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Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2024, Held Under the Theme ‘A Matter of Time’ United Ministers, Cultural Leaders, Artists And Musicians to Take Urgent Action And Listen in Order to Drive Positive Change across Societies

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Mar. 5, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) — The sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi with the theme ‘A Matter of Time’ concluded today, gathering over 200 speakers and 1,150 participants from 90 countries. Leaders from the fields of arts, music, public policy, design, heritage, media, museums, and technology, identified the [...]

Stunning Light Art Exhibition Set to Illuminate Abu Dhabi’s Archipelagos and Mangroves in November

From 15 Nov 2023 to 30 Jan 2024, Manar Abu Dhabi, a Public Art Abu Dhabi initiative, will transform the city’s natural vistas with a series of mesmerising light art exhibitions. Under the theme ‘Grounding Light’, the exhibition will showcase over 35 new site-specific commissions and light sculptures, projections and immersive artworks by artists including [...]

Annual Investment Meeting Announces New Identity as AIM Congress, Gears up for 13th Edition in Abu Dhabi, May 2024

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 13, 2023 (Korea Bizwire) – Under its new identity as “AIM Congress,” the Organizing Committee of the World’s Leading Investment Platform will once again gather together regional and international leaders, thinkers, and innovators at the 13th edition of the event taking place from 7 to 9 May 2024 at the [...]

Abu Dhabi’s Artificial Intelligence University Establishes Dedicated Robotics and Computer Science Departments to Meet Surging Global Demand

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has established two new departments and four associated graduate programs dedicated to robotics and computer science, catering to the surging global demand for these disciplines, which is expected to hit USD $225 billioni and $140 billion, respectively, by [...]

Hitachi Energy Wins Major Contract for the First-of-its-kind Sub-sea Power Transmission Network in the MENA Region Advancing a Sustainable Energy Future for Abu Dhabi

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hitachi Energy today announced it has won a major order from Samsung C&T Corporation, one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies, to connect ADNOC’s offshore operations to the onshore power grid in the United Arab Emirates owned and operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [...]

ADNOC Announces $20.7 Billion Energy Infrastructure Deal

Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with some of the world’s leading infrastructure investors and operators, sovereign wealth and pension funds. A consortium of investors comprising Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Brookfield Asset Management, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund [...]

5 Reasons to Watch the Special Olympics World Games in 50 Days

HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) - The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 today marks the 50 days countdown to the World Games, which take place from March 14 to 21. The Games will be the largest sports and humanitarian event in the world this year. Here are five [...]

S. Korea, UAE Discuss Ways to Step Up Nuclear Cooperation

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) discussed ways to step up nuclear cooperation as the Middle Eastern nation’s first nuclear reactor is set to start operations later this year, Seoul’s energy ministry said Tuesday. Paik Un-gyu, South Korean minister of trade, industry and energy, met with Khaldoon [...]

First KCON in Middle East Draws Thousands

SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Thousands gathered at the world’s largest K-pop festival held for the first time in the Middle East last week, its host said Monday. More than 8,000 people came from all over the region, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, to attend KCON 2016 Abu Dhabi at the city’s largest outdoor venue, du [...]

Palace-Viewing After Dark Draws Thousands

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) – Normally, a 100-person-deep queue in front of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul would hardly raise any eyebrows. After all, it’s the most iconic attraction in the city. In a wintry March evening, though, it very well may have — not only because palaces are often closed after dark, but because these [...]