Dubai / WAM The Netherlands has kicked off construction of the Expo 2020 Dutch Pavilion in Dubai on Tuesday during a groundbreaking ceremony, the Dutch Consulate in Dubai announced. As a symbol of innovation and connection, a senior Dutch diplomat made a presentation on water harvesting, detailing the Dutch Expo theme ‘Uniting Water Food and Energy’, reflecting the country’s knowledge ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways is preparing to launch seasonal summer flights from Abu Dhabi to the Egyptian city of Alexandria, one of oldest continuously-inhabited locations in the world and home to the Great Library of Alexandria and one of the ancient world wonders, the Pharos Lighthouse. Between July 2 and August 31, the Airbus A320 flights will depart ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), will sponsor the second edition of the World Tolerance Summit (WTS 2019), a platform for dialogue, discussion, and the exchange of views and experiences, the WTS Organising Committee announced. Set to take place on November 13-14, in Dubai, the summit will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a telephone call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during which they held talks on current ties between the two countries and ways of developing them across multiple sectors. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...

Washington / WAM The Governments of the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America have reaffirmed their ongoing commitment to further deepening ties between the two countries, and the importance of the US-UAE economic relationship in promoting regional prosperity and stability. The countries expressed their resolve during their sixth Economic Policy Dialogue held in Washington, DC. UAE Director ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Following a recent announcement from Ghadan 21 that aims to bolster private sector growth in Abu Dhabi, Hub71 announced on Tuesday the strategic decision of four startup pioneers to set up a presence with the majority of their development and engineering capabilities at Hub71 in Abu Dhabi. The startups include UAE-based BitOasis, the largest digital asset ...

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co pledged to put more focus on mending its troubled two-decade alliance with Renault SA as the Japanese carmaker’s shareholders voted to give the French partner more say over its future. At Nissan’s annual meeting in Yokohama, shareholders approved a governance structure designed to boost oversight and prevent the concentration of corporate power in one individual, seeking ...

Bloomberg China is considering adding FedEx Corp to a list of so-called unreliable entities, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would escalate tensions with the US. Authorities in China have almost completed the preparations that would be needed to blacklist FedEx, the people said, declining to be named because the information hasn’t been made public. A final ...

Bloomberg China’s biggest dairy company has warned that it may pull out of sponsoring the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of its local rival. In a rare open letter posted on its official WeChat account, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co lashed out at China Mengniu Dairy Co for allegedly infringing its status as the sole sponsor of dairy ...

Bloomberg Chronic illnesses like stroke, heart problems and lung cancer became the top causes of premature death in China over the last three decades, according to a new study showing health trends that increasingly resemble the US and other advanced nations. The study, published this week in the Lancet, showed those conditions replacing lung infections and neonatal disorders as the ...