27-Aug-14 After piloting the first wholly foreign-owned hospital in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, China's Ministry of Commerce has announced that foreign investors will be allowed 100% ownership of hospitals in seven cities and provinces. Both greenfield and M&A investment will be permitted.

21-Aug-14 The Chinese government has said it will pursue policies explicitly designed to favour domestic medical equipment manufacturers over foreign ones. The move accelerates the trend of foreign medical device manufacturers acquiring or joint venturing with Chinese companies, as well as moving additional medical device manufacturing capacity from their home countries to China.

3-Aug-14 Alibaba affiliate Alipay has announced many Chinese hospitals now accept Alipay for registering, paying for services and even checking clinical test results using a mobile device. Alipay is also planning to integrate EMR functionality into its platform.

1-Apr-14 Global Growth Markets management and analysts will be at the China Medical Equipment Fair in Shenzhen, 17-20th April 2014. If you would like a private presentation of some of our latest research findings, or to discuss how we can help you expand your business, contact us now to book a meeting.

23-Jan-14 The number of private hospitals in China has increased by more than 80% over the past five years