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  Clinging to hope

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/05/2018

  » They have survived many challenges, from a genocide that killed nearly 3 million of their people, the ultimate fight for freedom from Pakistan, a series of coups since independence in 1971, and the assassination of the Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. But the people of Bangladesh still find it in their hearts to help those even less fortunate than themselves, in this case hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.

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  Picture of health

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/10/2018

  » Elisabeth Staudinger has no background in healthcare or engineering, but she can accurately and thoroughly describe the functions of highly sophisticated medical machinery with ease. The president of Siemens Healthineers-Asia Pacific is also an enthusiastic learner when comes to the latest advances in healthcare, which continue to astound her.

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  Dying and dignity

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/01/2019

  » In rapidly ageing Asian countries, a growing number of people are starting to worry about what their old age will be like. Medical advances may make it possible for us to live to 100, but what if the last decades of life are filled with infirmity, pain and suffering?

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  Healthy Taiwan

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/08/2019

  » Taiwan claims to have one of the best healthcare systems in Asia in terms of affordability, quality and access. Around 99% of the island republic's 23.6 million people are covered by a universal healthcare programme that has been running since 1995. Over 90% of its clinics and hospitals are under the National Health Insurance (NHI) system.

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  Networked to the future

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/10/2019

  » Growing up in Gaeta, a coastal city in central Italy between Rome and Naples, Nunzio Mirtillo always wanted to be a doctor to help change people's lives for the better. But new medical graduates have trouble finding work right away, so he decided to study electronic engineering instead. It was a decision he took with his parents in mind as well.

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  Next-level health tech

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/08/2019

  » From connected devices in smart hospitals and artificial intelligence for preventive healthcare, to telemedicine and portable diagnosis systems, digital technologies are becoming part of the everyday healthcare delivery system.

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  Layer by layer

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/03/2019

  » Most of us still think of 3D printing in terms of small units that can print simple three-dimensional solid objects from a digital computer file. But big industrial companies such as General Electric (GE) have taken this concept to extraordinary lengths and are applying it on a much larger scale to create highly complex machine parts made from metal.

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  Saviours at sea

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/03/2019

  » The Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 took a terrible toll across South and Southeast Asia, with an estimated 230,000 people killed in 14 countries. In Thailand, the hardest hit area was in Khao Lak in Phangnga where some 4,000 people lost their lives when the wall of water overwhelmed them.

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  Vital signs

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/12/2018

  » David Beckham, Tottenham Hotspur football club and the Vitality programme will continue to be the foundation of the AIA marketing strategy in Asia as the global insurer pushes to fulfill its brand promise of healthier, longer and better lives for customers.


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  Services the missing link in new HK-Asean trade pact

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/07/2018

  » Businesses in the region are looking forward to the new Asean-Hong Kong free trade agreement (FTA), but they say restrictions in the service sector will have to be lifted for all parties to fully realise mutual benefits from the pact.

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