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DPA The story of the computer-savvy Indians has been around for a while: India has legions of well-trained IT specialists who provide high-tech services for tiny pay to firms round the globe. Get set for another story to replace it: Many of those smart Indian software experts are now becoming their own bosses. India is experiencing an incredible start-up boom. ...

DPA South Korean convenience stores have evolved from simple 24-hour corner shops into all-in-one stopovers for foods, goods and services tailored to modern needs. Despite sluggish consumption, convenience stores have constituted the country’s fastest-growing retail segment, outpacing offline retailers by a large margin with a 29.6 per cent on-year hike in sales in 2015, according to Statistics Korea. KDB Daewoo ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS If you want to have the taste of the world, Ramada Plaza Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) is one of the most ideal addresses in Dubai. Located just between Jumeirah beach and Dubai Marina, this cosmopolitan hotel is located at only five-minute walk from the public beach and the closest Dubai tram station. This ultra-modern property ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Visiting a shopping mall could also be a cumbersome experience for many. Bombarded with countless offers, while boasting the presence of scores of brands under one-roof, a shopping mall could also lead a prospective customer into a an utter cerebral chaos. Gauging the retail industry’s perennial need to connect malls with the smart-phone by offering ...

Emirates Business Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic Beijing TongRenTang is celebrating womanhood this month with a host of exclusive services and treatment packages. In its two comprehensive centres, the clinic has the secret to a healthier life, naturally. Pregnancy or motherhood can be a tumultuous time with a mix of new feelings of excitement, anticipation, and worry. TongRenTang (TRT) helps keeping ...

AFP For 30 years, sanitation worker Nelson Molina kept New York clean —and in the process found beauty in other people’s garbage, rescuing enough condemned items to fill a warehouse. On the second floor of a sanitation truck depot in East Harlem, he has amassed an astonishing collection of thousands of objects once chucked in the bin but now lovingly ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Popularly known as ‘Green Man’, Sudhakar Tomar is constructively supporting agri-business sectors in Middle East, India and Africa for the last over a decade. Based in Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a free zone authority for the JLT Free Zone, Tomar is ensuring that investments in agriculture sector are not only socially and economically sustainable ...

OUR CORRESPONDENT / EMIRATES BUSINESS Canon Middle East, with its headquarters in Dubai, is treating this region with its cutting-edge imaging solutions and video capturing wonders at frequent intervals. Over the years, this brand has made its niche in the burgeoning technology market of the UAE. Recently it has taken the video capturing to newer and greater heights by launching the ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS United Arab Emirates (UAE) is globally famous for its unbound luxury and inestimable hunger for excellence. Gauging the immense tourism potential in the Emirates’ market, many overseas companies have set up their base here in a bid to satiate the upscale demands of this region. One such leading name is ‘Magnificent’, a Greece-based ultra-luxury concierge ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Offering unmatched security solutions to UAE-based enterprises, dorma+kaba is aiming to capitalise upon immeasurable business opportunities that this region offer. This Switzerland-based company, which is riding high on its recent merger, is catering to its UAE clients from its Dubai corporate office. Dorma is the trusted global partner for premium access solutions and services, and ...