Insights

27-Oct-17 Malaysia proposed plans to increase healthcare spending to RM27 bn (USD6.4 bn) in 2018. One priority will be new hospitals and wards, such as new women and children wards in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan and Putrajaya Hospital. [image: Yusof Mat Isa]

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]

20-Sep-17 KT Chairman Hwang Chang-kyu urges the use of big data to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, saying "telecommunication companies' assets such as connectivity and big-data have great force that can solve common problems such as infectious diseases." [image: Business Korea]

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]