Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and talabat, the region’s leading food delivery and q-commerce platform, have signed a region-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement will see the two organisations collaborate on a range of initiatives that will benefit both Etihad Airways and talabat customers and employees. The MoU, signed on Tuesday ...

Dubai / WAM With less than 10 days to go until it opens its doors to the world, Expo 2020 Dubai on Tuesday launched its official song. Titled, “This Is Our Time,” the song highlights pride in the UAE’s culture, celebrates the future and brings together nations from around the world, while conveying the story of Expo’s overarching theme of ...

The Anglosphere seems happy to write off France’s fury over Australia’s canceled $66 billion submarine contract as a mix of sour grapes and electoral theater. Paris has recalled its ambassadors to the US and Canberra, canceled events and called on European partners to invest in defense. In response, US President Joe Biden has offered a telephone call, UK Prime Minister ...

As summer fades, China’s consumers have grown increasingly cautious. Strict Covid measures are one reason; another is a recent government crackdown on everything from property markets to private tutoring. Retail-sales growth slowed to 2.5% in August from a year ago, much lower than analysts had expected. Restaurants and other service businesses faced even steeper declines. Yet China hasn’t totally lost ...

It’s been less than two weeks since President Joe Biden said the federal government would throw its weight behind new Covid-19 vaccine and testing mandates for corporate America. And there are already signs of progress. Last week, Biden hosted some of the country’s top business leaders at the White House to discuss the push. Afterward, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and ...

Hong Kong has had its first taste of the remodeled electoral system that China designed for the city. As an exercise in competitive politics, the vote had all the suspense and spontaneity of a Soviet military parade, though with fewer people. All the same, Beijing has reason to be satisfied with the outcome. The ballot was to fill about a ...

Bloomberg Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways JSC will outfit its new Boeing Co 787-9 Dreamliners with engines made by a General Electric Co venture in a deal valued at around $2 billion, according to Bamboo Airways Chief Executive Officer Dang Tat Thang. The signing of the agreement will be witnessed by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc during his trip to New York ...

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp Chief Executive Officer Robin Hayes defended the airline’s alliance with American Airlines Group Inc, saying the US Justice Department doesn’t have evidence to support allegations that it is anti-competitive. The so-called Northeast Alliance (NEA) has increased competition in the New York area and Boston, Hayes said in an interview. He pointed to additional domestic flying by ...

Bloomberg Walmart Inc will spotlight particularly healthy or sustainable products with a new “Built for Better” tag on its website, an attempt to entice shoppers who want to vote for better nutrition and environmental stewardship with their wallets. The initiative will start with almost 2,000 items, the world’s biggest retailer said on Tuesday, and the number is set to grow. ...

Bloomberg Europe’s biggest trans-Atlantic airlines and airports reacted jubilantly to a US move allowing most vaccinated foreigners to enter the country, ending a ban that’s been in place since March 2020. Shares of British Airways (BA) parent IAG SA, Air France-KLM and Deutsche Lufthansa AG all surged following the announcement, which made clear those without Covid-19 inoculations will still be ...