DUBAI / WAM With the goal of expanding cooperation in the field of disseminating science and knowledge in Dubai, the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) has signed an MoU with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), UAE Section. The MoU aims to strengthen mutual cooperation between both organisations with regards to developing educational materials and programmes on information …

Bloomberg Among the sneakers, diapers and pet food for sale on Taobao, China’s biggest e-commerce platform, is a listing that may take up a little more space in the online shopping basket. For 4.15 million yuan ($610,000), customers on the site owned by e-retailing giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. can bid for the debt of a steelmaker from Zhejiang, a …

Bloomberg Clariant AG’s planned $6.4 billion takeover of Huntsman Corp. will make it a major player in China for commodity polyurethane chemicals, yet the Swiss company is also looking to exploit niche gaps in the market, including additives to allow plastic film recycling. “Private Chinese companies are growing the fastest as they have the strongest insight into the market needs, …