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WASHINGTON: The global smartphone sales is expected to increase 11.3 percent in 2015, following robust growth in 2014 of 27.6...

SYDNEY: Australian shares closed lower on Wednesday, snapping four straight sessions of gains, on a broad sell off led by...

COPENHAGEN: It has been a remarkable year for the Danish discount store chain Tiger. The company’s parent company Zebra A/S...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have slipped 0.60 per cent, ending a healthy rally after a sell-off on Wall Street...

KOLKATA: The gold trade in the country is facing a double whammy of increased competition due to duty free jewellery...

JEDDAH: Saudi Indian Business Network (SIBN), working under the patronage of the Consul General of India, led a delegation of...

MINSK: Pakistan and Belarus on Monday signed 12 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) in the field of tractors, chemicals, leather footwear...

TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Fishery, Steel and Rubber sectors led...

NEW YORK: Two volcanic islands have emerged in the Red Sea, forming from undersea eruptions that sent towering plumes of...

KARACHI: The business community of Korangi has lauded the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision of lowering mark-up rate by 1pc....

ISLAMABAD: As many as 173 oil wells have been spud, 47 discoveries have been made and 17 leases have been...

WASHINGTON: The US space agency has selected nine science instruments for a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa. The aim is...

MANILA: A delegation composed of 12 South African companies is visiting the country this week to look for business opportunities...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan has said that the government is considering a proposal of zero-rating for major...

SEOUL: South Korea's currency fell to the lowest level against the U.S. dollar in two months on Wednesday, moving in...

BEIJING: Two major agreements aimed at promoting trade are expected to be signed by Bahrain and China, with more than...

FAISALABAD: Keeping the stuck refund claims in mind, the exporters have demanded zero-rating sales tax for the textile industry in...

CANADA: Sleeping beauty research papers can lie dormant for years, according to a new study from Indiana University. Some scientific...

BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened by 26 basis points to 6.1198...

VOLOS: As the American space agency NASA’s Dawn spacecraft approaches the largest object in the asteroid belt called Ceres, it...