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11-Aug-25 An average of 44% of B2B credit sales in Asia are affected by late payments. [image: Nicola Barts / Pexels]
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17-Dec-24 Fortera and Sumitomo Corporation are partnering to bring low-carbon cement to Asia. With the Asian market accounting for 73% of global cement output, green cement manufacturer Fortera is partnering with multinational Sumitomo Corporation.
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04-Apr-20 The government is considering providing Avigan for free to other countries that want to use the flu drug to treat coronavirus patients. The drug, developed by a group firm of Fujifilm Holdings, is considered effective for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. [image: AFP-JIJI]
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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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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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