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China to export jack-up platform to Mexico
BEIJING: A Chinese firm will export a domestically developed gas compression jack-up platform to Mexico in early September. With a...
China Construction Bank profit swells 0.97% to $20.66bn in H1
BEIJING: China Construction Bank, one of China's major state-owned banks, on Sunday reported a 0.97 percent year-on-year increase in net...
Black holes can explain the mysterious of space explosions
EUROPE: Isolated supernovae, exploding alone in the empty space between galaxies, may be the result of star pairs ejected from...
CNG stations open in Punjab
LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has restored gas supply to CNG stations in the province. According to...
Govt distributes rust-free wheat seeds in 926 Muzaffargarh villages
LAHORE: In a bid to facilitate farmers and get a healthy crop, the Punjab government has started giving free of...
Genting Malaysia revenue surges by 4% to MYR1.98 bn in H1
KUALA LUMPUR: Gaming and hospitality operator Genting Malaysia Berhad posted its financial results for the second quarter and the first...
NASA begins year-long ‘Mars isolation’ experiment
MEXICO: What do you get when you put four Americans, a French astrobiologist and a German physicist in a dome...
Cement smuggling major cause of exports decline: Manufacturers
LAHORE: The industrialists have expressed their concern over increase in smuggling of cement, which is hampering the activity local industry....
Qatar trade balance achives surplus of QR14.3bn in July
DOHA: Qatar’s trade balance achieved a surplus of QR14.3bn in July, down 1.4 percent compared to the previous month and...
NASA starts most ambitious Mars-analog mission yet
PARIS: A team of six NASA scientists begin a 365-day isolation experiment simulating life on Mars. How soon will a...
SL tea export revenue falls to Rs.16.9 bn in July
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s tea exports further contracted in July, especially in the Russian and Middle Eastern markets, amid the “go...
Saeed Akram assumes charge as Gwadar Collector
ISLAMABAD: Saeed Akram, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20, has assumed the charge of the post of Collector, Model...
E Ink Holdings revenue to grow up to 10% in Q3
TAIPEI: E Ink Holdings Inc , which supplies e-paper displays for Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle e-reader series, yesterday said revenue would...
Ahmad Rauf relinquishes charge as Customs OPS Chief
ISLAMABAD: Ahmad Rauf, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20, Monday relinquished the charge of the post of Chief, Customs...
SK firms look to invest in Indonesia power sector
JAKARTA: South Korean companies are looking to invest in the electricity sector in Indonesia. According to head of the Investment...
US customs seizes cocaine, marijuana at El Paso Port of Entry
NEW YORK: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry...
Two massive black holes fight with each other in core of quasar-hosting galaxy
FRANCE: Somewhere out there, around 581 million light years away, there are two enormous black holes battling out each other...
Afghan customs verifies containers at border under ATT
KABUL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced an online module for safe transportation under the Afghan Transit Trade...
Iraqi oil prices dip to $40 barrel on global demand
BAGHDAD: US crude prices have fallen below $40 a barrel on Friday for the first time since the financial crisis...
Oman’s economic growth slows to 3% in 2015-16
MUSCAT: Oman’s economic growth is projected to slow to around 3 per cent over 2015-2016 period, down from the 4.9...
