October, 2019

• 28 October

  EKFC reduces packaging waste by 750 tonnes a year

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering services providers, has introduced a new packaging solution to further reduce waste across its food manufacturing operations. The company has replaced cardboard packaging with reusable crates to store and transport an average of 100,000 inflight meals daily. As a result of its newest environmental initiative, EKFC ...

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• 28 October

  Sheikh Sultan inaugurates Sharjah Media City, ‘Shams’

  SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Monday inaugurated the main building of Sharjah Media City (Shams), which is located in Tawi Al Masnad, Sharjah. Also present during the inauguration were HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah ...

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• 28 October

  Bolsonaro says his memories of UAE will ‘never be forgotten’

  

  ABU DUBAI / WAM Brazil can be ‘considered as an Arab country’ thanks to a huge number of people of Arab descent in its population of more than 200 million, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), in an exclusive interview on Sunday evening. “We always welcome everyone from the Arab world. We have more than five ...

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• 28 October

  Abu Dhabi DoE to participate in ‘Singapore energy week’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), is set to play a key role at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), by highlighting its array of services to the UAE capital’s energy sector, as well as outlining its role as a key partner organisation driving the global sustainable and clean energy agenda. This year, SIEW is ...

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• 28 October

  RAK, Pakistan discuss economic cooperation

  

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM While visiting the Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a delegation from Pakistan, led by Ahmed Amjad Ali, Pakistani Consul General in Dubai, was briefed on the investment opportunities available in Ras Al Khaimah. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of RAK Customs Department, Chairman of the ...

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• 28 October

  Ambani readies India’s Alibaba with $24bn firm

  

  Bloomberg Billionaire Mukesh Ambani moved a step closer to creating an e-commerce giant for India, unveiling plans to set up a $24 billion digital-services holding company that would become the main vehicle in his ambition to dominate the country’s internet shopping space. The board of Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd approved a proposal to plow 1.08 trillion rupees ($15 billion) into ...

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• 28 October

  Vietnam slaps S Korea, Chinese steelmakers with five-year duties

  

  Bloomberg Vietnam slapped five-year tariffs on Chinese and South Korean colour-coated steel products after domestic producers said unfair pricing from overseas competitors caused them to shut down production lines. Anti-dumping duties of 2.53% to 34.27% are being applied to steel products from China, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement on its website. Tariffs of 4.71% to ...

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• 28 October

  Taiwan tourist numbers to fall first time since 2013

  

  Bloomberg China’s ban on individual travel to Taiwan could see visitors to the island fall for the first time since the devastating SARS outbreak of 2003. The number of mainlanders travelling to the island plunged 46% in September, according to data from Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau. China banned individual travellers from heading to Taiwan in July, although tourists are still allowed ...

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• 28 October

  HK’s biotech IPO craze continues as Ascentage Pharma surges 57%

  

  Bloomberg Ascentage Pharma Group International went from Hong Kong’s hottest initial public offering this year to a huge debut as investors continue to embrace unproven Chinese healthcare companies. The developer of cancer and hepatitis B therapies soared as much as 57% on Monday before paring the gain to 9.9% at the close. The firm’s retail portion of its offering was ...

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• 28 October

  Indonesian startup wants to improve farm data with blockchain

  

  Bloomberg The lack of reliable crop data is a chronic problem for Indonesia and a start-up is on a mission to change that by using blockchain technology. A Jakarta-based startup HARA is using blockchain to collect and manage farm data, from soil and crop conditions to pest infestation, cultivation process, land ownership and grains transaction in a bid to help ...

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