Uncategorized
Australia’s economy grows 0.9% in first 3 months, 2.3% on-year
SYDNEY: Australia's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the first three months of the year, driven by...
NZ dollar rises despite dairy prices fall
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar rose even after dairy product prices unexpectedly fell in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, as the...
Ford new Fiesta, Escape models to power BlackBerry’s infotainment system
NEW YORK; Ford new Fiesta and Escape models will contain connected-auto tech revamped Sync 3 infotainment system this summer. The...
New Zealand PC market drops in Q1 of 2015
WELLINGTON: IDC says the first quarter of 2015 was rather tepid for the New Zealand PC market. Based on the...
Egg industry supports $45,000 fine for illegal importing
WELLINGTON: The Egg Producers Federation supports the $45,000 fine given to a chicken enthusiast for attempting to illegally import live...
S. Korea’s oil consumption rises on low crude prices
SEOUL: South Korea's consumption of refined oil products rose solidly this year on low crude prices, industry data showed Wednesday,...
SoftBank to invest $1b in South Korea’s Coupang
SEOUL: SoftBank Corp. will invest $1 billion in South Korean online retailer Coupang as billionaire Masayoshi Son expands his e-commerce...
OECD cuts S. Korea’s growth forecast to 3% in 2015
SEOUL: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its economic growth forecast for South Korea, advising the country to...
Volvo Call app with Sensus infotainment system enables drivers to control car from their wrist
LONDON: Volvo Call app, based on the Sensus infotainment system from the XC90 is to be launched by the end...
T-Mobile to start Android 5.0 Lollipop update to Sony Xperia Z3
NEW YORK: T-Mobile will start Android 5.0 Lollipop update to Sony Xperia Z3. Back in mid-May, the Magenta carrier started...
All-new 2016 Sorento to come with top safety marks
LONDON: Due to hit the local market this week, the all-new 2016 Sorento will come with top safety marks, thanks...
12 Customs officers promoted to BS-21
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has promoted 12 Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20 to BS21 with immediate effect....
BMW’s updated 1 Series to land in Australia with new looks, features and revised model
SYDNEY: BMW’s updated 1 Series hatch, introduced in January, will land in Australia this month with new looks, new features...
All you must know about Honda Civic Type R 2016
SYDNEY: Honda Civic Type R has been out of action since falling victim to the recession in 2010, when the...
The Legend of Zelda will be among games used at Nintendo World Championships
TOKYO: Nintendo will organised World Championships and The Legend of Zelda will be among the games used at the competition....
Samsung to launch original Galaxy S6 “Project Zero” soon
SEOUL: It is in the air that Galaxy S6 Plus would essentially be a giant version of the Galaxy S6...
Young Sohn says there is room for Google, Samsung mobile payment space despite some clear overlap
SEOUL: Samsung’s top strategy executive Young Sohn says there is room for both his company and Google in the mobile...
India’s imports of Iranian oil up to highest level last month
NEW DELHI: India's imports of Iranian crude oil rose last month to their highest level since March 2014 as refiners...
Iran-China ink crude oil payment agreement
TEHRAN: Iran and China have agreed on a new arrangement for crude oil payments under which Beijing will reimburse part of...
Iran receives Chinese trade delegation
TEHRAN: A group of senior Chinese economic officials have traveled to southern Iran to review investment opportunities. The Chinese trade...
