Emirates Airline says it will expand its services to mainland China, starting in May next year. There will be four weekly flights to Yinchuan and Zhengzhou, two of China’s rapidly expanding cities. The announcement comes as His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces is currently on a state visit to China. The UAE has expressed its keenness to strengthen ties between the two nations by advancing trade and investment links.

EU floats Black Sea model to unblock Strait of Hormuz
US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit
US says oil from strategic reserve to start reaching market next week
Standard Chartered issues clarification on local operations