Vietnam allows VNeID electronic health records to replace paper medical files
Matthew Brady
Under the decision, health data displayed on VNeID is interconnected, fully integrated, and legally equivalent to paper records when used in official procedures.
January 2026
South Korea advances digital health and medical cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Talks reviewed the implementation of digital healthcare initiatives and explored opportunities for cooperation in hospital information systems and digital platforms.
Improving APAC EHR growth outlook
Calvin Chan
According to Signify Research, three major trends are shaping the competitive landscape for EHRs in APAC, creating significant opportunities for vendors.
PureHealth launches Abu Dhabi Health Research Centre to advance global leadership in clinical innovation
ADHRC focuses on areas including personalised medicine, rare diseases and advanced healthcare technologies.
Ping An Good Doctor teams up with Yimai Qingteng to integrate AI across medical services
The partnership will advance digital medical examinations and end-to-end health management by integrating Yimai Qingteng’s imaging capabilities into Ping An Good Doctor’s service framework.
Chinese research team Future Doctor introduces clinical evaluation framework for medical AI
The study introduces the Clinical Safety–Effectiveness Dual-Track Benchmark, an evaluation framework designed to assess how medical AI models perform in real-world clinical decision-making.
South Korea unveils measures to expand healthcare data use for AI-enabled care
New measures include integrating hospital clinical data into national platforms, scaling bio big data resources, and strengthening in-hospital validation of medical AI.
Ant Group’s AQ leads China’s AI health boom with 30 million monthly users
AQ handles over 10 million health-related questions daily and is the platform most frequently recommended by physicians.
Ping An launches AI-driven rehabilitation hospital in Shenzhen
The hospital deploys exoskeleton robots, 3D posture and gait analysis, and an AI-driven precision rehab platform to make rehabilitation more efficient, personalised, and data-driven.