03-Aug-15 KPJ Healthcare Bhd will be building two new specialist hospitals in Sarawak, East Malaysia, in anticipation of an increase in demand: KPJ Kuching Specialist Hospital and KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital. KPJ Kuching Specialist Hospital's chairman said it was expected to be operational in 2017 and would have 150 beds for the first phase. [image: KPJ Healthcare Bhd]

03-Jul-15 Australia's Orion Health has secured two new strategic deals in Vietnam, building its market presence in Southeast Asia. It will provide its enterprise software solution to Vinmec International Hospital, a premium healthcare provider headquartered in Hanoi. The company has also signed a strategic partnership with VIT Corporation to improve hospital efficiency across several Vietnamese provinces. [image: Orion Health]

03-Jul-15 Singapore's Perennial Real Estate is expanding into healthcare for the first time through 40% in a China joint venture with China Boai Medical Group, a private hospital operator, that will develop hospitals and medical services. Perennial said the JV will focus on oncology, fertility, obstetrics, gynaecology, plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine. [image: Channel News Asia]

03-Jul-15 Despite China's ambitions for its pharmaceutical sector, it is likely to continue to depend on contributions from foreign companies for some time. Investment by big pharma companies in R&D in China is still in the early stages, but it, alongside other emerging world regions, holds out hope for reducing costs, market expansion, and reconfiguring the global drug development model. [image: Zhang Chengliang / China Daily]

02-Jul-15 Konica Minolta announced it has acquired Sawae Technologica Ltda, an X-ray equipment manufacturer based in Minas Gerais. Brazil requires significant healthcare technical advancement and efficiencies as the population expands. Konica Minolta will gain Sawae's strong market recognition, nationwide sales network and local manufacturing capability to deliver high quality and price competitive X-ray solutions. [image: Konica Minolta]