Economic conditions in debt-stricken Sri Lanka improving, IMF says
IMF says inflation has dropped from 70 percent, economy expanded in the second half of 2023.
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IMF says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is gradually improving
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.
Pfizer is betting big on cancer drugs to turn business around after Covid decline – here's what to know
Pfizer is ready to move on from Covid.
South Korea to improve striking doctors’ pay, says healthcare crisis ‘an exaggeration’
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the current practice of forcing young doctors to work 36 hours at a stretch was partly responsible for their protest walkout and must be changed.
Sri Lankan president says he is seeking to defer loan payments until 2028 amid economic crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Wednesday that he is seeking a loan repayment moratorium until 2028 as the debt-ridden county tries to emerge from bankruptcy.
South Korea senior doctors quit, escalating crisis as officials threaten to revoke trainee licences
Junior doctors on Tuesday said they had no intention of returning to work even as officials launched steps to suspend their licences, warning that demonstrators would face serious problems in their future careers.
Vietnam's AI prowess boosts precision medicine startups
HANOI -- Vietnam's rapid strides in artificial intelligence and technology are rubbing off on health tech investments in the country, particularly in precision medicine.
South Korea's trainee doctors continue walkout over pay, hours
SEOUL -- Na submitted her resignation a week ago to the Seoul hospital where she worked as a trainee pathologist, walking away from her dream of practicing medicine to protest what she sees as an unwise government plan for South Korean health care.