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Korea’s demographic nightmare comes to fore

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12-Mar-18 Korea has reported more deaths than births for the first time, amid a plunging fertility rate, raising questions about its economic model, with increasing competition from neighbour China and the growing threat from artificial intelligence and automation. [image: Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach]

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Cash is more popular than ever, central bankers say

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12-Mar-18 Despite the increased use of electronic payments around the world, there is “scant evidence” of a shift away from cash, according to the latest quarterly review from the Bank for International Settlements - the 'central bank of central banks'. [image: istock / news.com.au]

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WeChat Pay, Alipay chase HK mobile wallet share

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08-Mar-18 Mobile payments are far less common in Hong Kong than in China, but Hong Kong is catching up. WeChat Pay claimed a 44% increase in users in Feb-18 alone, following promotions including red packets for registered users. [image: iStock / Asia Times]

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How China is using technology to improve rural healthcare

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06-Mar-18 China's updated rural health care programme is helping reduce the need for rural residents to travel long distances for healthcare, through its cooperation with WeDoctor, offering 349 villages a 5kg, mobile, all-in-one diagnostic station that can run 11 tests. [image: Handout / South China Morning Post]

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