15-Sep-17 Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has acquired a 10% stake in mattress maker Airweave for USD11 mn. It hopes to use Airweave's customer sleep data to develop products and services bespoke to the health needs of individual customers. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

14-Sep-17 In developing countries mental health services can be de-prioritised. But e-solutions are being introduced such as Taskeen.org in Pakistan, virtually connecting licensed psychologists with mental health patients or India's HealthEminds, offering the services of trained and licensed counselors online. [image: MHIN]

14-Sep-17 The Thai government is looking to attract medical tourists from newer markets, such as China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, to take advantage of the growing affluence in those countries and the rising demand for professional healthcare services. [image: Thailand Business News]

14-Sep-17 Indian company Glocal, which runs 11 hospitals, relies on innovation in processes and design for cost-effective healthcare in small towns. The company reduces costs by using its mHealth driven 'digital dispensary' to connect rural patients with doctors. [image: ET Healthworld]

13-Sep-17 Golden Equator business group signed a MoU with a Korean contract research organization, C&R Healthcare Global, to launch the Korea-Singapore Healthcare Incubator. The Incubator will help 10-15 Korean health companies expand into Singapore and Southeast Asia. [image: image@Buro Ole Schreeren]