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07-Jan-18 The US saw USD112 billion of mobile payments in 2016, while payments in China totaled USD9 trillion. For Alibaba and Tencent the payoff isn’t just the 0.6 percent transaction fee from merchants. It’s also the consumer data collected. [image: Forrester Research / iResearch]
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03-Jan-18 Singapore's Perennial Real Estate Holdings, together with partners, has set up a USD1.2 bn joint venture vehicle that will acquire and develop large scale and predominantly healthcare integrated mixed-use developments connected to the high speed railway stations in China. [image: The Business Times]
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02-Jan-18 UnionPay and commercial banks in mainland China recently launched Mobile QuickPass, an e-wallet accepted at 680,000 POS terminals across 16 countries and territories outside mainland China, including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Russia. [image: China Internet Watch]
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20-Dec-17 China regards its health care system a matter of national importance and with the country's healthcare market expected to reach USD2.3 tn by 2030, it is increasingly encouraging private providers, even foreign ones, to offer healthcare services. [image: International Investment]
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16-Dec-17 Singapore-China start-ups working on artificial intelligence in health, fintech and smart city will now have a centre in Suzhou sponsored by the National University of Singapore, to help them venture into the Chinese market. [image: NUS]
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