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Bloomberg ZTE Corp. dived 27 percent after American lawmakers passed a bill to restore severe penalties on China’s second-largest telecoms gear-maker, potentially up-ending a deal struck with President Donald Trump to allow it to get back in business. The company has lost $7.2 billion of market capitalisation in the past week, as its Hong Kong shares slid to their lowest ...

Bloomberg Vietnam boasts one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, optimistic citizens and a stable government. But below the surface of positive data points lies discontent that spilled over during recent protests across the country. Hundreds of anti-riot police blanketed central Ho Chi Minh City on June 17, the nation’s thriving commercial centre, to prevent demonstrations after thousands of Vietnamese took ...

Bloomberg China doesn’t import enough from the US to match Donald Trump’s tariffs dollar for dollar, but President Xi Jinping can still squeeze American companies in other ways in retaliation. American businesses from Apple Inc and Walmart Inc to General Motors Co. all operate in China and are keen to expand. That hands Xi room to impose penalties such as ...

Bloomberg Fujifilm Holdings Corp. accused Xerox Corp. of caving to the whims of Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason in backing out of a $6.1 billion takeover deal. Fujifilm sued Xerox in Manhattan federal court over the failed takeover, seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Xerox walked away from the deal on May 13. “This change of heart is undoubtedly ...

Bloomberg A disgruntled Tesla Inc. employee broke into the company’s manufacturing operating system and sent highly sensitive data to unknown third parties, according to an email Elon Musk sent to staff. The worker, who had been denied a promotion, did “quite extensive and damaging sabotage” to Tesla’s operations, Musk wrote in the memo, which was reported in full by CNBC. ...

Bloomberg The European Union’s 27 remaining leaders may warn the UK that it faces crashing out of the bloc without a deal and call for contingency preparations, as an update due from the Brexit negotiators is set to highlight the limited progress made since March. With Brexit negotiations slowly meandering towards the end of the latest three-month period as lawmakers ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has adopted a resolution granting nationals of countries facing war and natural disasters a one-year stay permit, in solidarity with the people of affected nations and to offer them a chance to improve ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), commissioned fifteen 132/11 kV substations in Salal, Saih Al Shuaib, Expo 2020, Warsan 1, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, Palm Jumeirah, Al Markad, Nad Al Hammar, Business Bay, Zabeel 2, as of 20th May 2018, at a total cost of AED1.73 billion. Speaking on the occasion, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD ...

DUBAI / WAM Passengers travelling through Dubai International (DXB), can now virtually explore Dubai and experience the wide array of offerings available, thanks to a new, technologically advanced digital installation set up in Terminal 3, Concourse A, which even creates and sends passengers a tailor-made, two-day Dubai itinerary via email based on the their interests and preferred experiences. Launched by ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), earned an accreditation level of ‘reduction’ from the Airports Council International’s (ACI’s) Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. The programme provides a unique common framework and tools for active carbon management at airports, covering operational activities that contribute most to carbon emissions. In 2011, AUH was the first airport in the Middle East ...