China investigation of drug firm exec deals latest blow to foreign business confidence

China investigation of drug firm exec deals latest blow to foreign business confidence

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…

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Inside Super Micro's wake-up call: After riding the AI wave, the $20 billion tech giant is crashing back to earth amid a financial crisis and family drama

Inside Super Micro’s wake-up call: After riding the AI wave, the $20 billion tech giant is crashing back to earth amid a financial crisis and family drama

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,…

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Pharma Giant AstraZeneca Says China Chief Under Investigation

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…

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AstraZeneca’s China president under ‘ongoing investigation’, company says

AstraZeneca’s China president under ‘ongoing investigation’, company says

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…

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Apple notifies Radio Free Europe of its app’s removal from Russian App Store — Novaya Gazeta Europe

Apple notifies Radio Free Europe of its app’s removal from Russian App Store — Novaya Gazeta Europe

Apple has informed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) that its apps are to be removed from the Russian App Store, Current Time TV, a Russian-language RFE/RL project, reported on Friday. In a letter to the broadcaster, Apple explained that it had decided to remove the company’s apps at the request of Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor….

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