June, 2022

• 1 June

  CEPA will contribute dramatically to extending trade with UAE: Minister

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Orna Barbivay, Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry, said that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Israel and the UAE will enable both countries to manufacture better products and offer better services at a lower price, that will help build lasting business partnerships for a better future. In an interview with the Emirates News ...

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• 1 June

  ADU’s career fair returns for students, alumni on June 1

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM In line with Abu Dhabi University’s (ADU) ‘Vision 2027’ to provide graduates and students with the knowledge, skills and mindset to become leaders of tomorrow, ADU is hosting its annual career fair at its main campus on June 1-2. Organised by ADU’s Employability and Alumni Relations Office, the career fair seeks to support student and ...

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• 1 June

  Empower ups cooling capacity of Business Bay district

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced the full swing operation of its fourth district cooling plant in the Business Bay region, Dubai. The company stated that the total production capacity of the new plant had reached 50,000 refrigeration tons (RT), bringing the total capacity of Empower’s Business Bay district cooling project to more than 185,000 ...

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• 1 June

  Dewa, Eutelsat join hands to develop Space-D programme

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) signed an MoU with Eutelsat, the French global satellite operator, to provide technical support for Dewa’s Space-D programme and Dewa’s 3U nanosatellite Dewa-SAT1. The cooperation aims to explore the potential integration of Eutelsat Earth Low Orbit (ELO) satellites with the Space-D programme and expand the fleet of nanosatellites for both ...

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• 1 June

  UK’s tax helps consumers but misses energy mark

  

  The UK government’s 25% windfall tax on oil and gas company profits, along with the accompanying investment allowance that will let them avoid most of it, will do little to address the country’s pressing energy needs. Speaking in parliament, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, didn’t dare utter the words “windfall tax” — something the opposition parties had been urging ...

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• 1 June

  Singapore’s chicken ban is big threat

  

    It feels like Singapore has only just switched from combating the pandemic, with some of the developed world’s strictest curbs, to plunging headlong into a fight against inflation. The central bank tightened policy three times since late last year. Now, the highly urbanised island that imports most of what it eats has a front-row seat to food nationalism. Neighbouring ...

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• 1 June

  What a Netflix hit shows about Japan’s risk-taking

    Japan has been a little bemused to find that a long-running family-favourite TV show, known here as Hajimete no Otsukai (My First Errand), has suddenly achieved international fame on Netflix as Old Enough. The program, which features preschoolers running errands by themselves, has triggered worldwide debate about parenting standards. One article in the UK blasted the reality TV show ...

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• 1 June

  Paris stumbles in stress test for pre-Olympics

    Moving the Champions League soccer final to Paris from the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg was supposed to be a diplomatic poke in the eye for Vladimir Putin. It has instead turned into a post-pandemic stress test of the French capital’s ability to manage a major international sporting event — and all the visitors that go with it — ...

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• 1 June

  EU backs push to ban most Russia oil over Putin’s war

  

  Bloomberg European Union leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a sixth package of sanctions to punish Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions would forbid the purchase of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia delivered to member states by sea but include a temporary exemption ...

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• 1 June

  Hong Kong faces challenges opening China border: Lee

  

    Bloomberg Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee said the financial hub faces difficulties before it can reopen the border with mainland China, after returning from his first meeting with President Xi Jinping since being selected to run the financial hub earlier this month. Lee said he told Premier Li Keqiang there are “a lot of challenges and difficulties” to ...

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