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AFP From ready-to-wear knits manufactured instantly to customised dresses produced on inkjet printers, Japan’s apparel industry is turning to state-of-the-art technology in a bold bid to cut labour costs and secure its future. At manufacturing giant Shima Seiki’s factory in western Japan, garments materialise in minutes, thanks to digitally-programmed automated machines that can turn out a sample seam-free pullover in ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business A little bird, with plumage brown, beside my window flutters down…… But we, in traffic’s rush and din, Too deep engaged to let them in, with deadened heart and sense plod on Nor know our loss till they are gone. While in school, I knew the above poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar by heart. Least ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Today, some plan to make her the breakfast, while others decide to take her for shopping, yet others might gift her that diamond pendent she always wanted. Whatever the gesture is, motherly love is in the air. Its Mother’s Day — an occasion of tribute to the dedication, love and discipline mothers bring to our ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS A refreshing concept launched in 2006, REDTAG is part of the holding company BMA International and currently has over 170 stores across the GCC with a projected annual growth rate of more than 20 percent. REDTAG offers a pleasant shopping experience for value-conscious customers with great variety, stringent product quality and availability. REDTAG, the value ...

RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Offering a stimulating alternative to explore the picturesque skyline and coastline of Abu Dhabi from the waterfronts, Jalboot ferry service has won many hearts in the region. A unique mode of transport, with strategically-planned stoppages, Jalboot has taken the tourism industry by a storm. Some see it as an unconventional transport option during peak traffic ...

DUBAI / WAM flydubai has announced that it is organising a programme of hardship payments to the families of the passengers of the plane which crashed early Saturday at Rostov-on-Don Airport, in Russia. The carrier said that it would allocate US$20,000 per passenger, in accordance with the Conditions of Carriage. The move aims to address any immediate financial needs of ...

The cabinet also approved a range of initiatives and projects, submitted by Ohoud Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, as part of the national happiness programme. The programme includes appointment of a CEO for happiness and positivity at all government bodies, and the establishment of councils for happiness and positivity at federal entities. Certain hours will be allocated ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance (MoF) has launched an internal initiative titled, ‘Ministry of Finance, Happiest Ministry,’ which includes a number of programmes in line with the country’s strategy to achieve people’s happiness, enhance the satisfaction levels of the Ministry’s employees, and develop services to ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) marked International Happiness Day on Sunday by organising a series of activities and programmes at the Authority’s Family Gathering Centre. The centre is the only dedicated centre in the emirate that provides both in-patient as well as outpatient services for the elderly. His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has approved the Executive Council Resolution No. (6) for the year 2016, regulating carpooling in Dubai, as part of the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) plan to develop transportation sector in the Emirate. The Resolution also aims to ...