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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), announced its assessment of ideations phase, the last step of the ‘Ideation Phase’ of the University Entrepreneurship Program. The initiative comes as part of the UAE government’s efforts to activate and implement the sixth article of the 50-Year Charter, published in January by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO) has launched ‘Parenting and Covid-19’ – an awareness campaign to support parents and families as they help their children deal with various new issues stemming from being restricted to home as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The campaign is running on the Sharjah Child ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) launched a package of developed digital services that are available through its website and smart application around the clock to facilitate customers and support businesses in light of the exceptional circumstances in the country and the world. The department launched 20 digital services developed without ID (without the need for a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The cabinet has passed a resolution on the publishing and sharing of health information related to communicable diseases. The resolution aims to ensure community health, safety and wellbeing while countering any form of misinformation that could lead to a negative impact and mislead public opinion. The resolution is part of the government’s efforts to enhance health ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) has passed the audit process for renewing three International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) Certificates for Integrated Management Systems this week. The audit was conducted remotely using videoconferencing techniques and remote auditing, in line with the precautionary measures enacted in the UAE to ensure public health. The ...

Bloomberg Indonesians have been asked to cancel various gatherings that have been a common tradition during the Ramadan festive season as the number of daily coronavirus cases spiked by the most since the country reported its first case. The world’s fourth most populous nation reported 407 new infections on April 17, taking the total confirmed case count close to 6,000, ...

Bloomberg The coronavirus pushed China’s economy into its first contraction in decades in the first quarter, with the spread of the disease around the world now leaving the nation reliant on fragile local demand to spur a recovery. Gross domestic product shrank 6.8% from a year ago, the worst performance since at least 1992 when official releases of quarterly GDP ...

Bloomberg Quest Ventures, a Singapore venture capital firm, said it completed the first close of a planned $50 million fund. Quest, founded by James Tan, raised the money from investors including Pavilion Capital of Singapore and QazTech Ventures of Kazakhstan. It’s the firm’s second venture fund and its first time tapping institutional investors, after Tan financed the first fund with ...

Bloomberg Coronavirus cases in Singapore soared past the 5,000 mark as authorities detected more infections among foreign workers. Authorities said an additional 623 cases were confirmed on April 17 , bringing the total to 5,050 in the country, according to the health ministry’s statement. The majority of the cases are tied to facilities that house low-wage migrant workers in close ...

Bloomberg Wind turbine makers are finding it increasingly difficult to get parts they need to build their machines, snarling progress on a global shift toward renewables at precisely the time scientists say it needs to speed up. Manufacturers including Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA are wrestling with their own factory shutdowns and disruptions to suppliers ...