China Detains Ex-Official in Inquiry on Fake Drugs - New York Times

High-level Chinese authorities ordered detention for the former head of the nation's State Food and Drug Administration, which is under investigation as part of a wider probe into corruption in the country's pharmaceutical industry. The government is investigating whether Zheng Xiaoyu, SFDA chief from 1998 to 2005, took bribes from Chinese drugmakers in exchange for approving manufacturing licenses.