Bloomberg The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to a blood cancer drug from Beijing-based BeiGene Ltd, paving the way for American patients to access a Chinese cancer therapy for the first time. The accelerated approval — ahead of even China’s own national drug regulator — marks a breakthrough for the growing legion of Chinese biotech companies ...

Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s 16 million voters were expected to decide on Saturday whether to return to power a family of strongmen that took the nation towards a deep reliance on China or extend the rule of the current government that promises more freedom but failed to avert terror attacks that killed over 250 people in April. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, whose ...

Bloomberg Democratic Representative Grace Meng said President Donald Trump is destabilising the US’s relationship with South Korea by demanding the Asian country pay a greater share of military costs. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in South Korea that Seoul needed to contribute more towards the cost of hosting US troops. President Donald Trump has demanded the Asian nation pay about ...