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Vaccinations in China: Do vaccines work, and will your health insurance cover it?
With all the #VaccinesWork hashtags floating around social media lately, most of you probably know that the last week of April (24 – 30 April) was World Immunization Week. As an annual awareness initiative dedicated to promoting the power of vaccines, World Immunization Week addressed the issue that although vaccines have helped prevent at least …
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Bike-Sharing Insurance in China: Cities decide to protect riders
In years gone by, China had reached its peak saturation for bicycles. In the 1990s country had 670 million bikes on the roads. Since then, the population of China has grown, but the number of bikes out there has actually lowered to about half a billion. That number works out to about 1 bike per …
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Fighting the health effects of air pollution: The benefits of antioxidants and omega-3s
Take a deep breath: 1.6 million people die in China every year from breathing toxic air pollution. Over 300 cities in the nation suffer from worrying levels of harmful air pollutants, especially in the northern region. E.g. in December 2016, the capital of northern Hebei province, Shijiazhuang, recorded 1,000 micrograms per cubic metre of PM …
Disaster insurance and your business in Asia
Why did you open a business in Asia? Well, like many investors and entrepreneurs around the world, you probably noted the potential of the region for its production capacity, quality workers and favorable policies for business ownership. Not only these, but as far as burgeoning markets go, Asia is developing at a rate that has …
Avoid these 5 common corporate health insurance mistakes
In China, as in many other countries, attracting and retaining the best employees can provide companies with an edge over their competitors. While there are many different tactics you can employ to ensure that your staff are the best, there is one that is increasingly in demand by almost all employees: company-sponsored health insurance plans. …