20-Sep-17 Chinese bike-sharing startups Mobike and Ofo are expanding in Southeast Asia. Bike-sharing is held up as a way to promote wellness in Malaysia. In Singapore, authorities are laying 700 km of bike lanes by 2030 to get people moving. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

19-Sep-17 General Electric is keen to invest in Pakistan's health technology sector and considers Pakistan a ‘very important market’. Pakistan's Prime Minister said that Pakistan had been benefitting immensely from the expertise of the company. [image: The News]

19-Sep-17 Fintech and healthcare are the top categories to invest in Indonesia, with 67% of investors interested in fintech and 25% in healthcare. The two categories' investment value might soon outgrow oil and gas investment, says Google. [image: e27]

18-Sep-17  Singapore’s Temasek Holding acquired a INR1,000 crore (USD153 mn) 16% stake in Manipal Hospitals, which runs a hospital chain of around 5,000 beds, in a deal that values the private healthcare network at USD1 bn. [image: ET Healthworld]

15-Sep-17 There is a huge shortage of hospitals in India, particularly tertiary care outside tier 1 cities. MPs and health professionals from the UK and India discussed ties between India and UK at the India Healthcare Summit in London. [image: ET Healthworld]