ABU DHABI / GULF TIME The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA) has announced the adoption of digital twin technology to showcase its housing projects. This initiative focuses on 3D real-time visualization of housing options. Additionally, through collaboration with NNTC, a leading company in digital twin technologies in the UAE, the Authority offers an integrated virtual experience where individuals can explore …

BANGKOK / WAM In the latest bout of sell-offs that are shaking world markets as investors fret over the state of the US economy, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 12.4 percent on Monday. The Nikkei closed down 4,451.28 points at 31,458.42. The market’s broader TOPIX index fell 12.8 percent as selling picked up in the afternoon, the Associated …

ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) today announced the world’s first bauxite cargo shipment using a Liquefied Natural Gas-fuelled (LNG) vessel. The shipment, in a Capesize ship, carries bauxite mined by EGA subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation to a customer in China. LNG-fuelled ships can achieve up to 28 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions on a tank-to-wake basis compared to vessels …