Officials at the 8th RCEP intersessional ministerial meeting in Beijing on August 3 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Officials of 16 Asia-Pacific countries have voiced their commitment to accelerating negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement with the hope of finalising it by November, according to a Thai official. The RCEP gathers the 10 ASEAN countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand. Head of the trade negotiations department under the Thai Commerce Ministry Auramon Supthaweethum said an ASEAN economic ministers’ meeting and an RCEP ministerial meeting will be held in Bangkok from September 3 to 10. She said ministers will attempt to complete the RCEP negotiations in the hope that this trade pact will help promote trade growth in the region amid uncertainties about global growth. The negotiations began in 2013, and the initial goal was to wrap them up in 2015. However, the deadline has been … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific countries push ahead with RCEP negotiations
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Ha Long to host 19th Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance Awards
Vietnam will host the 19th Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA Awards) in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province from November 18 to 22, 2019, according to the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA). The programme is expected to bring together 1,000 delegates from businesses and organisations with nominations for the awards from 16 member countries and economies of APICTA. This will be an opportunity for Vietnam to advertise its land, people and IT development, while creating a platform for domestic businesses and organisations to meet and connect with international partners, thus opening more opportunities for Vietnamese IT products and software solutions to compete and gain a foothold in the regional arena. Recently, a contingent of senior leaders, including 23 delegates from 14 APICTA member nations and economies, arrived in Vietnam to inspect the host country’s preparation for the event. Jit Singh Santok Singh, founder and chairman of the APICTA … [Read more...] about Ha Long to host 19th Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance Awards
Bayer launches Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging Asia Pacific Report
Launch of the Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging Asia-Pacific Report at Innovfest Unbound 2019: (left to right) Professor Tan Huay Cheem, director of National University Heart Centre Singapore; Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State, Singapore's Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and Ministry of Health; Associate Professor Angelique Chan, executive director of the Centre for Ageing, Research & Education, Duke-NUS Medical School; Dr Kenneth Sim, country medical director, Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division; Kelvin Tan, director (Corporate Partnerships), NUS Enterprise; and Ernst Coppens, managing director and chief financial officer, Bayer ASEAN Bayer, in partnership with NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), today launched the Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging Asia-Pacific Report at Innovfest Unbound 2019. The report examines the cardiovascular (CV) health imperatives aligned with population aging in the … [Read more...] about Bayer launches Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging Asia Pacific Report
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Reports Eighth Straight Year of Growth in Asia Pacific
Claus Zieler, Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Operations, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division Asia/Pacific outlined Bayer Pharmaceuticals’ strong performance in Asia/Pacific in 2018 and outlook for 2019. — VNS PhotoViet Nam News SINGAPORE — There is a strong demand for Bayer’s innovative medicines in Asia Pacific which has driven the growth of its pharmaceutical business in the region, Claus Zieler, senior vice president and head of commercial operations, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division Asia Pacific, said. In 2018 the company’s key products like oral anticoagulant medicines, eye medicines and oral cancer drugs continued to be well received by doctors and patients in the Asia Pacific, he said. “Our strong performance year after year speaks of the strong demand for our innovative medicines as they deliver significant benefits to patients battling serious diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and eye diseases related to ageing and … [Read more...] about Bayer Pharmaceuticals Reports Eighth Straight Year of Growth in Asia Pacific
Vietnam among top tourist destinations in Asia Pacific in 2019 – 2023
The Hanoitimes - The Asia Pacific destinations are forecast to receive an aggregate inbound of close to 728.4 million international arrivals in 2019, over 40 million more than the volume received in 2018. Vietnam’s Da Nang poaches tourists from Phuket and Bali Ha Giang shines in Hostelworld’s list 11 up-and-coming destinations for 2019 Vietnam is predicted to lead Asia Pacific destinations in terms of average annual growth rate over the next five years, according to the just-released Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2019 - 2023 report. Vietnam among top tourist destinations in Asia Pacific in 2019 - 2023. The report forecasts an average growth rate of 14% in international tourists arrival in Vietnam during 2019 compared to 2018. Vietnam will be followed by Papua New Guinea and Lao PDR, each of which has average annual growth rates well in excess of the Asia Pacific average of 5.5% between 2018 and 2023. These figures show that Vietnam has … [Read more...] about Vietnam among top tourist destinations in Asia Pacific in 2019 – 2023