29-May-15 SThe number of medical tourists visiting Korea grew at 35% on average annually since 2009, and is expected to surpass 1 million soon. 267,000 foreign patients spent USD504 mn in 2014, and 30,000 jobs were created. To maintain this growth, Korea needs a medical infrastructure to compete with those of other destinations such as Thailand and Singapore. [image: Business Korea]

08-May-15 Singapore is finding it harder to retain its title as the region's top medical tourism hub as patients eye cheaper options elsewhere, while government support for the sector wanes, a new report has warned. [image: YourHealth]

30-Apr-15 Authorities in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plan to transform the area into a hub for international medical tourism and attract patients from across Central Asia. [image: China Daily]

28-Apr-15 Capital Medica, a Japanese operator of care facilities, is seeking to acquire hospitals in Southeast Asia as it tries to get patients to choose Japan over the US and other markets for heart bypasses and other surgical procedures. [image: Seniors World Chronicle]

19-Apr-15 Malaysia has been honoured as the Medical Travel Destination of the Year at the International Medical Travel Journal Awards in London. The judges selected Malaysia as the top medical travel destination based on its promotion of medical tourism, high patient satisfaction and coordinated activities to bolster the sector. [image: Air Asia]