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Two out of Three Rare Disease Patients in Asia-Pacific Do Not Receive the Best-available Care, According to an Economist Intelligence Unit Survey

HONG KONG, CHINA, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) - There are between 6,000 and 7,000 known rare diseases, which share little in common beyond their infrequency. This represents both a medical and policy challenge, often resulting in those with rare diseases receiving suboptimal support. While individual diseases may be rare, their collective burden is significant. The Economist [...]

CUHK Business School Research Finds Individuals with Diverse Skills More Likely to Form Startups and Succeed as Entrepreneurs

HONG KONG, CHINA, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) - If you have ever been called a “jack-of-all-trades,” you can rest assured the phrase “master of none” isn’t far behind. At the very least, it is often implied. But how relevant is this old saying in today’s business world? Unless you are a jack-of-all-trades who works in an [...]

84000 Launches an Animation Video to Preserve Buddhist Texts

New York City, US, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) - 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, a global non-profit initiative to translate and preserve the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, is launching a video campaign to raise awareness around one of the world’s largest and oldest collections of writings: With 230,000 pages locked within the fading Classical Tibetan [...]

CUHK Business School Research Finds Being Beautiful is Not Always an Advantage When Soliciting Online Charitable Donations

HONG KONG, CHINA, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The conventional wisdom is that attractive people have it easier in life. They tend to be employed more easily, are paid better by appearing to be more competent and trustworthy and are more likely to get promoted. A recent research paper by The Chinese University of Hong [...]

DFA Design for Asia Awards 2020

HONG KONG, CHINA, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) - Design thinking has become more important as the global citizens face new challenges every day. It is increasingly essential to challenge assumptions, redefine problems and identify alternative strategies as well as solutions that make a real impact in society, at a local and international level. With differences in [...]

CUHK Business School Research Reveals U.S. Firms Not Coming Home Amid Trump’s Trade War

HONG KONG, CHINA, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The foundation of the current U.S. administration was President Donald Trump’s vision of “Make America Great Again” and his promise to bring jobs back to the U.S. From the tariffs on US$550 billion of Chinese goods to tax cuts, President Trump was confident that his economic initiatives could [...]

Toyota Mobility Foundation Introduces Next-Gen Urban Development and Traffic Management Global Challenge with MDEC

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has entered into an agreement with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to launch the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH). This is the region’s first global challenge that will attract innovative, data-driven entries from global participants. The aim is to raise efficiency [...]

Trip.com Group Collaborate with British Airways and Iberia on NDC Standard

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Trip.com Group have strengthened their partnership with British Airways and Iberia by connecting to the New Distribution Capability (NDC) and look forward to more win-win NDC collaborations in 2020. The NDC partnership facilitates priority access to a richer and a more complete inventory from the airline as well [...]

Make a Wish this New Year with ‘Dorsett Wanchai 3 Wishes’ Room Package

HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) - What better way to kick start the New Year than with ‘Dorsett Wanchai 3 Wishes’ room package that satisfies every wish and whim when you are travelling for business or leisure. Breakfast? Check. Dinner? Check. Free meal at a Michelin-recommended restaurant? Check…and more ‘wishes’ waiting to be discovered. [...]

Activation Group Announces Proposed Listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong to Raise Up to HK$538.2 million

HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A leading and fast growing integrated marketing solutions provider, Activation Group Holdings Limited (“Activation Group” or the “Company”, which together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as the “Group”, stock code: 09919) announced on 30 December 2019 the details of the global offering (the “Global Offering”) and [...]