AstraZeneca Employees Held in China for Drug-Import, Data Privacy Investigations

Key TakeawaysFive current and former AstraZeneca employees have reportedly been detained in China in connection with a pair of investigations.The investigations concern the importation of an unapproved liver cancer drug and alleged violations of data privacy laws.A Bloomberg report said the employees who worked in AstraZeneca's oncology department are Chinese citizens. Five current and former AstraZeneca (AZN) employees have been detained by police in China in connection with alleged violations of data priv ...