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06-Nov-17 Indonesian digital health startup Alodokter.com is said to have raised USD7 million in a Series B round with Japan’s SoftBank Group among the investors. [Image: Alodokter's Facebook Page]

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31-Oct-17 Asia could account for a third of global medtech sales by 2025. "Asia-Pacific used to be very much about Japan, then China," says Fredrik Nyberg of APACMed. "About five years ago, Asia-Pacific started to represent 15-20% of global revenue." [image: Starnews / AFP /Getty Images]

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15-Oct-17 Chinese online travel booking site Ctrip revealed 500,000 Chinese travelled overseas for medical-related services in 2016. Bali become a hotspot with 150,000 visitors, and Indonesia has made it a priority to make the country a medical and wellness destination. [image:  Forbes / COMO Shambala Estate]

27-Oct-17 Malaysia has announced that RM30 mn (USD7 mn) will be allocated to boost the nation’s healthcare travel industry. "The allocation will further spur the growth of medical tourism industry in the country," CEO of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council said. [image: NSTP/ Rasul Azli Samad]