ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), a part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has launched an initiative to establish “Reading Corners” at several cultural institutions across the UAE capital. The initiative was launched to mark the “National Reading Month” and aims to promote a culture of reading ...

DUBAI / WAM The 19th edition of the Dubai International Wood and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition concluded, with 412 exhibiting companies from 42 countries, including the US, Russia, China, India, Portugal, France, Turkey, Panama, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in attendance. The founders and top executives of participating companies emphasised the distinguished position of the Dubai WoodShow and its ...

BLOOMBERG Sea Ltd and GoTo Group, two of Southeast Asia’s largest internet companies, are embarking on fresh layoffs as the region’s once high-flying tech leaders retrench to focus on profitability over growth. Singapore’s Sea is cutting fewer than 500 jobs at e-commerce unit Shopee in Indonesia, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, days after the company reported ...