23-Aug-17 Columbia China, a 50-50 joint venture between Seattle’s Columbia Pacific Management and Singapore's Temasek, has started construction on a 500-bed multi-specialty hospital in Zhejiang Province. [image: Columbia China]

23-Aug-17 The Chinese government has made public it plans to further promote the development of the healthcare industry in order to meet the needs of the rapidly growing elderly population, including policies to encourage private medical services and foreign investors. [image: CCTV News]

23-Aug-17 Iran had 105,000 inbound medical visitors in the last year and plans to grow on its appeal as a medical tourism destination, with its newly announced USD260 mn Isfahan Healthcare City and a national plan to attract medical tourists. [image: Tehran Times]

23-Aug-17 Healthcare Global Enterprises plans to expand its network of cancer care centres in India to 30 from 21 now, and will add several IVF clinics to its existing network, says the company’s chairman, BS Ajai Kumar. [image: ET Healthworld]

22-Aug-17 A group of Japanese universities, in partnership with the government, plans to establish an information bank to share medical data among hospitals with patient permission, a system seen saving costs and time by eliminating redundant tests and simplifying communication. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]