Business

    BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / MENA Newswire / – Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will visit Brussels on Monday, June 29, for talks with European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission said. The meeting places China EU trade relations back at the center of the bloc’s economic agenda. It…

    TOKYO / MENA Newswire / – Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose above 72,000 for the first time on Monday, setting a fresh record as Tokyo equities extended a sharp June rally. The benchmark share average gained 1.4 percent to 72,247.21 in morning trade. It earlier touched an intraday peak…

    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / MENA Newswire / – Dubai World Trade Centre has partnered with -45dB to introduce sound-reduced modular meeting spaces across its venues, adding private rooms and pods for high-traffic exhibitions and events. The partnership covers sites including Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre and…

    TOKYO, JAPAN / MENA Newswire / – Japan core machinery orders rose 8.7% in April from the previous month, government data showed, marking a strong rebound in a key measure of private-sector equipment demand. The seasonally adjusted value of core orders reached 1,098.5 billion yen. The figures exclude…

    Health

    KINSHASA, CONGO / MENA Newswire / – Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 896, including 232 deaths, according to the latest government situation data. The increase included 21 new confirmed cases and six new deaths in the…