Patients can safely be switched onto ‘biosimilar’ medicines in place of the biologic medicines those biosimilars are based on without that reducing treatment effectiveness, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and national medicines regulators across Europe have said.
China’s BYD to launch new SUV in Thailand, in effort to spark the country’s electric car market
One automotive journalist believes BYD’s launch of the Atto 3 next month in Thailand will transform the image of Chinese car brands in the country.
Trade marks: the basics
A trade mark, in essence, can be anything which distinguishes your business from those of other traders.
Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr pitches US investors, unlike pro-China Duterte
The Filipino president said his ‘vision’ for the future was ‘having the United States as a partner’, in contrast to his predecessor, who courted Beijing.
Singapore e-commerce giant Shopee cuts jobs in China as lay-offs spread from Indonesia, Latin America
The operator of Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform laid off a number of employees in China on Monday, as its parent Sea Limited trims its global payroll following steep losses.
US national freed in exchange for key Taliban ally jailed for heroin smuggling
Mark Frerichs was working as a civil engineer in Afghanistan when he was ‘taken hostage’. Bashar Noorzai, a militia commander and Taliban associate, had been sentenced to life imprisonment in the US for smuggling heroin.
Energy crisis: Saving gas and electricity becomes a challenge for employers
In view of rising energy prices and the uncertain supply situation, businesses in many countries are required to save energy. At the same time they face limitations and uncertainties due to the legal framework.
New Zealand PM recalls Queen Elizabeth’s advice as a leader and a mother: ‘just get on with it’
Jacinda Ardern said the late Queen Elizabeth took ‘every day as it comes’ and advised New Zealand’s prime minister, who one of the few elected leaders to hold office while pregnant, to do the same.
Singapore’s Schooling saga of cannabis use abroad raises questions over long arm of anti-drug laws
Incident puts in sharp focus Singapore’s strict approach to drug use versus more liberal attitudes among some younger citizens, regional neighbours.
Japan braces for ‘very dangerous’ Typhoon Nanmadol, urges evacuation in Kagoshima city
Japan’s weather agency classified the typhoon as a “violent” storm with wind speeds of up to 270km/h, and issued evacuation instructions for some 330,000 residents in Kagoshima