ATHENS:  Greece’s latest austerity measures are choking off one of its few sources of local private investment, the funds management...

DOHA: A $200 billion infrastructure program could see higher costs and delays because of the slump in oil prices, the...

TAIPEI: The nation’s export orders contracted 5.8 percent year-on-year to US$33.73 billion last month, less than the government’s estimated fall...

LONDON: A new study suggests that a whopping 93 percent of mammals died alongside the dinosaurs 66 million years ago,...

WASHINGTON: Astronomers scanning the sky for distant worlds have discovered two of the youngest exoplanets ever found. The two worlds,...

BEIJING: In 2001, China had no presence on the list of the top 500 supercomputers in the world. Today, the...

BEIJING: China, the world's largest sugar buyer, imported 140,000 tonnes of sugar in May, down 74.1 percent from a year...

HONG KONG: Customs officers were working to track down the suppliers of bogus cosmetics and skincare products following the arrest...

TOKYO: Asia markets took a breather on Tuesday, with major indexes in Japan and South Korea dropping at the open,...

LONDON: European stocks surged by Monday's close, as declining fears of a Brexit vote buoyed global market sentiment, sterling and...

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index rose on Monday, with financial and energy stocks leading a broad rally as investors returned...

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rose sharply on Monday as investors grew more hopeful that Britain will remain in the European...

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) President has urged the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) to resolve...

WASHINGTON: Microsoft, the Charming Company that force-fed people Windows 10, has turned out to be quite an accountancy player, and...

BERLIN: Ministers have generally supported preferential tax treatment for family-owned businesses, arguing it secures corporate succession and protects jobs. However,...

ABUJA: Twelve suspects have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in connection to a ‘scam’ recruitment...

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Ports Authority’s (SLPA) stake in the East Container Terminal (ECT) is to be reduced significantly (to...

LISBON: Sales of properties in Lisbon's historic city centre jumped by some 80% between 2008 and 2015, according to data...

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government has signed a $130 million additional financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up support...

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s domestic debt has risen after falling for four years in a row with the government raising almost half...