Sharjah / Emirates Business Members of the UAE’s Japanese community were recently treated to a sold-out showing of one of their country’s most highly regarded films. The festive screening of ‘Spirited Away’ at Al Qasba, Sharjah’s premier leisure, tourism and family destination, had been sold out weeks in advance, with expatriates from Japan keen to use the occasion as …

  Some climate activists worry that Donald Trump’s presidential election will be the death knell for the global environment. That’s almost certainly untrue. Whatever Trump’s attitude toward climate science and energy policy, two big outside factors will be much more important — technological progress and policy in developing nations. First, the good news. Renewable energy technology is already unstoppable. No …

  While much attention has been focused on Japan’s big ailing companies and their prospects for survival, a few small developments show some promising signs for the country’s future. Kicking off a week in deals, Asahi Glass Co. said on December 20 it would buy CMC Biologics for 60 billion yen ($512 million), helping its move into contract drug manufacturing. …