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Shanghai’s 1st private bank opens in FTZ to serve small firms
SHANGHAI: Shanghai’s first private bank has opened in the city’s free trade zone to serve small firms and tap financial...
Japan stocks advance at end of trade, Nikkei 225 gains 0.74%
TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Power, Transport and Financial Services sectors...
Rare albino sparrow spotted in Australia
SYDNEY: A rare pure white sparrow has been spotted in Australia, leaving ornithologists all aflutter. The albino was photographed at Sanctuary...
Telstra, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton dividends tipped to fall
CANBERRA: The Australian share market could face an abrupt end to its yield-driven ascendancy as lackluster earnings growth and rising...
Australia shares rise as investors seek value in banks, miners
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian shares rose the most in a month on Monday, shrugging off weaker U.S. markets, as investors swooped on...
Four tourists jailed after drug bust in New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Four tourists, including two women, have been jailed after being charged with trying to smuggle a hallucinogeic drug, methamphetamine,...
China crude oil output jumps 1.6% to 69.58m tonnes
BEIJING: Crude oil output in China reached 69.58 million tonnes in the first four months of 2015, a year on...
Microsoft wants to buy Canadian mobile pioneer BlackBerry
LONDON: It is in the air that Microsoft wants to buy Canadian mobile pioneer BlackBerry. The deal would apparently be...
Honda starts shipping Jazz vehicle to South Africa from its plant in Rajasthan
NEW DELHI: Honda has started shipping Jazz vehicle to South Africa from its plant in Rajasthan. Present in India through...
China’s JD.com to investigate defective iPhones
BEIJING: JD.COM, which reportedly sold refurbished iPhones, promised “a thorough investigation” of the case here the other day. A report...
White spot mystery on Ceres will hopefully be solved soon
HONG KONG: NASA’s Dawn mission has sent some high resolution and very interesting images of Ceres. The astronomers have tried...
Singapore stocks end 10.67pts higher
SINGAPORE: TRADERS who thought conditions in the local stock market couldn't be worse than last week found that they were...
Micromax new smartphone Bolt Q335, with 3G connectivity will be low-cost
NEW DELHI: A new Micromax smartphone, named as Micromax Bolt Q335, with 3G connectivity will be a low-cost smartphone. As...
Scientists discovered huge number of tiny organisms at bottom of oceans
NEW YORK: Scientists have discovered a massive number of tiny organisms at the bottom of oceans that previously were thought...
China stocks higher at end of trade, Shanghai Composite climbs 3.35%
BEIJING: China stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Travel & Leisure, Electricity and Utilities...
Audi introduces all-electric driverless vehicle, R8 e-tron, at CES Asia 2015 in Shanghai
BERLIN: Audi introduced an all-electric driverless vehicle, R8 e-tron, at CES Asia 2015 in Shanghai. The R8 e-tron is the...
Tokyo stocks climb 0.74% at end of trade, Nikkei 225 surges 149.36pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have climbed 0.74 per cent for a seventh successive rise, with the benchmark index ending at a...
With new voice calling service of WhatsApp you will be able to call your friends, family using app for free
LONDON: With the new voice calling service, you will be able to call your friends and family using the app...
Google Chrome is facing malware issue
NEW YORK: Despite Google being the top company as far as the internet and technology are concerned, this company’s web...
Australian stocks close higher, S&P 200 surges 56.8pts
SYDNEY: The Australian sharemarket has closed substantially higher, as the weakening Australian dollar lifts resources stocks amid a flurry of...
