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Bloomberg Ironically, Cobalt, Ontario—population 1,100—was built on silver. Remnants of a boom that transformed the town more than a century ago are everywhere. A mine headframe still protrudes from the roof of the bookstore, which was previously a grocery. The butcher used to toss unwanted bones down an abandoned 350-foot shaft in the middle of the shop floor and keep ...

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking a detente with both North Korea and China in a bid to calm tensions a week before US President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul. South Korea and China on Tuesday agreed to move beyond a year-long dispute over Seoul’s decision to deploy a US missile shield, paving the way for closer ties ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The convening of the ‘International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century’ in Abu Dhabi comes within the framework of UAE’s aspirations and vision for the future of nuclear energy as a new artery in the network of vital clean energy investments for sustainable development, said His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, inaugurated the 2017 joint ISES Solar World Congress and IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry (SWC and SHC 2017), which kicked-off in Abu Dhabi on Monday. More than 500 renewable energy researchers and ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is preparing for the fourth edition of its Gulfood Manufacturing, the Middle East’s largest food, beverage, manufacturing and processing exhibition, which promises to be the biggest show to date, shining the spotlight on thousands of the latest food industry solutions and hot topics such as Value Added Tax (VAT) and sector-shaping ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HE Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, the third Maritime Academic Conference & Expo (MARACAD 2017) was held at the Dubai World Trade Centre. MARACAD was held amid the UAE’s comprehensive international campaign to rally support for its ...

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp. is eyeing airless tires to help reduce the weight of battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles and boost performance, even though the technology is years away from being ready for commercial use. The automaker is using airless tires—featuring individual motors in each wheel—on a vehicle for the first time with its hydrogen-powered concept car, Fine-Comfort Ride, unveiled at ...

Bloomberg China’s Didi Chuxing is in talks with Japanese taxi operator Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co. to provide ride-hailing services for Chinese tourists visiting Japan, according to a person familiar with the matter. The service is expected to launch this spring and will allow visitors from the mainland to use Didi’s app to summon and pay for Daiichi Koutsu’s taxis operating ...

Bloomberg At the Brookfield Square mall in Wisconsin, the landlord, CBL & Associates Properties Inc., needed a new occupant for a fading Sears. CBL had been tinkering with the mix for the past few years. Earlier, in 2008, it completed a 20,000-square-foot expansion, adding grocery stores and restaurants and renovating the interior. In the end, it found its tenant: the ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s biggest suppliers from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. climbed on Monday after delivery times for the iPhone X stretched to as much as six weeks in the US, underscoring demand for the marquee smartphone. Shares in Hon Hai, the main assembler of Apple devices, climbed as much as 3.6 percent in Taipei. ...