SHANGHAI - Monday, January 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 7th China International Rubber Oil Summit 2016 will take place on April 6th-8th, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. It will serve as a bridge between RPO producers, traders and end users worldwide with a foothold in the local market. Meanwhile, the special RPO Spring Trade Fair will also be held simultaneously. China’s tyre industry was beset with troubles at home and abroad in 2015, including trade barriers like antidumping and countervailing duties from the US and antidumping duties from the Eurasian Economic Commission, as well as major changes in production like bankruptcy of Deruibo Tyre and Capital Tyre and the shutdown of Giti Chongqing factory. Meanwhile, as China’s national standards for compounded rubber took effect on July 1st, 2015, the new criteria and changes in natural rubber tariffs placed the industry under cost pressure. In 2015, the Chinese tyre industry made significant progress in overseas expansion: ... Read more »

Under the patronage of Saif bin Zayed ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, January 6th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Interior to honor winners of the first edition of the Distinguished Scholarship Award. The ceremony, held in the presence of Her Excellency Dr. Amal Al Qubaisi, President of the Federal National Council at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Abu Dhabi, aims at honoring Emirati scholarship students from government and private agencies. His Highness Sheikh Saif awarded the Medal of Community Service to the honorees. He called upon them to be best representatives of their country and to reflect a bright civilized image of the UAE while studying abroad. He also urged them to make the most of this opportunity to gain further academic and cultural attainment, in a way that would positively impact their future professional lives and allow them to s ... Read more »

Traffic safety survey ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, January 8th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Participants in the Ministry of Interior’s Council hosted by Hamed Al Kaff Al Hashemi in Abu Dhabi called for activating traffic safety societies and engaging them in the ongoing efforts, as well as submitting proposals and observations to the concerned authorities; activating a mobile messaging application to send traffic awareness messages about changing speed limits on various roads; and providing traffic safety tips for drivers and building escalators on pedestrian bridges, taking into account the elderly and people who have difficulty in using them. Participants in the Al Kaff Council also recommended enhancing public control by informing the traffic directorate of reckless and careless behavior of young people in some areas, especially during late-night hours. They also recommended reinforcing the private sector’s role in traffic awareness, preparing a comprehensive questionnaire ... Read more »