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Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai said that the UAE has set a pioneering role model in designing the future thanks to its proactive strategies and ability to plan for and forecast changes and developments in major economic and technological sectors. His Highness’s remarks ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Over 5.27 million passengers have benefitted from seamless connectivity on the Emirates and flydubai network since both Dubai-based airlines begun their partnership in October 2017. In addition, some 800,000 Emirates Skywards members have earned over 1.5 billion Skywards Miles on Emirates and flydubai codeshare itineraries in the last 12 months. Marking the milestone as the partnership ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering services providers, has introduced a new packaging solution to further reduce waste across its food manufacturing operations. The company has replaced cardboard packaging with reusable crates to store and transport an average of 100,000 inflight meals daily. As a result of its newest environmental initiative, EKFC ...

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Monday inaugurated the main building of Sharjah Media City (Shams), which is located in Tawi Al Masnad, Sharjah. Also present during the inauguration were HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah ...

ABU DUBAI / WAM Brazil can be ‘considered as an Arab country’ thanks to a huge number of people of Arab descent in its population of more than 200 million, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), in an exclusive interview on Sunday evening. “We always welcome everyone from the Arab world. We have more than five ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), is set to play a key role at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), by highlighting its array of services to the UAE capital’s energy sector, as well as outlining its role as a key partner organisation driving the global sustainable and clean energy agenda. This year, SIEW is ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM While visiting the Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a delegation from Pakistan, led by Ahmed Amjad Ali, Pakistani Consul General in Dubai, was briefed on the investment opportunities available in Ras Al Khaimah. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of RAK Customs Department, Chairman of the ...

Bloomberg Billionaire Mukesh Ambani moved a step closer to creating an e-commerce giant for India, unveiling plans to set up a $24 billion digital-services holding company that would become the main vehicle in his ambition to dominate the country’s internet shopping space. The board of Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd approved a proposal to plow 1.08 trillion rupees ($15 billion) into ...

Bloomberg Vietnam slapped five-year tariffs on Chinese and South Korean colour-coated steel products after domestic producers said unfair pricing from overseas competitors caused them to shut down production lines. Anti-dumping duties of 2.53% to 34.27% are being applied to steel products from China, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement on its website. Tariffs of 4.71% to ...

Bloomberg China’s ban on individual travel to Taiwan could see visitors to the island fall for the first time since the devastating SARS outbreak of 2003. The number of mainlanders travelling to the island plunged 46% in September, according to data from Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau. China banned individual travellers from heading to Taiwan in July, although tourists are still allowed ...