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Bloomberg The US said that South Korea’s decision to pull out of an intelligence-sharing deal with Japan endangers American troops — an usually blunt criticism of one of Washington’s closest allies. The Trump administration is disappointed in South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s announcement that his government would stop participating in the 2016 General Security of Military Information Agreement with Japan, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts released its figures for the first half of 2019, with a total volume of 463 cases across all divisions for the first six months of 2019, a 25 percent increase from the first half of 2018. The English-language common law courts continued to assist global businesses resolve their largest and ...

DUBAI / WAM To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, Emirates Post has issued a commemorative stamp to honour the life and times of India’s most influential leader. Gandhi played a crucial role in the development of India and notably led the country to independence through non-violent protest. Commonly referred to as the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company, through its healthcare arm, on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nirvana Travel and Tourism to formalise their intention to collaborate on projects that will support the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 objective of establishing the emirate as a leading medical tourism destination. Areas of collaboration will focus on potential visitors from ...

DUBAI / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) signed a memorandum of understanding with Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) to jointly build a framework of excellence for ECI that will help to upskill its employees and elevate their competency levels. This partnership will lay the foundation to develop and nurture ECI’s workforce that will ensure the sustained development and ...

Bloomberg Japanese consumers may face a costlier bill to stay warm this winter if South Korea bans exports of heating fuel to its neighbour as the trade feud between the two countries deepens. Kerosene is used as a fuel in portable stoves and fan heaters, particularly in the colder northern part of Japan. While local production accounts for about 90% ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co. expects US export restrictions to reduce annual revenue at its consumer devices business by about $10 billion, as the company is banned from buying American components like semiconductors and software. China’s largest technology company is seeking ways to replace key US suppliers such as Cadence Design Systems Inc. and Synopsys Inc., Deputy Chairman Eric Xu said. ...

Bloomberg Deep in Europe’s manufacturing core, a German company is taking radical steps to cope with a perfect storm that has sent traditional economic pillars into a tailspin and put the country on the verge of recession. Huebner GmbH — a 73-year-old supplier of rubber and plastics that employs 3,300 people around the world — is selling its unit that ...

Bloomberg The founder of IWG Plc is planning to spin off the firm’s US business into a separately listed company in New York, Sky News reported. IWG Chief Executive Officer Mark Dixon is in talks with investment banks about creating a standalone business to rival WeWork Cos., London-based broadcaster said on its website. Sky said that IWG’s US operations could ...

Bloomberg A decision to close Europe’s biggest natural gas field is starting to raise concerns about the impact on the region’s biggest trading hub for the fuel. The Dutch Title Transfer Facility has grown into Europe’s largest gas market in the past few years, surpassing the UK, partly because of the scale of flows converging in the Netherlands. A plan ...