Korea Health Industry Development Institute Archives

Foreign Plastic Surgery Patients Skyrocket in Last 5 yrs

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign patients receiving plastic surgery in South Korea has shot up 13-fold since 2010 thanks to Chinese tourists, a report showed Thursday. The number of foreigners visiting cosmetic clinics operating in South Korea reached 36,224 last year, up from 2,851 tallied in 2009, according to the [...]

Korean Pharmaceutical Firms Increase FDI to Obtain Advanced Technology and to Expand Markets

SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign direct investment (FDI) by Korean pharmaceutical firms was three times greater in 2014 compared to the previous year. According to a report from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), which analyzed Korean pharmaceutical industry FDI trends, local drug makers reported a record US$154.9 million in FDI last year, [...]