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29-Sep-19 The GCC market needs more scalable ideas combining real estate and technology to tap into future opportunities in proptech, and proptech entrepreneurship is still considered an underdeveloped market in the region. [image: Handout via Zawya]
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25-Sep-19 Vietnam-based BuyMed, the startup behind pharma distribution marketplace Thuocsi.vn, has secured USD500,000 in seed funding led by Singapore’s Cocoon Capital and VietCapital Ventures. BuyMed was founded in 2018 to simplify healthcare distribution in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. [image: BuyMed]
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13-Sep-19 Malaysia's Hong Leong Financial and PE firm TPG will acquire Columbia Asia Hospitals in Southeast Asia for USD1.2 bn. They will own Columbia's 17 hospitals in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, but not its 11 hospitals in India. [image: New Traits Times]
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19-Aug-19 IKEA is launching an e-commerce online delivery system in India ahead of the opening of its first physical store in Mumbai. The company will be working in partnership with the IndoSpace Industrial Park in Chakan, Pune for distribution. [image: CNBC TV18]
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16-Aug-19 COSCO Shipping is expanding its logistics operations in Malaysia with the proposed acquisition of Gem Logistics, Dolphin Shipping and East West Freight Services. The company also plans to lease land at Port Klang to construct a 300,000 sqf warehouse. [image: Supply Chain Asia]
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