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South Korea’s imports of golf products drop 10.6% in H1 of 2015
SEJONG: South Korea’s imports of golf products dropped 10.6 percent on-year in the first half of 2015, mainly due to...
US dollar, yen weakens against major currencies in Asian trade
TOKYO: The safe haven currencies such as the yen and the US dollar weakened against their major currencies in the...
Bangladesh exports growth 3.35% in fiscal year
DHAKA: The country’s export earnings posted a 3.35% growth in the just concluded fiscal year, which is the lowest in...
European stocks end higher, Frankfurt’s DAX surges 2.3%
ROME: Europe's stock markets have finished higher as optimism surged ahead of a deadline for Greece to submit new bailout...
Scientists so worried about sea level rising
CANADA: It’s one of the most important questions on the planet: How much are the seas ultimately going to rise,...
Australian stocks climb up 39.8pts at noon
PERTH: The Australian sharemarket is set to end a volatile week on a positive note, following a bounce in Shanghai...
Japanese grapes sell for record $11,000
TOKYO: A bunch of Japanese grapes has sold for a record one million yen (S$11,000), or US$315 (S$425) per berry...
Bangladesh’s trade deficit with India over $4b: Commerce Minister
DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has claimed Bangladesh gains from its trade deficit with India. He, however, offered no explanation. “The...
New Zealand’s CPI expected to rise by 0.7% quarterly
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's annual inflation rate slowed to near-zero in the March quarter, as low underlying inflation was compounded by...
Banks disburse HUF 613b of loans in phase II of Funding for Growth Scheme
BUDAPEST: Net of repayments, banks disbursed HUF 613.1 bln of loans by July 3 to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs)...
Norway’s $860b oil fund reveals divestments, resolution rejections
OSLO: Norway’s $860bn oil fund laid out its growing clout as a responsible investor as it revealed that it had...
ETI Dynamics declare $100m partnership with New Zealand’s Greenhouse Capital
WELLINGTON: ETI Dynamics, the London/New Delhi based cleantech and green infrastructure investors, today announced a $100 mn partnership with New...
Kochi Air Customs foils bid to smuggle 1500kg gold at airport
KOCHI: Constable Basheer had worked at the immigration wing as a security assistant from 2011 to April, 2015, but got...
Russian farmers to push foreign food imports off
MOSCOW: Growth in the sector will require significant state support over a period of at least five years, accroding to...
New Zealand wool prices ease in first sale of 2015/16 season as demand weaken
WELLINGTON: New Zealand wool prices eased in the first sale of the new 2015/16 season as demand weakened. The price...
Australia listed satellite Internet Company buys assets from troubled NewSat Ltd
CANBERRA: Australia-listed satellite Internet Company SpeedCast International Ltd bought land, buildings and equipment from rival NewSat Ltd, handing the embattled...
NASA’s Dawn probe stays in its current orbit around the dwarf planet
EUROPE: NASA's Dawn probe is staying in its current orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres a bit longer than originally...
NASA’s NuSTAR releases new image of Sun’s active regions
PARIS: NASA has recently collected new images of the sun by combining x-ray observations made by several instruments to result...
Bees are under threat from climate change, research
WASHINGTON: Bumblebees are under threat from climate change, which significantly reduces the habitats in which they can survive, according to...
Zebra mussels found in ‘red river’
FRANCE: Zebra mussels have been found in the Red River just south of the Manitoba border. A significant amount of...
