Bloomberg G-Shock creator Kikuo Ibe sits in a makeshift showroom, surrounded by dozens of G-Shock watches that include a prototype model from 1982. It still works, his translator proudly proclaims. Durability is what people love about these watches, after all. Soft-spoken but with a lively sense of humor, the bespectacled Japanese engineer then goes through the history of G-Shock ...

  Sirjan / AFP The pistachio trees at the village in southern Iran are long dead, bleached white by the sun — the underground water reserves sucked dry by decades of over-farming and waste. The last farmers left with their families 10 years ago, and the village has the look of an abandoned Martian colony. The dome-roofed, mud-walled homes are ...

  Banjar Jembrana / AFP Wearing crowns and colourful horn coverings, the buffaloes haul wooden carts at high speed past paddy fields on Bali, with the racers aboard cracking whips in a bid to push their beasts on to victory. Hundreds of spectators cheer from the sidelines, hoping their team will come out on top in the annual festival on ...

  Dubai / WAM HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said that DEWA is supporting sustainability in Dubai through mega projects and initiatives in renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. One of the key projects DEWA is implementing is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which emphasises how sustainable development ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE discussed and approved its five-year strategic plan during a retreat it held on August 30-31 at Jebel Ali Hotel and Resort. The retreat, which comes in the context of the federal government’s fourth strategic cycle (2017-2021), was chaired by Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, ...

  Sharjah / WAN Advanced technological devices to detect water leakage at government entities, residential buildings and mosques in the emirate of Sharjah have produced encouraging results in energy efficiency and saving. Dr. Rashid Al Leem, the Chairman of Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority, said these devices were part of an innovative pilot project approved by the Ministry of Energy to ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed that the trial phase of ‘Al Raqeeb’ System a smart system to detect exhaustion signals in bus drivers sitting behind the wheel has shown a remarkable drop in such reported cases by as much as 88 percent in city and inter-city services. The RTA reckoned that physical exertion can result ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the Middle East region including West Asia, the CIS, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent will be participating in Automechanika Frankfurt 2016 being held at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition from September 13-17 in Germany. Jafza will be highlighting the Middle East and ...

  Dubai / WAM Export-orientation has been credited as a successful development strategy leading to economic transformation while sustained export-oriented policies have been associated with significant export diversification, according to a working paper on productivity of exporting firms in Dubai in two economic zones, Dubai main and free zones. The paper also described how countries, which initially remained confined to exploiting ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday announced the launch of Jumeirah Central, an urban mixed-use city district expected to become a comprehensive model for future urban planning in Dubai and around the world. The district will comprise 47 million square feet ...