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ABU DHABI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation’s (DFF) knowledge platforms have reached more than 5 million people across their social media platforms. In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Foundation’s knowledge-sharing platforms including Mostaqbal Portal, Popular Science Arabia, MIT Tech Review Arabia and Future Talks have been diligently sharing quality Arabic content on the latest science and technology developments, for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing seven metric tons of medical supplies to Nepal to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Saeed Hamdan Al Naqbi, UAE Ambassador ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co warned earnings may decline this quarter after the coronavirus outbreak hurt demand globally for smartphones and gadgets, wiping out gains from a surge in online activity by people sheltering at home. South Korea’s largest company reported a 4% slide in net income to 4.9 trillion won ($4 billion) in the three months ended in March. Samsung, ...

Bloomberg Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc has filed confidentially for a second listing in Hong Kong, according to people with knowledge of the matter, joining rival Alibaba in tapping the city’s stock market for funds. The offering could raise at least $2 billion, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The Beijing-based company, which ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration said it’s approved more than $52 billion in loan requests for small businesses so far in the relaunch of a coronavirus relief program, even as lenders said they’ve struggled to submit applications and advocates worry that funds will run out before many mom-and-pop firms get help. The US Small Business Administration (SBA) said it’s processed almost ...

Bloomberg Ford Motor Co.’s sagging stock fell further after the automaker forecast a more than $5 billion second-quarter operating loss due to the coronavirus pandemic’s blow to the global car industry. The projected deficit — which is about $2 billion worse than some analysts were anticipating — is based on Ford’s expectation for significant volume declines in every region. Ford ...

Bloomberg When the European Union (EU) presents its plan to rebuild its economy after the coronavirus, it’s likely to include three kinds of funding: taxpayers’ money, borrowed money and theoretical money. Officials in Brussels have a tendency to pad out their flashy headline figures with the theoretical stuff. But investors trying to gauge the strength of the policy response would ...

Bloomberg China’s plan to resume annual parliamentary sessions delayed by the coronavirus outbreak next month could be seen as a statement of the country’s commitment to get back to normal. The actual gathering may end up showing how much has changed. The National People’s Congress (NPC) will start its annual session on May 22, the official Xinhua News Agency said ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Dato’ Sri Hishamuddin Hussein, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, discussed, in a Video Conference call, ties of friendship and joint cooperation between the UAE and Malaysia. HH Sheikh Abdullah extended greetings on the occasion of the Holy Month of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, participated in a video conference meeting, during which he checked up on the developments and outcomes to date of the remote learning process in schools and universities across the emirate. During the meeting ...