31-Jan-15 Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical will invest $476 million over the next seven years to expand its research institute in Singapore. The investment will make its centre at Biopolis one of the biggest pharmaceutical research and development operations in Singapore. It will also boost its "local employee base and antibody research and development pipeline", the company said. [image: Reuters]

02-Oct-14 Korean medical appliance manufacturers could be sandwiched between global leaders and their Japanese and Chinese counterparts. GE, Philips, and Siemens are expanding their business by aggressive investment and Japanese companies' technological strength is likely to be redoubled with assistance from the Japanese government. All this has created an entry barrier for Korean companies. [image: University of Bristol]

28-Aug-14 The belief that Western Europe and the more affluent parts of Asia will 'run out of' working age people in the coming decades is a myth. A significant increase in propensity to work beyond age 64 and the increased participation of females in these workforces means that countries such as Japan, Korea and Taiwan will in fact have more than enough workers.