Longer time looking at screens boosts demand for eyecare products in China

In recent years, with the growing penetration of the Internet and the spread of electronic products, people are straining their eyes more than ever. According to the 49th Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development released by China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC), as of June 2022, the number of netizens in China reached more than […]
Heat wave in China sparks netizen discussions of environmentalism and calls for government to act

Starting June this year, a severe heat wave hit the southern part of China, leading to extreme heat and drought for over 70 days straight. According to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), it is the country’s worst heat wave on record. Daily maximum temperatures at 262 weather stations break historical poles; the soaring temperatures lead […]
China’s pharmaceutical industry will be the world’s largest in less than 10 years

China’s pharmaceutical industry has experienced rapid progress since the country entered the World Trade Organization. As of 2021, China holds 12% of the global pharmaceutical market, following the United States, responsible for 40% of the total revenue worldwide. According to Xinhua, the Chinese pharmaceuticals market generated 708.75 billion yuan in 2021, while Chinese domestic pharmaceutical companies […]
Digital healthcare in China: Powered by tech giants amid Covid-19 outbreak

Digital healthcare is the integration of cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence in the field of healthcare, which includes digitization, standardization and intelligence of medical consultation and pharmaceutical services. The number of online medical users increased from 214.8 million in December 2020 to 233.33 million in Jun 2021, […]
Linking Chinese healthcare R&D and the Chinese healthcare industry with the rest of the world: China Paradigm transcript #124 with Douglas Corley

This transcript is based on our interview with Douglas Corley, an American healthcare entrepreneur and a bridge between Chinese healthcare R&D and western healthcare institutions. Douglas Corley is the founder and CEO of DHB Global in China. DHB Global provides clients with expert advice on the Chinese healthcare industry. Listen to the full episode of […]
China Paradigm 124: Supporting international institutions in China’s fast-growing healthcare segments

We interview Douglas Corley, who is a Beijing-based healthcare entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO at DHB Global. For ten years DHB Global has acted as a bridge between foreign private healthcare companies trying to get into the Chinese healthcare market and the Chinese healthcare regulatory institutions to facilitate successful transitions from foreign frameworks and […]
China Paradigm Transcript #111: Market analytics expert on her career in data monitoring and tracking and how analyzing data for the healthcare industry led to her leveraging those skills to start a successful website

Find here China Paradigm episode 111. Carole Gabay has been analyzing data on behalf of international marketing companies her whole career. 15 years ago, she switches from consumer goods data analysis to begin a career in analyzing data for the healthcare industry. She creates tools that make the data easier to read for her clients and […]
The Economics of Childhood Obesity in China: One in five Chinese children are overweight

In 1995, approximately one in twenty (5.3%) Chinese children were overweight. In 2014, one in five (20.5%) Chinese children were overweight. This makes China’s 2014 childhood overweight prevalence rate about the same as the USA in 1990. On top of this, the growth rate of the childhood overweight prevalence rate in China from 1995 to […]
The eye supplements market in China: Driven by office workers and elderly

The eye supplements market in China is growing Facing the increasing elderly population and risks of eye diseases for office workers, eye supplements market in China is growing. Statistics show, China’s elderly population will increase to 418 million in 2035, accounting for 1/4 of the total population. Cataract and glaucoma are often the most common […]
China Paradigm 104: Running an oral care business in China after selling a 400-person food delivery company

Oral care business in China Matthieu David interviews Lucas Englehardt, founder & CEO at xixilab. Hard work pays off. At least this was the case for Lucas’s first business which was food delivery. Using flyer marketing he’s managed to grow it into a sizable business and then eventually sell it to a German company for […]