DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai will dial in on Swiss precision technology to serve its timekeeping needs by appointing Swatch as Official Timing Provider for The World’s Greatest Show, which will open its doors in October next year. Swatch’s partnership with Expo 2020 will deliver precision timekeeping for the duration of the 173-day event as well as countdown installations that will …

DUBAI: At 2019 Globe Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF 2019), Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC), Vodafone, China Mobile and Huawei jointly released a new 5G Smart Port White Paper. The white paper provides a deep interpretation of 5G use cases in building an automation and intelligent port, aiming to accelerate application research and project commercialization. As the hub of modern …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced its expansion in China with the opening of a new location in Shenzhen that will be tasked with exploring business potential in the emerging in the fast-growing technology and innovation hub and attracting innovative Chinese companies to Dubai. The Chamber’s team in Shenzhen will identify business opportunities in the city’s high-technology, …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), reached an important milestone on their journey towards neutrality by achieving Level 3 (Optimisation) of the Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.  The Level 3 of the programme provides an international airport-specific framework for active carbon management and continual improvement through partnerships between the airport and its service partners. …

LAHORE: Samsung introduces the second edition of Aangan to improve the financial outlook and create opportunities for women in partnership with Kaarvan Crafts Foundation and Punjab Skill Development Fund. Through Aangan, Samsung is reviving and celebrating Pakistani female rural artisans and their craftsmanship and becoming the enabler for financial inclusivity. The official MoU signing ceremony for this year’s edition of …

ISLAMABAD: Being a leading innovator of digital technology in the country, Telenor Pakistan in collaboration with Google, has become the first telecom operator in the country to bring the ability for prepaid Android users to manage their mobile data usage and price plans directly from their phone. This feature, accessible through the phone under “Mobile Data Plan” lets prepaid subscribers choose an internet package …

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) member companies spent Rs 5.5 billion during 2018-19 and directly benefited 5.8 million people across Pakistan as part of its CSR activities. As per 2018-19 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which highlights the key social and community related activities of foreign investors operating in the country, member companies continued their efforts …

KARACHI: TPL Insurance, Pakistan’s first direct insurance company, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Pakistan’s leading commercial and retail banking institution Askari Bank Ltd. An MoU was signed between the two organizations on the 8th of October, 2019 at Askari Bank’s office in Islamabad. The partnership aims to explore new business opportunities in the Auto Finance sector and provide …

News Desk DUBAI: Choithrams, one of the UAE’s oldest organised retail chains, todaypledged its support for the United Nations World Food Programme Stop the Waste campaign, a global movement that aims to raise hunger awareness by asking the general public to be more conscious of their food waste – one of the fundamental steps towards eradicating global hunger. Ahead of …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Hitit Computer Services and PIA celebrate their first anniversary of completing the migration process in Pakistan. The first anniversary was celebrated with an official gala dinner, at the Movenpick, Karachi, attended by dignitaries representing Hitit, PIA, TAAP and the Turkish Consulate. On 18April 2018, PIA and Hitit signed their partnership agreement. In just five months, on …