May, 2016

• 18 May

  Protests in Hong Kong as top China official visits

  

    Hong Kong / AFP Hong Kong protesters angry at a visit by a top Beijing official shouted pro-democracy slogans on Wednesday but were kept well away from a mission seen as an attempt to bridge the city’s growing political divide. The three-day trip by Zhang Dejiang, who chairs China’s communist-controlled legislature, is the first by such a senior official ...

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• 18 May

  What if US had told Soviet Union about the bomb?

  

  U.S. President Barack Obama’s impending trip to Japan for the G7 summit looks likely to be overshadowed by his planned visit to Hiroshima, a first for a sitting U.S. president. There has been extensive debate both among scholars and in the public arena about the justification for the use of nuclear weapons against Japan. This debate mirrors debates that were ...

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• 18 May

  China realizes Hong Kong’s economic benefits

    Given its crucial role as an investment gateway to mainland China, Beijing is striving to appease a sullen Hong Kong during the visit of high ranking Chinese official, Zhang Dejiang, who chairs China’s communist-controlled legislature. The world’s second largest economy is set to strike a compromise between the strategic position of Hong Kong as an investment hub on one ...

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• 18 May

  Don’t waste your money on Trump or Clinton

    Have some money you want to donate, with the goal of bringing about political change? Whatever you do, don’t give it to Hillary Clinton. Or Donald Trump. It isn’t that there’s anything particularly wrong with either candidate. It’s that money donated to presidential general-election candidates is mostly wasted. This is the lesson the Koch brothers have apparently learned. In ...

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• 18 May

  Restoring Cambodia’s lost tigers a good idea ?

    Luke Hunt SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS When Cambodia announced plans to reintroduce tigers into the wild, the response was predictably negative. The country’s overarching reputation for corruption and mismanagement rose to the fore with its critics using an endangered species to carp about well-documented inadequacies. The Indochina tiger has been functionally extinct for several years. It was initially reported ...

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• 18 May

  Shaping Next Gen for a better workforce

  

    OUR CORRESPONDENT / Emirates Business With half of its population under the age of 25, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the second youngest population among world regions after sub-Saharan Africa, and it will be greatly altered in the next decade. During the Insead’s Middle East Career Development Conference (MECDC), industry experts emphasised upon providing a pool ...

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• 18 May

  Experts to discuss consumer needs of luxury sector in region on June 1-2

  

    Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business In the wake of recent fluctuations in the luxury market, the third edition of the Arab Luxury World conference will bring together regional and international players of the industry to share their knowledge, data and research on consumer needs. The concern has been raised globally. Job cuts and consolidation have not left the luxury ...

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• 18 May

  VPS Healthcare to host radiology meet

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business VPS Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare conglomerates in the region, and Penn Medicine – amongst the Top 10 Healthcare systems in the USA – are hosting a two-day conference on International Diagnostic Radiology and Medical Lab on May 19 and 20 in Abu Dhabi. The unique conference is being held under the patronage ...

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• 18 May

  Al Hamra releases first phase of Bayti homes

  

    Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah’s largest real estate developer, Al Hamra Real Estate Development (AHRED), has announced the completion of the Bayti community of upmarket townhouses and properties. A total of 118 townhouses have been built with phase one currently being handed over. Prices for a spacious three-bedroom townhouse start from AED 1.55 million (AED ...

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• 18 May

  Europe to rake in huge returns for UAE hotels

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Every summer, UAE hotels host a mix of tourists from across the world. This year, the industry looks more to beach and sun lovers from Europe. Expecting a rise of nearly 10 percent in the overall revenue of hotels this year, UAE hoteliers see most of this increase coming from European tourists, especially from UK, ...

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