Markets Tokyo stocks down nearly 2pc on US tariffs on China TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, with investor sentiment hit by global sell-offs over US President Do Published 02 Aug, 2019 06:02am
World Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male 'guardian' approval RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male "guardian", the government said Thu Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:58am
Business & Finance Toyota Q1 net profit up nearly 4pc, full-year profit revised down TOKYO: Japanese car giant Toyota said Friday its first quarter net profit rose thanks to solid sales and cost cutting ef Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:51am
Markets Hong Kong stocks sharply down at noon HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares fell heavily in the morning session Friday, tracking Wall Street losses after US President D Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:50am
World Trump targets China with tariffs on $300bn in goods WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:49am
World Pompeo rips into China, urges ASEAN to trust in US BANGKOK: America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo on Friday implored Southeast Asian nations to trust in US values, delivering Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:48am
World Russian PM's visit to disputed island regrettable, Japan says TOKYO: A visit on Friday by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to an island claimed by both Japan and Russia was ext Updated 02 Aug, 2019 06:48am
Markets Asia markets in the red on tariff worries HONG KONG: Asian markets fell sharply Friday as US President Donald Trump's decision to slap new tariffs on China ratche Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:45am
World Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test SEOUL: North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South's military, but US Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:45am
World Pentagon stalls $10 bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon SAN FRANCISCO: The Pentagon has put off awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract sought by Amazon, saying Thursda Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:37am
World Britain's Johnson suffers first leadership blow in by-election LLANELWEDD, United Kingdom: Britain's Boris Johnson lost his first test as prime minister on Friday after his candidate Published 02 Aug, 2019 05:33am
Markets Hong Kong shares fall sharply at open HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks dropped sharply at the open on Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street after US President Don Updated 02 Aug, 2019 06:00am
Featured Photos Independence Day celebrations of full swing A worker busy in printing bunting Pakistan flag in preparation of Independence Day celebrations Copyright APP (A Published 01 Aug, 2019 11:44am
Featured Photos Independence Day Celebrations A shopkeeper displaying and arranging National Flags and other stufff Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakist Published 01 Aug, 2019 11:39am
Featured Photos Vendor displaying key chains Vendor displaying key chains at Damen-e-Koh Copyright INP, 2019 Published 01 Aug, 2019 11:34am
Business & Finance Siemens points to deteriorating demand as profit falls MUNICH: Siemens said on Thursday deteriorating demand from automotive and machine building firms hit its third-quarter p Published 01 Aug, 2019 11:06am
Markets South Korea's MFG bought 69,000 tonnes corn in private deal HAMBURG: South Korea's Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased around 69,000 tonnes of corn expected to be sourced from Sou Published 01 Aug, 2019 10:51am
Business & Finance Toyota faces Australian class action over claims of faulty diesel filters SYDNEY: Australian lawyers filed a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp's local unit on Thursday, claiming som Published 01 Aug, 2019 10:49am
Business & Finance Barclays takes out insurance policy to meet target LONDON: Lower revenue and higher costs led to a 15% first-half drop in underlying pre-tax profit. The bank's UK division Published 01 Aug, 2019 10:47am
Markets Indonesia industry ministry plans to use more palm oil domestically JAKARTA: Indonesia's is preparing a roadmap to expand the downstream industry for palm oil by 2024 to absorb potential o Published 01 Aug, 2019 10:46am