Bloomberg India plans to impose stringent quality control measures and higher tariffs on imports from China, people with the knowledge of the matter said, as a military standoff between the neighbours threaten economic ties. The state-run Bureau of Indian Standards is finalising tougher norms for at least 370 products to ensure items that can be locally produced aren’t imported, the ...

BUCHAREST / WAM The UAE Ambassador to Romania, Dr Ahmed Abdullah Saeed Al Matroushi, has met with Romanian State Secretary for Global Affairs and Diplomatic Strategies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cornel Feruta, and discussed enhancing relations between the two countries. During the meeting, which was held at the ministry’s premises in Bucharest, the two sides explored means of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates announced the completion of the National Disinfection Programme. Dr Saif Dhaheri, the Spokesperson of the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority announced the completion of the National Disinfection Programme nationwide. “Children below 12 in age are now allowed to enter commercial centres and restaurants across the emirates,” he said. However, public ...