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09-Mar-18 The Korean government imposed a total ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Sep-17, yet healthcare firms such as Zikto and My23 Healthcare went ahead with ICOs through their subsidiaries in Singapore on 8-Mar-18. [image: Business Korea]
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28-Feb-18 China's mobile payment apps are expanding their global presence. Wechat processes transactions in 13 currencies and Alipay supports 27 currencies; consumers in 24 countries recieve tax refunds through Alipay; and Alibaba has partnered with India's PayTM since 2015. [image: China Plus]
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27-Feb-18 Visa Korea and payments company BC Card are in a dispute over commission charges for the usage of overseas payment networks, resulting in BC Card using alternatitve networks, including UnionPay of China and Star Network of the US. [image: Business Korea]
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09-Feb-18 The South Korean Ministry of Trade has announced that it plans to consolidate medical-data from Korean hospitals and establish a comprehensive database, as part of its goal to foster the country’s pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. [image: MaRSHealthKick / Science and Technology Office Seoul]
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31-Jan-18 Singapore Medical Group and South Korea’s CHA Healthcare have together bought a majority stake in Australia’s fourth-largest fertility clinic operator, City Fertility Centre. Falling fertility rates across the region are spurring growth in the in-vitro fertilisation industry. [image: Reuters]
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