DAVOS: Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei believes his company has withstood the challenges posed by a US entity list ban last year, emerging as a stronger organization and one committed to international cooperation. The CEO’s comments were made around a panel session held at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which began on January 21 under …

ISLAMABAD: China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt.) Ltd was recognized for its outstanding commitment to local communities in Hub, Lasbella, Balochistan through sustainable CSR initiatives, at the recently held 12th CSR Summit 2020, in Islamabad. Honourable Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Malik Amin Aslam, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, on Climate Change, Ms. Sania …

KARACHI: Dietary practices are a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Pakistan because health practitioners have difficulty translating international recommendations according to local diet. In the absence of any national data on dietary consumption, health practitioners are unaware of what people are consuming. There is a need for an operational policy and an action plan to promote …

KARACHI: As many as fifty leading national and multinational companies set up their stalls at the Career Fair organized by the International Cooperation, Placement and Alumni Department of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM). It was held on Thursday, January 23, 2020. The Career Fair was attended by hundreds of IoBM students enrolled in various degree programs. IoBM’s Mr. Talib Karim, …

PENANG: Starlux Airlines today commenced its inaugural flight from Taipei to Penang. The Taiwanese flight company has chosen Penang for its maiden flights to Malaysia. The direct flight between Penang International Airport (PEN) and Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in Taipei, Taiwan is operated by Airbus A321 Neo aircraft, which flies once a day with a seating capacity of 188 passengers …

DUBAI: Dubai Airports is preparing to welcome a surge of thousands of Chinese travellers at Dubai International (DXB) ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year weekend, following a year that saw record numbers and rising satisfaction ratings from that fast-growing market thanks to the implementation of new products and services that cater to Chinese clientele and new routes. Advance figures …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai’s taxi drivers were given a breakfast treat on Tuesday at IntercityHotel Dubai Jaddaf Waterfront’s Taxi Drive-Through Day. The “hoteliers with passion” gave away takeaway breakfast ofchicken biryani and karak tea to 100 taxi drivers. The initiative is part of the hotel’s push for responsible tourism. “Most of these people are up earlier than most of …

News Desk DUBAI: Tapping into the Dh10.4 billion budget set aside for education in UAE’s 2020 budget, and with a view to contribute to UAE’s Education 2020 Strategy – part of Vision 2021 – EdComs, a full-service creative communications agency with a focus on education, launches its Middle East office in Dubai. EdComs connects businesses and other organisations to the education …

MADRID: FITUR, one of the biggest tourism fairs in the world and no.1 in Iberian peninsula, welcomed Malaysian delegation to make way for launching of Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) in the Spanish soil. Leading the Malaysian delegation at FITUR 2020 is the Dato’ Dr Noor Zari bin Hamat, Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture, accompanied by …

News Desk DUBAI: On 25 January 2000, Emirates took off from Dubai International Airport headed for Bahrain. When the B777-200 landed, it marked a major milestone for the airline – its first flight to the country. Twenty years later, the route has gone from strength-to-strength, and since the first flight, more than 6.7 million passengers have flown with Emirates on …