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13-Sep-18 Asian manufacturers of plastic bottle materials, including major South Korean petrochemical company Hyosung, are on the offensive in Japan, after the Tokyo government imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 53% on imports of PET resin from China. [image: Nikkei Aisian Review]
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20-Aug-18 With drastically changing demographics set to transform many Asian countries into elderly-centric economies, the region is looking to learn from nations that have already successfully managed this reinvention as they rethink facilities such as nursing homes and healthcare services. [image: HKTDC]
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13-Aug-18 Hanwha will earmark USD19.5 bn for investments and hire 35,000 workers in its largest-ever growth plan. Korean chaebol (conglomerates) Samsung, Hyundai, SK, LG and others have made similar announcements recently in response to government appeals to help the economy. [image: Business Korea]
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28-Jun-18 Japanese chat app operator Line unveiled a new service aimed at spreading mobile payment across Japan, in the most potent challenge yet by a Japanese operator to the dominant Chinese mobile payment platform, Alipay. [image: Keiichiro Sato / Nikkei Asian Review]
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13-Jun-18 Japan’s total healthcare spend is JPY88 tn (USD797 bn), with just JPY20 tn (USD181 bn) going toward digital. One important next step is creating a space to invest in digital prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, say experts. [image: Mobile Lifestyle]
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