July, 2018

• 17 July

  ‘UAE-China delegation visits exceed 120’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said that the UAE and China enjoy high levels of dialogue and coordination. These ties are reflected in the intensity of official and trade delegation visits between the two nations, having exceeded 120 between 2011 and 2017. In an interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM), the UAE Minister ...

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• 17 July

  President Xi’s visit confirms UAE’s significant stature

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of the National Media Council (NMC), said that the UAE and China have a long history of economic cooperation, which developed greatly under the Founding Father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was keen to strengthen these important relations. He was a ...

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• 17 July

  Hamdan launches Arabic edition of ‘MIT Technology Review’

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, said that Dubai’s efforts to create a better future as part of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, ...

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• 17 July

  UAE, Chinese people never give up their dreams: President Xi

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that the UAE and China are geographically far apart and different in national conditions, but “both are proud to have an enterprising and creative people who never give up their dreams.” He said that he is looking forward to working with the UAE leaders to draw up a blueprint for ...

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• 17 July

  Dubai ranked among top five in shipping sector globally

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai has scored a new milestone in its bid to cement its leadership in the international maritime sector after it was selected as one of the world’s top five in the International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCD). Backed by legal and legislative excellence, Dubai is known for its advanced infrastructure, world-class maritime and logistics capabilities–a competitive environment ...

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• 17 July

  Khalifa Fund targets five strategic sectors in 2018

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development announced it is targeting five strategic sectors in 2018, which are leisure and entertainment, services, professional, scientific and technical, and Information and Communications Technology, as well as support services. The fund’s announcement is in line with its vision to reinforce the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to contribute ...

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• 17 July

  ‘Medical tourism in Abu Dhabi a goal on the road to reality’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In another step on the road to promoting medical tourism in Abu Dhabi and as part of its efforts to enhance the standards of quality of care, Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, urged all healthcare providers in Abu Dhabi to document medical tourism patients’ records ...

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• 17 July

  Hamdan bin Zayed urges ERC to intensify relief efforts in Yemen

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), highlighted the support and attention of the UAE and its wise leadership to the current humanitarian situation in Yemen. In a phone conversation with Saeed Al Kaabi, UAE Humanitarian Operations Director for Yemen, the ...

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• 17 July

  ‘Knowledge platform’ to enhance Dubai’s healthcare sector

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Science Park (DSP), a science-focused business community, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OPEN Health, a communications and market access firm, Synapse Medical Services, a healthcare service provider, and Connect Communications, a strategic healthcare communications company, to launch the healthcare networking platform Advance Health. The platform converges key stakeholders in the healthcare sector in ...

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• 17 July

  India proposes safeguard duty on China, Malaysia solar cells

  

  Bloomberg India has recommended imposing a 25 percent safeguard duty on solar cells from China and Malaysia, saying the overseas supplies have caused or threatened “serious injury” to domestic manufacturers. Under the proposed plan, the safeguard duty would be applicable for two years, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies, a unit of the commerce ministry, said in the conclusion of ...

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