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Asia's biggest flower market makes stars out of influencers

KUNMING: Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencer Caicai speaks into her smartphone from a small...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:25am

World

China reports 59 new COVID-19 cases for Dec 4, vs 90 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 59 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 4, down from 90 a day earlier, the country's...

Published 05 Dec, 2021 12:27pm

Markets

Copper prices ease as dollar gains ahead of jobs data

LONDON: Copper prices eased on Friday as the dollar firmed ahead of key US jobs data that is expected to cement the...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 06:22pm

BR Research

Race for influence

While fighting an active pandemic within their borders, big powers are also focused on how to catch up with ...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 07:52am

World

China accelerating research into COVID-19 shots targeting Omicron

BEIJING: China is accelerating research and development of COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant, a health...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 06:16pm

World

Taliban, Myanmar junta unlikely to be let into UN for now

UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee meeting on Wednesday is unlikely to allow Afghanistan's Taliban or...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 02:06pm

Markets

Asian factories shake off supply headaches but Omicron presents new risks

TOKYO: Asian factory activity grew in November as crippling supply bottlenecks eased, but rising input costs and...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 12:13pm

World

China local COVID-19 cases jump to most in nearly a month

BEIJING: China detected 91 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms for Tuesday, marking the...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 09:24am

BR Research

Coal crisis easing

Coal has troubled the world for the past many months, but it looks like, the crisis is now easing. It all began as...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 07:55am

Markets

Coalbed methane pipeline completed in northern China

SHANGHAI: China has completed the construction of a coalbed methane pipeline linking the northern provinces of Hebei...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 06:53am

World

China leader promises Africa 1 bn Covid vaccine doses

DIAMNIADIO: China's president pledged to offer Africa one billion Covid vaccine doses on Monday, with the continent...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 12:36am

Business & Finance

Audi-FAW electric vehicle venture in China delayed

BERLIN: Volkswagen's premium automaker Audi's joint venture to build electric vehicles in China with state-owned FAW...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 02:41pm

Technology

China's Twitter-like Weibo plans $547mn Hong Kong listing

BEIJING: US-listed Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is seeking to raise up to $547 million in a share offer in...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:20am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks sink at open

HONG KONG: Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China opened with more losses Monday morning to extend a sell-off across...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 09:30am

World

China study warns of ‘colossal’ Covid outbreak if it opens up

BEIJING: China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:35am

World

China study warns of 'colossal' COVID outbreak if it opens up like US, France

BEIJING: China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 11:30am

World

Europe rushes to bolster virus defences as South Africa detects new strain

THE HAGUE: Governments across Europe rushed on Friday to bolster their defences against a fresh coronavirus spike, ...

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 11:36am

World

Flights cancelled, schools shut over three Covid-19 cases in Shanghai

SHANGHAI: Hundreds of flights were cancelled, some schools shut and tour groups suspended on Friday after three...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 10:34am

Technology

China asks Didi to delist from US on security fears

Chinese regulators have asked top executives of ride hailing giant Didi Global Inc to devise a plan to delist from ...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 10:15am

Business & Finance

China criticises US for putting Chinese firms on trade blacklist

WASHINGTON: China on Thursday criticized the United States for putting a dozen Chinese companies on its trade...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Markets

Nickel and tin boosted by low inventories and China outlook

LONDON: Nickel neared seven-year highs and tin reached a record peak before taking a breather later on Thursday, ...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Business & Finance

China's October net gold imports via Hong Kong hit 3-year high

China's net gold imports via Hong Kong jumped 56% in October from the previous month to the highest since June 2018,...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 04:58pm

Life & Style

Nationalistic war film smashes Chinese box office records

BEIJING: A nationalistic blockbuster set during the Korean War has racked up hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 12:22pm

Markets

Dalian iron ore soars to 3-week peak on China demand optimism

Iron ore stretched a rally into a fifth straight session on Thursday, with the benchmark Dalian contract scaling a...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 09:42am

China, Russia furious over Biden summit snubs

WASHINGTON/BEI-JING: US President Joe Biden has invited around 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy in...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:33am

Technology

China Oct smartphone shipments up 30.6% y/y, likely driven by iPhone

SHANGHAI: Shipments of smartphones within China rose 30.6% year-on-year to 32.7 million handsets in October, the...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:56am

Markets

China central bank to lower corporate funding costs, aid small firms

BEIJING: China will keep liquidity reasonably ample and reduce funding costs, especially for small firms, a central...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 01:16pm

Markets

Asia's big 3 LNG buyers ramp up November imports as Europe struggles: Russell

LAUNCESTON: The world's top buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are ramping up imports of the fuel in November,...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 11:04am

Business & Finance

China issues draft rules on perpetual bonds sales by insurance companies

BEIJING: China’s central bank and banking and insurance regulator issued draft rules on Friday on the issuance of...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am

China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania

BEIJING/VILNIUS: China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Sunday, expressing strong dissatisfaction...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 04:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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