Tom Pu-chih Hsieh Le Cordon Bleu and Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT) have been trying to set up a branch of the famous French cooking school in Taiwan since 2011. However, due to protectionism sentiment and bureaucracy on the island, the French chefs cannot show Taiwanese students how to cook and instead can only teach the …

Hong Kong / AFP Asia’s share rally stalled on Tuesday with markets battling a fresh fall in the price of oil and fears for the Chinese economy. Japanese stocks fell as a stronger yen hit exporters while Shanghai also closed down, after the first indicators for Asia’s biggest economy this month showed private gauges of manufacturing and services falling to …

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 0.41% to close at 4301.75 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained AED 2.88 Billion attaining AED 697.8 Billion. A total of 0.89 Billion Shares were traded with a total value of 0.96 Billion AED during the trading session of 23-02-2016 through 10255 transactions. The number of companies which …