Pyongyang / Bloomberg Change is in the air in North Korea. After years of being ranked by Skytrax as the world’s worst airline, national carrier Air Koryo is undergoing a revolution, according to interviews with passengers and travel agents. New planes, new in-flight entertainment options, smart new uniforms for the cabin attendants, even business class. It’s all part of supreme ...

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Monday received the visiting International Monetary Fund Director General, Christine Lagarde, at the ministry. During their meeting, they discussed cooperation between the UAE and IMF, latest economic developments, as well as other issues of mutual interests. Sheikh Abdullah welcomed Lagarde, noting ...

Sharjah / EMIRATES BUSINESS With the region looking at increasing its downstream capabilities as part of its economic diversification policies, the regional plastics, molds, printing and packaging industries are virtually untouched by declining oil prices as well as other economic and political headwinds. Top executives, who turned up for the opening of a multi-industry trade event at Expo Centre Sharjah, believe ...