Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has called for developing a national strategy to make the UAE “a friend of women, children and young adults.” Reem Abdullah Al Falasi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council ...

Sharjah / WAM The Organizing Committee of the 13th Sharjah Arab Children Forum (SACF), organized by Sharjah children of Rubu’ Qarn for Creating Future Leaders and Innovators, will unveil details of this year’s event at a special press conference to be held at Mughaider Children’s Centre, Sharjah on March 19. This year’s edition, held under the patronage of HH Sheikha ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC), on Saturday signed a cooperation agreement with the DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority (DRA), including DIFC Courts, to pave the way for wider adoption of the English language, international law courts system by Dubai’s fast-developing design and fashion sector. As design entrepreneurs start up and compete across the region and beyond, they ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Pavilion at the Riyadh International Book Fair has been well received by visitors, drawing large crowds who enjoyed an array of activities organised by 18 Emirati cultural institutions. Set to welcome visitors until March 24, the UAE pavilion at the fair features a dynamic blend of traditional and contemporary design and highlights the strong ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Economist Events, part of the global English-language weekly newspaper The Economist, is hosting the first ever Green Business Summit in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, on April 17. The summit will focus on the effect of economic growth on the natural environment, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and ...

Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is in discussions to spend about $7 billion to become the largest investor in India’s leading e-commerce company, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would put the US retailer in competition with Amazon.com Inc. in one of the most promising online retail markets. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant plans to buy about a ...

Bloomberg UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox said he urged US officials to reconsider imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union this week, suggesting the move has upset America’s allies more than the main culprit for overcapacity, China. The EU and other foreign trading partners are seeking exemptions to the 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10 percent ...

Bloomberg Myanmar said a planned $2.5 billion redevelopment of the six-decade-old railway station in Yangon will get underway around June once contract negotiations are completed. Talks with the preferred bidder for the revamp of the 25.7 hectare (63.5 acre) site in the commercial capital will take about two months, U Win Khant, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Transport and ...

Bloomberg Japan’s labour unions have won pay rises for workers, although they’re still too small to generate the big increase in consumption that the Bank of Japan needs for inflation. Initial results for this year’s “spring offensive” wage talks show workers receiving a 2.16 percent increase in monthly pay, according to figures released by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. This ...

Bloomberg Singapore is the world’s most expensive city for the fifth straight year in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest Worldwide Cost of Living report, with Paris and Zurich tied for second place. Asia Pacific and European destinations dominated the ranks of costliest cities identified in the report released this week. Tokyo and Osaka were conspicuous in their absence from ...