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Bloomberg China and Singapore pledged to cooperate on trade and regional infrastructure projects, in a sign the countries have begun to repair ties strained amid security disputes in Southeast Asia. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan said on Monday in a briefing in Beijing they reached agreement to work more closely on China’s “Belt and Road” ...

Bloomberg India’s judiciary must consider the interests of the economy and examine the impact of its verdicts on jobs, the country’s top court said in a judgment that could help reduce stalled projects in Asia’s third-largest economy. “The court needs to avoid that particular outcome which has a potential to create an adverse affect on employment, growth of infrastructure or ...

Bloomberg President Emmanuel Macron expanded his control of French politics as voters put his party on track to a sweeping majority in the National Assembly in the first round of legislative elections, ousting establishment stalwarts in the process. The new president’s year-old party, Republic on the Move, won 32.3 percent of the vote alongside its centrist ally MoDem, more than ...

Bloomberg After the shock comes the silver lining. Most business leaders are dismayed at the political chaos unleashed by the UK election, which left a damaged Prime Minister Theresa May trying to forge a shaky coalition government. But some are quietly hoping that it may lead to softer terms for the country’s exit from the European Union. UK Plc was ...

Bloomberg Canada’s labor market continued surprising in May, with a greater-than-expected 54,500 jobs gain that also finally came with signs of a pick-up in wages. The employment gain — the third biggest one-month increase in the past five years — was driven by the addition of 77,000 new full-time jobs, which offset falling part-time employment. Economists had forecast a 15,000 ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Majid Al Futtaim—the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia— announced on Sunday its new up-coming neighborhood shopping destination in Ras Al Khaimah: My City Centre Al Dhait. The retail pioneer’s expansion into the Northern Emirate comes as part of the company’s strategy to increase its total investment ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, on Sunday announced that it is the first UAE-based financial institution to obtain General Clearing Member approval from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), UAE. As a General Clearing Member, Emirates NBD can now provide clearing and settlement services to trading participants of the UAE’s equity markets. The ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai-based Najibi Investments announced on Sunday that its Australian development arm, SANAD Capital, revealed the brand of its AED 1 billion active lifestyle destination, which has so far been code named ACTVE. ACTVENTURE, will become the first and largest active lifestyle destination in Australia, bringing families and active sports enthusiast together in one extraordinary location. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager, announced the launch of sales of Casa Viva, marking phase 3 of its family-friendly Serena community at Dubailand from Monday at the newly opened Dubai Properties Sales Gallery on the 9th floor in Vision Tower, Business Bay. The launch of the well-appointed and affordable ...

Bloomberg Thai regulators plan to impose financial penalties on Facebook Inc. and other compa- nies with video-sharing platforms if they fail to swiftly remove what they deem to be illegal content. The new framework would give authorities the power to immediately demand the removal of offensive material without waiting for a court order, Colonel Natee Sukonrat, vice chairman of the ...