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24-Aug-18 Alibaba’s Lazada is introducing new credit options for SMEs in Southeast Asia. Lazada partnered with Finaxar to offer financing services to sellers in Singapore. There are plans to expand to other parts of Southeast Asia in the future. [image: TechCrunch]
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20-Aug-18 With drastically changing demographics set to transform many Asian countries into elderly-centric economies, the region is looking to learn from nations that have already successfully managed this reinvention as they rethink facilities such as nursing homes and healthcare services. [image: HKTDC]
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17-Aug-18 A major hi-tech business park in Chengdu, China, jointly developed by Singapore, is set to welcome its first batch of SMEs by early 2019. 34 ICT and life science companies have acquired for regional headquarters and R&D facilities. [image: Sino-Singapore (Chengdu) Innovation Park Development Company]
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12-Aug-18 Singapore’s biggest new hospital with 1,000 beds opened on 18-Aug-18. Sengkang General is one of a new batch of public general hospitals, following a bed-crunch in 2013-14 when patients had to be housed in corridors and converted carparks. [image: Alphonsus Chern / ST Photo]
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05-Jul-18 US private equity company Asia Healthcare Holdings has raised USD50 mn from Singapore's Temasek Holdings. Asia Healthcare has made two investments: Rhea Healthcare, which runs a hospital chain under the Motherhood brand, and Cancer Treatment Services International. [image: Business Standard]
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