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  Bloomberg China pledges to boost global trade and cooperation by opening up further and giving greater access to foreign investors, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday. China wants to create a level playing field for foreign and local companies so that they can share in the Asian country’s growth, Xi said in a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

  New York / AFP Ford announced it will keep producing an SUV model in Kentucky, rather than move it to Mexico, in a decision overplayed by President-elect Donald Trump who claimed he had saved an entire plant from closure. Trump repeatedly took aim at Ford and other groups during the White House campaign for moving production overseas in search ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai, has signed an agreement with the German Deutsche Bahn AG for the establishment of a specialised mobility & transport centre, and sharing expertise in the rail and transport sectors. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, signed the agreement on behalf of ...

  Dubai / WAM The eagerly-anticipated YouthConnect event, spanning a full day of engaging conversations and dynamic workshops, started on a high note with a joint welcome address by Reem Al HashimI, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General Bureau Expo 2020 Dubai; and Shamma bint Sohail Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs. Addressing an audience ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced its participation in this year’s UAE Innovation Week. The organization’s participation is marked with a number of thought-provoking and innovative showcases taking place at Boulevard at Emirates Towers and Mall of the Emirates from November 20-26 and November 21-26 respectively, under the theme ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The inaugural Innovation Live!, an official anchor event for UAE Innovation Week, held a joint session with Tejar Dubai, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry initiative to discuss the future of entrepreneurship in the UAE. Aligned with the UAE Vision 2021 aiming to upscale Small and Medium Enterprises’ contribution of 70 percent of non-oil ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) recognised GAC EnvironHull’s pioneering hull-cleaning technology for its “exemplary role” in enriching the Emirate’s maritime sector’s culture of innovation and excellence. The diver- and brush-free HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) has been recognised in the inaugural Dubai Maritime Innovation Awards presented by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

Aleppo / AFP Intense government air strikes and artillery fire on Saturday shook the rebel-held side of Aleppo city, where multiple hospitals have been hit and schools forced to close. The ferocious bombardment saw rockets, mortar shells and barrel bombs pound residential neighbourhoods, shaking buildings and terrifying residents, an AFP correspondent in east Aleppo said. “People went to sleep to the ...

  Marrakesh / AFP From across the Atlantic, Donald Trump eclipsed a UN conference which fought valiantly in Marrakesh to preserve momentum on curtailing climate change amid fears the mogul will fragment the global effort and starve it of cash. World leaders, CEOs, negotiators and activists at the two-week meeting, which closed on Friday, were clearly unsettled by the pending ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE reiterated its condemnation of the heinous targeting of the holy city of Makkah as a ballistic missile was launched there by the Houthi-Saleh militias. “The attack is an unprecedented, dangerous escalation, and ethical bankruptcy of these militias. Not even religious or ethical boundaries seem to deter them from their crime that has angered the ...