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Cash in the wrong places

Can’t anybody run this country right?

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GSK scandal dangles prospects of real medical reforms

China’s pharma crackdown

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Urbanization bill could top $106bn

The cost of urbanizing China’s rural workers could reach US$106 billion (RMB650 billion) a year, Reuters reported, citing government think tank Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The figure is based on the assumption that 25 million people a year settle in cities and will receive the same benefits in health care, housing and schools […]

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18 GSK employees held in Zhengzhou

At least 18 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.NYSE, GSK.LON) employees are being held in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou in relation to a probe into the British pharma giant’s China operations, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing state-run China National Radio. The state media report did not provide additional details about when Zhengzhou authorities approached the GSK employees or […]

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A Chinese summer blockbuster

Alibaba TV secures exclusive rights to the Bo Xilai showtrial