Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with a UAE official leadership delegation in Beijing. The talks focused on aligning China's 15th Five-Year Plan with the 'We the UAE 2031' vision. Both sides reaffirmed commitments to expand technological investments and bilateral trade.
Research by enterprise automation specialist Camunda reveals that 78 percent of business leaders believe they must fundamentally redesign operational processes to stay competitive with AI. An additional 82 percent of organisations expect adapting key workflows for artificial intelligence to take up to five years. In an interview with Gulf News, Camunda executive Stefan Vaerenbergh-Dubois emphasised that organisations in the UAE must move beyond simply overlaying AI onto legacy manual processes.
Chinese and UAE officials met in Beijing to align China's 15th Five-Year Plan with the 'We the UAE 2031' strategy. Discussions focused on scaling two-way investments following bilateral non-oil trade exceeding $110 billion in 2025. Priority areas for cooperation include smart manufacturing, logistics corridors, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence.
Diesel prices in Dubai reached ₹123 per litre on October 22, standing ₹28 higher than the ₹95 per litre rate in Delhi. The UAE raised domestic diesel prices by approximately 12% in October, marking a cumulative 90% rise over eight months as fuel rates are adjusted monthly against global benchmark prices.
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