Dubai / Emirates Business His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), welcomed a United Kingdom parliamentary delegation and His Excellency Sulaiman Al Mazroui, the UAE Ambassador to the UK, on a special visit to DIFC, the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asian region. The UK is very important for …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Sustainable Energy Program Section team at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) held a workshop entitled “New Engineering and Smart Technologies Shaping Future Cities” at the first edition of The Future Cities Show 2017, held from April, 2-4. During the workshop, the team briefed participants on the engineering practices and technologies deployed in the …

  SEOSAN / AP Chung Young-chul takes a drag on his cigarette and watches as wild ducks fly across rice fields and land on a reservoir in this remote farming village. He’s among nearly 2,000 people — ex-gangsters, ex-convicts, orphans — who were once held here, forced to work without pay for years and are now largely forgotten. “Some died after …