Dubai / WAM Dr. Rashid bin Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of State and Chairman of Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (Muwasafat), has launched the Halal e-learning platform, the world’s first integrated portal for the halal economy, during Muwasafat’s participation in Gulfood 2016, a major food and hospitality trade event in the region, which kicked off at the Dubai World ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, who is also the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (ADEC), has stressed that upon the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE entered into a new phase of ...

DUBAI / WAM Women’s rights in the UAE were interwoven into the very foundation of the UAE, Shamma bint SohailFaris AlMazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, at the Global Women’s Forum Dubai on Wednesday. Speaking at the Forum, Al Mazrui, who recently became the youngest Minister in the UAE Cabinet, said: “As we developed schools, universities and the other ...

Dubai / WAM Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Wednesday welcomed Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, in the presence of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee, and ObaidHumaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs. During her first visit to the DIFC, Lagarde met ...

DUBAI / WAM In an interactive session at Global Women’s Forum Dubai, Sarah Amiri, Mars Mission Deputy Project Manager and Science Lead, has discussed her work in the aerospace sector as well as the importance of the Hope Mars Mission project at the Mohamed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in developing and sustaining the UAE’s future. Ibrahim Hamza Al-Qasim, the ...

DUBAI / WAM In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, Cartier held an interactive session at the Global Women’s Forum Dubai to discuss the awards and the INSEAD assessment study, which shows the key results of the awards over the last decade. The session took place at the Entrepreneurship hub at The Discovery, and was ...

Hong Kong / Agencies Rising political turmoil in Hong Kong could hurt economic growth in the freewheeling southern Chinese business hub, the city’s finance chief, John Tsang said as he unveiled measures on Wednesday to counter the impact of global weakness. Tsang warned that political unrest would “unavoidably” damage the economy after riots rocked the city earlier this month, predicting ...

BEIJING / AP Move over, New York City: Beijing is the new “Billionaire Capital of the World.” The Chinese capital has overtaken the Big Apple as home to the most billionaires — 100 to 95 — according to Hurun, a Shanghai firm that publishes a monthly magazine and releases yearly rankings and research about the world’s richest people and their ...

Kuala Lumpur / DPA Malaysian online shoppers are turning to local sites as the weaker ringgit has made shopping on foreign sites much more expensive. Local online retailer Lazada Malaysia said the drop in the ringgit’s value has not really affected sales on its site. In fact, Lazada Group as a whole recorded US$40 million in overall sales during its ...

Bangkok / AFP Thailand’s prime minister on Wednesday told farmers to cultivate less rice to help the country manage its intensifying water crisis, as experts called this year’s drought the worst in decades. Prayut Chan-O-Cha, the junta leader who grabbed power in a military coup two years ago, said his administration was working on a 20-year strategy to diversify the ...