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Japan eyes record budget to boost welfare spending

But the retirement age may soon be raised.

IHH Healthcare Q2 profits plunged 65.8% to $104.49m

Weaking currency hurt its profits and revenues.

China's Ping An Good Doctor forays into Southeast Asia with Grab

It will bring online healthcare services to the region.

Government subsidy upgrades could uplift Raffles Medical

All of its clinics are approved to provide the Community Health Assist Scheme in Singapore.

Healthcare breaches top Australia data offenses in April-June

Healthcare cyberincidents beat financial and education sector offenses.

Singapore public hospitals cave under pressure of overcrowding

Average daily bed occupancy rates for public hospitals is at 85%.

UAE healthcare provider Aster pioneers Asia's new liver transplant technique in India

The new technology enables a liver to be kept alive outside of the human body.

Here's why Singapore's healthtech landscape looks promising

The country's Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 (RIE 2020) allocated $4b for R&D developments from 2016 to 2020.

Singapore secured US$16m of healthtech investments in H1 2018

It ranked next to China and India as a hotspot for healthtech investments.

IHH could pay up to $1.47b for controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare

It was chosen as the bidder to buy the controlling stake at 31.1% to 57.1%.

Raffles Medical Q2 profit rose 0.8% to $16.9m

Operating expenses increased amidst the building of the new Raffles Specialist Centre.