24-Mar-15 25 Korean medical institutions entered 19 countries in 2014, up from 58 and 11 respectively in 2010. China accounted for 42 out of 125 cases, the United States 35, Southeast Asia 18, Mongolia 12 and the Middle East 5. Areas of investment into China included skincare, cosmetic surgery, medical checkups, stem cell joint therapy, ob/gyn and dentistry. [image: Business Korea]

17-Mar-15 Malaysian hospital operator IHH Healthcare announced that subsidiary Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust is acquiring five nursing homes in Japan for 5.97 billion yen (USD49.5 million). The five facilities are being acquired from Japan's UBI. [image: Singapore Trading Online]

16-Mar-15 Korea's Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) has built a platform called "Dr M" that analyzes vital signs collected from smart sensors and sends data to healthcare providers. KAIST plans to test the service with wrist-worn terminals on 100 students, and then to work on projects with hospitals, silver towns, mobile carriers and device makers. [image: Business Korea]

05-Mar-15 Thanks to the Korean President’s recent trip to the Middle East, four Korean pharma companies signed MOUs with Saudi firm Sudair Pharmaceutical, in deals worth about $182 million. Yonsei University Severance Hospital and Korea’s Green Cross Laboratories also signed deals with Saudi hospital operators. Korea has become one of the most popular medical tourism destinations for Middle Eastern countries. [image: Business Korea]

06-Feb-15 A conference to promote cooperation in healthcare between Vietnam and Japan was held in Hanoi in early February 2015. The Deputy Minister of Health said the conference was a good opportunity for Vietnam to learn from Japan’s experience in dealing with an ageing population. Vietnam’s population is quickly ageing and the proportion of elderly people will rise to 10.5% in a few years, making it one of the 10 most rapidly ageing countries. [image: VietnamPlus / VNA]