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Russian GDP drop 3.6% in first seven month of 2015
MOSCOW: Russian gross domestic product dropped by 3.6 percent in the first seven months of the year, compared to the...
Philippines banks cut GDP forecast to below 6% despite picking up in Q2
MANILA: Investment banks slashed the country’s economic growth forecast to below six percent despite picking up in the second quarter...
Vietnam’s auto imports increase 80% to $3.8b in Jan-Aug 2015
HANOI: Vietnam's auto imports hit US$3.8 billion in the first eight months, a 5-year high and an increase of more...
Geologists found fossils of150 pieces under the Upper Iowa River
MALI: Earth’s first big predatory monster was a weird water bug, newly found fossils show. Almost half a billion years...
Scientists developed micro-sensors to track honey bees
PARIS: According to reports, scientists at the Global Initiative for Honeybee Health have developed a technical way in order to...
NASA started its mission to simulate life on Mars
PARIS: The US space agency NASA has started its mission to simulate life on Mars. The one-year-long mission will help...
NASA successfully test the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system
HONG KONG: The US space agency NASA announced on Wednesday that it has successfully tested the Orion spacecraft's parachute system....
China manufacturing PMI dips to 49.7 in August
BEIJING: China's factory activity continued to lose steam in August, suggesting the world's second largest economy faces prolonged downward pressure,...
China non-manufacturing PMI drops to 53.4 in August
BEIJING: China's service sector activity weakened further in August, an official monthly survey showed Tuesday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI)...
Mongolia Baotou Steel revenue jumps 35% to $500m in H1
SHANGHAI: Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth (Group) Hi-Tech Co, China's largest rare earth miner normally abbreviated to REHT, raked in...
China’s four major airlines profit surge due to decline in oil prices
SHANGHAI: In the first half of 2015, although revenues only increased slightly or even decreased, the net profits of China's...
China’s Geely revenue surges 36% to $220m in H1
BEIJING: China's Geely Auto generated sales revenue of 1.38 billion yuan ($220 million) in the first half of 2015, a...
Dubai, Saudi Arabia shares end in red zones
RIYADH: Shares in Dubai and Saudi Arabia trimmed strong early gains yesterday to finish the day marginally up, as concerns...
Korea seeking to expand cooperation with Iran: Kang Sam
TEHRAN: North Korea is seeking to expand cooperation with Iran in oil, agriculture, and fishery sectors, North Korean ambassador to...
NZ targets more invetsment from China
BEIJING: The largest ever delegation of New Zealand mayors to China will depart next week for talks in China's coastal...
China’s foreign service trade deficit increases to $16.8bn in July
BEIJING: China saw a bigger deficit in foreign service trade in July compared with the previous month, data from the...
China to invest in Iran to compete US after removal of sanctions
TEHRAN: After the removal of sanctions, competitive Chinese companies which were not allowed to trade with Iran because of having...
Arab-India economic forum designs event to enhance trade ties
DUBAI: The Arab-India Economic Forum AIEF an event designed to open up new opportunities for trade and commerce between India...
Iraqi oil ministry sacks General Director of the South Refineries
BAGHDAD: On Tuesday, an official source at the Oil Ministry announced the exemption of the General Director of the South...
Afghan trade delegation visits Korea to seek business opportunities
KABUL: A delegation from Afghanistan has spent a week in Korea — their first visit — to seek business opportunities...
