A widely anticipated trip by U.S. President Barack Obama to Vietnam later this month has raised expectations to unprecedented levels among the boffins in the politburo. Relations between the old Cold War foes have never been better, and that should be a concern to China. Ties struck a friendly peak last July when Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen ...

  BLOOMBERG Saudi Arabian stocks advanced as investors judged the government shakeup that ushered in a new central banker and oil minister would help the kingdom reduce its dependence on crude. Gulf stocks ended their longest losing streak in almost two months. The Tadawul All Share Index rose as much as 1.2 percent before closing 0.2 percent higher at 6,672.48 ...

  ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 0.32% to close at 4483.18 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained AED 2.29 billion attaining AED 727.23 billion. A total of 235.9 Million Shares were traded with a total value of AED 320.01 million during the trading session of 08-05-2016 through 4052 transactions. The number of companies ...