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Chinese Firms Dominate the Latest Fortune 500 Listing
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Chinese Firms Dominate the Latest Fortune 500 Listing

The latest list of the largest 500 firms in the world has been released by Fortune, and Chinese firms seem to be on top of it.  China has left behind the US, its main competitor, and trade war rival. This has been an unprecedented development in the long history of the Fortune 500 listings since...

Potential of the Healthcare Market in Asia
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Potential of the Healthcare Market in Asia

With a population of approximately 4.5 billion people, Asia is considered to have the fastest growing population compared to other continents. By the year 2025, it is estimated that about 1 billion people in Asia will be over the age of 50. Amongst other predictions, it is predicted that by the year 2020, Asia will...

Japan’s Investment in Africa Is on the Rise
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Japan’s Investment in Africa Is on the Rise

Recently, the warming up of China to African economies has received much attention; however, Japan has been steadily picking up pace with its investments across the African continent as well. Japan has had a long history of investments in Africa. When the Japanese economy was fast rising back up post the 2nd world war, Japanese...

Hong Kong’s Tech Startup Scene Ready to Compete with Mainland China
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Hong Kong’s Tech Startup Scene Ready to Compete with Mainland China

Mr. Duncan Chiu, chairman of the local Cyberport Investors Network Steering Group has said that when it comes to tech entrepreneurship, the talent in Hong Kong has been reserved compared to their mainland contemporaries. Since the beginning they have been pursuing careers in banking and other career paths. However, during the last decade, things have...

Chinese BRI Investments a Boon for the Central Asian Economies
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Chinese BRI Investments a Boon for the Central Asian Economies

The grand Chinese plan known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) brings a plethora of opportunities to the Central Asian States. The resource-rich Central Asian states have traditionally relied on the sale of their natural resources and on their small manufacturing sectors. The landlocked states have largely carried out intraregional trade amongst them and...

China Leads Investments in the Data Industry
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China Leads Investments in the Data Industry

China leads in investments in the data industry.  China is ahead of its global peers when it comes to investments in data centers. These investments make sense in light of the current data-driven business landscape. As the demand for computing power swells due to the proliferation of data-driven services and the integration of 5G, the...