The rapid development of the healthcare industry in China has accelerated efforts to communicate between the various factions within the sector. An example earlier this year was a customized training program undertaken by Cornerstone in Taiwan. The client was a large pharma company and the task was to enable scientific exchange between company personnel and […]
How our workplace will look in a post-COVID world
Our workplaces may well have a very different look in 2021 and beyond as our employees – and our offices – embrace the next normal. And in all likelihood technology will play a big part to in this. From self-regulated cleaning devices to stricter cybersecurity measures, technology will influence how the workplace could look as […]
New tech infrastructure will boost investment, analysis says
The country’s call for accelerating the construction of new infrastructure projects, including 5G networks, The internet of things, artificial intelligence, and industrial internet will become investment hot spots over a period of time, according to a new report from global accounting firm PwC. The report said private equity and venture capital investments in the telecommunications, […]
China’s Next Five-Year Plan to Prioritize Technology, Innovation
Wang Tao is the head of Asia economics and chief China economist at UBS Investment Bank. As a key part of China’s “dual circulation” strategy, we are convinced that China will further push forward opening-up in the new five-year plan rather than seeking seclusion. China has accelerated opening-up in recent years, including rolling out a […]
Pandemic Highlights Need for Cooperation
The Life Sciences & Healthcare industry is at a fantastic period with unprecedented improvement of health thanks to innovation. Products are developed under market forces. But as the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrates, when there is an urgent, public health need authorities have to intervene to ensure sufficient financing and reduce commercial risk to the companies. Covid-19 […]
85% surveyed in APAC believe workforce agility is the key to future success
85% of HR leaders and professionals in the Asia Pacific believe workforce agility is the key to future success, a new survey has revealed. According to Aon’s latest Global COVID-19 HR Pulse Survey, considering how COVID-19 has accelerated a number of key workforce trends, 27% of respondents felt it was an extremely important factor for future […]
China’s Healthcare Industry – Opportunities in Telemedicine and Digital Healthcare
China’s healthcare Industry is being forced to do a reset in 2020. Just as the 2003 SARS epidemic caused China to expose the gaps in the country’s disease surveillance infrastructure, COVID-19 has exposed the cracks its delivery of healthcare services. Now, as China is rebuilding and reorganizing its healthcare system the government has started to […]
Powering the world with solar boost
Longi Green Energy Technology, a major Chinese manufacturer of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic products, will continue to expand the production capacity of its overseas plants. Its overseas revenue exceeded 7.654 billion yuan ($1.12 billion) during the first half of this year, accounting for 38 percent of its total revenue. The company’s major overseas markets, including the […]
Hiring Private Equity Leaders Part II: Core Soft Credential Constituents
Managing people is complex and hiring Private Equity leaders entails heavy lifting from a soft skill standpoint.