Medical Devices

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Guangdong Releases 2026 Guideline for Importing Hong Kong and Macao Medical Devices into the Greater Bay Area

The revised 2026 GBA Connect Scheme framework sets higher bars for clinical need while fast-tracking repeat approvals for imported medical devices.

August 26, 2026
Guangdong Releases 2026 Guideline for Importing Hong Kong and Macao Medical Devices into the Greater Bay Area
Taiwan FDA Announces 2026 Recognized Medical Device Standards and Abolished Standards List

Taiwan’s TFDA released its updated 2026 recognized medical device standards list to harmonize regulations and streamline global market access.

August 24, 2026
Taiwan FDA Announces 2026 Recognized Medical Device Standards and Abolished Standards List
Malaysia MDA Announces Implementation of Hologram Security Labels for Registered Medical Devices

Overseas medical device manufacturers must prepare for Malaysia MDA's new hologram labeling framework designed to curb counterfeits and secure supply chains.

August 20, 2026
Malaysia MDA Announces Implementation of Hologram Security Labels for Registered Medical Devices
China NMPA Highlights Revised Medical Device GMP and Key Regulatory Reforms at 29th IMDRF Session

Understand what China’s revised medical device GMP means for quality management and digital compliance, alongside changes to classification, emerging technologies, and online sales.

August 19, 2026
China NMPA Highlights Revised Medical Device GMP and Key Regulatory Reforms at 29th IMDRF Session
China Introduces Reforms to Support Value-Based Purchasing for Medical Equipment & High-Value Devices

By shifting the focus beyond lowest-price bidding, the new policy rewards innovation, clinical performance, and long-term value in public hospital procurement.

August 13, 2026
China Introduces Reforms to Support Value-Based Purchasing for Medical Equipment & High-Value Devices
Hong Kong Introduces Measures for Priority Approval of Innovative Medical Devices

Updated MDACS guidance creates a new pathway for qualifying technologies and outlines the evidence required for priority consideration.

July 29, 2026
Hong Kong Introduces Measures for Priority Approval of Innovative Medical Devices
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China Issues 2026 RoHS Catalogue: Expanded Scope & New Exemptions

MIIT expands China's RoHS product scope, adds four restricted substances, and introduces new exemptions with compliance deadlines from August 2027.

July 23, 2026
China Issues 2026 RoHS Catalogue: Expanded Scope & New Exemptions
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Vietnam MoH Introduces Risk-Based Regulation Across Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, & Food Products

Learn how Vietnam's Ministry of Health is implementing risk-based product quality management under Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP and what it means for regulated businesses.

July 21, 2026
Vietnam MoH Introduces Risk-Based Regulation Across Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, & Food Products
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Taiwan TFDA Announces Good Machine Learning Practice Principles for AI Medical Devices

The ten Good Machine Learning Practice principles covering the design, development, validation, use, and post-market management of AI medical devices.

July 21, 2026
Taiwan TFDA Announces Good Machine Learning Practice Principles for AI Medical Devices
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China Expands MRI Registration Requirements Under New 2026 Review Guideline

Manufacturers seeking MRI registration in China must meet expanded technical, software, and validation requirements.

July 16, 2026
China Expands MRI Registration Requirements Under New 2026 Review Guideline
China Releases First Regulatory Guidance for Brain-Computer Interface Medical Devices

China's new BCI medical device guidance establishes classification and naming principles, giving manufacturers a clearer pathway to NMPA registration.

July 10, 2026
China Releases First Regulatory Guidance for Brain-Computer Interface Medical Devices
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Hainan MPA Issues Trial Lecheng Real-World Data Guideline for Imported Drug & Medical Device Registration

New Hainan MPA guidance clarifies how Lecheng real-world evidence can support imported product registration, labeling updates, and post-approval activities

June 17, 2026
Hainan MPA Issues Trial Lecheng Real-World Data Guideline for Imported Drug & Medical Device Registration

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