Day: July 1, 2024

DUBAI: Emirates today unveiled the first cities on its network to be served with its newest Boeing 777 cabin interiors.

The airline plans to introduce its refurbished B777s to Geneva, Tokyo Haneda and Brussels, offering customers more opportunities t…

DUBAI: flydubai announced today the launch of direct flights to two new destinations in Iran. This includes the start of a four-times weekly service to Kish Island from 7th September and a twice-weekly service to Kerman from 9th September.

Flights to…

DUBAI: Nasdaq Dubai has welcomed the listing of US$400 million Sukuk by Arada Developments LLC, a UAE-based master developer.

This marks Arada’s second listing on Nasdaq Dubai and its first under their newly developed $1 billion Sukuk programme.

The…

HANOI: Vietnam’s government has implemented a value-added tax (VAT) reduction on goods and services, effective today until 31st December 2024, according to Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

The VAT rate dropped from 10% to 8%. This reduction excludes specif…

BEIJING: China’s courier sector handled more than 80 billion parcels in the first half of this year, the State Post Bureau said Monday.

Xinhua News Agency quoted data from the bureau as saying that the figure was achieved 59 days earlier than in 2023…

BERLIN: Germany achieved a new record for renewable energy generation, covering some 58 percent of its electricity consumption in the first half of 2024 with wind, solar, biomass and hydropower.

This is the result of projections by the Centre for Sol…

BEIJING: Chinese listed companies have delivered stronger ESC (environmental, social, and governance) performance in 2024, China Media Group (CMG) reported on Sunday.

ESG is a set of key indicators used to measure a company’s sustainability and socia…