18-Sep-14 The provincial government of Sichuan is constructing 10 new hospitals with an integrated telemedicine system that aims to promote resource sharing between hospitals. This is part of an initiative from the central government announced in August, requiring local government to include telemedicine services in their planning and to provide capital support.

15-Sep-14 Qatar aims to subdue healthcare cost inflation through a combination of its national health insurance scheme, sophisticated information systems and Health Technology Assessments.

10-Sep-14 Philips announced it is investing in a new tele-healthcare centre in Singapore that will enable hospitals to monitor patients remotely and treat them at home from 2016. Philips sees Singapore as a "vital innovation hub". 

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Many Asian countries have large, ageing populations – a perfect combination for digital health technologies. Both governments and the private sector are investing in projects around the region, including Alibaba in China and HP in India. Article in The Digital Health Post by GGM Director, Pete Read.

4-Sep-14 Korea's healthcare IT offering is reported to be performing well in overseas markets, especially collaborations between medical sector players and tech companies, such as that between Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and SK Telecom, who are together building a hospital information system in Saudi Arabia.