The ten nations that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- together have a population of over 610 million, almost twice the population of the U.S.... Read More
2013年，随着针对奶粉公司和包括葛兰素史克公司 （GSK）等国内外药品公司的调查，医疗腐败成为中国的一个新闻焦点。中国政府誓将提高食品安全检查，并取缔药品的低质量生产销售、医疗器械的不法生产销售和化妆品中的非法使用违禁药品。 Read More
Healthcare corruption in China was a big news item in 2013, with investigations conducted into milk powder firms as well as both domestic and international drug companies, such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Chinese authorities have vowed to increase food product safety checks and... Read More
Over the course of 2013, India's healthcare sector took several steps to strengthen drug and clinical trial regulations, re-established the elected Medical Council of India, and made progress in the Health Ministry's work to develop alternative and cheaper technologies like an indigenous... Read More
Indonesia, a country of more than 6,000 inhabited islands, has a population of over 250 million people -- the fourth most populous country in the world. Indonesia's GDP grew slightly less than 6% in 2013, and is forecast to grow between 5-6%... Read More
The Philippines, a Southeast Asian country made up of more than 7,000 islands, has a population of over 100 million people -- making it the 12th most populous country. 2013 Philippine GDP growth was among the fastest in Asia, at almost 7%.... Read More
由于今年北京、哈尔滨及新近的上海出现严重雾霾，口罩及手术口罩在中国的销量迅猛增长。2013年12月，杭州和上海的空气污染程度超过世界卫生组织标准四十多倍。据上海城市卫生局所公布的数据显示，仅过去的几天，上海市由于呼吸道问题入院的病人数量提升了30%。 Read More
The sale of respirators and surgical masks is skyrocketing in China, which has been plagued this year by severe smog incidents in Beijing, Harbin and most recently Shanghai. In December 2013, air pollution levels surpassed World Health Organization standards by more than... Read More
With the mid-November release of a major government economic reform plan, foreign medical device, pharmaceutical and healthcare firms doing business in China are anticipating widespread changes to investment regulation and market access in China. In particular, healthcare insurance companies and hospital management... Read More