“Japan looks to be quite late in the game,” Rasmus Bech Hansen, the founder of British research firm Airfinity, told Reuters. “They’re dependent on importing many (vaccines) from the U.S. And at the moment, it doesn’t seem very likely they will get very large quantities of for instance, the Pfizer vaccine.” … [Read more...] about Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
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HCMC targets lower investments in IPs this year
Meanwhile, a large-scale project normally requires a large land site. “Accordingly, to attract large-scale investments, the land sites need to be large, whereas the biggest site currently available is smaller than five hectares,” said Tran Viet Ha, head of investment at HEPZA. … [Read more...] about HCMC targets lower investments in IPs this year
Thailand to spend 814 million USD on R&D in 2022
Hanoi (VNA) - The Thai Government will earmark a combined 24.4 billion baht (814 million USD) for spending on research and development (R&D) in the fiscal year 2022, up from 19.9 billion baht in fiscal 2021. According to Kitipong Promwong, director of the Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO), the proposed budget received the green light from the cabinet last week Kitipong said the spending would also focus largely on creating innovation for commercial purposes, strengthening competitiveness in the production and service sectors, narrowing income disparity and upgrading technology. According to Kitipong, Thailand faces many challenges in terms of social problems, poverty, income disparity and economic competitiveness, so its government sees it as imperative for R&D to help tackle such problems. The spending would also focus on developing medical equipment to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, electric vehicle batteries … [Read more...] about Thailand to spend 814 million USD on R&D in 2022
M&A in real estate remains robust
We have worked with local authorities to implement projects in satellite provinces. However, the company is facing obstacles such as the prolonged licensing process as well as how to spur market demand. In addition, the satellite provinces do not have good infrastructure to connect with other provinces. At present, Hung Thinh Land has many projects and land reserve so the company is ready to conduct M&A deals with foreign investors. … [Read more...] about M&A in real estate remains robust
