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Singapore police seize counterfeit computer parts, mobile phone accessories
SINGAPORE: A syndicate involved in the sales of counterfeit computer parts and mobile phone accessories was busted here the other...
Singapore court sentences 3 weeks jail to Chinese woman for bribing Customs officer
SINGAPORE: A woman was sentenced to 3 weeks' jail for attempting to bribe a Singapore Customs officer here the other...
Russia submits claim for 1.2m square km of Arctic, including the North Pole
CANADA: RUSSIA has staked a claim for the Arctic Ocean — including the North Pole — saying the disputed region...
NASA names new manager of ISS program
PARIS: Mike Suffredini, manager of NASA's International Space Station program, is stepping down after 10 years overseeing the lab's final...
Bubble glowing like ghost of star in space darkness
HONG KONG: This bubble glowing like the ghost of a star in the darkness of space may appear supernatural, but...
Indian rupee shoots up by 4 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The rupee edged up 4 paise to 63.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday at the...
Philippines Customs seizes 14 luxury cars
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized 14 high-end cars at the Port of Batangas here the other day...
Hong Kong’s SFC fines BNP HK$15m for dark pool failures
HONG KONG: The Securities and Futures Commission fined French financial institution BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) HK$15 million for lapses in...
MIDF Research expects PPB Group Bhd’s net profit to grow between 20%, 25% in H1
KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF Research expects PPB Group Bhd’s core net profit for the first half to June 30, to grow...
NASA robot to build biggest rocket parts for Red planet mission
MEXICO: A giant robot is helping NASA engineers to build the largest, lightweight composite rocket parts ever developed for future...
Kuwait Customs seizes 4m narcotics pills, 144kg hashish
KUWAIT: Customs officers at Air Cargo confiscated four million narcotic pills worth KD 8 million that arrived from Lebanon in...
Indian customs seizes 24kg gold smuggled in July 2015
NEW DELHI: July 2015 saw a mere 24 kg gold being smuggled in, the lowest in two years, thanks to...
Qatar’s MPHC revenue falls 29.9% to QR1.5bn in H1
DOHA: Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC), a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum and one of the region’s premier diversified petrochemical conglomerates...
Russia, India to increase trade volume to $30b by 2025
MOSCOW: Bilateral goods trade with Russia and India will increase from $10 billion to $30 billion by 2025, talks between...
NASA extends contract with Russia for $490m to carry US astronauts to ISS
NEW YORK: NASA has extended a contract with Russia's space agency for $490 million (roughly Rs. 3,124 crores) to carry...
NASA extends contract with Russia to fly astronauts to ISS
LONDON: NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that...
NASA captures dark side of the moon
FRANCE: The US space agency has released a picture taken from its Deep Space Climate Observatory showing the moon as...
Bangladesh exports up by 1.2b to India to narrow trade gap
DHAKA: Bangladeshi businesses should export more to the Indian market of 1.2 billion people to narrow the huge bilateral trade...
Indian spun yarn exports to China rebounds in June
NEW DELHI: Spun yarn imports from India have rebounded in the past month in China, according to related report. Yarn...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange records $25.46b in July
DHAKA: Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves hit a record $25.46 billion at the end of July, the central bank said on...
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