KUWAIT, Sept 7 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry declared on Thursday it shut down a central market in the district of Al-Farwaniya as a penalty for manipulating with prices of schooling accessories.

KUWAIT, Sept 7 (KUNA) - The State of Kuwait sees the 17 sustainable development goals as a priority for making public policies, said General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Thursday.

TAIPEI: Taiwan chip giant TSMC’s planned factory in the United States was making “fast progress”, the company’s chairman said Wednesday, despite it facing a delayed start due to worker shortages and reported union disputes. 

KUWAIT: Crude oil prices rose on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced an extension to current production and export cuts to yearend.

COPENHAGEN: Massive demand for diabetes and weight loss drugs made by Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk have turned it into Europe’s most valuable company, giving Denmark’s economy a major makeover.

NAIROBI: African leaders on Wednesday demanded sweeping changes to the global financial system and urged the international community to back a surge in renewable energy as they wrapped up a landmark climate summit in Kenya. 

KUWAIT, Sept 6 (KUNA) -- Minister of Finance Fahad Al-Jarallah announced on Wednesday that the ministry would study solutions to tackle "the liquidity crisis facing the government."

KUWAIT, Sept 6 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's commerce ministry on Wednesday closed a shopping center after prices for school supplies there were found to have been tampered with, citing such practices as infractions of state laws.

BERLIN, Sept 6 (KUNA) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appealed on Wednesday to all government parties to implement the recently enacted skilled labor law, which he considers the most significant hurdle facing German companies and industries.