April, 2016

• 13 April

  Vietnam’s design evolution: From fast fashion to ethical couture

  

    Cao Bang, Vietnam / AFP Long a bastion for cheap, fast-fashion manufacturing, a new crop of designers are trying to transform the Made in Vietnam label and save the country’s rich ethnic heritage in the process. In the remote hills of Cao Bang, some 300 kilometres north of the capital Hanoi, Vietnamese designer Thao Vu is gleefully dropping swaths of ...

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• 13 April

  Women-only trains, ride-share programmes gaining full steam

  

    Relexnews The concept of gender-segregated transportation such as women-only ride-share schemes and trains is gaining steam around the world, most recently with the launch of an ‘Uber for women’ and calls for ‘pink carriages’ on Australian public rail lines. Though women-only buses, rail and subway cars have been in place for years in countries like Japan, Malaysia, India and ...

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• 13 April

  You will soon text robots as often as your friends

  

    San Francisco / AP The robots are coming — to help run your life or sell you stuff — at an online texting service near you. In coming months, users of Facebook’s Messenger app, Microsoft’s Skype and Canada’s Kik can expect to find new automated assistants offering information and services at a variety of businesses. These messaging “chatbots” are basically ...

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• 13 April

  Apparel, footwear market top retail sector

  

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s market for apparel and footwear is estimated to be worth US$12.8 billion, registering 5.5 percent annual growth in sales since 2010, according to a report by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry based on data from Euromonitor International. The category is mainly composed of apparel, footwear and sportswear, with apparel leading total sales ...

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• 13 April

  Publinet Group continues to build senior expertise

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Award-winning communications network Publinet Group continues to focus on the region’s exciting opportunities for growth by expanding its senior leadership team. The group; which includes Cicero & Bernay (C&B) Public Relations, RAW, a social-media agency, and creative think-tank Spark Middle East; has appointed three senior communication professionals to its Dubai headquarters in the first quarter of ...

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• 13 April

  Honda announces the launch of all-new ‘Stunning Civic’ in Dubai

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Honda Motor Co. Africa and Middle East Office announced the launch of all-new ‘Stunning Civic’ in Dubai on Wednesday. Available across all Honda showrooms in GCC, Lebanon and Jordan, 2016 Civic sets an all-new standard in compact car style and performance. With sleek, sporty lines and an improved power-to-weight ratio, 2016 Civic is not only ...

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• 13 April

  Air Arabia’s 2nd Sharjah City Check-in opens to passengers

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the Middle East, has opened its second City Check-in terminal in Sharjah, offering increased convenience for passengers traveling from the emirate. Located at Air Arabia’s sales shop in Sharjah Industrial Area 10 and open daily from 9 am till 10 pm, the facility lets customers ...

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• 13 April

  Obama Weighs Bigger Role in Syria, Endgame Unclear: Josh Rogin

  

  Bloomberg President Barack Obama assembles on Wednesday his top national security officials at the CIA to discuss options to increase pressure on the IS in Syria. With each additional step, he risks drawing the US further into the conflict he has spent five years trying to avoid. The meeting of the National Security Council Principals Committee brings together some of ...

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• 13 April

  Syria peace talks resume as violence surges

    Bloomberg Talks to end Syria’s brutal five-year conflict were to resume in Geneva Wednesday, although the negotiations were likely to be overshadowed by a surge of violence that threatened a fragile truce. Adding more tension, Syrians began voting in government-controlled areas in a parliamentary election which is not recognised by the United Nations or by President Bashar al-Assad’s main ...

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• 13 April

  Migrants clash again with Macedonian police on Greek border

    THESSALONIKI / AP New clashes have broken out between Macedonian police and stranded refugees and other migrants trying to scale a fence on Greece’s border with the country. Greek authorities say Macedonian police fired tear gas and stun grenades to deter a group of about 30 people from trying to get over the razor-wire fence using blankets. No injuries ...

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