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China’s Chery car sales jump 17% to 252,439 vehicles in H1
HEFEI: Chinese carmaker Chery posted robust growth here the other day, despite a sluggish auto market performance. Chery said its...
Lianjia Licai attracts $725m worth of investment in Q2
BEIJING: Lianjia Licai, a P2P lending platform backed by Homelink Real Estate Agency Co, China's largest pre-owned home broker, has...
China service business activity up to 53.8 in July
BEIJING: Business activity in China's service sector accelerated to an 11 month high in July, supported by a further increase...
China becomes fourth largest export markets for UK
BEIJING: China has emerged as the fourth largest export market for Britain in the past year, analysis of Britain's government...
Land Rover to recall 19,943 vehicles from China due to braking problem
BEIJING: Jaguar Land Rover China will recall 19,943 faulty automobiles on the Chinese mainland because of problems with the brakes...
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...
