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Chinese companies ready to invest $360m in 16 projects in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Companies from Shenzhen, China, are ready to invest in 16 projects worth US$360 million in Indonesia, an official has...
Taiwan manufacturing activity slowdown: CIER
TAIPEI: Manufacturing activity expanded for the third straight month last month, but the pace slowed significantly for a second month...
Qatar expects $21b infrastructure projects in 2015
DOHA: Qatar’s focus on infrastructure development will continue as per the country’s original plans. An estimated $21bn worth infrastructure projects...
Sri Lanka’s CDB profit after tax jumps 25% to Rs701m
COLOMBO: Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) posted a noteworthy 25 percent growth in profit after tax to notch Rs...
Kuwait’s DCGD seizes 1kg heroin, 250g meth
KUWAIT: Drugs Control General Department officers arrested three Nepalese men in possession of one kilogram of heroin and 250 grams...
Swiss Panalpina, Logistics Supplier acquires 100% stock of Egyptian’s Afifi
BERN: The Swiss based freight forwarding and Logistics Company Panalpina, is to acquire family owned partner Afifi. Established in 1936...
Abuja Chamber agrees to enhance trade ties between Nigeria, Argentina
ABUJA: Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ABUCCI) has pledged to sustain its collaborative efforts with Argentine government to further...
HSBC to cut 10,000 to 20,000 jobs: report
HONG KONG: HSBC could announce thousands of job cuts at a strategy day next week, Sky News reported, part of...
Rare Apple computer, fetches whopping amount of $200,000
NEW YORK: A California woman gets rid of a rare Apple computer that fetches a whopping amount of $200,000 from...
Malaysian Customs seized 12.09kg drugs worth RM2.1m
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) at the KL International Airport (KLIA) has thwarted three attempts to smuggle...
Moto X, G handsets may receive latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS update soon
NEW DELHI: It is in the air that Moto X and Moto G handsets will get the latest Android 5.1.1...
Singapore’s Hyflux achives S$65.04m contract to build desalination system for Saudi Arabia
SINGAPORE: Mainboard-listed Hyflux announced that it has won a US$48 million (S$65.04 million) contract to build a desalination system for...
Global Invacom to acquire US satellite terminal maker for $11.6m
SINGAPORE: Mainboard-listed Global Invacom Group announced on Tuesday its plan to acquire Skyware Global, a major US satellite terminal maker,...
Ford India reveals 4.67% decline in total sales
NEW DELHI: Ford India reveals a 4.67 per cent decline in total sales at 11,714 vehicles as compared to 12,288...
Google finds 12.4% of active Android devices run on Android Lollipop
NEW YORK: Google publishes its Android distribution numbers every month, based on data gathered from the Google Play store app,...
Asus reveals enough new products to fill entire exhibition at Computex Taipei conference
NEW DELHI: Asus has revealed enough new products to fill an entire exhibition all on its own at Computex Taipei...
Google cardboard virtual reality becomes huge hit
NEW YORK: Google said one of its least expensive innovations virtual reality headgear made of cardboard has become a huge...
For Windows 7, 8.1 versions users Windows 10 upgrade is free
LONDON: Windows 10 will be introduced on July 29, according to an official announcement from Microsoft. For users running genuine...
NXP Semiconductors ready to sell RF business to JAC Capital for $1.8b
BEIJING: NXP Semiconductors has agreed to sell its radio frequency business to a Beijing-based capital firm for US$1.8 billion, the...
Intel’s Real Sense 3D camera, designed to add 3D interactions to PCs, tablets, smartphones, finally getting real
NEW YORK: Intel's Real Sense 3D camera, designed to add 3D interactions to PCs, tablets and smartphones, is finally getting...
