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S Koreans may soon get chance to walk across fortified DMZ

Bloomberg Instgramming tourists may soon get the chance to reenact one of Asia’s most iconic moments in recent memory: April’s embrace between the leaders of the two Koreas. Visitors to the Joint Security Area—where soldiers from the two sides have stood face to face for decades—will be able to freely cross the demarcation line “in the near future,” South Korea’s ...

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Abu Dhabi signs deal to host World Urban Forum in 2020

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM), signed an agreement, on Wednesday, with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, for Abu Dhabi to host the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF10), in 2020. This will be the first time an Arab country hosts the landmark forum. The forum will be convened by UN-Habitat, ...

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Ministry raises awareness on sustainable agriculture

Abu Dhabi / WAM Students from the UAE, Australia and the Netherlands on Wednesday interacted with academia, industry representatives and thought leaders on sustainable agriculture, food production and consumption, as the UAE marked the World Food Day. Titled ‘Our Food, Our Future’, the youth workshop was organised by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), in collaboration with the ...

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