SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Sports Club team was crowned champion of the President’s Cup for Karate (Kata and Kumite). Eighty athletes from seven clubs across the country competed in the championship. Major General (retired) Nasser Al Razooqi, President of the UAE and Asian Karate Federations and Vice-President of the World Karate Federation, and several sports officials attended the event. …

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME The residents of Abu Dhabi have their own China Centre with many opportunities for shopping, entertainment and leisure under one roof, and soon, an array of cultural and social activities will bring more thrill. The above was stated by Bo Sheng, Deputy General Manager of Original International, the operator of Capital Mall-China Centre located in …

BLOOMBERG Amazon.com Inc shareholders voted down a slate of outside resolutions that would have asked the company to disclose more on workers’ rights and its climate change work, among other issues. Investors also approved Amazon’s executive pay practices, despite recommendations for a “no” vote from major shareholder advisory firms. The company reelected its slate of directors, one of whom was …