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MBRSC holds workshop at Future Cities Show 2017

  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 ...

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Still chained to their dark past

  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 ...

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ChemChina gets EU nod for $43 billion Syngenta deal

  Bloomberg China National Chemical Corp. won European Union antitrust approval for its $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticide maker Syngenta AG, a day after the US gave its blessing, bringing China’s largest foreign acquisition closer to the finish line. ChemChina’s offer to divest some pesticides and other agricultural products will remove “problematic overlaps” and allow EU regulators to clear ...

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