Chinese cities desperate for cash are chasing companies for taxes — some from the 1990s
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Middle East investors back Southeast Asia-focused PE funds in diversification move
Middle Eastern institutional investors are keen to leverage the growing economies of Southeast Asia as they diversify their portfolios amid escalating tensions between China and the West, according to TVM Capital Healthcare, a Dubai and Singapore dual-headquartered private equity firm.
Hindujas, UK’s richest family, get jail for exploiting Indian staff at Swiss mansion
A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s richest family on Friday for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.
Generative AI set to take off in Asia this year as more companies roll out pilot projects
“We believe this year is when a lot more momentum will be gained, with some of these [initiatives] becoming bigger in terms of projects,” Siva Ganesan, head of AI cloud business unit at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), told This Week in Asia.
Singapore jails man for hosting drug-fuelled birthday party that breached Covid-19 rules
A man who hosted a drug-fuelled birthday party for 34 guests during the Covid-19 pandemic was sentenced to jail for two years and one week on Tuesday.
Indonesia nurses wanted: Japan hospital fights global rivals for talent
NAGOYA, Japan -- A Japan-based hospital group plans to bring in more health care workers through a recruitment blitz in Indonesia, Nikkei has learned.
South Korea’s healthcare system teeters as doctors’ strike drags on with no end in sight
Observers warn the months-long strike may continue indefinitely unless the government demonstrates greater willingness to negotiate drastically increasing medical school admission quotas and address other key issues facing healthcare professionals.
South Korea orders doctors to return to work amid prolonged strike
SEOUL — The South Korean government issued a return-to-work order for doctors on June 18 as more doctors including medical professors join the months-long strike to protest increasing medical school admissions.