A look back at the time when French demonstrators were able to thwart government reform plans

Protests, strikes, and unrest are expected to continue as both sides remain steadfast in their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. To better understand the current impasse, FRANCE 24 examines the two previous times unions successfully pushed the government to back down o...

Planned reforms to Germany's struggling healthcare system

In 2019, Germany plans to introduce legislation that would significantly alter the country's healthcare system. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach met with state health ministers on Thursday to discuss the country's financially and operationally stressed hospital system. Before the su...

Success or Failure of Health Care Reform in South Korea

In just 12 years, SOUTH KOREA established universal healthcare. The government first required medical insurance for employees and their dependents in large businesses with more than 500 employees in 1977, marking the modest beginning of this extraordinary achievement. The entire country was given...

Farmers are urging immigration reform in order to address labour shortages and rising food costs

As rising production costs continue to roil the agriculture sector, farmers from across the country are uniting in support of sweeping immigration reform, which they claim may ease labour shortages and reduce food prices.

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which has already been appr...

Singapore Has Launched A Public Consultation On Preventive Care Reform

Singapore's government has begun public consultations to garner opinion on its proposal to shift the country away from curative hospital care and toward preventive care.

The country's "Healthier SG" policy, introduced in Parliament last March by Health Minister Ong Ye ...

Despite Morrison's support for transgender sports reforms, Michaelia Cash rejected them last year

Despite Scott Morrison's embrace of the topic throughout the election campaign, the attorney general, Michaelia Cash, rejected a proposal for modifications to the Sex Discrimination Act aimed at banning transgender persons from single-sex sport late last year.

The Save Women's S...

In Singapore, payment reform is unlocking the value of population health

In healthcare, it is commonly understood that traditional, activity-based payment models not only lack system incentives for enhancing value but also generate disincentives for doing so. Singapore is transitioning to a capitation model to increase healthcare value, in which healthcare clusters wo...

In an industry-first poll, Australia's "invisible" health technology startups advocate for procurement reform and long-term government support

According to a recent analysis by the industry's peak organisation, digital health businesses say the federal government stifles innovation and calls for procurement change after two years of a pandemic in which technology has anchored Australia's COVID-19 response.

The Medical ...

FIRB says Australia is open to investments from China

The head of Foreign Investment and Review Board said, that Australia has not yet shut Chinese investors, but the protection of critical infrastructure and national security are the key factors for approval of the deals.

Highlights

• Australia says it is ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Indian Space Association, virtually

The Indian Space Association was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi alled this as the voice of the country's space sector, at the launch event.

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•        The ISpA will be the voice of count...

BEIJING INTRODUCED HONG KONG’S ELECTORAL REFORM BILL

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• Beijing introduced Hong Kong’s electoral reform bill.
• The bill will give Beijing greater control over the election process in Hong Kong’s legislature.
• The bill is expected to pass by the end of May after the t...

CHINA TO INVEST IN HAINAN PROVINCE’S GAMING, AEROSPACE, NEV SECTOR

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• China to invest in Hainan province’s gaming, aerospace, NEV sector.
• China plans to build a testing ground in the province for economic reforms.
• China gave the status of a “free trade port” to Hainan last...

KEY REFORMS UNLOCKING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL OF AUSTRALIA

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• The key reforms have been unlocking the potential of the renewable energy of Australia
• The rules and regulations are now not suitable for an energy system, that has been relying on the electricity from the solar and wind energy farms
...

CARRIE LAM SAYS HONG KONG WELCOMES ELECTORAL REFORMS

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• Carrie Lam says Hong Kong welcomes electoral reforms.
• The future Hong Kong leader will have the freedom to choose a large part of the legislature.
• Around half of the Hong Kong legislature is elected directly by voters.

JAPAN GOVT. PLANS TO KEEP INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINE SHIPMENTS A SECRET

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• Japan Govt. plans to keep information on COVID-19 vaccine shipments a secret.
• Japan’s Minister for administrative reform and vaccination chief Taro Kono mentioned the same.
• The govt. plans to get vaccines from 3 man...

JACK MA OVERLOOKED FOR CHINA STATE MEDIA’S COMPILATION OF TECH STALWARTS

• Jack Ma was clearly missing from a list of China's entrepreneurial stalwarts published by state media Tuesday, underlining how the iconic Alibaba co-founder has fallen on the wrong side of Beijing.
• Ma, once idolized at home for creating some of his country's largest cor...

COVID-19 VACCINATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE TO BEGIN IN APRIL OR LATER IN JAPAN

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• COVID-19 vaccination of elderly people to begin in April or later in Japan.
• Japan's Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Taro Kono indicated the same.
• Japan govt. will initially vaccinate 10,000 to 20,000 healt...

JAPAN GOVT. ANNOUNCES TO HOLD COVID-19 VACCINATION SIMULATION IN KAWASAKI

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• Japan Govt. announces to hold COVID-19 vaccination simulation in Kawasaki.
• Taro Kono, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts announced the same.
• Japan is set to receive 310 million vaccine doses from two U.S. pharm...

CHINA’S SMEs AND EER REPORTED BEING STABLE IN Q4 2020

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• China’s SMEs and EER reported being stable in Q4 2020.
•  SMEs Development Index based on a survey was up 0.2 points in Q4.
• China’s real EER has climbed 3.79 percent to 126.13 from June to November 2020.

HONG KONG TOP JUDGE ASKED FOR LEGAL RIGHTS DURING HIS RETIREMENT SPEECH

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong's active top appointed authority made supplication on Tuesday to keep up legal freedom as China state media and a developing host of supportive of Beijing figures desire an upgrade of how the monetary center's courts are run