UK inflation leaps to higher-than-expected 3% in January
London: The UK’s inflation rate rose sharply to 3% in January, coming in above analyst expectations of a 2.8% reading,...
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Google agrees to pay $340 million to settle Italy tax dispute
Milan: Milan prosecutors announced Wednesday that they plan to drop a tax case against Google’s European division after the company...
Govt. committed to achieve $5 billion bilateral trade target with Turkiye: PM
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Pakistan and Turkiye were two brotherly nations and...
PIA ‘set’ to resume direct flights to US
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is gearing up for the revival of the direct flights to the United...
Pakistani pine nuts exports to China cross $18 million in 2024
China Economic Net Beijing: Pakistani pine nut exports to China have surpassed $18.78 million in 2024, according to official data...
Zhengzhou’s international cargo network keeps expanding
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: At 18:19 on February 16, a cargo plane operated by the British all-cargo airline One Air took...
Central Chinese city of Zhengzhou emerges as key NEV hub
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Chinese automaker BYD's Zhengzhou branch in central China's Henan province plans to recruit 20,000 employees in the...
UK: Devolution priority programme consultations launch
London: Consultations have been launched in six areas on proposals to establish mayoral combined authorities or mayoral combined county authorities...
Pakistan’s top commerce body launches EU business forum
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has set up the Pak-EU Business Forum...
Italy probing Amazon over 1.2b euros in third-party seller VAT
Rome: Italian prosecutors are examining whether online giant Amazon.com evaded 1.2 billion euros in value-added tax (VAT) it should have...
China to deepen cooperation with France in various fields: FM
Munich: China is ready to work with France, guided by the important consensus reached by their heads of state, to...
There is no one else to work in Bulgarian resorts
Sofia: There is a serious personnel crisis on the Bulgarian coast on the eve of the summer season. 100,000 employees...
Fake reviews can ruin tourism businesses. Italy thinks it has the answer
Sophie Dickinson Rome: You’re in a new city for the weekend and need somewhere to eat at short notice. You...
China estimates 4.8 bln trips in first half of Spring Festival travel rush
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: A total of 4.8 billion inter-regional passenger trips were estimated to be made across China from Jan....
Women entrepreneurs’ team to boost Pakistan-UK trade ties
Islamabad: A delegation of Pakistani women entrepreneurs lead by Mazhar Thathal, Chairman of Global Trade Expo Centre Pakistan on a...
Russian gas transit through Bulgaria hits record high
Sofia: Fresh data show that the transit of gas via Bulgaria’s TurkStream-BalkanStream pipeline in January has reached a historic high,...
Chinese regions strive to ensure strong start in foreign trade after Spring Festival holiday
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Regions across China kicked into high gear after the Spring Festival holiday, which ran from Jan. 28...
Pakistan, Turkiye sign MoUs, agreements in fields of media, cultural cooperation
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and Turkiye on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements for cooperation between Pakistan and...
UK signals it will seek US steel tariff exemption
London: The UK government has given its strongest signal yet that it will seek exemptions from tariffs being threatened on...
Surprise growth in UK economy at end of 2024
London: The UK economy unexpectedly grew in the final three months of last year following a boost to the construction...
Parliament approves controversial purchase of Russian nuclear reactors from Bulgaria
Sofia: Ukraine's parliament voted in favor of buying two Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, lawmaker...
Europe caught out by Trump’s Russia move
Brussels: Arriving at Nato headquarters early on Thursday, Europe's defence ministers had one common message - that there could be...
Chinese smartphone brands gain popularity in Middle East
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: In recent years, Chinese smartphone brands have seen a steady rise in their sales in the Middle...
Bulgaria facing health tax increase, as budget deficit risks Euro exclusion
Sofia: The Bulgarian Doctors' Union is launching a campaign to increase the national health tax to compensate for deficits in...
Portugal to weigh sale of at least 49% in Airline TAP
Lisbon: Portugal’s government is considering selling a stake of at least 49% of TAP SA in its latest attempt to...
UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
London: The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in...
UK not planning to hit back at US on steel tariffs
London: The UK will not retaliate immediately to the renewal of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US, the government...
Bulgaria: Contractor indicted in €4.5 million fraud involving trolleybus for the municipality of Vratsa
Sofia: The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia District Court against...
France is back in the AI race, Macron tells Paris summit
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron told major world leaders gathered at an AI summit in Paris that France was "back...
Italy prepares for AW249 helicopter production phase
Rome: The Italian Army’s AW249 next-generation combat helicopter program is progressing on schedule, with 17 units already under contract out...
