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This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Led by Chinese Internet commerce giants Tencent and Alibaba, internet providers have been offering a vast array of cloud computing services free to researchers and clinicians, while hiking their investment in advanced technologies, since... Read More

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) takes hold in Asia’s healthcare industry, researchers are collecting detailed health profiles of citizens and using the data to test treatments, monitor adverse drug reactions in patients, detect the risk of cognitive issues in children... Read More

One year after Vietnam first decreed that all medical devices and IVDs offered for sale in the country be approved by Vietnamese authorities by the end of 2020, the government is tweaking its law to permit Class B devices issued licenses to... Read More

Medical device licensing is about to get simpler in Vietnam, with the introduction of a new Ministry of Health system that allows registrants to apply for import and product licenses via a single website. Starting January 1 2020, registrants will be able... Read More

Spiraling trade tensions between the U.S. and China are injecting uncertainty into what was already a complex environment for MedTech manufacturers. Accelerating steps, some medical technology firms have already been starting to move their operations to other countries in the region. Directly... Read More

Fueled by high sugar diets, processed food, misinformation and a dearth of early intervention, the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is a persistent public health crisis in Southeast Asia. One of every 14 people in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand has some... Read More

A new free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union grants foreign pharmaceutical companies the right to import drugs to this fast-growing Southeast Asian nation. Under the terms of the pact signed several months ago, foreign pharmaceutical companies designated as foreign... Read More

Cancer killed almost 115,000 Vietnamese last year, as the burden of the disease continues its 30-year rise in the country, the World Health Organization reports. The most common type of cancer among men in Vietnam is liver cancer, followed by lung, stomach... Read More

As demand skyrockets for healthcare in Southeast Asia, remote medical provider technologies are becoming increasingly popular. The technologies, which include app-based medical consultations and other telehealth options, allow doctors to reach more patients, especially in remote areas where access to healthcare providers... Read More