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ABU DHABI / WAM The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), selected Abu Dhabi to host its 33rd Triennial Congress in 2023. The emirate was selected in the face of stiff competition from both Chile and Germany. The Midwifery Society of the Emirates Nursing Association was supported in its bid by key stakeholders, including the Department of Culture and Tourism – ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etisalat on Sunday announced the successful launch of the first 5G Ultra-Mobile broadband experience in the region. A pre-commercial 5G network has been deployed in certain locations within the UAE including Abu Dhabi and Dubai. State-of-the-art 5G services have been demonstrated using an advanced 5G based drone that is equipped with 360 degree virtual reality, VR, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), concluded its Climate Change Research and Learning Programme (CCRLP), in Wadi Wurayah, in Fujairah, in collaboration with the Emirates Wildlife Society – the World Wide Fund for Nature (EWS-WWF), and Fujairah Municipality. Three teams of 22 DEWA employees took part in the programme; part of DEWA’s efforts to raise awareness ...

Bloomberg As losses from an erupting volcano in Bali nears $1 billion, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his deputy were expected to visit the island to show the world that it’s a safe destination for Christmas and new year holidaymakers. Widodo, also known as Jokowi, visited Bali and chaired a meeting of his cabinet, the president’s office said in a ...

Bloomberg Tour agencies in China’s Shandong province said they received notification from the government of a ban on group trips to South Korea, in a further signal that Beijing isn’t adopting a fast approach to restoring normal ties with Seoul. A Shandong branch of China International Travel Service said it received notice that no tour groups to South Korea will ...

Bloomberg Asia’s technology rally this year appears to be sputtering as analysts at two firms cut their forecasts yesterday for Samsung Electronics Co.’s fourth-quarter operating profit, fuelling growing skepticism the industry’s gains are running out of gas. HI Investment & Securities Co. cut its fourth-quarter operating profit estimate for Samsung by 4.8 percent to 15.7 trillion won ($14.5 billion) from ...

Bloomberg Singapore is embracing technology and focussing more on personal health, as an expected doubling of seniors over the next two decades forces the nation to confront politically sensitive decisions on financing and immigration. While Singapore’s aging population is something to celebrate in reflecting longevity, it’s also forcing the city to become more nimble in how it approaches the challenges, ...

Bloomberg Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a 10-year partnership with state-owned Beijing Enterprises Real-Estate Group Ltd. to help grow the sport in China. The partnership, announced this morning, will focus on expanding the number of baseball facilities in the world’s most populous country. The aim is to build at least 20 development centres where Chinese students ages 7 to ...

Bloomberg China’s imports of liquefied natural gas in November surged 53 percent to a record as the nation scrambles to meet fuel shortages amid peak winter demand and government’s drive to cut coal use. LNG imports rose 53 percent from the same month last year to 4.06 million metric tons, according to data posted on the website of the General ...

Bloomberg Oil demand may jump in the new year as US refiners plan to take fewer units offline than last winter, freeing them up to churn out more fuel. Crude unit shutdowns in the first two months of the year are expected to be 35 percent below winter 2017, according to data from Energy Aspects Ltd. March outages are seen ...