Su claimed the center will provide unique value to partners, because of Novo Nordisk's in-depth and patient understanding, its expertise in drug discovery and clinical development, and through its unique manufacturing capabilities.
Such optimism may well be linked to his long stint in China. He likes working in China, he said. "Sometimes, my ideas aren't exactly traditional Japanese. A typical Japanese company seeking to launch a new business or try something new may have executives worrying-what if the attempt fails?
Suan Teck Kin, head of research at Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, said it is a very challenging time for Thailand. "With economic activities already impacted by the pandemic, the domestic protests will weigh further on sentiment and businesses," Suan said.
Such items, for example, as the numerous luggage tags from a flight that once carried not just medical supplies from overseas Chinese, but hope during the darkest hours of China's fight with the virus. And the empty boxes, with poetic words of encouragement written on them that were once full of masks, also represented overseas Chinese people's best wishes to their homeland.
Still, this flu season is not nearly as bad as last winter's 19-week season, the deadliest in at least four decades. An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last season.
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Such progress has also been reflected in the number of patents that Chinese companies hold. According to a recent report from leading global patent database IFI Claims Patent Services, China was the only country to buck an international trend, and secure more patents from the United States in 2018.
Such straddling will remain the norm for a long time to come, Linthicum predicted. There’s simply too much computing and data that can’t cost-effectively be moved to the cloud. That means there will remain a strong need for tools and expertise that help the data center and the public cloud communicate. And there will always be a need for privately controlled infrastructure, for legal and privacy reasons.
Strategic investors in UP Fintech include Beijing-based smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp and US online brokerage Interactive Brokers.
Still, overseas players need to tackle challenges from local competitions, according to McConnell.