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Spanish banks net profits rise by 73% to €1.2b in Q2
MADRID: Major Spanish banks reported a surge in quarterly net profits on Friday as earnings soared in a sector that...
Switzerland’s exports fall 4.9% in July
ZURICH: Switzerland's exports fell in July as the strength of the Swiss franc curbed demand in the European Union and...
Swiss Nestle profits dip 2.5% after instant noodle recall
BERN: Swiss food giant Nestle announced on Thursday slightly lower first half profits compared to last year, with the strong...
Japan stocks stronger at end of trade, Nikkei 225 surges 3.20%
TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Financial Services and Insurance sectors...
South Korean stocks post biggest gain in 2 years, KOSPI up 2.6%
SEOUL: South Korean shares posted their biggest daily gain in two years on Wednesday on hopes that an interest rate...
Vietnam Customs seizes illegal ivory from Malaysia
HANOI: Customs officials in Vietnam have confiscated illegally imported ivory for the second time in two weeks. The elephant tusks...
Swaziland plans to build $3 billion worth shipping port
LOBAMBA: The Government of Swaziland, an impoverished African nation with no coastline, has backed a plan to build a shipping...
Taiwan stocks stronger at end, Taiwan Weighted climbs up 0.52%
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Textile and Financials sectors led...
Indian traders import 84 tonnes onions from Egypt
MUMBAI: Traders said 84 tonne onions from Egypt landed at the JNPT and the consignment was likely to hit the markets...
US Kathleen McDonald appoints new executive director of MWCOC
NEW YORK: Kathleen McDonald, the new executive director of Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce (MWCOC). Kathleen McDonald has lived in...
Florida Chamber of Commerce ex-members starts a job program
FLORIDA: Veterans start the jobs program linking them with jobs /Courtesy Central Florida Disability Chamber of Commerce Scores of veterans...
US Tampa Bay reveals $1.7b development plan
FLORIDA: Port Tampa Bay unveils $1.7 billion plan to develop 45 acres in Channel District (CD) Once passive, the city...
China’s cotton imports fall 62.3% in July
BEIJING: China's cotton imports fell 62.3 percent in July from a year ago to 105,700 tonnes, trade website Cncotton.com said,...
China’s thermal imports up 0.6% to 8.17mmt in July
BEIJING: China's imports of thermal coal from its biggest supplier Australia hit 8.17 million tonnes in July, up 0.6 percent...
Tropical forest may remains by end of century, study
CANADA: A new and more dangerous phase of impacts on the world's remaining tropical forests is emerging, threatening to simplify...
China stocks slip 3% at end of day
BEIJING: China stocks ended higher on Wednesday morning after wild swings in early trade as investors hoped fresh interest rate...
Indian textile industry imports $445.7m worth capital machinery
NEW DELHI: Capital machinery imports by the primary textile sector increased about 54 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2014-15 on the...
Research warns from the risk of air pollution over megacities of West Africa
LUSAKA: New research by European and African scientists, including a team from the University of York, warns of the risks...
scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills
HONG KONG: Rice University scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims...
Microsensors may key to solve the mystery behind collapse of honeybee colonies
WASHINGTON: Microsensors may be the key to solving the mystery behind the collapse of honeybee colonies. Australian researchers announced Tuesday...
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