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India advances anti-dumping probe into tuberculosis drug imports from Thailand, China
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2025
» NEW DELHI - India on Monday advanced an anti-dumping investigation into imports from China and Thailand of Ethambutol Hydrochloride, an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in anti-tuberculosis drugs, by releasing a list of registered interested parties.
Nectec banking on intelligent sensors
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/09/2024
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) is focusing on developing advanced intelligent sensors for local applications.
Trio spearhead sharing medical AI data
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/08/2023
» The National Science and Technology Developmeny Agency (NSTDA) has teamed up with the Public Health Ministry's Department of Medical Services and Ramathibodi Hospital's Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, to drive the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster the medical sector through their project concerning medical AI data sharing.
What's bugging travellers now?
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 02/08/2023
» 'Covid, Schmovid," people seem to be saying these days. Travellers insouciantly scamper from board meetings to trade shows to weddings to party the nights away. It is good to see cities stirring and travel bustle returning.
IBM banking on cloud, AI to drive digital transformation
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/07/2020
» IBM Thailand, the local unit of the US tech giant, is highlighting its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as a way to help drive business transformation to ensure organisations thrive following the Covid-19 crisis.
Hands-free healthcare
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 01/06/2020
» The devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that profound changes are needed in the way we live. Everything people do -- from work to school, travel and other activities -- is being reimagined.
Help with strings attached
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/03/2020
» When Europe was on the verge of collapsing after the carnage of World War II, countries in the region were at risk of drifting into the communist orbit of the Soviet Union. To contain the threat, the United States government in 1948 created a recovery programme worth US$12.7 billion -- $128 billion in today's money.
HIV battle continues
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 27/05/2019
» My first visit to the Anonymous Clinic in Bangkok left me with mixed sensations of disturbance and hope. It was disturbing to see that the majority of the patients were teenagers and young adults. Some were still wearing their school uniforms, and they looked perfectly healthy.
Is Artificial Intelligence: the Cure for the Ever-Rising Cost of Healthcare?
Dr. Veerachat Petpisit, CEO Healthcare Ventures, BridgeAsia, Published on 21/05/2019
» We've been hearing about the rising costs of healthcare for as long as we can remember, and it usually comes with stories of the sufferings of individuals who cannot afford the high costs of much needed treatments. The WHO reported a 15.1% increase in world health expenditure as percentage of GDP from 8.6% in the year 2000 to 9.9% in 2015, and a 146% jump in health expenditure per capita from US$587 to US$1,300 over the same period. These figures are alarming. There are no signs of improvement if we continue with the current trajectory. Certain things need to change.
Medication muddle
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/03/2019
» HIV patients in Indonesia have been forced to adjust their daily medication routine because of problems with the government's medication procurement programme.