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IHH Healthcare eyes Indonesia, Vietnam for expansion
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
IHH Healthcare Bhd. is looking to potential new markets Indonesia and Vietnam as the Malaysian hospital operator continues building scale to offset rising healthcare costs in the region. Indonesia is attractive, thanks to its healthcare reforms...
Hospital operator IHH eyes Indonesia, Vietnam for expansion
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[KUALA LUMPUR] IHH Healthcare is looking to potential new markets Indonesia and Vietnam as the Malaysian hospital operator continues building scale to offset rising healthcare costs in the region. Indonesia is attractive, thanks to its healthcare...
CUHK study: Creativity genes linked to career success and mental health risks
FutureIoT
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July 9, 2025
"There is no substitute for hard work." Thomas Edison "Hard work beat talent when talent doesn't work hard." Unknown author "I never dreamt of success. I worked for it." Estée Lauder A joint study by educational institutions from Shanghai,...
Singapore-listed hospital operator IHH Healthcare eyes Indonesia, Vietnam for expansion
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
Kuala Lumpur – IHH Healthcare is looking to potential new markets Indonesia and Vietnam as the Malaysian hospital operator continues building scale to offset rising healthcare costs in the region. Indonesia is attractive, thanks to its healthcare...
US stocks dip as Trump adds copper, pharma to tariff onslaught
Inquirer
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July 9, 2025
NEW YORK, United States — Europe eked out small gains but Wall Street mostly fell Tuesday as President Donald Trump added tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals to his broadening trade agenda. Trump announced plans for a 50 percent duty on...
SG Digest: ShopBack bags MPI licence; IHH Healthcare eyes expansion
Deal Street Asia
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ShopBack has secured a major payment institution (MPI) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), while IHH Healthcare is eyeing an expansion into Indonesia and Vietnam to deepen its market presence in the region. ShopBack looking to...
Hong Kong’s insurance market may balloon 55% as Greater Bay Area ages
South China Morning Post
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July 8, 2025
Hong Kong’s insurance business may expand by a compounded 55 per cent over the next eight years, driven by the so-called silver economy serving senior citizens and growth in the Greater Bay Area, industry experts said on Tuesday. Gross insurance...
Stocks steady despite Trump tariff threats on Copper and Pharma, awaiting US-EU updates - Newsquawk Europe Market Open
Zero Hedge
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APAC stocks traded mixed following the similar performance stateside where tariff updates remained in focus. US President Trump said he will announce something on pharmaceuticals very soon and will be announcing semiconductor tariffs, believes the...
Legal experts refute Western media hype over Prison Rules amendments in Hong Kong, calling revision 'urgent and necessary'
Global Times
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A vehicle of the Correctional Services Department in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passes by. Photo: VCG In response to Western media's hype over the recent proposed amendments to the Prison Rules in the Hong Kong Special...
Hong Kong’s hottest Xiaoshu: what does it mean and how can you cope?
South China Morning Post
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July 8, 2025
Hong Kong experienced the hottest Xiaoshu on Tuesday, with the mercury at the Observatory hitting 34.3 degrees Celsius (93.7 Fahrenheit). However, the hottest weather is still yet to come, it warned. The Post explains what Xiaoshu is and presents...
The plan also includes a Health Impairment Option, a first in the market.
Insurance Asia
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July 9, 2025
The plan also includes a Health Impairment Option, a first in the market. AIA Hong Kong has introduced the GlobalFlexi Savings Insurance Plan, aimed at customers looking for long-term wealth growth and financial flexibility. The plan offers a...
Hong Kong: Ardonagh acquires majority stake in HK's Apex Insurance
Asia Insurance Review
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The Ardonagh Group has acquired a majority interest in Apex Insurance (Holdings), strengthening its footprint in Hong Kong's insurance market, reported Life insurance international. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. Apex...
Specialist centre Royal Healthcare to open branch in Tokyo or Osaka, after Japanese firm Sojitz takes majority stake
The Business Times Singapore
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July 9, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Specialist chain Royal Healthcare aims to open its first overseas medical centre in Tokyo or Osaka by 2028, after being acquired by Japanese trading firm Sojitz Corporation. In May, Sojitz announced that it had taken a majority stake...
China, Hong Kong stocks rise on policy steps to ease price wars
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking broader gains in Asia, as investors looked past the latest shift in US President Donald Trump's tariff plans and welcomed Beijing's new measures to curb price wars. China's blue-chip CSI300...
Eyes of the law: Hong Kong hotelier turns impact investor
Professional Wealth Management
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Allen Law’s journey as an entrepreneur and impact leader began in 2003. Fresh from a mathematics degree at King’s College London, he was planning a career in actuarial science, when a call from his father changed his plans. The Sars outbreak had...
Top Chinese oncologist and director of Jilin Cancer Hospital, Cheng Ying, dies
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
A top Chinese oncologist and physician-scientist, Cheng Ying, has died suddenly aged 62, according to multiple sources. There has been no official statement about the doctor’s death, and the cause of death is not known. Cheng was director of the...
China, Hong Kong shares rise as Beijing’s efforts to curb price wars lift sentiment
Business Recorder
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July 8, 2025
SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking broader gains in Asia, as investors looked past the latest shift in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and welcomed Beijing’s new measures to curb price wars. China’s blue-chip...
Deals in brief: East Ventures invests in Sxored, Shieldbase and Transcelestial raise funding, HeySara enters Hong Kong with ILS acquisition, and more
KrASIA
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July 8, 2025
Sxored raises funding from East Ventures to modernize credit analysis in Indonesia Sxored, a Jakarta-based credit tech startup, has raised an undisclosed amount from East Ventures to advance product development and scale its artificial...
Where Wild Buffalo Roam Free — and Collide With City Life in Hong Kong
ScienceDaily
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Most people associate Hong Kong with skyscrapers and shopping malls, but a small population of feral water buffalo calls the marshlands of South Lantau Island home. And they're sparking a mix of curiosity, concern, and connection among locals. A...
US stocks mostly lower as Trump adds copper, pharma to tariff onslaught
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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Europe eked out small gains but Wall Street mostly fell Tuesday as President Donald Trump added tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals to his broadening trade agenda. Trump announced plans for a 50 percent duty on copper imports and a...