Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the planet`s largest worship procession, gathering three million Muslims from throughout the world. For six days, starting from Zulhijja 8-12 Hijri (August 19 - 23, 2018), three million Muslims will perform the Hajj, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The Hajj procession, namely, wuquf in Arafat, overnight at Muzdalifah, throwing stones at Jamarat, staying overnight in Mina, and tawaf and sa`i at the Grand Mosque (Masjid Al-Haram), Mecca will be carried out simultaneously by three million Muslims. These three million Muslims come from countries from throughout the world, each with their own diverse cultural backgrounds, languages, social classes and ages. They also have different physical conditions, including those who use wheelchairs or other supporting devices, as well as others who are blind, deaf, and speech impaired, and have other disabilities. As required, all of the Hajj processions … [Read more...] about Latest crowd management technology in place to ensure safe hajj
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VN’s technology startup raises $860,000 from investment funds
JAMJA is a platform for discount discovery on restaurants, fashion and beauty products. — Photo courtesy of JAMJAViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese technology startup JAMJA Joint Stock Company has raised VNĐ20 billion (US$858,369) from international investment funds in the pre-Series A round. Four investment funds from the Republic of Korea and Japan participated in this round, namely Korean KB Investment, Nextrans, Bon Angels and Japanese information technology corporation Framgia. JAMJA is a platform for discount discovery on restaurants, fashion and beauty products. The company also received investment from Foody.vn and homegrown venture capital firm ESP Capital in 2016 and 2017. According to JAMJA’s general director Lê Hùng Việt, this success will help JAMJA focus on investing in product development, vertical integration, market expansion and customer growth. Explaining why they invested in JAMJA, Taihei … [Read more...] about VN’s technology startup raises $860,000 from investment funds
US stocks rise as technology and health care firms lead
Marley Jay, Ap Markets Writer Updated 7:32 am PDT, Monday, August 13, 2018 Photo: Richard Drew, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo people pass the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug 13. FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo people pass the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug 13. Photo: Richard Drew, AP US stocks rise as technology and health care firms lead 1 / 1 Back to Gallery NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rebounding on Wall Street in early trading Monday, led by gains in technology and health care companies and retailers. Ratings company Nielsen Holdings is surging after an activist investor started pushing the company to sell itself. Asian markets fell … [Read more...] about US stocks rise as technology and health care firms lead
Vietnam’s Vinfast in deal with Siemens for technology to make electric buses
HANOI (Reuters) - VinFast Trading and Production LLC has signed two contracts with Siemens Vietnam, a unit of Siemens AG <SIEGn.DE>, for the supply of technology and components to manufacture electric buses in the Southeast Asian country. VinFast, a unit of Vietnam's biggest private conglomerate, Vingroup JSC <VIC.HM>, said on Monday the deals will enable it to launch the first electric bus by the end of 2019. "Electric buses are an essential element of sustainable urban public transportation systems," Siemens Vietnam President and CEO Pham Thai Lai said in the statement. VinFast will also produce electric motorcycles, electric cars and gasoline cars from its $1.5-billion (£1.18 billion) factory being built in Haiphong City, it said. In June, General Motors Co <GM.HN> agreed to transfer its Vietnamese operation to VinFast, which will also exclusively distribute GM's Chevrolet cars in Vietnam. (Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by Himani Sarkar) … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Vinfast in deal with Siemens for technology to make electric buses
Letter: Fuel standards won’t matter with new technologies
By Letters To The Editor | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: August 12, 2018 at 1:21 pm | UPDATED: August 12, 2018 at 1:22 pm With new technologies, fuelstandards won’t matter Despite what Dianne Feinstein and Ken Kimmell stated in “Fuel standards will have dire consequences” (Opinion section, Aug. 9), this doesn’t have to be. The answers are electric cars and extended range hybrids. With either of these technologies, we won’t care about fuel standards. They already have widespread acceptance in California and the world. India has set a goal of 100 percent electric cars, as does Germany and Great Britain, among many other nations. What’s needed is political action by our elected officials to overcome any opposition to charging in the off-peak hours. For homeowners this is easy. Simply add the correct outlet in your garage or other dedicated night parking area. For renters this is different story. Those outlets need to be provided by the rental owner. … [Read more...] about Letter: Fuel standards won’t matter with new technologies