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23-Feb-19 Since 2018 Iranian medical equipment worth USD24 mn has reportedly been exported to 40 countries, with destinations including Western European countries such as Germany and Italy. [image: Islamic Republic News Agency]
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21-Feb-19 Halliburton will build the first oilfield chemical manufacturing reaction plant in Saudi Arabia at the PlasChem Park in Jubail. Expected to be completed in 2020, the plant will produce chemicals for stimulation, production, midstream and downstream treatment programmes. [image: Halliburton]
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18-Feb-19 Hong Kong is transforming itself into a portal for data, finance, talent and services. And as Guangdong seeks to move up the value chain and to boost the technology sector, it has promulgated a Guangzhou-Shenzhen Technology & Innovation Corridor. [image: HKTDC]
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11-Feb-19 Shiseido has decided to build a new production site, Shiseido Kyushu Fukuoka Factory, in Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan. The new factory will mainly manufacture skincare products for Japan and overseas markets and will cost approximately JPY45 bn (USD407 mn). [image: Shiseido]
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18-Jan-19 Malaysia’s reluctance to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership has resulted in a sharp slowing of investment. Malaysia approved 15 medical-device manufacturing projects in Jan-Sep 2018 for USD160 mn, notably lower than the 25 projects in 2017 worth USD500 mn. [image: Singapore Business Review]
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