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South Korean stocks tumble 0.93% at end of trade
SEOUL: South Korean stocks tumbled 0.93 percent on Friday as foreigners extended their selling spree to a sixth straight session,...
Think like alien
MEXICO: The Australian astrophysicist at the heart of the ET hunt says he tries to put himself in the shoes...
CICC revenue hits 1.7b yuan in Q1
BEIJING: China International Capital Corp, the country’s top domestic investment bank, said its first-quarter profit doubled due to a jump...
Russian, Japanese & US astronauts reach ISS
LONDON: Astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States Thursday docked successfully with the International Space Station after a two-month...
US customs arrests 2 Canadian for smuggling IDs, documents
DETROIT: It's believed two Canadian men were smuggling fraudulent IDs and other documents into the U.S. for transfer or sale....
Tokyo stocks close 0.67pc lower, Nikkei 225 skids 139.42pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have closed 0.67 per cent lower, as tumbling commodities prices and weak Chinese manufacturing data aggravate worries...
Construction of 600MW power plant: Zimbabwean firm seals $1.1b deal with China
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s Pan-African Energy Resource (PER) has signed a $1.1 billion agreement with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)...
China’s eHi Car Services receives $242m in financing
SHANGHAI: NYSE-listed Chinese car rental firm eHi Car Services announced here the other day that it had reached a deal...
Japan stocks retreat at end of trade, Nikkei 225 dips 0.67%
TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Machinery, Banking and Warehousing sectors led...
China invests $43.3b in domestic railway construction in H1
BEIJING: China has invested more than 265.1 billion yuan ($43.3 billion) in domestic railway construction in the first half of...
China’s CRRC inks agreement with HK MTR to supply 93 eight-car trains
BEIJING: China's CRRC Corp Ltd is going to produce subway cars for Hong Kong's railway operator, in its largest subway...
McDonald’s earnings fall 13.3% to $1.2b in Q2
NEW YORK: The world’s biggest fast-food chain, McDonald's, has post lower quarterly earnings, which decreased 13.3 per cent in second...
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain just appears at Japanese PlayStation Store
TOKYO: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has just appeared at the Japanese PlayStation Store and has revealed how...
Candia eyes on Chinese market
BEIJING: French milk producer Candia, part of the dairy cooperative Sodiaal Group, is looking to make inroads into the high-end...
Singapore stocks descends 3.72pts at end
SINGAPORE: stocks led the local market this week, though without the entry of a significant number of retail players. The...
Simon Bridges leads drive to test Google’s driverless cars in New Zealand after visiting Kiwi robotics
WELLINGTON: Transport Minister Simon Bridges is leading a drive to test Google's driverless cars in New Zealand after visiting Kiwi...
Chinese coal trade projects to drop 1% YoY
BEIJING: Global seaborne coal trade is currently projected to drop 1% y-o-y in 2015, which would be the first annual...
WordPress releases critical security update to fix vulnerability
SYDNEY: Developers of the popular WordPress blogging platform have released a critical security update to fix a vulnerability that can...
Uber, Xiaomi sign partnership in Singapore and Malaysia for new Mi Note smartphone
BEIJING: Uber has teamed up with mobile colossus Xiaomi in Singapore and Malaysia. The partnership will see Uber acting as...
Amazon India to host first YU Yureka Plus flash sale
NEW DELHI: Amazon India is the official e-commerce partner and will host the first YU Yureka Plus flash sale. The...
