South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile network

Seoul: South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology. Three top telecom providers – SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus – began their 5G services at 11 pm local time […]

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested in Tokyo

Tokyo: Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was rearrested early Thursday in Tokyo on fresh financial misconduct allegations, with the auto tycoon slamming his detention as “outrageous and arbitrary”. Authorities arrested the 65-year-old less than a month after he was dramatically freed on bail following more than 100 days in detention. Local media said prosecutors had […]

UK headed for downturn as Brexit worries hammer services

LONDON: Britain’s economy looks likely to shrink over the coming months, after Brexit worries caused the dominant services sector to contract for the first time in nearly three years, a survey showed on Wednesday. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a survey of services ranging from giant banks to high-street hairdressers, tumbled to 48.9 […]

Farmed salmon to go on sale as UAE ramps up food security plan

Dubai: At the heart of a James Bond-style facility in Jebel Ali lies a key component of the UAE’s food security programme: thousands and thousands of salmon, swimming in circles around enormous tanks. Fish Farm, under the support and direction of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman […]