10-Nov-14 At a recent Bio Taiwan Commission meeting, it was announced that the government plans to cultivate at least two flagship medical equipment firms on the island. Each company is hoped to generate revenues over USD330 million. The government also wants to shape Taiwan into a clinical trial hub for Asia. [image: CENS]

27-Oct-14 The “Online Hospitals Network” in China’s Guangdong Province has been officially launched in the Guangdong No.2 Provincial People’s Hospital, the first to be authorised by the NHFPC to operate as an online hospital. Patients can use connected local treatment centres or pharmacies to receive a video diagnosis. (Article in Mandarin.) [image: Online Journal of Space Communication]

30-Oct-14 The accelerated ageing of Chinese society, increased incidence of chronic and serious diseases, an expanding middle class, the emergence of more small-medium cities, increasing government spending on healthcare, and incentives to use locally made equipment are driving strong growth in China's medtech business. [Image: China Daily Europe]

30-Oct-14 When asked to rate what is most important to them in life, people across the world list health, education for their children, and safety from crime. Owning a cellphone or a car do not matter so much. People in emerging markets are a lot more satisfied now than they were in 2007, according to a new survey, with Indonesians and the Chinese surging ahead in their accumulation of contentment.

21-Oct-14 A mobile heart health monitoring system developed by the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has won Gold in the Hong Kong Internet-of-Things (IoT) Awards. The technology is a low-power wireless ECG that connects to a smartphone, tablet or PC. [image: Healthcare Innovation]