FOLLOWING the terrible earthquake in the Sichuan province of China, members of the Chinese community in Qatar are attempting to drum up support and offer help to their compatriots suffering at home.

Qatar's Ezdan Gets OK To Raise Non-Qatari Ownership To 49%

A KERALITE girl who grew up in Doha was crowned May Queen at a glittering function at the Diplomatic Club.

FIERCE competition for hotel workers is forcing leading brands to be more proactive in their approach to attracting and retaining staff, Kathy Smith, the human resources vice-president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, told Gulf Times.

Doha • H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, Chairperson of Board of Directors of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) will pay a visit to the US on an invitation from Georgetown University.

QTEL joint venture company wi-tribe, which will exclusively provide WiMAX services outside Qatar, was launched yesterday.

DOHA • As Qatar's economy continues to grow at breakneck speed, more job opportunities in brand new sectors are opening up. The events industry is a case in point.

LULU Hypermarket’s cookery contest was jointly opened by Mona Sulaiti and Mohamed Althaf, regional director of LuLu Group yesterday.

QATAR University’s College of Law students received a group of legal experts, comprising civil and commercial court judges and regulatory tribunal members of the Qatar Financial Centre, at their class on general legal survey.

Doha • As part of a string of key joint venture projects between Qatar and Bahrain, the chambers of commerce in the two countries will set up a joint bank shortly, said Dr Essam Fakhroo, Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).