10-Oct-17 DocOnline, a virtual platform providing access to medical consulting services, plans to roll out services in five more Indian states and several Southeast Asian countries, and offer its digital healthcare services to consumers in 2018. [image: Startup Hyderabad]

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06-Oct-17 Chinese tourists are coming back to Thailand at the right time: Private hospitals there need to justify their sky-high valuations. Bumrungrad Hospital, which gets more than 60 percent of its sales from foreigners, is up 16 percent since Jan-17. [image: Bloomberg / Bloomberg Gadfly]

28-Sep-17 In Jun-17 Myanmar relaxed prohibitions on foreign trading, allowing 100% foreign-owned companies to sell certain hospital equipment. Myanmar needs to be less reliant on offshore manufacturing. With the increase in private medical insurance, opportunities abound for investors. [image: The Myanmar Times]

27-Sep-17 The Indonesian tourism ministry and health ministry have signed an MOU to develop facilities for international medical tourism in the country. “Medical tourism in Indonesia has a big potential considering the location," said the tourism ministry. [image: Shutterstock / The Jakarta Post]