China, AstraZeneca

China Has Detained a Senior AstraZeneca Executive
Leon Wang, executive vice president in charge of China and the broader Asian region, is being detained while the Chinese government is probing AstraZeneca employees, the drugmaker says.
AstraZeneca Says Current, Former Executives Involved in China Probe
Two current and two former senior AstraZeneca Plc executives in the group’s China unit are under investigation in a probe into alleged breaches of laws around drug importation and data privacy, the company said.
AstraZeneca in talks with authorities as China boss is detained
AstraZeneca is holding crisis talks with the Chinese authorities after the arrest of its boss in the country. The pharmaceuticals giant confirmed this week that Leon Wang, the head its Chinese business, had been detained. And, in a separate case, about 100 former AstraZeneca staff have been sentenced in relation to a fraud investigation.
AstraZeneca's China chief in custody, believes unrelated to insurance probe
AstraZeneca said on Wednesday its China president Leon Wang had been detained by Chinese authorities and, although it did not know the reason, it did not believe it was linked to a large health insurance fraud case involving the company.
AstraZeneca Falls Most Since 2020 as China Probe Fears Mount
AstraZeneca Plc shares plunged in London, erasing about £14 billion ($18 billion) of market value, amid escalating concerns over a Chinese probe into the UK drugmaker.
Pharma giant AstraZeneca says China chief detained
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that the head of its China operations had been detained, after reports the firm was under investigation for potentially illegal data collection and drug imports.
Healthy Returns: Weight loss drug race heats up with pill data from Viking Therapeutics, AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca and Viking Therapeutics both presented encouraging data on their obesity pills. Meanwhile, here's how Americans ...
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AstraZeneca’s China Head Taken Into Custody by Chinese Authorities: Reports
While it remains unclear why AstraZeneca China President Leon Wang has been detained, news of his arrest comes just days ...
AstraZeneca: Navigating Challenges with Long-Term Growth Confidence Supports Buy Rating
Leerink Partners analyst Andrew Berens has maintained their bullish stance on AZN stock, giving a Buy rating on November 6. Andrew ...
AstraZeneca shares fall on report of potential China probe fallout
AstraZeneca shares recorded their biggest one-day drop since March 2020 on Tuesday following a report that dozens of senior ...
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Fierce Pharma Asia—AstraZeneca's China fallout; Pfizer's $1B plan in China; Incyte-Sun JAK dispute
AstraZeneca's China president has been detained by Chinese authorities amid investigation into illegal importation and ...
Amgen, AstraZeneca announce top-line results from WAYPOINT trial
Amgen (AMGN) and AstraZeneca (AZN) announced top-line results from the Phase 3 WAYPOINT trial in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with ...
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AstraZeneca says China has detained a senior executive
The company believes Chinese authorities are probing allegations that two current and two former employees had illegally ...
AstraZeneca says experimental obesity pill safe in early-stage trial
AstraZeneca said on Monday its experimental weight-loss pill, licensed from China's Eccogene, was safe and tolerable in an ...