30-Jun-17 Korea's exports of medical equipment grew 7.7 percent in 2016. The US was the biggest buyer, followed by China and Germany. Exports to the UAE and China increased 52 and 34 percent respectively. Ultrasound ranked top, followed by dental implants. [image: Business Korea]

28-Jun-17 International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested USD60 mn in IDS Medical Systems, a Hong Kong medical supply chain start-up. The company operates in eight countries in Asia, representing medical equipment and consumables from over 200 global brands. [image: China Money Network]

27-Jun-17 Only 14% of the pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in India use digital platforms to address customers' queries. Apollo Diagnostics takes the top spot, followed by GE Healthcare and Pfizer. Amongst hospitals, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital leads. [image: ET Healthworld]

20-Jun-17 Ybrain’s headband being used for clinical study at Harvard Medical School. The product is lauded for its ability to address Koreans' reluctance to receive in-hospital treatment due to social stigmas. [image: Park Hyun-koo / The Korea Herald]

17-Jun-17 Due to a rapidly aging population and fewer children, Japan is experiencing a chronic labor shortage in the nursing care industry and looking to information technology and foreign workers to fill the gap. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]