Australian police seize heroin shipment worth $104m, at the Port of Melbourne

Australian police have seized a heroin shipment of around A$140 million. The authorities said the shipment included 1,290 packages of heroin weighing about 450 kg.

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• Australian police seize heroin shipments worth A$140 million
• A Mal...

CHINA’S EXPORTS AND IMPORTS RISE; SHIPMENTS OF WEARABLE DEVICES RISE

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• China’s exports and imports rise; shipments of wearable devices rise.
• Makers of wearable devices in the country shipped 27.29 million units in Q1 of 2021.
• China's total imports and exports expanded 28.2 percent ...

S. KOREA SAW A RECORD INCREASE IN EXPORTS BY 41.1% IN APRIL

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• S. Korea saw a record increase in exports by 41.1% in April.
• Exports grew on demand for chips and automobiles.
• Outbound shipments in April were reported to be $51.1 billion.
• Stronger demand for laptops and othe...

S. KOREA’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT GREW 0.8% IN MARCH

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• S. Korea’s industrial output grew 0.8% in March.
• Output in the mining, manufacturing, gas, and electricity industries declined 0.8 percent in March.
• In the reporting month service production gained 1.2 percent on-mo...

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS IN MARCH ROSE 16.6 PERCENT TO $53.8 BILLION

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• S. Korea’s exports in March rose 16.6 percent to $53.8 billion.
• Rising demand for chips and autos led to gains in exports.
• The country’s imports also rose 18.8 percent to $4.17 billion.
• Exports of a...

DISPUTE BETWEEN UK AND EUROPEAN UNION DEEPENED OVER COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS

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• Dispute between United Kingdom and European Union has been deepened over covid-19 vaccine concerns
• The NHS of UK has blamed the increasing short-term decrease of covid-19 doses on a drop in the inbound vaccines

A dispute ...

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS OF ICT PROUCTS INCREASE BY 11.5 PERCENT IN FEB. 2021

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• S. Korea’s exports of ICT products increase by 11.5 percent in Feb. 2021.
• Strong overseas demand for chips and displays led to increasing in exports.
• Outbound shipment of chips advanced to $5.22 billion.
• ...

SHIPMENTS OF CHINA’S SMARTPHONES INCREASE IN FEB. 2021

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• Shipments of China’s smartphones increase in Feb. 2021.
• Smartphone shipments within China jumped 236.6% annually to 21.3 million handsets.
• Xiaomi is known to have ramped up production late last year.
• Han...

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS RISE IN FEBRUARY BY 9.5 PERCENT

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• S. Korea’s exports rise in February by 9.5 percent.
• The country’s exports came to $44.8 billion last month.
• The imports rose by 13.9 percent to $42.1 billion.
• Outbound shipments of chips expanded 13...

JAPAN REPORTS A SURGE IN SHIPMENTS OF LAPTOPS IN 2020 AMID PANDEMIC

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• Japan reports a surge in shipments of laptops in 2020 amid pandemic.
• And industry body reported that Japan recorded a 25.1 percent surge in laptop shipments.
• Shipments of desktop computers however dropped 41.5 percent to ...

EXPORTS IN SOUTH KOREA DECRESED BY 5.4 PERCENT IN 2020

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• Exports in South Korea decreased by 5.4 percent in 2020.
• In 2020, the outbound shipments came to the US $512.8 billion.
• The country’s imports moved down to 7.2 percent on-year to $467.2 billion.
• Outbound ...

JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS THE COUNTRY’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FLAT IN NOVEMBER

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• Japan Govt. reports the country’s industrial production flat in November.
• The seasonally adjusted index of industrial output stayed at 95.2 from the previous month.
• Production in the auto sector fell 4.7 percent due...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT REPORTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER RISE BY 3.8%

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• Japanese government reports industrial production in October rise by 3.8%.
• The output at factories and mines seasonally adjusted index stood at 95.0.
• The production of general machinery was at 17.9%.
• The i...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AND LG ELECTRONICS LEAD GLOBAL TV MARKET IN FACE OF PANDEMIC

• Samsung Electronics became the largest TV manufacturer in the world today in third quarter of 2020. LG Electronics came second with increased sales, beating Chinese companies.
• According to global market research company Omdia, a sum total of 62.87 million TV units, all valued a...

For the first ten days of December, Korea's exports rose 7.7 pct

SEOUL-Export exportations in South Korea have increased by 7.7% in the first ten days of December compared to the same period last year.

According to the Korea Customs Service, exports that cover about half of the export-led economies reached USD 12.9 billion in December of 1 to 10, up ...

Healthcare to take hit in Brexit transformation?

The health products will face some issues along the Brexit transformation track and will have a huge impact on the healthcare of the nation.

The United Kingdom is ready for the Brexit and has been transferring medical shipments through an express system that has allowed the nation to mo...