China

Some market observers question whether Chinese outsourcing firm WuXi PharmaTech - which can be involved in every stage of the drug development process, from manufacturing to preparing... 2007-12-31

After doing much good work to improve standards, the Chinese pharmaceutical industry has been hit by damaging development that will erode consumer confidence, both domestically and... 2007-12-14

The reputation of Asia Pacific region received a boost after two multinationals revealed that they were increasing investment in the region. Swiss player Novartis is to expand its... 2007-11-27

Calls within the European Union (EU) to tighten safety regulations for imported of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have intensified on the back of a number of scares over... 2007-10-11

Nigeria is looking to Chinese firms for advice on how to transform locally popular traditional African remedies into commercially successful pharmaceuticals. Chinese drugmakers have... 2007-09-21

The Chinese government has announced the introduction of a new tax to apply to future contracts signed by foreign companies operating in the upstream oil sector. Together with requests... 2007-07-12

China's vaccine industry will begin to rapidly consolidate over the next five years due to a current oversupply in the market, according to industry observers. Currently, China has... 2007-06-28

The leading Sino-US pharmaceutical joint venture, Xian-Janssen, has had to find new distributors after its long-term delivery partner, Nanjing Pharmaceutical, withdrew its products... 2007-06-21

The former director of the China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has been sentenced to death for accepting bribes from pharmaceutical companies. Zhèng Xiăoyú... 2007-06-01

By focusing on the under-penetrated but challenging rural market, Quanzhou Pharmaceutical is hoping to become China's largest distributor of medicines in China. Through its adoption... 2007-05-21