A strategic partnership and mutual promotion mechanism was established as Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) CEO Tony Douglas and Jiangsu Provincial Overseas Cooperation and Investment Company Limited (JOCIC) Chairman Luo Hua inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day state visit to the United Arab Emirates. The parties plan to cooperate on a wide range of areas in order to better support the development of the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Park (China-UAE Industrial Park) in Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, including air logistics, procurement, mutual promotion on respective premises and digital channels.

The UAE Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, that covers cooperation in the peaceful exploration of outer space and the UAE’s recently launched astronaut programme. The agreement was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow, being held in the UK between 16th and 22nd July. The document was signed by Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director-General of the UAE Space Agency, and James Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator. Several officials and representatives from the two sides were also present for the signing ceremony at the biannual air show.

The number of subscribers to telecommunications services in the UAE, whether through mobile phones, landlines and the internet, rose to around 24 million during the first five months of 2018, a growth of around 2 percent compared to the end of 2017. According to the latest statistics issued today by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, all relevant sectors registered growth since the start of the current year, highlighting the availability of telecommunications services offered to clients by the operators, "Etisalat and Du." The number of mobile phone penetration increased from 226 to 230 lines per 100 subscribers while for landlines, this figure reached 26.4 lines for the same number of residents and around 15.3 lines per 100 subscribers for broadband internet services.

The Abu Dhabi Company announced the launch of Zayed Digital Channel in the Chinese language in celebration of the state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the UAE. The company has translated all the channel's contents into the Chinese language. Dr. Ali bin Tamin, Director General of the company, said the launch of the channel will contribute to introducing the values, far-sighted leadership vision and achievements of the Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed, to the Chinese audience.

In another step on the road to promoting medical tourism in Abu Dhabi and as part of its efforts to enhance the standards of quality of care, Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, DoH, the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, has urged all healthcare providers in Abu Dhabi to document medical tourism patients’ records using its "Shafafiya" e-portal, effective as of September 2018.