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China’s non-manufacturing PMI expands to 53.9 in July
BEIJING: China's service sector activity further picked up steam in July, an official monthly survey showed on Saturday. The purchasing...
Volvo China JV exports jump to 150% to 3,900 trucks in H1
WUHAN: China's second-largest automaker, Dongfeng Motor Corp, said here the other day that its joint venture with Sweden's Volvo Group...
Indian police arrest 2 customs employees in smuggling at New Delhi airport
NEW DELHI: Indian police said Thursday they have arrested two Air India employees after uncovering a people smuggling operation at...
China to ban exports of super computers, drones
BEIJING: China will ban exports of high-performance drones and computers due to national security reasons, trade and customs authorities said...
Mystery of pendulum clocks finally solved
LONDON: After more than three centuries of invention of pendulum clocks, scientists have finally solved the mystery behind pendulums. There...
Binary two black holes close orbit around each other
MEXICO: Researchers have suggested through a new study that globular clusters – spherical collections of up to a million densely...
Astronomers discovered the first aurora ever seen beyond our Solar System
HONG KONG: The beautiful ‘northern lights’-like aurora is not limited to the solar system – in fact it is not...
Forests and other vegetation can quickly recover from extreme drought
MEXICO: A new study has debunked the generally held notion that forests and other vegetation can quickly recover from extreme...
Earth’s magnetic field is at least 4b years old not 3.45b: Study
WASHINGTON: According to estimates put forward by a new study, Earth’s magnetic field is at least four billion years and...
Netherlands beer exports hit record high: report
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands exported a record €1.6bn worth of beer last year, a rise of 4% on 2013, the national...
Iran, Turkey wrap up 14 joint meeting to boost economic ties
TEHRAN: Iran and Turkmenistan wrapped up their 14th Joint Economic Committee Meeting with signing a couple of agreements to broaden...
Sri Lanka Excise seizes 16,047 illicit cigarette cartons
COLOMBO: A large stock of illicit cigarettes worth nearly Rs.100 million was seized by Excise officers from a warehouse in...
Singapore’s OCBC net profit rises 14% to $1.05b in Q2
SINGAPORE: Robust growth across the board drove earnings to record levels at OCBC Bank in the second quarter. The gains...
Humble butterfly hold the key to efficient, cheaper solar cells, scientists
HONG KONG: Taking a cue from butterflies scientists have suggested that these humble insects could hold the key to developing...
Kuwait police nab 31 smugglers
KUWAIT CITY: A campaign organized by the Criminal Investigation Department has resulted in the seizure of 31 smugglers – Kuwaitis,...
Researchers develop a robot that can walk on water
FRANCE: Water striders are probably one of the most fascinating insects for their ability to ‘walk’ on water and taking...
Presence of building blocks of life on comet
CANADA: The Comet 67P/Churyumov¬-Gerasimenko packs some of the key building blocks of life including some that play a key role...
Winbond Electronics net income drops 19.9%
TAIPEI: Memorychip maker Winbond Electronics Corp said net income last quarter dropped nearly 20 percent from the previous quarter, due...
SMGR net profits fall 20.63% to $161.5m in H1
JAKARTA: Publicly listed state cement giant Semen Indonesia (SMGR) saw its net profit contract 20.63 percent year-on-year (yoy) to Rp...
Dell India releases its Venue 7 3741 tablet with voice-calling feature in market at Rs 7,999
NEW DELHI: Dell India has released its Venue 7 3741 tablet with voice-calling feature in the market at Rs 7,999....
