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22-Sep-19 China's Ping An Technology is helping healthcare authorities in Chongqing and Shenzhen predict flu outbreaks ahead of time with accuracy rates of over 90 percent. It is also looking at extending its forecasting capabilities into other diseases. [image: Handout]
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09-Sep-19 The rollout of 5G and expansion of the industrial Internet are creating opportunities for cybersecurity companies in China. With 854 mn Internet users, China has stepped up efforts to nurture cybersecurity firms that can support hi-tech upgrades across industries. [image: Shao-Chun Wang/123RF]
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06-Sep-19 Singaporeans have an average nightly sleep of 7 hours 5 minutes, according to Fitbit, making them the third most sleep deprived after Japanese and Indians. They also sleep later than users in most other countries: 12:11 AM on average. [image: Fitbit]
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02-Sep-19 Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical and Daewoong Pharmaceutical have been included in the top 20 innovative large pharmas in Asia-Pacific. Japanese companies ranked first to 10th, while four of the top 10 SMEs were Chinese, and Hong Kong’s Lee’s Pharmaceutical was no.1. [images: Korea Biomedical Review]
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22-Aug-19 Once a cashless pioneer, Japan is now lagging behind countries such as Sweden and Korea on electronic payments, because of its aging population, low crime and virtually no counterfeiting. Four out of five purchases are still made with cash. [image: AFP / Toshifumi Kitamura]
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