News From South Korea

Medical Korea, Opening New Prospects in the Global Healthcare Industry

  Tags: Seoul, South korea

 Under this theme, discussions centered on the demands of medical services and cooperation methods, strategies for international marketing and instances of successful practices for medical tou

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UK/GLOBAL: Medical tourism research project continues through 2012

  Tags: South korea, UK

 The purpose of the research funded by the National Institute of Healthcare Research is to explore medical tourism to and from the UK.The main research questions focus upon the economic implic

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Countries Compete for Medical Tourism Dollars

  Tags: India, South korea, United States

In 2010, more than 20,000 medical tourists visited South Korea. The majority were Korean-Americans.

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Korea, UAE to strengthen healthcare sector tie-up

  Tags: South korea, UAE

Korea and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the healthcare sector, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.

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Asia Cashing in on Medical Tourism

  Tags: China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, South korea, Thailand

“Medical tourism is the travel of individuals from a home country like the US, Britain, even Singapore, Thailand in the region to a destination for the primary purpose of seeking medical ca

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Colombia's Cartagena as an emerging medical tourism destination

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Due to ease of travel, low costs of care, and familiarity of modern surroundings, and overall affluence, Cartagena, Colombia is emerging as medical tourism destination for North America

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SOUTH KOREA: Korean medical tourism growing despite problems

  Treatments: Cancer Treatment/Oncology   Tags: Korea, South korea

One area that the country hopes will attract medical travellers, particularly from the USA, is a new proton therapy center within Korea's National Cancer Center.

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South Korea is destination for emerging Medical tourism market.

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South Korea is emerging as a popular destination for medical tourism especially among the tourists from the US, Japan and China, says a new research report “Emerging Medical Tourism in South

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South Korea bid for medical tourism

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South Korea wants to profit from the boom of the surgery and aesthetic treatments to attract the fortunes of neighboring countries such as Japan, China or Russia, with luxury rooms in hospitals tha

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South Korea hospitals looks more business for medical tourism sector

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 A year after the South Korean government began allowing local hospitals to market medical treatment to foreigners hoping to boost its medical tourism industry, progress has been slow, accordi

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