China approves mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use2023-03-23
Domestic drugmaker CSPC Pharmaceutical Group said on Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine based on the messenger RNA technology has gained emergency use authorization from China's top drug regulator.

China introduces regulation to develop new TCM drugs2023-02-12
China on Friday released a regulation on the registration and administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), in an effort to strengthen the development of new drugs, according to the country's top drug regulator.

Ready-made dishes edging onto dinner tables of Chinese families2023-01-30
Chen Jia doesn't often cook, but she still managed to prepare a hearty meal on Chinese New Year's Eve for her family without ordering any restaurant takeout.

Sinopharm's mRNA Omicron vaccine gets green light for trials2023-01-21
China National Biotec Group, a subsidiary of China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd (Sinopharm), announced on Friday that its biotech unit in Shanghai has received regulatory approval for clinical trials of China's first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron strains.

Work at full steam to boost medicine supply for epidemic control2022-12-23
To ensure ample supply of anti-epidemic medicine, all-out measures are now in place to ramp up medicine production and facilitate distribution.

Anhui to build ten TCM herbs breeding bases2022-10-02
East China's Anhui Province plans to build about ten traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herb breeding bases from 2022 to 2024, according to a promotion plan for the province's TCM industry.

China to further optimize industrial chain for pharmaceutical sector2022-09-15
China will shore up weak links in the industrial chain for the pharmaceutical sector, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday.

China to further improve baby formula traceability system2022-09-15
China will continue to improve the traceability system of baby formula to cover more producers, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday.

AstraZeneca plans great leaps in respiratory medicine in China2022-08-16
Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will introduce a batch of innovative drugs into China by 2025 for the treatment of respiratory diseases, such as severe asthma, chronic cough and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to Lin Xiao, vice-president of the company's China branch.

Sinopharm has the Rx to realize high-quality development2022-08-16
China National Pharmaceutical Group, also known as Sinopharm, will step up efforts in innovation to propel high-quality development that is featured by further improvements in industrial, supply and value chains, according to senior company executives on Monday.

Domestically developed drug joins virus battle2022-08-13
China's first domestically developed COVID-19 antiviral, approved by the top drug regulator last month and added to the national COVID-19 treatment protocol this week, has been shipped to regions coping with virus flare-ups, according to drug developers.

Sinovac launches clinical trial for Omicron-specific vaccine2022-07-05
Sinovac on Monday kicked off a clinical trial in Hong Kong to assess the safety and immunogenicity of its Omicron-specific COVID-19 inactivated vaccine, which is intended to be used as a booster shot for healthy adults.

Ningxia dairy producer breaks global records2022-06-28
Wuzhong, a city irrigated by the Yellow River in the hinterlands of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, is rich with resources that have built one of the world's most productive dairy firms.

China's dairy output up 2.9 pct in May2022-06-27
The output of China's major dairy companies rose 2.9 percent year on year in May, bucking the trend of decline in April, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.