China’s National Medical Imaging AI Contest Extends Innovation Invitation to ASEAN

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NANNING, China, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to the National Medical Insurance Imaging AI Recognition Competition Organizing Committee, following the successful seminar held in Malaysia this May, the China Medical Insurance Imaging AI Recognition Competition arrived in Vietnam on June 10, facilitating in-depth exchanges with Vietnamese government authorities including health, social security and science and technology departments, as well as local medical institutions and enterprises.

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Launched in China, a global hub for AI innovation, the contest ( https://ybystds.ybj.gxzf.gov.cn ) is the country’s first national-level professional competition focused on “AI+image recognition.” Jointly hosted by China’s National Healthcare Security Administration and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the contest is extending an invitation to teams worldwide for participation and exchange, backed by strong technical support and assistance for participation, application and commercialization of results.

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Guangxi borders ASEAN countries, and the China-ASEAN Expo is held annually in Nanning, the regional capital. The contest will take place in Guangxi from August to October 2026. It features eight professional tracks covering diagnostic scenarios for diseases including lung cancer, breast cancer, glioma, kidney cancer and thyroid cancer, and involves multimodal medical imaging such as CT, MRI, CTA, X-ray and ultrasound. Designed based on real clinical pathway data, the contest highlights the clinical feasibility and practical value of AI solutions.

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For each track, the organizers will provide medical imaging datasets reviewed and annotated by teams of medical experts. The datasets include both positive and negative cases and will be used for model training, validation and evaluation. All data have undergone standardized anonymization and privacy protection procedures to ensure data security and patient privacy.

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Under the theme “Intelligent Imaging, Smart Future,” the Vietnam promotional event targeted medical institutions, university research teams and related enterprises in Vietnam and across ASEAN. It introduced the contest rules, technical platform and registration procedures, while facilitating in-depth discussions on trends in medical imaging AI, clinical application scenarios and opportunities for regional cooperation. The event drew broad attention from ASEAN’s medical and technology communities.

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In Hanoi, the contest organizing committee gave detailed briefings on the contest format, registration process and participation guidelines for ASEAN teams. Representatives from several Vietnamese government departments delivered remarks, while Vietnamese medical institutions and experts shared their views on the development of medical imaging AI.