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DUBAI / WAM Change is coming to the world of air travel as the self-imposed deadline looms for a ban on all single-use plastics at the world’s busiest international airport, Dubai International (DXB). Announced by operator, Dubai Airports, earlier this year, Dubai’s two airports – DXB and DWC – will soon be free of single-use plastics in a bid to ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has taken off to Mexico City, marking the airline’s first passenger flight to Mexico. Emirates flight EK255, departed at full capacity with over 300 passengers, led a group of VIP guests and media on board, at 0330hrs local time this morning. Marking the importance of this new gateway in the Americas, the high profile delegation ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Representatives from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT – Abu Dhabi, have arrived in Muscat to receive the award for World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination at the 26th edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA), Grand Final Ceremony 2019. The award is the latest in several prestigious accolades gained by Abu Dhabi ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), announced its participation at the SALT Conference, a global thought leadership forum that aims to enhance collaboration between finance, technology and geopolitics. The conference, which kicked off on Monday and will run till December 11, is held in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). According to a statement by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA), on Monday announced the launch of a digital ‘Violation Reporting Platform’ that will enable the reporting of suspicious financial and administrative violations across government entities. According to a statement by the Authority, the newly launched digital platform will enhance Abu Dhabi’s competitiveness and further establish investor confidence in its business ...

The UAE is continuing to promote its inspiring model of tolerance, coexistence and openness to others, after leading globally through its unprecedented initiative launched this year that made it the “Capital of Tolerance.” The UAE has proven the importance of the key role of its soft power in reinforcing human fraternity principles and encouraging moderate speech discourse, through supporting all ...

Bloomberg Car sales in China continued to decline in November, extending a historic slump and all but ensuring a second straight annual drop for the world’s biggest auto market. Sales of sedans, sport utility vehicles, minivans and multipurpose vehicles fell 4.2% from a year earlier to 1.97 million units, the China Passenger Car Association (PCA) said, citing preliminary figures. The ...

Bloomberg Under pressure from the US, Vietnam’s ministry of finance is proposing to reduce tariffs on some American agriculture products, from chicken to apples. The government is working to alleviate US concerns over Vietnam’s growing trade surplus. At the request of the US, Vietnam now is reviewing duties on some American products, with tariff cuts seen as a way to ...

Bloomberg Singapore, home to some of the planet’s most affluent people, shouldn’t have to worry about going hungry — except when you factor in the threat of climate change. The city state ranks top of the Global Food Security Index, a gauge of more than 100 countries developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and supported by Corteva Agriscience. But when ...

Bloomberg Japan’s economy expanded in the third quarter at a much faster pace than initially reported, as capital investment and private consumption proved much stronger than first estimated. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualised pace of 1.8% in the three months through September from the previous quarter, faster than an initial reading of 0.2%, revised Cabinet Office data ...