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.
Probe of AstraZeneca executive in China raises questions about company’s tactics
China's investigation of AstraZeneca's top executive in the country is raising questions about the company's tactics there.
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'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 on reports of Chinese probe
Shares of AstraZeneca dropped more than 7% yesterday after the Chinese publication Yicai Global reported that dozens of senior executives in the company's China subsidiary have been implicated in an insurance fraud case.
AstraZeneca shares crash 8.4% as China probe widens: Beijing steps up fraud investigation
Astra saw £14.4bn wiped off its value after Chinese media said dozens of managers were implicated in a scandal.
AstraZeneca: China's investigation into exec separate from medical insurance probe
AstraZeneca said on Wednesday that to its knowledge an ongoing investigation by Chinese authorities into the company's top executive in the country, Leon Wang, is separate from a large health insurance fraud case also involving the company.
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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 ...
AstraZeneca in talks with authorities as China boss is detained
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China head of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca detained after reports of probe into illegal drug imports
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has confirmed that Leon Wang, the head of its China operations, had been detained.
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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 ...
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AstraZeneca Shares Slide As Execs in China Face Fraud Investigation
AstraZeneca China President Leon Wang is cooperating with Chinese authorities, the company said last week. In September ...
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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 ...
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AstraZeneca’s Stock Price Takes a Hit as China Chief Investigated for Insurance Fraud
BMO Capital Markets analyst Etzer Darout in a note to investors said the insurance fraud probe represents a “headline risk” ...
Why Is AstraZeneca Stock Sinking On Tuesday?
Chinese authorities detained AstraZeneca employees amid a probe into data privacy breaches and unlicensed drug sales, stock ...
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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 does not comment on media reports as shares slump
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that it does not comment on speculative media reports, in response to a sharp drop in its share ...