ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, and the IEA Environmental Projects Ltd (IEA EPL) has announced they have signed a collaborative agreement for curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With this agreement, Masdar Institute becomes the first individual institution from the Gulf Cooperation …

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati is gearing up to mark its presence at Art Dubai —the leading inter¬national art fair in the MENA region and South Asia. Visitors at the event can behold a contemporary sculpture showcased by the brand at the event. The piece of art — ‘Neptune in the Wind’ — has been …

Beijing / AFP Thousands of miners in China’s coal-rich northeast have gone on strike over months of unpaid wages, amid fears of mass layoffs as the government seeks to restructure lumbering state-owned industries. Social unrest is anathema to China’s Communist leaders, making the threat of worker discontent a disincentive to the hard choices analysts see as necessary to reform the …