DUBAI Shaquem Griffin Seahawks Jersey , Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Shops, malls and tourist resorts across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) kicked off on Thursday festivities for Chinese visitors and residents to the mark the start of this year's Chinese Spring Festival.
Dubai Duty Free (DDF), the biggest duty free enterprise, launched earlier in the day the special promotion week at Dubai International Airport ahead of the Chinese lunar year of monkey.
The UAE's famous luxury hotels like Dubai's iconic seven-star hotel Burj Al-Arab or the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi also decorated parts of their interior to mark Chinese New Year and offer special discounts in their Chinese restaurants.
The coming weeks are also going to see a number of events to mark the start of the Year of Monkey, such as the traditional lion's dance, martial art performances, dragon face painting for kids and a lucky draw at a Chinese tree of wealth.
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DDF said that there are 100 flights going from Dubai to mainland China every week, while 28 go to Hong Kong. It now hires 705 Chinese staff, while 14 percent of its business comes from Chinese travelers.
Chinese visitors like to buy luxury goods, perfumes, fashion brands and souvenirs at DDF, salesperson Shannon from Xi'an, Shaanxi province said.
On Maryah island, the latest new business and lifestyle destination in the UAE capital, Chinese New Year festivities will kick off with fireworks on Friday. Visitors are going to enjoy a dynamic array of dances, shows Rasheem Green Limited Jersey , craft workshops and an art exhibition, all showcased in traditional Chinese style, said the island's authority.
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook plans to visit Beijing later this month to meet high-level government officials, at a time when it is facing some setbacks in its most important overseas market, Ruuters reported quoting source familiar with the matter.
Cook has frequently traveled to China since taking the helm of Apple five years ago, but his latest visit comes during a critical period.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California March 21, 2016. REUTERS
From weakening smartphone sales to the loss of an iPhone trademark dispute and the suspension of some of its online entertainment services, the U.S. technology giant has been facing a flurry of problems in recent weeks in its second-largest market after the United States.
That has raised concerns over Apple's growth momentum, as the company reported last week its first quarterly revenue drop in 13 years.
Last week Frank Clark Limited Jersey , billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said in an interview with cable television network CNBC that he had sold his entire stake in Apple, citing China's economic slowdown.
During his China visit, Cook plans to meet senior government and Communist Party leaders.
Apple did not respond to Reuters' requests for comments.
Despite growing concerns over its China business - Apple reported its revenue from Greater China, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, dropped 26 percent last quarter - Cook has been optimistic.
"I see China as may not have the wind at our backs that we once did but it's a lot more stable than what I think is the common view of it," he said during the company's earnings call last week. "We remain really optimistic on China."
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ACCRA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Interim manager for the Black Stars of Ghana, Maxwell Konadu, on Sunday named a list of players for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) double-header qualifying fixtures against Uganda and Togo this month.
Konadu has handed a debut senior call-up to Emmanuel Osei Banahene of the Saudi Arabian club Al Orobah to replace injured Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan in his squad.
Gyan failed to pass a fitness test for the Arabian Gulf League match between Al Ain and Al Ahli on Thursday night.
The 23-man squad, according to the program put up by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Rees Odhiambo Limited Jersey , will begin training on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Accra ahead of their trip to Kampala, Uganda on Thursday night.
Ghana heads to the Mandela National Stadium to play Uganda on Saturday, November 15, 2014.
The Black Stars will round up the campaign with a home game against Togo on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, 270 km north of Accra.
Ghana is currently on top of Group E with 8 points, while Togo follows with 6 points.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Fatau Dauda (AshGold Jarran Reed Limited Jersey , Ghana), Adams Stephen (Aduana Stars, Ghana) and Razak Braimah (Mirandes FC, Spain).
Defenders: Yaw Frimpong (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Harrison Afful (Esperance FC, Tunisia), Awal Mohammed (Maritzburg, South Africa), Baba Rahman (FC Augsburg Germain Ifedi Limited Jersey , Germany), Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester City, England), John Boye (Erciyesspor, Turkey), Kwabena Adusei (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South Africa) and Jonathan Mensah (Evian, France).
Midfielders: Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar Tedric Thompson Limited Jersey , Russia), Mubarak Wakaso (Celtic, Scotland), Atsu Christian (Everton, England), Asante Solomon (T.P. Mazembe, DR Congo), Gyimah Edwin (Mpumalanga Black Aces, South Africa), Afriyie Acquah (Parma FC Amara Darboh Limited Jersey , Italy), Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France).
Strikers: Jordan Ayew (Lorient, France), Abdul-Majeed Waris (Trabzonspor, Turkey), David Accam (Helsenborg, Sweden), Emmanuel Osei Banahene, (Al Orobah Nazair Jones Limited Jersey , Saudi Arabia).