World Refugee Day, which is observed on June 20 every year, yet again highlighted the plight of migrants worldwide amid gruesome UN reports the number of refugees and others fleeing their homes worldwide has hit a new record of 65.3 million people by the end of 2015. “This is the first time that the threshold of 60 million has ...

  Casey Michel SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS For the past year, there’s been a distinct distance between the rhetoric surrounding the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade (CASA-1000) project and the unfurling realities on the ground. Regional officials, most especially within Tajikistan and Pakistan, have heaped continued praise on the project, and have found themselves supported by voices ...

  A few weeks ago, Apple’s Tim Cook was all smiles as he stepped into a sedan operated by Didi Chuxing. Apple had just invested $1 billion in the ridesharing company, and Cook was no doubt feeling satisfied. But he was probably feeling another emotion too: relief at getting a piece of China’s “internet of vehicles” before it’s too late. ...