14-Jun-17 5G data services will transform the healthcare industry says an Ericsson study covering Germany, Japan, Korea, UK and US, noting three key impacts: increasingly decentralised healthcare, increasing availability and importance of data, and wearables and remote treatments becoming commonplace. [image: Ericsson]

05-Jun-17 In March 2017, Beijing banned package tours to Korea, casting a pall over the tourism industry. Numbers of Chinese medical tourists visiting Korea fell in 2016 after problems with control over quality, unlicensed clinics, and publicity about treatment problems. [image: IMTJ]

19-May-17 The Ministry of Food & Drug Safety of Korea has announced medical device output reached USD5 bn in 2016 with annual growth of 12 percent, lead by dental implants, ultrasonic imaging and tissue repair filler. [image: Business Korea]

08-May-17 Patent applications in the Korean medical device sector have increased 30% since 2013. In 2016, 9,163 medical devices were patented, up from 6,997 in 2013. Biometrics measurement devices showed the biggest jump. [image: Business Korea]

04-May-17 Gangnam's cosmetic surgery clinics attract thousands of patients, from overseas and at home. 300,000 foreign patients visited Korea in 2015. People from China, Japan and Southeast Asia flock to the affluent district in search treatments using state-of-the-art technology. [image: South Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare]