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Bloomberg Apple Inc. has removed some virtual private network applications from its stores in China, a move that could block users ability to bypass a local web firewall and access overseas sites. “We have been required to remove some VPN apps in China that do not meet the new regulations,” Carolyn Wu, Apple’s China spokeswoman told Bloomberg in an emailed ...

Bloomberg When Indian architect Rahul Maini and his parents embarked on their first trip abroad in May, Singapore was their destination of choice. But the trio wasn’t going for the hawker food or even the city-state’s casinos — they were there to get on a ship. The equatorial island has become a flourishing entry point for Indian cruise-ship passengers, bolstering ...

SHARJAH / WAM A total of 5.5 million passengers passed through Sharjah International Airport (SIA) during the first half of 2017. The latest numbers show an increase of 2.9 percent as compared to the 5.3 million passengers recorded during the first half of 2016. In a statement, SIA has also revealed that 835.8 thousand passengers in June 2017 passed through ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) kicked off the process of establishing a national air emissions inventory in Dubai, holding the first stakeholder consultation for participants from both federal and emirate-level entities. The inception meeting started the conversation with stakeholders by discussing the objectives, activities, and expected outcomes of the project. The meeting also highlighted ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE is one of the top 10 highest-ranking countries in the world with regards to community innovation, revealed the Global Community Innovation Survey, adding that five per cent of the country’s population are innovators. The results were made public at the Community Innovation panel discussion, organised recently by the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation ...

AJMAN / WAM As part of its emphasis to invigorate foreign economic cooperation, the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) received Husin Bagis, Ambassador of Indonesia to the UAE, to discuss and enhance economic relations between the two sides. Accompanied by Hiro Surso Sodrajad, Counselor at the Embassy of Indonesia, the ambassador was received by Salem Al Suwaidi, Director-General ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Center (ADSIC) and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) signed a Government Data Exchange MoU, with the aim of benefiting from government services in Abu Dhabi through the Abu Dhabi Enterprise Service Bus platform. The agreement was signed by Rashid Lahij Al Mansouri, Director General of ADSIC and Hamad Obaid Al ...

Bloomberg An extended shutdown of a Ford production facility in Turkey is due to a supply shortage of a transmission produced in Bordeaux, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named because the issue hasn’t been publicly announced. The Ford Otosan plant in Yenikoy, Kocaeli province, a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. ...

Bloomberg North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed he could strike the entire continental US after test-firing the regime’s second intercontinental ballistic missile within a month. Friday’s unusual late-night launch drew condemnation from the US and its allies, with the top American general calling his South Korean counterpart to discuss a potential military response. President Donald Trump said the test ...

Bloomberg Starbucks Corp. suffered its biggest stock decline in almost two years after cutting its forecast, renewing fears about sputtering growth at the world’s largest coffee chain. The shares dropped as much as 8.2 percent to $54.63 in New York, the biggest intraday plunge since August 2015. Slowing growth in the US forced Starbucks to cut its profit forecast for ...