest market: Robots sale in China up by 54.6% to 57,000 units
BEIJING: The world’s second largest economy has become biggest market of robots as China took this crown for the second...
Dubai court sentences cook to 10yrs jail for smuggling marijuana
DUBAI: A cook has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted on charges of smuggling 469g of marijuana that...
Four Customs officers of BS-16 retire
ISLAMABAD: Four Pakistan Customs Service officers of BS-16 have retired or going to retire from the government service on attaining...
Cement export remained slow in July
LAHORE: The cement industry recorded 274,000 tonnes export from north zone, while export from south zone remained slow at 192,000...
Benchmark index surges by 23.63 points or 2.17% in Nepal
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index jumped to a near seven-year high on Sunday with the bull run at...
Aptma demands zero-rating regime
LAHORE: The textile millers have criticised the Ministry of Water and Power for ‘destroying’ the industry, by recovering line losses...
Fresh potatoes from New Zealand approve for export to Vietnam
WELLINGTON: Fresh potatoes from New Zealand have been approved for export to Vietnam, providing a new export opportunity for growers....
15,909 units sold in July: Auto industry witnesses 129% growth
LAHORE: The country’s car assembling industry has witnessed a mammoth growth of 129 per cent YoY as 15,909 units were...
USA overtakes Australia to become New Zealand wine’s largest export market by value
WELLINGTON: The USA has overtaken Australia to become New Zealand wine’s largest export market by value according to the 2015...
China Customs seizes 300 tons of seafood in operation “Icebreaking”
BEIJING: Under the direction of the Anti-smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs and Guangdong Sub-Administration, Huangpu Customs District...
Chinese Customs seizes 28 pieces ancient Thangka
BEIJING: Officers of Customs Office in Chancheng of Fuoshan Customs House (affiliated to Guangzhou Customs District) said they had found...
Import 151,000 tons of fertilizers in H1: Xinsha Customs releases fertilizers to support spring planting
XINSHA: According to the figures issued by the Customs, in the first quarter of the year 2015, the State-owned enterprises...
Australian vegetable exports increase by over 5% as 2013-14
CANBERRA: Growth in demand in Asia and the Middle East has seen the value of Australian vegetable exports increase by...
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports drop 0.8% in July
SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX), a key gauge of the export performance of the small and highly open economy,...
Japan’s GDP shrinks 1.6% in 2Q
TOKYO: Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank an annualized 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2015, contracting for the...
Iran, India working to settle $6.5b oil import
NEW DELHI: Indian officials are working with their Iranian counterparts to hash out the details of repaying India’s debt to...
China Eastern plans to acquire 15 Airbus jets for $3.6bn
BEIJING: China Eastern, the country's No 2 airline by market value, plans to acquire 15 Airbus jets for about $3.6...
