Data suggests that there is a lack of biosimilar medicines in development which would otherwise be predicted to launch in the years ahead. Market analysts believe this potential deficit constitutes a risk to patient access to affordable innovative treatments.
Can Japan-China talks change course on North Korea’s alliance with Russia?
Meeting aims to address growing security challenges, but analysts say Beijing is unlikely to be able to influence Pyongyang’s actions.
US tech firms warn Vietnam’s proposed new law to hamper social media, data centres
The draft law, being discussed in Vietnam’s parliament, aims to tighten information-protection rules and limit data transfers abroad.
Pakistan watches China-India border thaw with mixed feelings over Kashmir
Islamabad is frustrated that New Delhi isn’t keen to resume diplomatic talks over their disputed Kashmir border, analysts say.
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s elite and the state-funded schools that shaped them
These institutions, designed to prepare future leaders, have been both revered and criticised for perpetuating elitism in Malaysian society.
Japan’s ‘conveyor belt road’ to relieve driver shortage and cut emissions
Connecting Tokyo and Osaka, developers are aiming for full operations of the three-lane automated cargo transport corridor by the mid-2030s.
Man granted Singapore court order over sister who repeatedly cleaned his room over 8 years
The man said his privacy had been intruded on, which stressed him so much that he was admitted to the Institute of Mental Health a few times.
UK Budget: NHS to benefit from funding boost but social care support lacking
This week’s UK Budget included a number of NHS-focused boosts such as a £22.6 billion increase in the healthcare services’ day-to-day spending, but failed to address the issue of looking after vulnerable people, an expert has said.
UK Budget: role for private finance in infrastructure delivery remains unclear
The precise model that the UK government will use to catalyse private investment in infrastructure projects has still to be clarified, despite confirmation of the role for private finance in improving UK infrastructure arising from the Budget announcement, an expert has said.
UK Budget: no change for corporate taxes but employers’ NICs increased to 15%
The main rate of employers’ National Insurance contributions will increase from 13.8% to 15% from April 2025, the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer has announced.
