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Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by 26% from 2005 levels by 2030
SYDNEY: Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony...
Govt finalising 1,000MW electricity import from Iran
ISLAMABAD: Iran has once again offered 3000MW electricity to Pakistan after its nuclear deal with the world powers, while Islamabad...
Viet Nam’s wood industry gains growth in export value in first 7 months of 2015
HANOI: Viet Nam's wood industry gained growth in its export value in the first seven months of 2015 but will...
Govt urged to give priority to public interests in new auto policy
ISLAMABAD: The local business community has urged the government to keep the public interest in view, while designing the new...
VN Commercial banks reduce bad debts to 5.49% of total loans
HANOI: Commercial banks in Ho Chi Minh City had reduced bad debts to 5.49 percent of their total loans at...
How to recognize whether your kitten is a prey or predator?
HONG KONG: A new research has revealed facts about how to recognize whether your kitten is a prey or predator....
New rice variety to helps subside global warming
WASHINGTON: A report in the journal Nature stated that Chinese scientists, in a ground-breaking demonstration, have grown a new variety...
A large ancient monolith discovered in Mediterranean, experts
MEXICO: According to the experts, a large ancient monolith is discovered in the Mediterranean Sea bed with three holes that...
Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak Wednesday night
HONG KONG: The Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Aug 12 and 13. But...
Scientists predict that the Universe is dying slowly
LONDON: The universe is dying - but don't panic, you've still got 100 billion years to get your bucket list...
Indian rupee falls by 29 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell sharply by 29 paise to 64.16 against the US dollar in early trade today at...
Pak rupee weakens by 5% to 103.10 in open market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday weakened against the US dollar in open market. According to local currency market, the US...
Chinese police bust drug ring
CHANGSHA: Police from several Chinese provinces arrested 20 suspected members of a drug ring and seized more than 100 kg...
Singapore GDP growth to narrow down to 2-2.5 percent in 2015: Ministry
SINGAPORE: Singapore is GDP growth for 2015 has been narrowed to between 2 and 2.5 percent, after the sharp economic...
Kh Farid Maneka assumes charge as Member (OPS)
ISLAMABAD: Khawar Farid Maneka, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20, has assumed the charge of the post of Member...
Bad loans of China’s banks increase 1.5% to $177b
BEIJING: Chinese lenders saw their bad-loan ratio increase to 1.5 percent at the end of June, the country’s banking regulator...
China software, IT product sales revenue increase 17.1% to $260b
BEIJING: Software and IT services sales surged in the first five months this year, evidence that consumption pertaining to technology...
China’s Bohai Leasing in talks to buy Avolon for $2.64 billion
BEIJING: China's Bohai Leasing Co Ltd is in exclusive talks to buy Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon Holdings Ltd for...
China considers merger of top shipping companies
BEIJING: A possible merger of China's two largest shipping lines by revenue could point the way toward possible streamlining of...
Fluctuation in prices of veges due to gap between supply, demand: AMIS
LAHORE: The prices of vegetables in the province are fluctuating mainly due to gap between supply and demand, however, there...
