medical

Medical firms aim for global market 1

September 07, 2018 | 08:00

In light of new and disruptive digital healthcare solutions, a number of Vietnamese medical device manufacturers are banking on high technology in order to go international and achieve higher profits amid stiffening competition in the local market.

Leading Asian medical exhibitions open in Singapore today

August 29, 2018 | 17:39

Medical Fair Asia and Medical Manufacturing Asia 2018 opened today at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, attracting 1,220 exhibitors from 62 countries.

'Brain-dead' boy wakes up a day before doctors set to pull life support: Reports

May 08, 2018 | 21:00

A 13-year-old boy who had been declared brain dead by doctors in Alabama regained consciousness the day before doctors were scheduled to pull his life support, CBS News reported on Monday (May 7).

Time to inject fresh capital into healthcare

March 06, 2013 | 11:29

Last year, Asia spent $4 billion on medical tourism services with 20 per cent growth per year as shown in a recent report by auditing firm Deloitte.

Medical equipment incentive push

January 17, 2013 | 16:56

An import tax break has been proposed by the Ministry of Health to bolster the domestic manufacture of medical equipment.

FV Hospital putting the case straight 1

December 18, 2012 | 16:15

Foreign-invested FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City was the first hospital in Vietnam to be accredited by an international organisation, the French Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), in 2007.

Generali Vietnam Life: Products and services result in success

October 16, 2012 | 08:09

The world’s leading life insurer Generali puts its success in Vietnam down to striving for innovation in providing the best products and services for clients.