Health Care
Indonesia's herbal remedies boom amid COVID fears
Sido helped by social media to lead market while Kalbe runs 2 clinical trials
Pharmaceuticals
International relations
India and Russia in talks over co-manufacturing Sputnik V
COVID-19 war expanding ties from national defense to public health worldwide
Coronavirus
China's Sinovac starts production of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Compatriot CanSino also rushes for mass output as clinical trials continue
Coronavirus
Can Duterte's vaccine diplomacy kickstart local pharma industry?
Southeast Asian countries are looking abroad for supplies and technical know-how
Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca starts trial of COVID-19 antibody treatment
Drug mimics body's natural defenses, similar to some cancer medicines
Coronavirus
Indonesia teams with China's Sinovac for COVID vaccine
Pandemic underscores need for national self-reliance in drug R&D and production
Business deals
Takeda to sell $2.3bn consumer health unit to Blackstone
Japan's biggest drugmaker continues to offload OTC assets
Coronavirus
China testing COVID vaccine on high-risk groups since July
Program aims to boost immunity of medical staff and other frontline workers
Pharmaceuticals
COVID-19 vaccine developer CanSino reports $15m net loss
Chinese company earned no revenue as it has yet to commercialize any products
DealStreetAsia
Chinese-AstraZeneca cancer cure joint venture raises $100m
Public-private Dizal Pharma to boost R&D and domestic footprint
