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Malaysia police seize liquid meth in flavoured water bottles
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted a drug syndicate which disguised RM38,340 worth of liquid meth in flavoured water bottles to be...
German police seize 400kg cocaine
BERLIN: German police have found some 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine hidden inside shipments of bananas sent to supermarkets...
Vietnam supermarkets to help export local products
HANOI: Large supermarkets in Vietnam like Lotte Mart, Co.op Mart and Big C have become a powerful channel to help...
Vietnam Telephones, components exports soar 28.2% in first 7 months
HANOI: Viet Nam's exports of electronics, computers and components saw a sharp year-on-year increase of 57.8 per cent, hitting US$8.7...
Stars are far away from their birth place
LONDON: A new video map of the Milky Way has the scientific community talking after it found that a full...
Hubble Space Telescope captured dying star image
HARROW: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of the Lagoon Nebula, one of the finest...
Kuwait police seize 3,000 Tremadol pills, 140g meth
KUWAIT: Two Egyptian expatriates were arrested in possession of 3,000 Tremadol pills and 140 grams of methamphetamine. According to security...
New Zealand dollar declines against Australian dollar ahead RBA decision
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar declined against the Australian dollar ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on interest...
Qatar’s Jaidah Automotive inks QR1.5m deal with Pearl Limousine
DOHA: Chevrolet cars’ exclusive dealer in Qatar, Jaidah Automotive, announced a new deal with Pearl Limousine private transport company, providing...
Tokyo stocks open 0.42pc lower, Nikkei 225 tumbles 85.93%
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.42 per cent lower on Tuesday on a negative lead from Wall Street and a strong...
Chinese authorities seize thousands of bottles of spirits laced with chemicals
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have seized thousands of bottles of spirits laced with chemicals used to make erectile dysfunction drugs such...
HK Customs seizes 145 pieces of children’s clothing due to fears of strangulation and entrapment
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) has seized 145 pieces of children’s clothing from five stores due...
Sri Lanka Customs revenue jumps 49% to Rs.379b
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs Department has been able to achieve the revenue target for the first six months starting from...
S.China’s Guangxi foreign trade grows 10.3% to $20.4b in H1
NANNING: South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region recorded a total export-import value of about 127 billion yuan (20.4 billion U.S....
China’s trust sector assets increase 10% to $2.6t in Q2
BEIJING: China’s trust sector grew at its fastest rate for two years in the second quarter, largely driven by a...
China plans to tighten regulatory control nearly 300 online-payment firms
BEIJING: China plans to tighten its regulatory control on the country's nearly 300 online-payment firms, including Alibaba Holding Ltd's finance...
Passenger vehicles sale in China fall 7.2% in H1
BEIJING: In June, sales of passenger vehicles in China declined in year-on-year terms for the first time since the global...
China internet trade soars 59.4% to $2.68t in 2014
BEIJING: Despite an anemic economy, China's e-commerce trade soared in 2014 thanks to improved Internet infrastructure and an increase in...
Volvo’s car sales drop 15.3% in July
BEIJING: The Volvo Car Group reported a global sales surge for the month of July here the other day although the...
Russia’s Central Bank cuts interest rate by 0.5% to 11%
MOSCOW: Russia's Central Bank cut its key interest rate by 0.5 percent to 11 percent on Friday, as expected, citing...
