26-Sep-17 Air Liquide is expanding its healthcare business in Japan with the acquisition of Sogo Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha, a Japanese player with a strong presence in the home healthcare and medical gases markets, especially in the Tokyo region. [image: Air Liquide]

26-Sep-17 With a USD200 mn commitment, an Indian-American doctor couple has teamed up with Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, to open a 40 hectare medical college in Gujarat, India, with plans for cooperation between the schools, and professor exchanges. [image: ET Healthworld]

25-Sep-17 China has vowed to invest USD61 bn by 2020 in a number of medical-related projects including the establishment of a digital information network for public health service, innovations in medical devices, and training for general practitioners. [image: China Daily / Carestream Health Inc.]

20-Sep-17 Chinese bike-sharing startups Mobike and Ofo are expanding in Southeast Asia. Bike-sharing is held up as a way to promote wellness in Malaysia. In Singapore, authorities are laying 700 km of bike lanes by 2030 to get people moving. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

19-Sep-17 General Electric is keen to invest in Pakistan's health technology sector and considers Pakistan a ‘very important market’. Pakistan's Prime Minister said that Pakistan had been benefitting immensely from the expertise of the company. [image: The News]