12-Apr-16 AstraZeneca and Beijing-based mobile healthcare consultation application Chunyu Doctor have formed a partnership to offer patients with management of chronic diseases. Chunyu said it currently connects with more than 90 million users and about 400,000 physicians across the country. [image: Chunyu Yisheng]

05-Apr-16 Korean companies exporting medicine and medical supplies to Mexico will not have to undergo on-site inspections by the Mexican health authorities, following an agreement between the two nations, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said. The agreement is expected to increase exports of medical products and medicines by USD8 mn annually, it said. [image: GOB]

30-Mar-16 As Turkey becomes one of the world’s fastest growing economies, GE Healthcare has launched a collaborative research scheme to support the Turkish biopharmaceutical industry. [image: GE Healthcare]

30-Mar-16 E-commerce sales of Pfizer's health products are growing at more than 100% every year in China, the company says. It has been selling since 2012 through an official Tmall storefront, and also sells on JD.com and other online marketplaces including Yhd.com. [image: Alizila]

30-Mar-16 Major Malaysia pharma company Pharmaniaga Bhd expects its business in Indonesia to be profitable this year with a 1-2% growth in terms of contribution to its overall revenue. “In Indonesia currently, we have got common products manufactured there and we got high-end generic products in Malaysia, like cardiovascular products, that we can easily export,” managing director Datuk Farshila Emran said. [image: Pharmaniaga Bhd]