He travelled to Guangzhou, where he arrested dealers, confiscated thousands of opium pipes and, when British dealers refused to give up their opium supplies in exchange for tea, stopped all foreign ...

Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised crime networks. A recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and ...

Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan in 2024 with a staggering 1,080 tons harvested. With conflict tearing communities apart, the illicit trade has flourished. For ...

Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre ...

The P/B ratio shows how a stock's market price compares to its book value. It helps gauge whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued relative to its net assets.