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UK consumer confidence hits pre-crisis levels of 2006
LONDON: UK consumers are at their most upbeat for nine years on the back of improving job prospects and low...
Australian mango industry aiming for export boom
CANBERRA: Australia exported a record number of mangoes last season, with over one million trays sent to markets around the...
Atlas Iron flags $160m writedown
CANBERRA: Australian mining company Atlas Iron expects to record an impairment charge of roughly $130 million to $160m this fiscal...
NZ economy to grow at annual 3% through to 2017: NZIER
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand economy is expected to grow at about 3 percent a year out to 2017, driving jobs...
Irish customs seizes 120,000 Superman ecstasy tablets
DUBLIN: Gardaí and Customs have dealt another blow to criminal gangs eager to earn millions from the Christmas black market....
Ireland customs officers seize 50m illegal cigarettes in 10 months
DUBLIN: Customs officers have scored a major victory in the battle against smugglers after seizing 50 million cigarettes in 10...
NZ heads for lowest wool clip in 6 years
WELLINGTON: New Zealand, the world's largest exporter of crossbred wool, is heading for its smallest annual wool clip in six...
Japan business lobby head urges govt to cut spending
TOKYO: Japan's government should cut healthcare spending to meet fiscal discipline targets and lower the public debt burden, because relying...
Toshiba considers special dividend to make up for no year-end payment
TOKYO: Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba Corp is considering paying a special dividend to compensate investors after skipping a year-end payment...
Gold smuggling at all-time high, seizures total Rs 1,000cr
NEPAL: For the first time in the history of gold smuggling in India, the seizure in illicit trade has crossed...
Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man edition launching in Korea first
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics announced that it will take pre-orders for the Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Limited Edition starting today,...
Gold monetisation scheme likely to drop prices
NEW DELHI: The gold monetisation scheme announced by the government may bring Indian gold prices on par with international gold prices....
China’s Volvo to start exports to US
BEIJING: US S60L inscription is variation of long wheelbase S60L built in China for the chauffeur-driven buyer. Longer rear door...
China’s dairy exports down last month
BEIJING: "The value of whole milk powder sent to China in April 2015 was a fifth of the April 2014...
Tokyo stocks end 15yrs high at end of trade, Nikkei 225 adds 0.17pc
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks squeaked out another positive session Wednesday with the benchmark index marking its ninth straight day of gains...
South korean stocks post biggest loss in 5 month at end, KOSPI down 1.7pc
SEOUL: South Korean shares posted their biggest daily loss in nearly five months on Wednesday as investors backed off emerging...
European stocks advance at start, Stoxx Europe 600 adds 0.3pc
ROME: European stocks advanced on Wednesday, thereby snapping the three-day losing streak. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.3 percent...
Tourist arrivals in Greece up 45.6%, travel receipts up 12.8% in Q1
ATHENS: The number of inbound visitors in Greece jumped 45.6% to 1.728 million in the January-March period this year, from...
Danish tourist overnight stay increase 10% in Q1 of 2015
COPENHAGEN: Two recent reports have spelled bad news for Denmark’s tourism industry, but try telling that to the guests who...
Danish Dansk Supermarked buys Wupti.com
COPENHAGEN: Dansk Supermarked has purchased the Danish online store Wupti.com from 3C Retail owner Niels Thorborg. 3C Retail is also...
