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Foreign investors see huge healthcare potential in Vietnam
Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012
» HANOI: Vietnam’s hospital sector is on the rise as wealthier Vietnamese are willing to pay more for better patient cares, which will help drive increased foreign investment in the sector in the years ahead.
Get well soon: Indonesia needs $50-billion upgrade
Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012
» Jakarta: Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, could be looking at a bill of $50 billion or more to bring its healthcare infrastructure up to standard by 2020.
Expensive lessons
Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012
» Investing in emerging markets can be a ticket to major new sources of revenue, but as companies often learn, the ride to success is not always smooth.
Myanmar’s race against time
Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012
» The reforms undertaken so far in Myanmar have given rise to expectations that are probably too high for any developing country to meet, let alone one that has been isolated from the world for half a century.
Brewing a regional blend
Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012
» Everyone these days seems to want to run a coffee shop. Small-scale entrepreneurs like the idea of having a cosy place where they can earn an income, invite friends, play some cool CDs and enjoy a quality cup or two. Pravit Chitnarapong started out that way, and he hasn’t been able to stop.
Better safe than sorry
Asia focus, Published on 16/07/2012
» Residential property market activity in Asia is likely to be subdued this year given the impact from Europe’s debt crisis, while concerns still linger about bubbles forming and bursting in this region as happened 15 years ago.
Careful expansion can reward developers
Asia focus, Published on 16/07/2012
» This may not seem to be the best time to think about investing abroad in the property market, but there are some who believe that opportunities are good in times of uncertainty and when prices start to slide.
The super-sized city challenge
Asia focus, Post Reporters, Published on 16/07/2012
» The rapid urbanisation that is taking place in China is likely to create as many as 13 megalopolises in the country by 2020, according to a recent research report.
China no longer region’s sole real estate growth driver
Asia focus, Published on 16/07/2012
» Growth in the property business in Asia Pacific this year will be driven by many countries and not just China as in the recent past, according to DTZ, a multinational property services company.
Look for bargains in Europe
Asia focus, Published on 16/07/2012
» Europe’s financial crisis may be a major global concern but it also gives Asian investors a good opportunity to shop for cheap but good-quality assets in emerging areas of Europe, says Andrew Smith, global head of the property division at Aberdeen Asset Management.