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World markets falling again with echoes of the 2018 rout

  Bloomberg The feel-good days for global markets at the end of March are firmly over. Everything from stocks to bonds is falling — even oil has pulled back from near records — in a concerted cross-asset selloff with echoes of the rate-spurred rout of October 2018. Blame it on a Federal Reserve intent on restricting policy to tamp down ...

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Tencent rises as China ends gaming freeze after eight months

  Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. surged more than 5%, joining the rest of China’s gaming industry in a rally after regulators approved the country’s first batch of new titles in more than eight months. The National Press and Publication Administration published a list of 45 domestic titles on its website, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. While leaders Tencent and ...

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ERC sends Ramadan rations to 40 villages of Mauritania

  NOUAKCHOTT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has distributed Ramadan ration among residents of 40 villages in Trarza region, Mauritania. The initiative is in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the follow up of HH Sheikh ...

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Vietnam’s e-learning market to reach $3bn

  HANOI / WAM Vietnam’s e-learning market is expected to reach revenue of around $3 billion by 2023 with a CAGR of about 20.2% from 2019-2023, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) quoted a report by Ken Research as saying. Vietnam’s educational technology (Edtech) market is said to hold high potential and is drawing attention from investors, especially in the context of ...

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dnata opens its new cargo facility at Heathrow

London / Gulf Time dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art cargo centre at London Heathrow airport (LHR). Part of the company’s ‘dnata City East’ complex, the bespoke facility further increases dnata’s capacity at London Heathrow airport, ensuring continued smooth handling of a broad range of goods amid rapidly increasing demand for reliable ...

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Our humanitarian work is continuous: Mohammed

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE cabinet meeting, which was held at Qasr Al Watan Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, ...

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