healthcare

In the Philippines, there is no need to fear committing a faux pas by taking a cigarette from an open pack on a table....

Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings seeks to increase its investments in US and European companies as it is "bullish on both regions", Boon...

The Philippines' Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry is earmarked to hit $16 billion by end-2013. Inside Investor spoke to the senior executive director of the BPO industry body about future strategies.

Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé has committed $4.3 million to the expansion of its research and development activities in Singapore, where the company opened up...

Asia is losing its grip in the battle against income inequality, with 11 of 28 Asian countries – representing 82 per cent of the region’s population – showing a widening wealth gap, the Asian Development Bank has noted.

Of the Southeast Asian nations on the radar for Middle East investment, Vietnam so far has played an underestimated role. Despite some prevailing risks, the country has a rewarding investment profile.

Dutch electronics group Philips plans to expand its consumer electronics and healthcare business in Myanmar, bolstered by the European Union's recent decision to permanently...

Sarawak, unfortunately, is part of the obesity rise in Malaysia, an epidemic that can have drastic economic implications on a country’s social sector, namely upped healthcare expenditures, as well as a drop in work productivity.

Thailand and Bahrain on April 19 agreed to establish a distribution center in the Gulf nation to boost Thai trade with Middle East markets...

The Paris-based Organisation of Economic Cooperation and the Development, a rich club of nations, has reported that the Philippines – despite its unexpectedly high...

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has announced it will introduce major changes to its investment incentive policy as the country is preparing for the...

Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC), a private specialist hospital in Brunei has undergone significant development in the past. Inside Investor talked to Executive Director and Medical Director Dato Dr Isham Jaafar.

The momentum for initial public offerings at the Thai bourse will continue in 2013 with more than 30 potential listings in the pipeline, the...

When looking for new success stories in today’s global business environment, it is hard not to notice the remarkable resilience that Southeast Asia, and especially the ten ASEAN nations, are currently showing.

Being one of the leading integrated construction, trading and project services companies in Qatar, Coastal Qatar has been on the forefront of the country’s vibrant development and implementation of the National Vision 2030.

Thailand is meeting US President Barack Obama's invitation to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade community of Asia-Pacific nations and North and South America,...

Business advisory firm KPMG is the first of the big four - Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young - to open an office in Myanmar....

Al Masah Capital of the UAE has announced that its subsidiary Al Aseel Investments will be purchasing up to 20 health-care facilities across the...