Pharma Giant AstraZeneca Says China Chief Detained

The head of AstraZeneca China has been detained after after reports the firm was under investigation for potentially illegal data collection and drug imports (Credit: AFP)

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that the head of its China operations had been detained, after reports the firm was under investigation for potentially illegal data collection and drug imports.

Leon Wang, president of AstraZeneca China, "has been detained", a representative of the firm's global media team said in an email to AFP.