Bloomberg Shuhei Yoshida has reason to celebrate. The head of Sony Corp.’s games development is six weeks away from the introduction of its first virtual-reality headset and demand seems promising. The $399 headset is sold out at retailers around the world, even though most customers haven’t been able to try it out. But on a rainy evening in Tokyo, ...

  Bangkok / AFP A line of prisoners emerges from Bangkok’s sewers covered in a thick film of slime and hauling buckets of sludge — frontline troops in the battle against a rising tide of plastic waste. Located just 50 centimetres above sea level and criss-crossed with canals, Thailand’s throbbing capital has long had to fight off floods and an ...

  New York / DPA Dating back at least to the 1980s as a minority pursuit in the United States, the Sneakerhead subculture has now broadened out to a mass market that extends well beyond brands like Air Jordan and Converse Chuck Taylor. Streetwear — particularly the trade in limited collections — has emerged from the underground to become a ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that the UAE has become a focal point for a cultural movement in the Arab region, thanks to the spread of world-class cultural, artistic and creative centres in the state that provides good environment for talented people. He ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organisation for professional business women and entrepreneurs working in Dubai, on Monday hosted over 70 European Union delegates from six countries at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of a five-day trade mission to explore mutual co-operation, knowledge sharing and business opportunities. The EU ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality (DM) for the first time in the Middle East, launched a robot as a rescuer on public beaches for the security and safety of beach-goers in the emirate of Dubai. Alya Al Harmoudi, Director of the Environment Department at DM, said, “The move is also in response to Dubai government directives to keep up with the ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) recently participated in a business event entitled, ‘International Business Forum – Expanding Business Globally’, which was organised by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, BoI, and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, FCCISL, in Colombo. Speaking at the forum, Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) said on Monday that it has appointed Steven Dalzell as Head of Transition Management at its Central Dealing Department (CDD) with immediate effect. Based in Abu Dhabi, Dalzell will lead the centralised team with responsibility for managing and implementing multi-asset class portfolio transitions, including pre-trade analysis, project planning, implementation and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) — the entity delegated to design, implement and supervise all the phases of the Emirates Mars Mission- Hope, under the supervision of the UAE Space Agency- has announced the launch of the Explore Mars Poster Competition, in which participants will submit scientific research on the Red Planet. The competition ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Denmark have signed an open skies agreement. The agreement was signed today by Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi and the Ambassador of Denmark to the UAE, Merete Juhl. Al Suwaidi said the agreement allows for an unlimited number of their designated ...