The art of opium: How the intoxicating drug and its trade captivated artists

In the 1850s, a British official posted in India described a most “extraordinary and wonderful” feat of agricultural production: the extraction of a liquid, from a plant grown in the Gangetic plains, that yielded the imperial treasury a “gross revenue of …

Medical device makers hail ban on refurbished device imports

Medical devices manufacturers have welcomed the drug regulatory authority’s decision not to allow refurbished medical devices enter the country, in a move to curtail the influx of such unregulated products. In a letter to the principal commissioner of …

US poised to restrict low-value imports from China

A third of e-commerce imports could be impacted if the Biden administration, as expected, this week further moves to plug a vulnerability in the nation’s trade system by excluding merchandise covered by tariffs on China from a program that offers duty-free …

Halt illegal imports of refurbished medical gear: Drug regulator

CBP unveils its proposed changes to rules on low-value imports

© 1miro By Alex Lennane 14/01/2025 The US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agency yesterday unveiled its much-awaited proposals to amend de minimis, or Entry of Low -Value Shipments (ELVS), rules.  While the de minimis level of $800 will not …

Tonga’s meth crisis: fighting a ‘superhighway’ of illicit trade

Tonga is grappling with a worsening methamphetamine crisis fueled by transnational criminal networks and local collaborators. Recent arrests indicate the growing sophistication of the illicit trade, which has devastating social and economic impacts. …

Iran's crisis causes shortages of drugs for chronic diseases and basic care

Pharmacists in the capital "advise" customers not to get sick or to take preventive steps like during the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing masks and keeping distances. Western sanctions and critical issues in domestic production are emptying the …

AstraZeneca (AZN) Faces Securities Class Action After Reports of PRC Probe into Fraud and Corruption – Hagens Berman

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, has seen its stock price tumble 15 percent over the past six months, buffeted by a series of unsettling reports emanating from China. A …

AstraZeneca (AZN) Reels from China Investigation and Investor Suit–Hagens Berman

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, has seen its stock price tumble 15 percent over the past six months, buffeted by a series of unsettling reports emanating from China. A …

Donald Trump’s Promises

President-elect Donald J. Trump has made scores of promises that, if kept during his second term in office, would significantly reshape American life, culture, economics, politics and diplomacy. Over the course of the 2024 campaign, and since his election …