HATYAI: Tourism Malaysia has launched the “Malaysia Tourism Seminar and B2B Session” in conjunction with Cul-Tour Border Tourism for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) at the Centara Hotel, Hatyai, to promote Malaysia as a top of mind tourist destination among Southern Thai communities. More than 100 local delegates from travel agents, associations and members of the media from southern Thailand attended. Tourism …

LONDON: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has marked another remarkable global achievement as it has once again won Category B Membership into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council–besting the competition that was composed of 10 leading countries in the field of international maritime trade, including Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, France and Australia. The UAE was declared the winner of the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Scheduled to take place in Dubai, the China Homelife Exhibition returns to the city on December 17-19 at the Dubai Exhibition and Convention Centre. With over 2500 exhibitors and 100,000 products, they represent genuine and verified manufacturers. As the largest China sourcing event in the MENA and South East Asia, it covers a range of industries …

KARACHI: s and players of the water sector that are working on Water-Energy-Food Nexus concluded successfully. Major global, regional and national organizations and their representatives, researchers, professionals, decision-makers, business innovators, practitioners, experts, women’s groups, youth groups and leaders on WEF Nexus exchanged ideas on fostering new thinking, developing innovative solutions and work on the water agenda for the 21st century. …

DUBAI: International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF), UAE’s Exclusive Fashion Sourcing Fair, a platform dedicated to sourcing for fabrics, textiles, apparels, footwear, handbags, accessories and more, with exhibitors from 14 different countries, have expanded to offer new and rich varieties of collections than ever in its 11th edition. The exhibition was inaugurated by His Excellency, Butti Saeed Al Ghandhi, recently …

LONDON: The Federal Transport Authority (FTA) – Land & Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to strengthen their technical cooperation in the global maritime domain. The MoU signing was held on the sidelines of IMO’s 31st General Assembly Meeting in London. The latest MoU is part of FTA’s efforts to help reinforce the …

KARACHI: SOLIS Music & Arts Festival 2019 was successfully concluded in Karachi, after providing many electrifying moments. Bringing internationally renowned musical bands along with leading Pakistani icons of music to the country, the grand event was held in collaboration with Chocolicious – the leading brand of biscuits from EBM – Makers of Peek Freans, as its main sponsor. The mesmerized …

ISLAMABAD: Under a now fully-entrusted 40 million euro soft loan from the Italian government to the Pakistani government, to achieve a Poverty Reduction Programme (PPR), the last year of activities are based on a bilateral teamwork between the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and a number of Italian excellencies as in this case LUISS who concludes a three week long training …

PARIS: Engro Fertilizers Limited has been presented with yet another accolade in the light of its valid Protect & Sustain certificates and participation in IFA’s recent safety, environment, and energy benchmarks.  IFA’s new President Mostafa Terrab presented Nadir S. Qureshi, CEO Engro Fertlizers Ltd, with a symbolic Gold Medal at Annual Strategic Forum held in Paris-Versailles at the IFA General Meeting. Engro Fertilizer Ltd’s entry in …

KARACHI: Engro Foundation announced the recipients of I Am The Change (IATC) Impact Awards for 2019 in a ceremony held today. In addition to the senior management of Engro, various private, public, and the development sector leaders were also in attendance. A flagship initiative of Engro Foundation, IATC aims to celebrate and support organizations making sustainable impact in Pakistan by relentlessly …