1.6 tonnes of pangolin scales seized in south China
1.6 tonnes of pangolin scales
Guangzhou - Arab Today
A smuggling case uncovered in south China's Guangdong Province yielded about 1.6 tonnes of pangolin scales, customs authorities said Saturday.
The pangolin scales, concealed in 76 bags on a speed boat, were intercepted by police in waters off Zhongshan City on April 10. The seized scales have a street value of about 3.2 million yuan (494,400 US dollars), according to police with Gongbei Customs.
A suspect, identified only by the surname Feng, was detained.
Pangolins are under second-class state protection in China. Their scales are believed to have medical qualities.
Those who illegally catch, kill, buy or sell wild animals on the state's protection list face a maximum penalty of over 10 years in prison and fines.
Source: XINHUA
GMT 14:39 2016 Saturday ,24 December
6 missing after fishing boat sinks off south ChinaGMT 04:14 2016 Wednesday ,13 April
Man gets 10 years for illegally transporting wild animal productsGMT 07:30 2016 Thursday ,31 March
Mainland, HK police nab nearly 3000 illegal immigrants in joint operationGMT 12:19 2016 Friday ,25 March
Missing Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo is in mainland
- Wednesday ,13 April GMT 04:14 2016 Man gets 10 years for illegally transporting wild animal products
- Thursday ,31 March GMT 07:30 2016 Mainland, HK police nab nearly 3000 illegal immigrants in joint operation
With Job Cuts, China Deal
France's Carrefour revamps operations
Paris - Emiratesvoice
France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job cuts, a product revamp and new partnerships in China. Carrefour, which was the world'sTo partake in Beiteddine Festivals
Singer Bruni arrives in Beirut Sunday evening
Beirut - NNA
French renowned singer and supermodel, Carla Bruni, is expected to arrive this evening at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, accompanied by her husband, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. BruniIn France
Microsoft to open 4 data centres
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse onIn Olympic Spotlight
'Friendly and kind' N. Korean skaters
Taipei - Emiratesvoice
North Korea's figure skaters Ryom Tai-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are "friendly and kind and a little bit shy", South Korea's Kim Kyueun said Tuesday ahead of their hugely anticipated Olympic appearance. The skater is competing with her partner Alex Kam in theFor $11.6 Bn
Sanofi buys US haemophilia treatment
Paris - Emiratesvoice
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Monday it had reached an agreement to purchase US biotech company Bioverativ, which specialises in treatments for haemophilia and rare blood disorders, for $11.6 billion. Sanofi's chief executive Olivier Brandicourt said the acquisition "enhances its presence in specialtyParis show pays homage
to 'eternal style' of late Alaia
Paris - Emiratesvoice
Two months after legendary designer Azzedine Alaia's sudden death plunged the fashion world into mourning, an exhibition in homage to the "King of Cling" opens Monday in his studios in Paris. The Tunisian-born designer, renowned for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November aged 82, reportedly of heart failure after falling down the stairs at his home. The diminutive maverick, who ignored fashion week convention by showing when and where he wanted, in July produced his first couture collection in six years to rapturous reviews. Now some of his most iconic dresses are going on display in the glass-roofed gallery next to his studio and home in the Marais district where he used to show his creations. It includes the dress worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, his longtime friend and muse, when she led
GMT 10:18 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon seven
GMT 10:16 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon five
GMT 09:58 2016 Wednesday ,23 March
cartoon four
GMT 10:18 2015 Sunday ,25 October
Western Digital's hard drive encryption useless
GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December
Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait
GMT 14:34 2016 Wednesday ,16 November
Swimmers worth their salt cross shrinking Dead Sea
GMT 18:34 2017 Sunday ,21 May
Bashar Essam hosted a display for weddings and evening dresses
GMT 08:31 2013 Monday ,15 July
Ward El Khal to Arab Today: I have a lot of respect for Nicole Saba
GMT 00:35 2017 Tuesday ,18 July
Jailed Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo passes away
GMT 16:56 2017 Tuesday ,04 July
Prince congratulates US president
GMT 10:57 2016 Tuesday ,04 October
Falling US natural gas output meets stronger demandGMT 17:52 2013 Tuesday ,04 June
Salafists urge ‘Harass Nude Girls’
GMT 12:06 2015 Wednesday ,04 March
New Dodge Charger unveiled in Bahrain
GMT 05:51 2016 Sunday ,09 October
German companies consider taking symbolic stake in Deutsche Bank
GMT 12:23 2016 Friday ,15 July
Ahead amid heightened securityGMT 14:55 2011 Tuesday ,26 July
Drug abuse haunts students’ summer vacation
GMT 20:07 2017 Thursday ,03 August
First UK-based Brand Ambassador
GMT 20:26 2017 Wednesday ,03 May
Dalal that the health situation of her husband
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor