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14-Mar-19 Alipay and Barclaycard - which processes half the UK's card transactions - have collaborated to allow UK retailers to accept Alipay. 483,000 Chinese tourists will spend USD1.33 bn in 2019. The UK also has about 493,000 Chinese residents and students. [image: Alizila]
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13-Mar-19 Abu Dhabi has allocated AED0.5 bn (USD136 mn) for tourism marketing over three years. The funding will highlight attractions such as Louvre Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros World, and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project is reportedly also 'still active'. [image: Lourve Abu Dhabi / Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya]
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29-Oct-18 Innovative technologies are in great demand among international patients. In price-agnostic markets such as China, the Middle East and Russia, accessing technology is typically the number two reason for travelling overseas for treatment, after access to the latest drugs. [image: ITIJ / Getty Images]
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15-Oct-18 A new informatics hub developed by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in the UK, DRIVE (Digital, Research, Informatics and Virtual Environments), part of a partnership with University College London, will be kick-started with GBP1 mn from NHS Digital. [image: Digital Health]
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19-Jul-18 The UK's Independent online newspaper has entered into a Middle East strategic partnership with Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG), which will see four Independent-branded sites launched in Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and Persian by the end of 2018. [image: News Champs]
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