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]

08-Sep-17 The Chinese FDA has announced changes to medical device classifications, introducing a new new three-level structure with more detailed examples, and reducing the risk level of 40 different categories. The changes are set to go into effect in Aug-18. [image: Mass Device]

08-Sep-17 WuXi NextCODE, a genomic big data platform, raised USD240 mn in a financing round led by Sequoia Capital China, making it among the largest venture financing deals for a start-up in the healthcare sector in China. [image: China Money Network]

07-Sep-17 Malaysia's sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to widen investment to Central Asia. "We can extend our healthcare business to [Central Asia]… We have also investments in hospitals in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and soon, in China." [image: Astro Awani]

07-Sep-17 The Shanghai government has ordered the closure of a top maternity hospital saying that it was illegally built on land owned by the armed forces. The  Shanghai Redleaf International Women’s & Children’s Hospital was founded by Canadian investors. [image: Hong Kong Free Press]