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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...
Russian oil output falls 10.65m bpd in July
MOSCOW: Russia has managed to keep oil output near its highs, despite low oil prices and Western sanctions, thanks to...
Mortgage loans extend by major Korean banks continued to increase in July
SEOUL: Mortgage loans extended by major South Korean banks continued to increase in July on the back of a recovery...
S.Korea crude oil import rises 12.6% in July
SEOUL: South Korea’s crude oil imports in July rose 12.6 percent from a year earlier to 91.6 million barrels, preliminary...
Singapore firm makes S$40m illegal payments for N Korea businesses
SINGAPORE: The Singapore company accused of helping to smuggle weapons into North Korea in 2013 had also made illegal remittances...
2016 Cadillac CTS-V has base price of $84,990, that’s quite handful
SYDNEY: For those who have been searching for a capable challenger to the BMW M5, the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V appears...
Oppo concludes deal with Optus to sell R7 device in Australia from Monday
BEIJING: Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has announced that it has signed a deal with Optus, with the telecommunications company to...
Mac version of iOS 8.4 jailbreak tool is very similar to Windows version
LONDON: After what seems like months, the TaiG jailbreak team has finally released a Mac version of their iOS 8.4...
UAE customs arrests Nigerian for smuggling 3.7kg of cocaine
ABU DHABI: A Nigerian caught trying to smuggle 3.7 kilos of cocaine through Abu Dhabi International Airport in the lining...
Saudi Customs seizes 34m items in H1
RIYADH: The Directorate of Saudi Customs reported that a total of 34 million items were seized by its officers at...
Indonesia’s inflation stands at 7.26% in July
JAKARTA: Indonesia's inflation in July stood at 7.26 percent on year, compared with that in June, as demand for food...
Japanese crude imports fall 1% in June
TOKYO: Japanese crude imports fell to a 26-year low for the month of June, while total oil product sales rose...
Singapore stocks close lower, STI down 9.71pts
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks finished lower on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 9.71 points, or 0.30 percent,...
1st aqueous flow battery with solar capability can save20 % energy instead of other traditional batteries
WASHINGTON: Researchers have designed the first aqueous flow battery with solar capability that can achieve a 20 per cent energy...
Mexico customs discovers drug smuggling tunnel in Baja California
MEXICO CITY: A drug smuggling tunnel coming out into a warehouse of an import-export company of various products was found...
Jamaica’s agriculture continues to grow, food import declined
KINGSTON: Agriculture minister Derrick Kellier says the sector continues to grow as indicated by the food import bill which declined...
Cuba earns 147m pesos from tourists in 2014: report
HAVANA: Tourist resorts in Cuba collected over 147 million Cuban convertible pesos (very close to same amount in US dollars),...
Cuba-France open bilateral economic links
HAVANA: Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment minister Rodrigo Malmierca stressed in Paris the potential of Cuba and France to further...
