A woman in China died after undergoing six cosmetic surgeries within 24 hours, sparking a lawsuit by her family against the clinic involved seeking 1.2 million yuan (US$168,000). On December 9, 2020, the woman, surnamed Liu, from a rural area in Guigang, Guangxi province, southern China, visited a clinic in Nanning, where she took out…
Four people have been arrested after a man fell to his death from the roof of a commercial building in Hong Kong following a call he made to police saying he was being chased. The force said on Friday the four suspects were arrested hours after officers received the call at 10.43am on Thursday from…
A man who rang the police emergency hotline for help on Thursday saying he was being chased in a commercial building in Mong Kok fell to his death from its 22nd floor rooftop. A police spokesman said the force was investigating whether there was foul play involved in the incident. Police received a call at…
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, whose China president is under investigation, was previously investigated for medical insurance fraud cases involving cancer medication sales, according to new Chinese media reports. The news comes after the British-Swedish company announced on its official website last week that its China chief Leon Wang was cooperating “with an ongoing investigation”, and its…
A project manager in China has sparked online outrage by calling on employees to prioritise work over family and telling them to focus on the job and “if someone dies at home, let them rot”. The remarks were revealed in an online group chat which showed the manager, surnamed Pu, from Mianyang, Sichuan province in…
An investigation of a top China executive from British-Swedish company AstraZeneca – and the lack of transparency surrounding the case – is set to deal another blow to foreign business confidence in the country, according to observers. AstraZeneca, the largest foreign pharmaceutical company in China, said on Wednesday that its China president, Leon Wang, was…
Silicon Valley tech company Super Micro was supposed to be riding high: After flying under the radar for a quarter of a century, the company had ridden the coattails of the recent generative AI boom. The $20 billion manufacturer builds some of the most important hardware used to power the top artificial intelligence models–that is,…
Text size The head of multinational pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s China arm is under investigation in the country, the firm said. Leon Wang, president of AstraZeneca China, is “cooperating with an ongoing investigation by Chinese authorities”, the company said in a statement Wednesday. “Our China operations continue under the leadership of the current General Manager of…
AstraZeneca’s China president is under investigation in mainland China, the drug company said on Wednesday. Leon Wang was described as cooperating “with an ongoing investigation”, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company said in a statement. “Our China operations continue under the leadership of the current general manager of AstraZeneca China,” the British-Swedish company added. The company…
The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have shared secret calls since 2022. Several Washington officials are now seeking a probe into the report. A former DoD analyst said that a relationship like this could pose national security concerns. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…