China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year

China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year by raising pensions and medical insurance subsidies for residents as well as expanding consumer goods trade-ins, its finance ministry said on Tuesday. The country will boost the basic pension for retirees and for urban and rural residents and raise financial subsidy standards…

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Report finds China targeted AstraZeneca in fraud probe over cancer treatment

Report finds China targeted AstraZeneca in fraud probe over cancer treatment

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…

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