THE Asia-Pacific hotel market is recovering more slowly than its counterparts in the United States and Europe, a new study published by Deutsche Bank’s asset manager DWS said on Wednesday (Oct 5). 

October 05, 2022 11:07 PMHealthier SG is a preventative strategy to empower residents to take charge of their health. One of its key features is to have each resident taken care of by one primary care physician. It is slated to start in the second half of next year, starting with those aged 60 and above.

October 05, 2022 9:59 PMMOH estimates that Singapore will need 82,000 nurses by 2030, up from 58,000 currently.

October 05, 2022 9:35 PMSINGAPORE - More Mice events will land on Singapore's shores under two new agreements inked on Wednesday.

October 05, 2022 8:45 PMSINGAPORE - The annual service fee paid to general practitioners (GPs) involved in the Healthier SG scheme will have different base rates for patients with and without chronic conditions, and will be regardless of whether the patients comply with their health plans, Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said on Wednesday.

October 05, 2022 9:01 PMSINGAPORE - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) could be used to bolster one's health and well-being when Singapore's new preventive care strategy Healthier SG rolls out next year.

October 05, 2022 9:14 PMSINGAPORE - Madam Anna, 60, is overweight and has high blood pressure and pre-diabetes. When sheenrolsin the Healthier SG programme, her family doctor advises her to sign up for the Live Well, Age Well, a wellness programme for seniors, so she can stay active and pick up nutrition tips to avert diabetes.

October 05, 2022 8:33 PMSINGAPORE - Under the pretence of securing an order of durians for a Ministry of Education (MOE) event, a durian seller convinced a man to lend him $4,200 to pay for the fruit.

October 05, 2022 7:58 PMSINGAPORE - A company that imports fresh produce was fined $6,000 for illegally importing about 395kg of undeclared and under-declared fresh fruits and vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, chilli padi, lime and cucumber.

October 05, 2022 7:34 PMSINGAPORE - Investments in start-ups have grown exponentially, with ventures in Singapore raising more than $14.7 billion in 2021.

If Korean lawmakers allow Daniel Shin to back out, DSRV Labs CEO Ji-yoon Kim will be left as the sole witness, reported Forkast.

We analyze the latest changes to startup fundraising template VIMA and why Sygnum is promoting a unique equity-NFT fundraise structure.

PropHero will funnel the funds into hiring for key roles, growing its partner referral channels, and building an online property investment service.

ACV recorded a net impact ratio of +37%, besting Nasdaq Small Cap Index's +29%.

In The Top Up this week, we dive into Funding Societies’ new offering for SMEs in the region and analyze Grab’s digibank plans for Indonesia.

This decision was made following a lending dispute between two crypto managing firms over 30 bitcoins, Forkast reported.

In this session, Chook Yuh Yng, Seek Asia’s chief growth officer, will discuss how to help people lead productive working lives through getting better jobs and reshaping their careers.

This panel session will talk about the country’s fintech landscape and the challenges it’s facing, as well as share their insights on how to foster more founders and startups in the Philippines.

The grant will also be funneled into high-impact sectors in Asia such as sustainable agriculture, Fintech News Singapore reported.

Prime minister Fumio Kishida also said that the country will be looking further into expanding the use of Web3 services, reported Forkast.

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October 06, 2022 4:52 AMUkraine and allies have denounced the votes in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as illegal and coercive.

October 06, 2022 4:28 AMUS officials said they had admonished Ukrainian officials over a car bomb attack that killed Daria Dugina.

October 06, 2022 3:58 AMA Ukrainian counteroffensive has reclaimed parts of Donestk province overrun by Russian forces.

October 06, 2022 3:27 AMCartel ignores his push to isolate Russia and hold down fuel prices ahead of midterm elections.

October 06, 2022 3:20 AMNetanyahu undergoes tests after reportedly experiencing chest pains.

October 06, 2022 2:11 AMMarina Ovsyannikova is on a wanted listafter fleeing with her daughter.

October 06, 2022 2:19 AMAnna Kikina makes a rare flight aboard a US spacecraft, amid antagonism over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

October 06, 2022 1:12 AMBut the effort faces challenges.

October 06, 2022 12:39 AMHead of Ukraine's state nuclear energy company says he is taking charge of the Zaporizhzhia plant.