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Ford’s sales fall 6% in China
BEIJING: US automaker Ford saw its July sales fall 6 percent year-on-year to 77,100 vehicles in China. Its sales in...
China’s foreign exchange reserves drop by $42.5b in July
BEIJING: China's foreign exchange reserves slipped to a two-year low by the end of July, the People's Bank of China,...
China current account surplus hits $152b in H1
BEIJING: China's current account surplus in the first half of 2015 hit $152.2 billion, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange...
China’s foreign trade falls 7.3% to $2.23t in first seven months
BEIJING: China's foreign trade dropped 7.3 percent year on year to 13.63 trillion yuan ($2.23 trillion) in the first seven...
Scientists develop robots that divide tasks among themselves
CANADA: Inspired by the way ants organise and divide their work, scientists have developed a novel method that allows robots...
Bangladesh imports up 0.43% in June
DHAKA: The country’s import expenditure in terms of LC (letter of credit) settlement rose slightly by 0.43% in June compared to...
Iran, Azerbaijan ink oil, gas exports deal
TEHRAN: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh held negotiation with Azerbaijani Minister of Economy and Industry Shahin Mustafayev to boost...
Acer introduces variety of products with Windows 10, at event in Mumbai, along with Microsoft
NEW YORK: Acer has unveiled a variety of products with Windows 10, at an event in Mumbai, along with Microsoft....
Italy keens to invest in Iran’s car industry: Trade minister
TEHRAN: Italian Economic Development minister Federica Guidi hailed Iran-Italy trade relations as long-standing, saying that Italy would invest in Iran’s...
Is your office too cold? Blame men
WASHINGTON: If you work in an office, chances are you or the person sitting next to you has grumbled about...
New species of anglerfish discovered in Deep Ocean
MEXICO: There might be plenty of beautiful creatures in the ocean, but this newly discovered anglerfish is not one of...
Volvo to recall 9,000 to 10,000 of its XC90 model cars to fix airbags issue
BEIJING: Chinese-owned Volvo Car Group said on Thursday it would recall between 9,000 and 10,000 of its XC90 model cars...
Ukraine plans to buy up to 700,000MT of anthracite by October 15
KIEV: Ukraine plans to buy up to 700,000 mt of anthracite by October 15, most of which will be imported...
Korea’s fresh fruit imports increase 10% during 2011-2014
SEOUL: Korea’s fresh fruit imports increased 10 per cent between 2011 and 2014, with cherry, mango, grapefruit and pomegranate imports...
NASA takes a woman shaped picture on Mars, is it proof of alien?
CANADA: Is it proof of life on Mars? Or just a bizarre rock formation that has people all over the...
World’s 1st ant map launched in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Four-year project maps location of species, with Australian state of Queensland found to host the greatest number of...
French Customs seizes hashish worth $2.6m
FORT-DE-FRANCE: Customs agents on the French territory of Martinique made a record seizure of hash at the island's Caribbean port,...
NAB decides to hold six inquiries, three investigations
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was held under the chairmanship of Qamar Zaman Chaudhry...
US citizen arrested for smuggling N. Koreans into Kingdom
BANGKOK: A US citizen working as a Christian missionary in Thailand could face up to five years in jail on...
Nigeria allocates fund to clean up Ohoniland oil spills
ABUJA: The long-delayed $1bn clean-up of heavily oil-contaminated Ogoniland in the Niger delta has moved closer with Nigerian president Muhammadu...
