SINGAPORE /Bloomberg Airlines in Southeast Asia may need to push back delivery of aircraft after a decade of economic growth and optimism about a surge in air travel prompted them to order hundreds of jets from Airbus Group SE and Boeing Co. Carriers in the region that includes Indonesia and Malaysia are now confronted with challenges such as overcapacity and ...
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US, Cuba to sign agreement on restarting commercial flights
HAVANA / AP The United States and Cuba will sign an agreement next week to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, starting the clock on dozens of new flights operating daily by next fall, US officials said. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is scheduled to fly to Havana on Tuesday to cement the deal. Barring ...
Read More »Growing tea in the Highlands
AMULREE / AFP Tam O’Braan has had several lives. Having been a soldier, an agronomist and an entrepreneur, he now grows tea in the foothills of the Scottish Highlands, and is the envy of those who once called him crazy. Four years since he began growing tea at Dalreoch, a former sheep farm close to the small Scottish village of ...
Read More »â€˜Monday Afternoon Fever’ in S Korea’s old-age discos
Seoul / AFP As the mercury outside plunges to minus 10 degrees on an ice-cold Monday afternoon, the dance floor inside the Kukilgwan Palace is packed with grey-haired Korean couples moving to the rhythms of high-volume disco. “I come here every day of the week, except for Saturday and Sunday,” said 81-year-old Jun Il-Taek as he danced beneath the giant ...
Read More »A new cold war
Bloomberg Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his country is in a new cold war with the US and its allies, while NATO’s chief said Russia is using its nuclear arsenal to intimidate Europe. The clash, with echoes of superpower rhetoric during the 20th century, played out at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday even as Russia, Europe and the ...
Read More »AED2.1bn new Abu Dhabi-Dubai road to complete by this year
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Service Company (Musanada) has announced that the construction of AED2.1 billion new highway linking Abu Dhabi and Dubai is 70 percent complete. The road, spanning from Seih Shuaib to Sweihan Interchange, is expected to be completed by the end of this year, according to Musanada. Eng. Faisal Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of ...
Read More »DHCOG posts 25% hike in net profit
Dubai / WAM Mohammad Abdulla Al Gergawi, Chairman of Dubai Holding announced on Saturday the preliminary unaudited financial results of its business group, Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group (‘DHCOG’), for the year ended 31 December 2015. DHCOG continued to see good operational progress with all businesses performing well and contributing to Group profitability. Net profit increased to AED 5.83 billion, ...
Read More »Modi’s investment call
Mumbai / AFP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi renewed his call on Saturday for firms to invest in India and turn it into a global manufacturing hub, painting the country as a bright spot for investment in an uncertain world economy. The right-wing prime minister was addressing a gathering of industry leaders, CEOs and foreign dignitaries in the commercial capital ...
Read More »Firms root for Emiratisation
Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Emiratisation rang loud and clear at the recently-held National Career Exhibition 2016, in Sharjah. Backing UAE’s pledge to nurture local talent and provide superior training and growth opportunities to Emiratis, participating companies said they were fully dedicated to create a national workforce. Rashed Al Ansari, GM, Al Ansari Exchange, said, “We are eager to support ...
Read More »Patriot missiles in S Korea
Seoul / AFP The United States has temporarily deployed an additional Patriot missile battery in South Korea following North Korea’s recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, US Forces Korea said on Saturday. The move came as the two allies plan to start detailed discussions on bringing in an advanced, high-altitude US missile defence system opposed by China as early ...
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