by Teuvo Tuomi | May 31, 2024 | Digitalization, Health, Indonesia, News, Technology
SpaceX’s Starlink has launched its internet service in Indonesia. The service is being tested on the country’s health sector by allowing healthcare professionals to input real-time data, alleviating challenges such as stunting and malnutrition. There are currently...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 29, 2024 | Economy, Business, Health, News, Vietnam
After record profits in 2023, Vietnam’s pharmaceutical industry is facing limitations in 2024 due to rising raw material costs and increased market competition. SSI Securities Corporation forecasts pharmaceutical profit growth of 8.4% in 2024, lower than the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 9, 2024 | Business, Crime, Health, News, Thailand
Thailand will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by year-end, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. After becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalize its recreational use, the domestic retail sector for marijuana has been booming in Thailand, with...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 5, 2024 | Asia, ASEAN, Health, News, Reports, Society, Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says that the developing nations of Asia and the Pacific are ill-equipped to meet the needs of their rapidly aging populations. The region’s growing elderly demographic faces numerous challenges, including low pension coverage,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 26, 2024 | Vietnam, Health, Lifestyle
Vietnam has eliminated malaria in 46 provinces and major cities, out of its 63 localities, as of the end of 2023. It is also determined to eradicate the disease by 2030, according to official data. This year, Vietnam adopted the theme of making efforts towards malaria...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 9, 2024 | Health, ASEAN, Lifestyle, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that almost 800 million people in the Western Pacific region, including the Philippines, do not have full access to basic health services. WHO says that two in five people—about 782 million—still cannot get essential health...
